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Jersey Number 43
Bobby Crane
- Position:
- LHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 210
- B/T::
- R/L
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Grosse Pointe, Mich.
- High School:
- U of Detroit Jesuit HS
2026 (FRESHMAN): Made 15 appearances with one start, posting a 1-1 record with a 7.06 ERA in 21.2 IP, with 19 Ks and only six walks ... Made collegiate debut on Feb. 20 at No. 3 Texas, going 1.0 IP with one hit and no runs ... Made Big Ten debut on March 8 at Nebraska, chalking up three strikeouts in 1.0 IP, with one run allowed ... Earned first collegiate win on March 10 at Eastern Michigan, going 2.0 IP with one K, no hits, no runs and no walks ... Made first collegiate start on April 5 at Northwestern, going 1.0 IP ... Notched seven outings with multiple strikeouts, highlighted by season-high three Ks in two outings, first at Nebraska on March 8 and then on May 5 vs. Bowling Green ... Logged two outings without yielding a hit, and five outings without a run of any kind and six outings without an earned run, along with 10 outings without a walk.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at University of Detroit Jesuit High School for coach Gary Magellanes ... Earned All-State and All-Catholic High School League accolades as both a senior and a junior ... Selected to play in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park for the East, and was teammates with fellow Spartan freshmen Isaiah Domey, Steven Fountain and Cole Van Ameyde, while playing against fellow MSU freshmen Sam Beemer, Anthony Elezaj and Andrew Everson ... Ranked as the No. 6 LHP/1B and No. 19 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Also lettered on the UD Jesuit basketball team as a sophomore ... Plans on playing for the Kalamazoo Growlers in the summer of 2026, with fellow Spartan freshman Sam Beemer.
PERSONAL: Son of Carey and Brian Crane ... Father, Brian, was a four-year letterwinner on the Michigan State hockey team (1994-97), wearing jersey No. 21, and helping the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament all four years, and was 1997 recipient of the Blue Line Club President’s Award, given to the top scholar-athlete in senior class ... Lists his father as his biggest baseball influence because even though his father didn’t know much about the game at first, his father knew that he enjoyed it and wanted to pursue the sport ... Lists greatest athletic experience as beating Seaholm during sophomore year in regional semifinal because his team was viewed as underdogs and ending up controlling the game and shocking the crowd ... Chose MSU over Notre Dame, Ohio State and Toledo ... Intends on majoring in business at MSU, with career ambitions of being a financial advisor for a major company or many different people when his baseball career is over.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner at University of Detroit Jesuit High School for coach Gary Magellanes ... Earned All-State and All-Catholic High School League accolades as both a senior and a junior ... Selected to play in the MHSBCA East-West All-Star Baseball Classic at Comerica Park for the East, and was teammates with fellow Spartan freshmen Isaiah Domey, Steven Fountain and Cole Van Ameyde, while playing against fellow MSU freshmen Sam Beemer, Anthony Elezaj and Andrew Everson ... Ranked as the No. 6 LHP/1B and No. 19 overall player in the state of Michigan by Prep Baseball Report ... Also lettered on the UD Jesuit basketball team as a sophomore ... Plans on playing for the Kalamazoo Growlers in the summer of 2026, with fellow Spartan freshman Sam Beemer.
PERSONAL: Son of Carey and Brian Crane ... Father, Brian, was a four-year letterwinner on the Michigan State hockey team (1994-97), wearing jersey No. 21, and helping the Spartans to the NCAA Tournament all four years, and was 1997 recipient of the Blue Line Club President’s Award, given to the top scholar-athlete in senior class ... Lists his father as his biggest baseball influence because even though his father didn’t know much about the game at first, his father knew that he enjoyed it and wanted to pursue the sport ... Lists greatest athletic experience as beating Seaholm during sophomore year in regional semifinal because his team was viewed as underdogs and ending up controlling the game and shocking the crowd ... Chose MSU over Notre Dame, Ohio State and Toledo ... Intends on majoring in business at MSU, with career ambitions of being a financial advisor for a major company or many different people when his baseball career is over.
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