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Jersey Number 8
Isaac Sturgess
- Position:
- OF/LHP
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 185
- B/T::
- L/L
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Davison, Mich.
- High School:
- Powers Catholic HS
2026 (SOPHOMORE): Collected Academic All-Big Ten accolades ... Played in 53 games, making 48 starts, with 21 in center field, 16 in right field, 10 as designated hitter and one at first base ... One of six Spartans to play in 50 or more games, ranking third on team in games played ... Led team in hits (61), doubles (15), runs scored (42), along with tied for team lead in sac flies (4), third in RBI (33) and at bats (192), tied for third in stolen bases (4), fourth in both total bases (90) and total plate appearances (218), tied for fourth in triples (1), fifth in slugging percentage (.469), on-base percentage (.381) and games started (48), sixth in walks (18) and seventh in HR (4) ... Also tied for second on team with 18 multiple hit outings, tallying two hits in 14 games, while logging a career-high three hits in three different games ... Registered at least one hit in 40 of 53 games played ... First knocked career-best three hits on April 8 at Notre Dame with a double and a HR, with two ribbies and a run scored in the 7-4 Victory for MSU ... Added three hits on April 18 at Washington in the Spartans’ 13-8 win over the Huskies to clinch the series win as MSU became the first visiting team to win a series at Washington ... Also notched three hits on May 14 vs. Illinois State as part of MSU’s 10-0, 7-inning run-rule win ... Had a season-long 12-game hitting streak (March 28-April 18), including multi hits in six of the 12 games, highlighted by four-straight games with at least two hits, in all three games at Northwestern, then a season and career-high tying three hits at Notre Dame ... Added a nine-game hitting streak (March 10-24), that came to end on March 27, but then started the season-long 12-game the next day and game, for a streak of a hit in 21 of 22 games, then after the 12-game streak was halted, had a four-game hit streak right after, for a hit in 25 of 27 games ... The 12-game hitting streak was also longest reached base streak of the season, along with finishing the season with a 10-game on base streak ... Smacked first home run of collegiate and Spartan career with solo homer vs. Illinois on Feb. 27 at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. ... Added a three-run home run in ninth inning at Nebraska on March 6, then knocked another solo homer on April 8 at Notre Dame and final homer of season came with a three-run round-tripper on May 8 at Ohio State ... Led the team with MSU’s game-winning RBI, as in “the RBI that gives team the lead it never relinquishes” with six official game-winning RBI and adding one unofficial game-winning RBI, hitting into a double-play but driving what proved to be the game-winning RBI in the 10-5 Victory for MSU at Michigan on April 12 ... Drove in first career GW RBI on Feb. 14 in the Spartans’ series-clinching win at No. 8 Louisville with a double in the fourth inning, with his first hit of collegiate career ... Scored what proved to be the game-winning run in the 4-3 Victory for MSU in the 12th-seeded Spartans historic win over eighth-seeded Iowa in the B1G Tournament, scoring in the top of the ninth on teammate Ryan McKay’s RBI single, after sparking the Spartan rally with a one-out single ... Had seven multiple RBI games, with a pair of ribbies in five games and a career-high three RBI in two games, first on March 6 at Nebraska and against on May 8 at Ohio State, belting a three-run home run in each game ... In the field, made 93 putouts and seven assists.
2025 (FRESHMAN): Played in 14 games, making two starts with one at DH and one in outfield, and did not register a hit in 12 at bats, but drew seven walks and one hit-by-pitch, for a .400 on-base percentage, adding two stolen bases and scored three runs, and also notched one sac hits ... Made collegiate debut on Feb. 14 vs. Western Michigan and drew a walk, scored a run and notched a sac bunt ... Made first start of Spartan career next day vs. Monmouth, starting at DH ... Swiped first stolen base of career in game vs. Washington State in Corpus Christi, Texas (Feb. 21) ... Drew season-high two walks vs. Harvard at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. (March 2) ... Made first start in outfield and registered first two putouts of career in game vs. Harvard (Feb. 28), adding two putouts in game vs. Oakland (March 19).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Flint Powers Catholic HS, playing for coach Tom Dutkowski ... Helped lead the Chargers to the MHSAA D2 State Championship, returning to the title game and finishing as champions after losing in the state semi-finals in 2023, making it to the championship game and winning the title for the first time in 44 years, winning 11-0 in five innings by mercy rule, including an RBI single to drive in his brother ... The Chargers finished 37-6 ... Was a three-time first-team All-State honoree ... Was a two-year team captain ... Also a three-year letterwinner on the Flint Powers Catholic basketball team, earning honorable mention All-State accolades ... Was team captain.
PERSONAL: Son of Laura and Cory Sturgess ... Has an older sister, Eve, and younger brother, Eli ... Father, Cory, played baseball at Saginaw Valley State ... Lists his father, Cory, as biggest baseball influence because of consistent support and pushing him to get better and teaching him how to love the game like he does ... Lists greatest athletic experience as winning the high school state championship in senior season because of the cool experience of playing with his little brother and being able to celebrate together, and represent not just their school but their family together ... Majoring in advertising creative.
2025 (FRESHMAN): Played in 14 games, making two starts with one at DH and one in outfield, and did not register a hit in 12 at bats, but drew seven walks and one hit-by-pitch, for a .400 on-base percentage, adding two stolen bases and scored three runs, and also notched one sac hits ... Made collegiate debut on Feb. 14 vs. Western Michigan and drew a walk, scored a run and notched a sac bunt ... Made first start of Spartan career next day vs. Monmouth, starting at DH ... Swiped first stolen base of career in game vs. Washington State in Corpus Christi, Texas (Feb. 21) ... Drew season-high two walks vs. Harvard at Fluor Field in Greenville, S.C. (March 2) ... Made first start in outfield and registered first two putouts of career in game vs. Harvard (Feb. 28), adding two putouts in game vs. Oakland (March 19).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letterwinner at Flint Powers Catholic HS, playing for coach Tom Dutkowski ... Helped lead the Chargers to the MHSAA D2 State Championship, returning to the title game and finishing as champions after losing in the state semi-finals in 2023, making it to the championship game and winning the title for the first time in 44 years, winning 11-0 in five innings by mercy rule, including an RBI single to drive in his brother ... The Chargers finished 37-6 ... Was a three-time first-team All-State honoree ... Was a two-year team captain ... Also a three-year letterwinner on the Flint Powers Catholic basketball team, earning honorable mention All-State accolades ... Was team captain.
PERSONAL: Son of Laura and Cory Sturgess ... Has an older sister, Eve, and younger brother, Eli ... Father, Cory, played baseball at Saginaw Valley State ... Lists his father, Cory, as biggest baseball influence because of consistent support and pushing him to get better and teaching him how to love the game like he does ... Lists greatest athletic experience as winning the high school state championship in senior season because of the cool experience of playing with his little brother and being able to celebrate together, and represent not just their school but their family together ... Majoring in advertising creative.
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