Michigan State baseball takes two-out-of-three from Northwestern in Big Ten weekend series
Michigan State baseball takes two-out-of-three from Northwestern in Big Ten weekend series
Michigan State baseball was in much need of a successful weekend in Big Ten play against Northwestern. The Spartans, hosting the Wildcats in East Lansing at Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium, played to a wild three game stretch that saw the Spartans win two-out-of-three for a humongous series win. MSU improved to 19-15 (6-9 B1G) on the season.
The Spartans and Wildcats played a thriller on Big Ten Network on Friday night, with the Spartans falling in 11 innings to Northwestern, 11-10. Despite the loss, MSU stuck with it throughout the weekend.
On Saturday, the bats stayed hot for MSU, with the host's putting up another 10-spot on Northwestern, only needing eight innings to put away the Wildcats, 10-0.
On Sunday, the pitching stayed hot for the Spartans, picking up the bats that had cooled off. Michigan State won a tight 3-1 game, securing themselves a series win.
The series win for MSU is massive towards the Big Ten standings and to earn the chance to play in the Big Ten Tournament, where only the top 12 teams in the standings get to go.
Michigan State will host Western Michigan on Tuesday before hosting Ohio State in another massive Big Ten series next weekend.
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