Michigan State baseball secures weekend series victory over Penn State
Michigan State baseball traveled to State College, Pennsylvania this weekend for a three game Big Ten series against the Nittany Lions.
On Friday afternoon, Michigan State opened the weekend with a win over Penn State, 4-0, behind an outstanding performance from their star pitcher Joseph Dzierwa and bullpen. To finish the weekend, the Spartans and Nittany Lions split, giving Michigan State the series win. While offense was at a premium on Friday, that changed over the weekend.
Penn State defeated Michigan State on Saturday 11-5, but the Spartans were able to flush that down the toilet, gaining a massive 10-5 win on Sunday. It is the first series win on the road at Penn State since 2016.
Ryan McKay starred for the Spartans this weekend, going 9-for-14 over the weekend, being a menace at the plate and causing a lot of problems for Penn State.
Michigan State now improves to 16-7 (3-3 B1G) for the season, and will resume action on Wednesday when they travel for a massive mid week game at Notre Dame.
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