Category: Michigan State Spartans

Michigan State baseball to open 2024 season this weekend

MSU baseball will open their season this weekend in Charleston, SC:

Michigan State baseball is set to open the 2024 season this upcoming weekend. The team will be traveling to Charleston, South Carolina, to start their 2024 season.

The Spartans will face off with Merrimack, Seton Hall, Lehigh and Ball State from Friday to Sunday to start the season.

Michigan State is heading into Jake Boss Jr.’s 16th season at the head of the program. The team went 33-22 last season and have high hopes of improvement in 2024.

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WATCH: Highlights from Michigan State hockey’s win over Michigan in the Duel in the D

Relive MSU’s huge 3-2 win over Michigan on Saturday night:

Michigan State completed a weekend sweep over their arch rivals Michigan, defeating the Wolverines in the Duel in the D matchup inside of Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena. The Spartans took down Michigan, 3-2, and took home the ‘Iron D’ trophy for the first time since 2016.

Relive the night, and the win, via a very well put together video by MSU hockey’s social media team on X:

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Gallery: Best photos from Michigan State hockey’s Duel in the D victory over Michigan

Check out the best photos from Michigan State’s Duel in the D victory over Michigan

Michigan State knocked off Michigan in the Duel in the D, 3-2, on Saturday night in Detroit. The win completed a weekend sweep over the Wolverines for MSU.

Check out the best photos from the big MSU hockey win:

Michigan State hockey defeats Michigan, wins Duel in the D, 3-2

MSU wins the Duel in the D, sweeps weekend series against Michigan

Michigan State has completed the weekend sweep, defeating Michigan on Friday night, 5-1, and following it up with a 3-2 victory on Saturday.

Saturday’s contest was the latest edition of the Duel in the D series, a game played at the Detroit Red Wings’ Little Caesars Arena for the Iron D trophy.

The Spartans were led by the All-American caliber goaltender Trey Augustine, who had 36 saves in the contest.

MSU’s three goals came by way of Tanner Kelly, Tiernan Shoudy and Karsen Dorwart.

The Spartans have now officially won the regular season series against the Wolverines, 3 games to 1, while clinching the first 20-win season the program has had since 2007-08.

Michigan State will be off next weekend, and will return to the ice in two weeks at Munn Ice Arena for a weekend series against Ohio State.

Michigan State signs Chicago defensive lineman Mikeshun Beeler

Chicago defensive lineman inks his NLI with Michigan State

The second, and final National Signing Day is today. That will put the conclusion to the 2024 recruiting classes across college football, seeing several recruits finally sign on the dotted line. Standout Chicago (Ill.) Simeon defensive lineman Mikeshun Beeler officially signed with Michigan State after committing to the program two days ago. 

Beeler ended up selecting Michigan State over a pretty impressive offer list. The Chicago native held scholarship offers from the Spartans, Oregon, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Arizona State, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Purdue, and Indiana.

He also held other offers from Wyoming, Marshall, Toledo, Miami (OH), Ohio, Central Michigan, Kent State, Western Michigan, Northern Illinois, Akron, Buffalo, Ball State, Bowling Green, Dartmouth, Lafayette, Howard, Fordham, Illinois State, Southern Illinois, and Jackson State. Beeler’s offer list has especially expanded over the last couple of months. 

The 6-4, 280-pound defensive end ranked as a three-star recruit by every major recruiting platform. ESPN has Beeler pegged the highest, sitting as the No. 70 defensive lineman in the 2024 recruiting class, including being ranked as the No. 26 player in the state of Illinois. 

In ten games as a senior, Beeler led Simeon with 14 tackles for loss and nine sacks. He also recorded 36 total tackles and forced two fumbles. 

Beeler became the 20th signee in the 2024 recruiting class for Michigan State. He was the second defensive lineman to join the program in 2024, joining Hawaii edge defender Kekai Burnett.

Michigan State signs Texas wide receiver Jaylan Brown

Spartans added a wide receiver from the Lone Star State.

The second and final National Signing Day took place today, putting the bow on recruiting classes across college football. Although most players signed back in December, there are several who waited to officially sign on Wednesday. Standout 2024 Nacogdoches (Texas) High School wide receiver Jaylan Brown, who committed to Michigan State a couple of weeks ago, finally put pen to paper and signed with the Spartans. 

Brown opted for Michigan State over other offers from Washington State and North Texas. He is rated as a three-star recruit by On3, 247Sports and Rivals. 247Sports has him pegged as the No. 60 player in the state of Texas in the 2024 class, a state that traditionally puts out talent at an extremely high level. 

The 6-4, 185-pound pass catcher was the leading receiver for the Nacogdoches Dragons as a senior. In 10 games as a senior, Brown hauled in 55 receptions for 908 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging a healthy 16.5 yards per reception. The Texas native also recorded an interception on limited reps defensively. 

Heading into the day, Michigan State is currently ranked as the No. 37 overall team in the 247Sports team recruiting rankings. Brown becomes the 19th player to sign with the Spartans in the 2024 class. He is the third wide receiver signee in the class, including four-star Michigan star Nick Marsh and Ohio standout Austin Clay.

Michigan State hockey gets win at Notre Dame in game two of series

MSU takes game two on the road at Notre Dame

Michigan State took a road trip to South Bend to square off against Notre Dame this weekend.  After dropping game one to the Fighting Irish, 4-1, the Spartans bounced back in a huge way, defeating Notre Dame, 4-0.

Goaltender Trey Augustine was a star for the Spartans, shining with a 31-save shutout in the contest.

Michigan State will be back in action next week against Michigan in Ann Arbor and Detroit.

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Gallery: Michigan State hockey wins thriller over Minnesota

Check out the best pictures from Michigan State hockey’s win over Minnesota on Friday night:

Michigan State knocked off Minnesota in thrilling fashion on Friday night, defeating the Golden Gophers 3-2 on a goal with four seconds remaining.

Check out the best pictures from the game:

LOOK: Michigan hockey coaches don’t join handshake line with Michigan State

Michigan’s coaches didn’t join the handshake line following a weekend series with Michigan State:

Anyone who knows the game of hockey understands that the handshake line after a series, whether its the playoffs in the NHL or a weekend series in college and all different forms in the sport, is a tradition that is held with the highest respect. The handshake line tradition is sacred to the game of hockey and shows the upmost respect, sportsmanship and integrity to the game of hockey.

After Michigan State and Michigan’s series ending game on Saturday in Ann Arbor, a game the Spartans won to split the weekend series, the Michigan coaching staff did not join the traditional handshake line at center ice with the Michigan State players.

An unfortunate display after a hard fought rivalry series.