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Jake Boss Sr. to be inducted into Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame

Jake Boss Sr. to be inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame

A member of the Michigan State family will be receiving a high honor. Jake Boss Sr., the father of current MSU baseball coach Jake Boss Jr., will be inducted into the Michigan Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

Boss was formerly an assistant baseball coach with the Spartans program. Prior to MSU, Boss served as head coach at Lansing Catholic Central from 2002-2008. Before that he served as an assistant coach at both Alma College and Eastern Michigan.

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Michigan State baseball drops game to Western Carolina

MSU drops the second game of the First Pitch Invitational II

Michigan State was able to knock off Western Michigan in the first game of the First Pitch Invitational II this weekend, but their fates changed in their second outing.

The Spartans dropped a game to Western Carolina, 9-5, on Saturday.

It was a tight, 2-2 game, heading into the 7th inning when WCU exploded with 7 runs, taking a 9-2 lead. The Spartans rallied for 3 runs in the 9th, but couldn’t push anything more across.

MSU drops to 5-8 on the season and will conclude their weekend on Sunday against VCU.

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Michigan State baseball defeats WMU in first game of First Pitch Invitational

MSU takes game one of the First Pitch Invitational II on Friday

The Michigan State baseball team is back at Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina for the First Pitch Invitational II. The Spartans came into the weekend sporting a 4-7 record, looking to get the season on track.

In game one of the weekend, MSU took down Western Michigan, beating the Broncos, 5-3.

Michigan State will be back in action on Saturday for a double header against Western Carolina.

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This week in Michigan State baseball: Week four

Check out what’s on deck for MSU’s upcoming weekend in South Carolina:

Michigan State is starting to get into the meat of their 2024 season. The Spartans, who have spent most of their time in South Carolina this season, will be heading back to the palmetto state for their final southern trip of the season.

Michigan State will be heading back to Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina, for the second straight weekend:

MSU will open the weekend on Friday against VCU before facing Western Carolina for a double header on Saturday. The weekend will conclude with a Sunday matchup against Western Michigan.

The Spartans have opened the 2024 season at a measly 4-7 mark, and will be looking to turn the tides before Big Ten play begins.

Michigan State baseball has dreadful opening weekend

MSU opened the 2024 season in rough fashion

Michigan State opened the 2024 season this past weekend, where the Spartans traveled to Charleston, South Carolina for a four game opening weekend.

The Spartans opened the weekend with a four game series against Merrimack, Seton Hall, Lehigh and Ball State. MSU went 1-3 in those four games.

Friday, Michigan State defeated Merrimack, 10-3. On Saturday, the Spartans lost to Seton Hall, 10-4, and Lehigh, 2-0. The weekend was capped on Sunday, with the Spartans losing 4-1 to Ball State.

Michigan State will be back in action next weekend, in Florida, for a trip to play Indiana State and Marshall.

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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Michigan State baseball downs Notre Dame, sweeps season series

MSU finished off a season sweep of Notre Dame on Tuesday

Michigan State baseball is having a strong year in Jake Boss’s fifteenth season with the program. The Spartans are 25-13 and have played very competitive baseball so far. That sentiment was cemented, when the Spartans took another win against Notre Dame, a strong program in their own breathe.

Michigan State knocked off the Fighting Irish 12-5 in East Lansing, their second win of the season against Notre Dame, sweeping the season series.

Watch highlights from the exciting win:

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Michigan State baseball coach records 400th win, reflects on milestone

MSU head man Jake Boss discussed the significance of his 400th win

Michigan State baseball coach Jake Boss hit a huge milestone in his 16 year coaching career. The Spartans head man has eclipsed 400 wins in his career. After spending the first year of his coaching career at Eastern Michigan, Boss is in his 15th season with the Spartans.

Following the 400th win, Boss went on to Big Ten Network to discuss the significance of his career accomplishment:

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Michigan State baseball: Spartans stumble off of opening weekend momentum

MSU stumbled in the second weekend series of the year following a great opening weekend:

Michigan State baseball is off and running in the 2023 season, and after opening weekend, the Spartans found themselves 3-1 with a couple of impressive wins.

Unfortunately, MSU could not keep the momentum rolling this weekend when they made a swing through the Carolinas.

In the three games, Michigan State went 1-2:

  • @ USC Upstate: W 13-6
  • @ Gardner-Webb: L 7-3
  • @ Presbyterian College: L 8-6

Michigan State will head to Charleston, South Carolina next weekend for four games, starting the annual South Carolina spring break swing:

  • @ College of Charleston — Friday
  • @ Charleston Southern — Saturday
  • @ College of Charleston — Sunday
  • vs Air Force — Monday

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Michigan State baseball: opening weekend recap

Michigan State had an impressive opening weekend:

Michigan State baseball is off and running in the 2023 season, the 15th season in the Jake Boss tenure in East Lansing. The Spartans are looking to get back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2012 and they are off to a good start.

MSU traveled to Phoenix to play in the MLB Desert Invitational, which included playing some very strong competition.

In the four games, Michigan State went 3-1:

  • Michigan: W 15-8
  • Fresno State: W 7-4
  • Arizona: L 7-1
  • Grand Canyon: W 7-1

Michigan State will look to continue building on their strong start next weekend when they travel to the Carolinas for three games:

  • @ USC Upstate — Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • @ Gardner-Webb — Boiling Springs, North Carolina
  • @ Presbyterian College — Clinton, South Carolina

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