2023 Michigan State Spartans baseball team

The 2023 Michigan State Spartans baseball team represents Michigan State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spartans are led by head coach Jake Boss in his fifteenth-season,[2] are a member of the Big Ten Conference and play their home games at Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field in East Lansing, Michigan.[3]

2023 Michigan State Spartans baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record33–22 (12–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Graham Sikes (14th season)
  • Andrew Stone (2nd season)
Pitching coachMark Van Ameyde (6th season)
Home stadiumDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field
2023 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
Maryland ‍†‍‡‍y 17–7–0 .70842–19–0 .689
Indiana ‍‍‍y 16–8–0 .66741–18–0 .695
Iowa ‍‍‍y 15–8–0 .65243–14–0 .754
Nebraska  ‍‍‍ 15–9–0 .62533–23–1 .588
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 14–10–0 .58333–23–0 .589
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 13–11–0 .54228–28–0 .500
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50033–22–0 .600
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 12–12–0 .50025–27–0 .481
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 11–13–0 .45824–29–0 .453
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10–14–0 .41718–34–0 .346
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 9–15–0 .37531–25–0 .554
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 7–16–0 .30425–25–0 .500
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 4–20–0 .16710–40–0 .200
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 2023[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022 season 24–30, including 8–16 in conference play, finishing in twelve place in their conference.[4]

All-Big Ten

Six Spartans received conference honors in 2023 - junior infielder Brock Vradenburg collected First Team All-Big Ten honors, while senior relief pitcher Wyatt Rush, junior infielder Trent Farquhar and redshirt sophomore catcher Bryan Broecker were named to Second Team All-Big Ten. Junior infielder Mitch Jebb was tabbed to the Third Team All-Big Ten list, while pitcher Joseph Dzierwa was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Wyatt Rush was also named MSU's Sportsmanship Award honoree.[5]

Schedule and results

Reference:[3]

2023 Michigan State Spartans Baseball Game Log
Regular Season (32–20)
February (4–3)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium TV Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 B1G
Record
1February 17vs. Michigan
MLB Desert Invitational		Sloan ParkMLB.com15–8Dzierwa (1–0)Goldensoph (0–1)Rush (1)3051–0–
2February 19vs. Fresno State
MLB Desert Invitational		Salt River Fields at Talking StickMLB.com7–4Pisnto (1–0)Angelo (0–1)—4802–0–
3February 19vs. Arizona
MLB Desert Invitational		Salt River Fields at Talking StickMLB.com1–7Zastrow (1–0)Matheny (0–1)—5032–1–
4February 20at Grand CanyonBrazell Field at GCU BallparkESPN+7–1Carson (1–0)Martinez (0–1)—1,9283–1–
5February 24at USC UpstateCleveland S. Harley Baseball ParkESPN+13–6Dzierwa (2–0)Dutton (1–1)—974–1–
6February 25at Gardner–Webb Runnin'John Henry Moss Stadium3–7Switalski (1–1)Matheny (0–2)Maggi (1)724–2–
7February 26at PresbyterianPresbyterian Baseball Complex6–8McDaniel (1–1)Szczepaniak (0–1)Smith (2)2504–3–
March (11–5)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium TV Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 B1G
Record
8March 3at College of CharlestonCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's PointFloSports3–11Hunter (2–1)Dzierwa (2–1)—7124–4–
9March 4at Charleston SouthernNielsen Field at CSU BallparkESPN+19–10Higgins (1–0)Gleason (1–2)—2025–4–
10March 5at College of CharlestonCofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's PointFloSports3–10Duval (2–0)Cook (0–1)Hunter (1)8685–5–
11March 6vs. Air ForceShipyard Park4–7Jake (1–1)Carson (1–1)—3055–6–
12March 8vs. WoffordFluor Field9–12Zac (3–0)Higgins (1–1)—3055–7–
13March 10vs. Western Carolina
First Pitch Invitational		Fluor FieldYouTube6–5Rush (1–0)Torres (1–1)—5036–7–
14March 11vs. Kansas
First Pitch Invitational		Fluor FieldYouTube10–6Carson (2–1)Muck (0–1)—2,4287–7–
15March 11vs. Western Carolina
First Pitch Invitational		Fluor FieldYouTube7–2Berghorst (1–0)Eldridge (0–2)Rush (2)5038–7–
—March 12vs. Kansas
First Pitch Invitational		Fluor FieldCancelled [6]
—March 17at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore StadiumCancelled [7]
—March 18at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore StadiumPostponed [8]
16March 19at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore StadiumESPN+8–2Higgins (2–1)Fenlong (1–2)—7319–7–
17March 19at Indiana StateBob Warn Field at Sycamore StadiumESPN+10–7Cook (1–1)Gregersen (1–1)Rush (3)59610–7–
18March 22vs. Western MichiganDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+8–3Powers (1–0)Szczepaniak (0–1)—30511–7–
19March 24vs. PurdueDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumBTN4–5Suval (3–1)Carson (2–2)—70311–80–1
–March 25vs. PurdueDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumPostponed [9]
20March 26vs. PurdueDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+5–4Szczepaniak (1–1)Dannelley (1–3)Rush (4)—12–81–1
21March 26vs. PurdueDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+12–6Cook (2–1)Iwinski (1–2)—1,02413–82–1
22March 28at Western MichiganHyames Fieldwmubroncos.com8–6Martin (1–0)Gernon (0–1)Rush (5)31914–8–
23March 31at RutgersBainton FieldB1G+3–2Dzierwa (3–1)Conover (2–2)Rush (6)42115–83–1
April (13–5)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium TV Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 B1G
Record
24April 1at RutgersBainton FieldB1G+10–4Cook (3–1)Coppola (1–3)—50116–84–1
25April 2at RutgersBainton FieldB1G+5–10Gorski (1–0)Carson (2–3)—52116–94–2
—April 5vs. Bowling GreenDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumPostponed [10]
26April 7vs. Ohio StateJackson Field[11]7–1Dzierwa (4–1)Coupet (3–3)Carson (1)1,42317–95–2
27April 8vs. Ohio StateJackson Field2–13 (7)Bruni (2–0)Cook (3–2)——17–105–3
28April 8vs. Ohio StateJackson Field16–3 (7)Powers (2–0)Timmerman (0–1)—1,00218–106–3
29April 11at Notre DameFrank Eck StadiumESPN7–6 (11)Rush (2–0)Lynch (0–1)—57219–10–
30April 12vs. OaklandDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+8–3Higgins (3–1)Fekete (1–2)—1,54120–10–
31April 14vs. Western IllinoisDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+10–9Carson (3–3)Bell (0–3)Rush (7)1,19621–10–
32April 15vs. Western IllinoisDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+12–2 (7)Cook (4–2)Kapraun (1–5)——22–10–
33April 15vs. Western IllinoisDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+11–1 (8)Powers (3–0)Kratz (0–3)—1,93523–10–
34April 19vs. Purdue Fort WayneDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+2–3Reid (2–2)Berghorst (1–1)Miller (4)50323–11–
35April 21at MichiganRay Fisher StadiumB1G+3–5Rennard (6–2)Dzierwa (4–2)Voit (4)1,76623–126–4
36April 22at MichiganFisher StadiumB1G+3–8O'Halloran (7–2)Cook (4–3)—1,96023–136–5
37April 23at MichiganFisher StadiumB1G+14–2Powers (4–0)Allen (4–3)—2,59524–137–5
38April 25vs. Notre DameDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+12–5Rush (3–0)Bedford (1–2)—1,03325–13–
—April 28vs. NorthwesternDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumPostponed [12]
39April 29vs. NorthwesternDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+8–3Dzierwa (5–2)McClure (1–6)Cook (1)—26–138–5
40April 29vs. NorthwesternDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+6–3Higgins (4–1)Garewal (0–4)Rush (8)1,05327–139–5
41April 30vs. NorthwesternDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+9–2Powers (5–0)Benneche (0–6)—1,10228–1310–5
May (4–7)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium TV Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 B1G
Record
42May 5at IllinoisIllinois FieldB1G+9–10Crowder (3–2)Szczepaniak (1–2)—2,11328–1410–6
43May 6at IllinoisIllinois FieldB1G+7–14Swartz (2–2)Higgins (4–2)—94728–1510–7
44May 7at IllinoisIllinois FieldB1G+3–10Constertina (2–2)Powers (5–1)—94728–1610–8
45May 10vs. Eastern MichiganDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+11–10 (10)Rush (4–0)Chittum (3–5)—62829–16–
46May 12at IowaDuane Banks FieldB1G+0–9Morgan (4–2)Dzierwa (5–3)Simpson (1)1,77829–1710–9
47May 13at IowaDuane Banks FieldB1G+6–8Christophers (3–1)Carson (3–4)Llewellyn (3)1,24929–1810–10
48May 14at IowaDuane Banks FieldB1G+1–5Brecht (4–2)Powers (5–2)Whitlock (1)1,22129–1910–11
49May 16vs. Central MichiganDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumB1G+9–2Chapman (1–0)Waters (4–1)—71930–19–
50May 18vs. IndianaDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumBTN8–6Dzierwa (6–3)Sinnard (6–3)Rush (9)62131–1911–11
51May 19vs. IndianaDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumBTN7–6Cook (5–3)Risedorph (2–1)Rush (10)60832–1912–11
52May 20vs. IndianaDrayton McLane Baseball StadiumBTN5–6Hayden (2–0)Szczepaniak (1–3)Foley (3)1,39132–2012–12
Postseason (1–2)
B1G Ten Tournament (1–2)
# Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium TV Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall
Record		 B1GT
Record
53May 23vs.(1) Maryland(8)Charles Schwab FieldBTN2–3Falco (4–0)Powers (5–3)—2,03732–210–1
54May 25vs.(5) Rutgers(8)Charles Schwab FieldBTN6–4Rush (5–0)Marshall (5–2)——33–211–1
55May 26vs.(4) Nebraska(8)Charles Schwab FieldBTN0–4Walsh (5–3)Dzierwa (6–4)—5,31733–221–2
  •   Win
  •   Loss
  •   Postponement
  • Bold: Spartans team member
  • Reference:

References
  1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. Linsner, Corey (February 16, 2023). "Michigan State baseball set to open 2023 season in Phoenix against rival". Yahoo! Sports.
  3. "2023 Baseball Schedule". Michigan State Spartans.
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  5. https://msuspartans.com/news/2023/5/23/baseball-six-spartans-collect-all-big-ten-accolades.aspx
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