EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State baseball was topped by Michigan in a wild 12-inning contest, and the Spartans were topped by the Wolverines, 10-8, Sunday afternoon at a sun-drenched McLane Stadium at Kobs Field
The loss denied the Spartans just their third-ever series sweep over the Wolverines and first-ever in a series fully at home, however Michigan State did win its first series over Michigan since 2016. It was also MSU’s third-straight Big Ten Conference weekend series win and fourth overall, evening the Spartans’ league ledger at 9-9 and Michigan State is now 21-23 overall.
Sunday’s result also secured a win in the overall season series between MSU and UM, as the Spartans had won the previous three meetings this season and four in a row overall dating back to last season, with a 16-6 walloping of the Wolverines on March 26 in Ann Arbor in the non-conference match up, then a 3-2 10th-inning walk-off Victory for MSU in Friday night’s B1G series opener and a 12-8 Spartan win on Saturday.
Michigan State played without head coach Jake Boss Jr., who was attending his son’s college graduation, and assistant coach/pitching coach Mark Van Ameyde was acting head coach.
Sunday’s series finale was a similar back-and-forth high-scoring battle just like Saturday’s. MSU led 4-1 after three frames, but UM rallied with four in the fourth for a short-lived 5-4 lead, before the Spartans countered with three in the fourth to regain the lead…
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