Going from paying for equipment, with no scholarship, at a Division III school, to playing Division I baseball at Michigan State, a high-academic standing school focused on its athletics, can be a big change.
That change is a reality for a pair of MSU baseball pitchers in Aaron Mishoulam and Nick Ferazzi, players who transferred from southern schools with great baseball cultures.
These players decided to leave the nearly year-round nice weather to come play in a colder environment to continue their schooling past their bachelor’s degrees. It was all for the love of the game and to further their education in a Power Five conference.
MSU head coach Jake Boss Jr. said the pitchers have developed and earned their spots here at MSU.
“I think they were probably ready to go a little quicker than the other newcomers just because of their age and their maturity,” said Boss. “I think they have a great appreciation for some of the things that we have here at Michigan State.”
Ferazzi originally studied at Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, and the change to a school up north was not easy. He said that Michigan State’s Broad College of Business is what originally caught his eye, but he stayed for the beauty of East Lansing’s campus.
“I was looking to get my Master’s in Finance, so that’s what I mostly came here,” said Ferazzi. “It’s a great program, great coaching staff, great team, beautiful place.”
Mishoulam said he was spoiled by Emory University, his small Division III school in Atlanta, Georgia. Though Emory has a historically great baseball program, he was ready to step it up and leave the nice weather to work towards his Master’s in social work and compete in a Power Five conference.
“I’d say the biggest thing that made me want to come here was competing in the Big Ten,” said Mishoulam. “Playing at the next level, potentially, and just getting an opportunity to showcase my talents and skills at this level.”
from Division III schools and are thriving
in their first season at Spartans.
Ferazzi was in for a big change. He was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He has some Michigan roots, but the charge to the environment is still a challenge.
“My dad’s originally from Michigan,” said Ferazzi. “I’ve been up here quite a few times, so I’m…
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