2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball team

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2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball
Michigan State Spartans script.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record28–27 (13–17 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Graham Sikes (16th season)
  • Andrew Stone (4th season)
Pitching coach Mark Van Ameyde (8th season)
Home stadium Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field
Seasons
 2024
2026 
2025 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 5 Oregon  y2280 .73342140 .750
No. 13 UCLA  y2280 .73342160 .724
Iowa  2190 .70033221 .598
USC  y18120 .60035210 .625
Washington  17130 .56729280 .509
Indiana  16140 .53332240 .571
Michigan  16140 .53333230 .589
Nebraska  y15150 .50032270 .542
Penn State  15150 .50033230 .589
Rutgers  15150 .50029280 .509
Illinois  14160 .46730240 .556
Michigan State  13170 .43328270 .509
Northwestern  13170 .43325270 .481
Maryland  12180 .40027290 .482
Purdue  11190 .36731230 .574
Minnesota  10200 .33324280 .462
Ohio State  5250 .16713370 .260
Conference champion
Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 25, 2025 [1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

The 2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball team will represent Michigan State University in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. Head coach Jake Boss will lead the Spartans in his seventeenth season. The Spartans are members of the Big Ten Conference and will play their home games at Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium [2] in East Lansing, Michigan.

Contents

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2024 season 24–27, [3] including 11–13 in conference play, finishing in tenth place in their conference. [4] They failed to make the BIG 10 Tournament and did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

2025 season start

The Spartans will open their season in Cary, North Carolina, at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. Their first game is scheduled for February 14 against Western Michigan, with first pitch set for 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The Spartans will then face Monmouth University in a doubleheader on February 15 before concluding their trip with a matchup against Dayton on February 16. [5]

Roster

[6]

2024 Michigan State Baseball Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 – Garrett Brewer – Sophomore
  • 7 – Jaxon Huffman – Sophomore
  • 11 – Tate Farquhar – Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 14 – Tommy Szczepanski – Junior
  • 15 – Gannon Grundman – Sophomore
  • 16 – Joseph Dzierwa – Junior
  • 20 – Josh Klug – Sophomore
  • 22 – Gavin Moczydlowsky – Sophomore
  • 26 – Dominic Pianto – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 28 – Aidan Donovan – Freshman
  • 29 – Noah Matheny – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 32 – Zach Maxey – Graduate
  • 38 – Tyler Horvath – Graduate
  • 39 – Gavin Sitarz – Junior
  • 41 – Nolan Higgins – Junior
  • 42 – Ryan "Four-Two" Szczepaniak – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 44 – Ryan Zimmer – Graduate
  • 47 – George Viebrock III – Graduate
  • 55 – Brady Chambers – Freshman
 

Catchers

  • 5 – Christian Williams – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 18 – Noah Bright – Senior
  • 19 – Adam Broski – Sophomore
  • 31 – Caleb Berry – Graduate
  • 53 – Atticus Huffstutler – Freshman

First basemen

  • 29 – Sam Busch – Redshirt.svg Senior
  • 50 – Will Shannon – Senior
  • 8 – Isaac Sturgess – Freshman

Infielders

  • 1 – Ryan McKay – Sophomore
  • 3 – Dayton Murphy – Freshman
  • 9 – Jacob Anderson – Redshirt.svg Junior
  • 25 – Reggie Sharpe – Freshman
  • 35 – Randy Seymour – Junior
 

Outfielders

  • 2 – JT Sokolove – Senior
  • 10 – Nick Williams – Senior
  • 13 – Parker Picot – Sophomore
  • 21 – Khamaree Thomas – Freshman
  • 30 – Jake Dresselhouse – Junior
  • 43 – Griffin Brown – Junior
 

Coaching staff

2024 Michigan State Baseball Coaching Staff [7]
NamePositionSeasons at
Michigan State
Jake BossHead Coach17
Graham SikesRecruiting Coordinator16
Mark Van AmeydePitching Coach8
Andrew StoneHitting Coach and Recruiting Coordinator4
Adam EatonDirector of Player Development3

Student Manager staff

2024 Michigan State Baseball Student Managers
NameYearSeasons at
Michigan State
Griffin NovakSenior3
Garrett HearlSenior3
Frank LolloJunior3
Elan WassermanJunior3
Jack NovickSenior2
Jake BernsteinSenior2
Beau BelkowskiSenior2
JJ TamresJunior2
Tyler WoltersSophomore2
Murphy WegnerJunior1
Luke RinehartSophomore1
Marcelo RodriguezFreshman1
Jett WeederFreshman1

Schedule and results

2025 Michigan State Baseball Game Log (28–26) [8]
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = MSU Baseball team member     * = Non-Conference Game
Regular Season (28–26)
April (6–9)
DateOpponentRankSite/stadiumScoreWinLossSaveTVAttendanceOverall recordBig Ten record
April 2vs Bowling Green*Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
Cancelled
April 6
1:02 p.m.
at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, Indiana
4–6Seebold (2–3)Dzierwa (5–1)Vogel (1)B1G+1,21117–114–6
April 7
12:02 p.m.
at IndianaBart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, Indiana
2–14 (7)Gilley (6–1)Higgins (1–3)B1G+97317–124–7
April 7
3:02 p.m.
at IndianaBart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, Indiana
2–18 (7)Holderfield (2–0)Grundman (1–2)Decker-petty (1)B1G+1,24717–134–8
April 9
3:00 p.m.
vs Central Michigan*Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
5–6Ross (1–2)Brewer (0–2)Stumpf (1)B1G+31117–14
April 11
5:32 p.m.
vs Northwestern Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
10–11 (11)Crawford (3–4)Horvath (3–2) BTN 56717–154–9
April 12
3:32 p.m.
vs NorthwesternJeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
10–0 (8)Dzierwa (6–1)Forniss (1–1)B1G+1,32418–155–9
April 13
1:02 p.m.
vs NorthwesternJeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
3–1Higgins (2–3)Kouser (3–3)Brewer (1)B1G+60219–156–9
April 15
6:02 p.m.
vs Western Michigan*Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
14–4 (8)Donovan (1–2)Lehmann (1–3)B1G+44220–15
April 18
6:02 p.m.
vs Ohio State Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
11–4Viebrock III (1–0)Erdmann (0–5)Horvath (6)B1G+1,33121–157–9
April 19
3:32 p.m.
vs Ohio State Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
10–9 (11)Brewer (1–2)Shaw (2–4)B1G+1,26222–158–9
April 20
1:02 p.m.
vs Ohio StateJeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
14–4 (7)Higgins (3–3)Michalak (1–4)B1G+67823–159–9
April 22
6:02 p.m.
vs Purdue Fort Wayne*Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan
1–10Newell (1–3)Donovan (1–3)B1G+65423–16
April 25
6:00 p.m.
at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2–8Barr (5–3)Farquhar (2–1)B1G+1,66323–179–10
April 26
2:00 p.m.
at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2–9Lally Jr. (4–3)Dzierwa (6–2)B1G+1,88423–189–11
April 27
1:00 p.m.
at MichiganRay Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan
5–6Carey (7–0)Higgins (3–4)Rogers (7)B1G+2,22623–199–12
Postseason (0–2)

*Denotes non–conference game • source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1 Baseball Poll • Game is in EST. |}

References

  1. "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 16, 2025.
  2. "MSU baseball receives $1.5 million donation from Ishbia family". The State News. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. "2024 Baseball Schedule". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. "Big Ten". D1Baseball. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. "MSU Baseball Announces Complete 2025 Schedule". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. "2025 Baseball Roster". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  7. "Baseball coaches". msuspartans.com.
  8. "2025 Baseball Schedule".