2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball team

2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	12–3 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Jake Boss (17th season)
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

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 Oregon  ‍‍‍	3	–	0		1.000			14	–	2		.875
Iowa  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			7	–	7		.500
Michigan  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			8	–	6		.571
Penn State  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			11	–	2		.846
Purdue  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			14	–	2		.875
UCLA  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			12	–	4		.750
Washington  ‍‍‍	2	–	1		.667			7	–	9		.438
Illinois  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			7	–	6		.538
Indiana  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			7	–	9		.438
Maryland  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			8	–	7		.533
Minnesota  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			6	–	7		.462
Nebraska  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			5	–	8		.385
Rutgers  ‍‍‍	1	–	2		.333			6	–	9		.400
Michigan State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			12	–	3		.800
Northwestern  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			7	–	7		.500
Ohio State  ‍‍‍	0	–	0		–			4	–	9		.308
USC  ‍‍‍	0	–	3		.000			9	–	6		.600
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of March 9, 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.

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

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2024 Michigan State Baseball Roster
	Pitchers 6 – Garrett Brewer – Sophomore 7 – Jaxon Huffman – Sophomore 11 – Tate Farquhar – Sophomore 14 – Tommy Szczepanski – Junior 15 – Gannon Grundman – Sophomore 16 – Joseph Dzierwa – Junior 20 – Josh Klug – Sophomore 22 – Gavin Moczydlowsky – Sophomore 26 – Dominic Pianto – Senior 28 – Aidan Donovan – Freshman 29 – Noah Matheny – Junior 32 – Zach Maxey – Graduate 38 – Tyler Horvath – Graduate 39 – Gavin Sitarz – Junior 41 – Nolan Higgins – Junior 42 – Ryan "Four-Two" Szczepaniak – Junior 44 – Ryan Zimmer – Graduate 47 – George Viebrock III – Graduate 55 – Brady Chambers – Freshman		Catchers 5 – Christian Williams – Senior 18 – Noah Bright – Senior 19 – Adam Broski – Sophomore 31 – Caleb Berry – Graduate 53 – Atticus Huffstutler – Freshman First basemen 29 – Sam Busch – Senior 50 – Will Shannon – Senior 8 – Isaac Sturgess – Freshman Infielders 1 – Ryan McKay – Sophomore 3 – Dayton Murphy – Freshman 9 – Jacob Anderson – 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]
Name	Position	Seasons at Michigan State
Jake Boss	Head Coach	17
Graham Sikes	Recruiting Coordinator	16
Mark Van Ameyde	Pitching Coach	8
Andrew Stone	Hitting Coach and Recruiting Coordinator	4
Adam Eaton	Director of Player Development	3

Student Manager staff

2024 Michigan State Baseball Student Managers
Name	Year	Seasons at Michigan State
Griffin Novak	Senior	3
Garrett Hearl	Senior	3
Frank Lollo	Junior	3
Elan Wasserman	Junior	3
Jack Novick	Senior	2
Jake Bernstein	Senior	2
Beau Belkowski	Senior	2
JJ Tamres	Junior	2
Tyler Wolters	Sophomore	2
Murphy Wegner	Junior	1
Luke Rinehart	Sophomore	1
Marcelo Rodriguez	Freshman	1
Jett Weeder	Freshman	1

Schedule and results

2025 Michigan State Baseball Game Log [8]
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Canceled      Bold = MSU Baseball team member     * = Non-Conference Game
Regular Season (12–3)
February (7–1) Date Time Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Big Ten record February 14 4:00 p.m. vs. Western Michigan* USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, NC 2–0 (7) Dzierwa (1–0) Mckinstry (0–1) Pikur (1) USABaseball.TV 1–0 – February 14 6:10 p.m. vs. Western Michigan* USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, NC 6–3 Maxey (1–0) Shapiro (0–1) Horvath (1) USABaseball.TV 214 2–0 – February 15 9:30 a.m. vs. Monmouth* USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, NC 2–0 (7) Higgins (1–0) Greeley (0–1) Pikur (2) USABaseball.TV 100 3–0 – February 15 2:53 p.m. vs. Monmouth* USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, NC 4–1 Szczepanski (1–0) Tamburro (0–1) Horvath (2) USABaseball.TV 125 4–0 – February 16, 1:00 p.m. vs. Dayton* USA Baseball National Training Complex Cary, NC Cancelled February 21 1:00 p.m. vs. Washington State* Kleberg Bank Classic Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, Texas 9–2 Dzierwa (2–0) Smith (0–1) — FloSports 50 5–0 – February 22 7:35 p.m. at. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* Kleberg Bank Classic Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, Texas 8–3 Maxey (2–0) Singleton (0–2) — FloSports 674 6–0 – February 23 10:30 a.m. vs. UCLA Kleberg Bank Classic Whataburger Field Corpus Christi, Texas 9–15 Barnett (2–0) Horvath (0–1) — FloSports 50 6–1 – February 28 6:00 p.m. vs. Harvard* Fluor Field Greenville, SC 14–1 (7) Dzierwa (3–0) Begsma (0–2) — ESPN+ 516 7–1 –
March (5–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Big Ten record March 1 6:00 p.m. vs. Harvard* Fluor Field Greenville, SC 11–1 (7) Maxey (3–0) Pauley (0–2) — ESPN+ 509 8–1 – March 2 12:00 p.m. vs. Harvard* Fluor Field Greenville, SC 13–3 (7) Horvath (1–1) Colasante (0–1) — ESPN+ 302 9–1 – March 5 6:30 p.m. vs Western Carolina* Fluor Field Greenville, SC 7–10 Langley (1–0) Pikur (0–1) — ESPN+ 1,805 9–2 – March 7 10:00 a.m. vs Cornell* First Pitch Invitational Fluor Field Greenville, SC 3–2 Horvath (2–1) William (0–1) — ESPN+ 235 10–2 – March 7 2:00 p.m. vs UAB* First Pitch Invitational Fluor Field Greenville, SC 5–2 Dzierwa (4–0) Cheatham (2–2) — ESPN+ 423 11–2 – March 8 4:50 p.m. vs Winthrop* First Pitch Invitational Fluor Field Greenville, SC 7–0 Grundman (1–0) Sarna (1–2) Pianto (1) ESPN+ 268 12–2 – March 9 12:00 p.m. vs UAB* First Pitch Invitational Fluor Field Greenville, SC 7–12 Hicks (1–0) Donovan (0–1) — ESPN+ 526 12–3 – March 12 4:05 p.m. vs Michigan Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan B1G+ -- -- March 14 5:05 p.m. at Iowa Duane Banks Field Iowa City, Iowa B1G+ -- -- March 15 3:05 p.m. Iowa Duane Banks Field Iowa City, Iowa B1G+ -- -- March 16 2:05 p.m. Iowa Duane Banks Field Iowa City, Iowa B1G+ -- -- March 19 TBA vs Oakland* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- March 21 5:30 p.m. vs Penn State Medlar Field at Lubrano Park State College, Pennsylvania TBA -- -- March 22 2:00 p.m. vs Penn State Medlar Field at Lubrano Park State College, Pennsylvania TBA -- -- March 23 1:00 p.m. vs Penn State Medlar Field at Lubrano Park State College, Pennsylvania TBA -- -- March 26 4:30 p.m. at Notre Dame* Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, Indiana TBA -- -- March 28 TBA vs Illinois Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- March 29 TBA vs Illinois Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- March 30 TBA vs Illinois Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- --
April (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Big Ten record April 2 TBA vs Bowling Green* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 4 6:00 p.m. vs Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana TBA -- -- April 5 2:00 p.m. vs Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana TBA -- -- April 6 1:00 p.m. vs Indiana Bart Kaufman Field Bloomington, Indiana TBA -- -- April 8 TBA vs Central Michigan* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 11 TBA vs Northwestern Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 12 TBA vs Northwestern Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 13 TBA vs Northwestern Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 15 TBA vs Western Michigan* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 18 TBA vs Ohio State Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 19 TBA vs Ohio State Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 20 TBA vs Ohio State Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 22 TBA vs Purdue Fort Wayne* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- April 25 6:00 p.m. at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan TBA -- -- April 26 2:00 p.m. at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan TBA -- -- April 27 1:00 p.m. at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium Ann Arbor, Michigan TBA -- --
May (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Big Ten record May 2 TBA vs Oregon Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- May 3 TBA vs Oregon Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- May 4 TBA vs Oregon Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- May 6 TBA vs Eastern Michigan* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- May 7 4:05 p.m. at Western Michigan* Hyames Field Kalamazoo, Michigan TBA -- -- May 9 9:30 p.m. at USC OC Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California TBA -- -- May 10 5:00 p.m. at USC OC Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California TBA -- -- May 11 4:00 p.m. at USC OC Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California TBA -- -- May 15 TBA vs Minnesota Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- May 16 TBA vs Minnesota Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- -- May 17 TBA vs Minnesota Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan TBA -- --
Postseason (0–0)
Big Ten Tournament (0–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Tournament record May 20 - May 25 TBD p.m. vs TBD Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska TBA -- --
NCAA Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAA record May 30 - June 23 TBD p.m. vs TBD TBD TBD TBA -- -- *Denotes non–conference game • source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1 Baseball Poll • Game is in EST • .

References

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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.
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6. "2025 Baseball Roster". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
7. "Baseball coaches". msuspartans.com.
8. "2025 Baseball Schedule".