2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball team

2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record28–27 (13–17 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Graham Sikes (16th season)
  • Andrew Stone (4th season)
Pitching coachMark Van Ameyde (8th season)
Home stadiumDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field
2025 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T   PCT W   L   T   PCT
No. 5 Oregon ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 42 – 16 – 0   .724
No. 13 UCLA  ‍†‍‍y 22 – 8 – 0   .733 48 – 16 – 0   .750
Iowa ‍‍‍ 21 – 9 – 0   .700 33 – 22 – 1   .598
USC  ‍‍‍y 18 – 12 – 0   .600 37 – 23 – 0   .617
Washington  ‍‍‍ 17 – 13 – 0   .567 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Indiana ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 32 – 24 – 0   .571
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 16 – 14 – 0   .533 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Nebraska ‍‍‡‍y 15 – 15 – 0   .500 33 – 29 – 0   .532
Penn State ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 33 – 23 – 0   .589
Rutgers ‍‍‍ 15 – 15 – 0   .500 29 – 28 – 0   .509
Illinois ‍‍‍ 14 – 16 – 0   .467 30 – 24 – 0   .556
 ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 28 – 27 – 0   .509
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 13 – 17 – 0   .433 25 – 27 – 0   .481
Maryland ‍‍‍ 12 – 18 – 0   .400 27 – 29 – 0   .482
Purdue ‍‍‍ 11 – 19 – 0   .367 31 – 23 – 0   .574
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 10 – 20 – 0   .333 24 – 28 – 0   .462
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 5 – 25 – 0   .167 13 – 37 – 0   .260
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 2, 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

[6]

2024 Michigan State Baseball Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 6 – Garrett Brewer – Sophomore
  • 7 – Jaxon Huffman – Sophomore
  • 11 – Tate Farquhar – Redshirt 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 Senior
  • 28 – Aidan Donovan – Freshman
  • 29 – Noah Matheny – Redshirt Junior
  • 32 – Zach Maxey – Graduate
  • 38 – Tyler Horvath – Graduate
  • 39 – Gavin Sitarz – Junior
  • 41 – Nolan Higgins – Junior
  • 42 – Ryan "Four-Two" Szczepaniak – Redshirt Junior
  • 44 – Ryan Zimmer – Graduate
  • 47 – George Viebrock III – Graduate
  • 55 – Brady Chambers – Freshman
  

Catchers

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

First basemen

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

Infielders

  • 1 – Ryan McKay – Sophomore
  • 3 – Dayton Murphy – Freshman
  • 9 – Jacob Anderson – Redshirt 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 (28–26)[8]
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = MSU Baseball team member      * = Non-Conference Game
Regular Season (28–26)
April (6–9)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record Big Ten record
April 2 vs 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		 4–6 Seebold (2–3) Dzierwa (5–1) Vogel (1) B1G+ 1,211 17–11 4–6
April 7
12:02 p.m.		 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, Indiana		 2–14 (7) Gilley (6–1) Higgins (1–3) — B1G+ 973 17–12 4–7
April 7
3:02 p.m.		 at Indiana Bart Kaufman Field
Bloomington, Indiana		 2–18 (7) Holderfield (2–0) Grundman (1–2) Decker-petty (1) B1G+ 1,247 17–13 4–8
April 9
3:00 p.m.		 vs Central Michigan* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan		 5–6 Ross (1–2) Brewer (0–2) Stumpf (1) B1G+ 311 17–14 –
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 567 17–15 4–9
April 12
3:32 p.m.		 vs Northwestern Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan		 10–0 (8) Dzierwa (6–1) Forniss (1–1) — B1G+ 1,324 18–15 5–9
April 13
1:02 p.m.		 vs Northwestern Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan		 3–1 Higgins (2–3) Kouser (3–3) Brewer (1) B1G+ 602 19–15 6–9
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+ 442 20–15 –
April 18
6:02 p.m.		 vs Ohio State Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan		 11–4 Viebrock III (1–0) Erdmann (0–5) Horvath (6) B1G+ 1,331 21–15 7–9
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+ 1,262 22–15 8–9
April 20
1:02 p.m.		 vs Ohio State Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan		 14–4 (7) Higgins (3–3) Michalak (1–4) — B1G+ 678 23–15 9–9
April 22
6:02 p.m.		 vs Purdue Fort Wayne* Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium
East Lansing, Michigan		 1–10 Newell (1–3) Donovan (1–3) — B1G+ 654 23–16 –
April 25
6:00 p.m.		 at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan		 2–8 Barr (5–3) Farquhar (2–1) — B1G+ 1,663 23–17 9–10
April 26
2:00 p.m.		 at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan		 2–9 Lally Jr. (4–3) Dzierwa (6–2) — B1G+ 1,884 23–18 9–11
April 27
1:00 p.m.		 at Michigan Ray Fisher Stadium
Ann Arbor, Michigan		 5–6 Carey (7–0) Higgins (3–4) Rogers (7) B1G+ 2,226 23–19 9–12
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".
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