2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball team

2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball
2025 Michigan State Spartans baseball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	28–27 (13–17 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

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
Michigan State ‍‍‍	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 represented Michigan State University in the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spartans were led by head coach Jake Boss in his seventeenth season. The Spartans were members of the Big Ten Conference and played 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 began their season in Cary, North Carolina, at the USA Baseball National Training Complex. They defeated Western Michigan twice to open their season in a 7-inning double header on February 14th. Spartan ace Joseph Dzierwa threw incredibly well, going 6 innings, allowing 0 runs, and striking out 11. The Spartans went on to play Monmouth University in a doubleheader on February 15. Taking both games and beginning their season 4-0.^[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

2025 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
Tommy Merlo	Director of Baseball Operations	2

Student Manager staff

2025 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
Tyler Wolters	Sophomore	2
Murphy Wegner	Junior	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)

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 (10–9)
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	7–11	Kasner (2–0)	Grundman (1–1)	—	B1G+	1,487	12–4	–
March 14 1:02 p.m.	at Iowa		Duane Banks Field Iowa City, Iowa	12–8 (11)	Horvath (3–1)	Anthony (1–2)	—	B1G+		13–4	1–0
March 14 5:02 p.m.	at Iowa		Duane Banks Field Iowa City, Iowa	3–7	Savary (4–0)	Higgins (1–1)	Detaeye (1)	B1G+	1,057	13–5	1–1
March 15 2:02 p.m.	at Iowa		Duane Banks Field Iowa City, Iowa	0–10 (7)	Reece (3–0)	Donovan (0–2)	—	B1G+	878	13–6	1–2
March 19 4:02 p.m.	vs Oakland*		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	8–5	Farquhar (1–0)	Glassman (0–3)	Horvath (1)	B1G+	850	14–6	–
March 21 5:32 p.m.	at Penn State		Medlar Field at Lubrano Park State College, Pennsylvania	4–0	Dzierwa (5–0)	Desanto (4–1)	Horvath (1)	B1G+	1,650	15–6	2–2
March 22 2:02 p.m.	at Penn State		Medlar Field at Lubrano Park State College, Pennsylvania	5–11	Horwat (4–1)	Brewer (0–1)	Steele (1)	B1G+	1,309	15–7	2–3
March 23 1:02 p.m.	at Penn State		Medlar Field at Lubrano Park State College, Pennsylvania	10–5	Pikur (1–1)	Olson (0–1)	Horvath (5)	B1G+	1,091	16–7	3–3
March 26 4:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*		Frank Eck Stadium South Bend, Indiana	6–9	Klosterman (1–0)	Szczepaniak (0–1)	Mcdonough (1)	ACCN	482	16–8	–
March 28 1:30 p.m.	vs Illinois		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	6–9	Girard (1–0)	Pikur (1–2)	Bates (1)	B1G+		16–9	3–4
March 28 4:00 p.m.	vs Illinois		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	3–10	Plumley (2–2)	Higgins (1–2)	—	B1G+	714	16–10	3–5
March 30 12:02 p.m.	vs Illinois		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	14–4 (8)	Farquhar (2–0)	Hall (2–2)	—	B1G+	824	17–10	4–5

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

May (5–6)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	Big Ten record
May 2 6:00 p.m.	vs No. 6 Oregon		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	2–0	Dzierwa (7–2)	Grinsell (7–2)	—	B1G+	1,016	24–19	10–12
May 3 3:30 p.m.	vs No. 6 Oregon		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	5–13	Clarke (4–2)	Farquhar (2–2)	Umlandt (1)	B1G+	852	24–20	10–13
May 4 11:30 a.m.	vs No. 6 Oregon		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	1–3	Reitz (3–0)	Higgins (3–5)	Mattox (1)	B1G+	562	24–21	10–14
May 6 6:00 p.m.	vs Eastern Michigan*		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	3–1	Donovan (2–3)	Gillies (0–1)	Pianto (2)	B1G+	725	25–21	–
May 7 4:05 p.m.	at Western Michigan*		Hyames Field Kalamazoo, Michigan	5–6 (12)	Maloney (1–0)	Moczydlowsky (0–1)	—	YouTube	328	25–22	–
May 9 9:30 p.m.	at No. 25 USC		OC Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California	5–0	Dzierwa (8–2)	Hunter (6–4)	—	B1G+	789	26–22	11–14
May 10 5:00 p.m.	at No. 25 USC		OC Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California	15–5 (8)	Farquhar (3–2)	Aoki (5–3)	—	B1G+	503	27–22	12–14
May 11 4:00 p.m.	at No. 25 USC		OC Great Park Baseball Complex Irvine, California	3–10	Edwards (2–0)	Higgins (3–6)	—	B1G+	703	27–23	12–15
May 15 6:00 p.m.	vs Minnesota		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	3–4	Sundquiat (3–1)	Dzierwa (8–3)	Clausen (1)	B1G+	535	27–24	12–16
May 16 6:00 p.m.	vs Minnesota		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	5–11	Remington (2–6)	Farquhar (3–3)	Rooney (1)	B1G+	805	27–25	12–17
May 17 1:00 p.m.	vs Minnesota		Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium East Lansing, Michigan	11–10	Brewer (2–2)	Clausen (0–2)	—	B1G+	805	28–25	13–17

Postseason (0–2)

Big Ten Tournament (0–2)
Date	Opponent	Rank	Site/stadium	Score	Win	Loss	Save	TV	Attendance	Overall record	B1GT Record
May 20 6:23 p.m.	vs (8) Nebraska Pool A	(12)	Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska	4–5 (10)	Broderick (4–2)	Pianto (0–1)	—	BTN	2,843	28–26	0–1
May 22 5:11 p.m.	vs (1) Oregon Pool A	(12)	Charles Schwab Field Omaha, Nebraska	2–4	Garcia (3–0)	Horvath (3–3)	Mattox (1)	BTN		28–27	0–2

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

References

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

[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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