# 2023 Michigan State Spartans baseball team

The 2023 Michigan State Spartans baseball team represented Michigan State University in the 2023 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spartans were led by head coach Jake Boss in his fifteenth-season, were a member of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field in East Lansing, Michigan.

## Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022 season 24–30, including 8–16 in conference play, finishing in twelve place in their conference.

## All-Big Ten

Six Spartans received conference honors in 2023 - junior infielder Brock Vradenburg collected First Team All-Big Ten honors, while senior relief pitcher Wyatt Rush, junior infielder Trent Farquhar and redshirt sophomore catcher Bryan Broecker were named to Second Team All-Big Ten. Junior infielder Mitch Jebb was tabbed to the Third Team All-Big Ten list, while pitcher Joseph Dzierwa was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. Wyatt Rush was also named MSU's Sportsmanship Award honoree.

## Schedule and results

Reference:
2023 Michigan State Spartans baseball game log :
Regular season (32–20) :
February (4–3) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 1 | February 17 | vs. Michigan MLB Desert Invitational | Sloan Park | MLB.com | 15–8 | Dzierwa (1–0) | Goldensoph (0–1) | Rush (1) | 305 | 1–0 | – |
| 2 | February 19 | vs. Fresno State MLB Desert Invitational | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | MLB.com | 7–4 | Pisnto (1–0) | Angelo (0–1) | — | 480 | 2–0 | – |
| 3 | February 19 | vs. Arizona MLB Desert Invitational | Salt River Fields at Talking Stick | MLB.com | 1–7 | Zastrow (1–0) | Matheny (0–1) | — | 503 | 2–1 | – |
| 4 | February 20 | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Field at GCU Ballpark | ESPN+ | 7–1 | Carson (1–0) | Martinez (0–1) | — | 1,928 | 3–1 | – |
| 5 | February 24 | at USC Upstate | Cleveland S. Harley Baseball Park | ESPN+ | 13–6 | Dzierwa (2–0) | Dutton (1–1) | — | 97 | 4–1 | – |
| 6 | February 25 | at Gardner–Webb Runnin' | John Henry Moss Stadium | | 3–7 | Switalski (1–1) | Matheny (0–2) | Maggi (1) | 72 | 4–2 | – |
| 7 | February 26 | at Presbyterian | Presbyterian Baseball Complex | | 6–8 | McDaniel (1–1) | Szczepaniak (0–1) | Smith (2) | 250 | 4–3 | – |
March (11–5) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 8 | March 3 | at College of Charleston | CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point | FloSports | 3–11 | Hunter (2–1) | Dzierwa (2–1) | — | 712 | 4–4 | – |
| 9 | March 4 | at Charleston Southern | Nielsen Field at CSU Ballpark | ESPN+ | 19–10 | Higgins (1–0) | Gleason (1–2) | — | 202 | 5–4 | – |
| 10 | March 5 | at College of Charleston | CofC Baseball Stadium at Patriot's Point | FloSports | 3–10 | Duval (2–0) | Cook (0–1) | Hunter (1) | 868 | 5–5 | – |
| 11 | March 6 | vs. Air Force | Shipyard Park | | 4–7 | Jake (1–1) | Carson (1–1) | — | 305 | 5–6 | – |
| 12 | March 8 | vs. Wofford | Fluor Field | | 9–12 | Zac (3–0) | Higgins (1–1) | — | 305 | 5–7 | – |
| 13 | March 10 | vs. Western Carolina First Pitch Invitational | Fluor Field | YouTube | 6–5 | Rush (1–0) | Torres (1–1) | — | 503 | 6–7 | – |
| 14 | March 11 | vs. Kansas First Pitch Invitational | Fluor Field | YouTube | 10–6 | Carson (2–1) | Muck (0–1) | — | 2,428 | 7–7 | – |
| 15 | March 11 | vs. Western Carolina First Pitch Invitational | Fluor Field | YouTube | 7–2 | Berghorst (1–0) | Eldridge (0–2) | Rush (2) | 503 | 8–7 | – |
| — | March 12 | vs. Kansas First Pitch Invitational | Fluor Field | | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| — | March 17 | at Indiana State | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium | | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| — | March 18 | at Indiana State | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium | | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 16 | March 19 | at Indiana State | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium | ESPN+ | 8–2 | Higgins (2–1) | Fenlong (1–2) | — | 731 | 9–7 | – |
| 17 | March 19 | at Indiana State | Bob Warn Field at Sycamore Stadium | ESPN+ | 10–7 | Cook (1–1) | Gregersen (1–1) | Rush (3) | 596 | 10–7 | – |
| 18 | March 22 | vs. Western Michigan | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 8–3 | Powers (1–0) | Szczepaniak (0–1) | — | 305 | 11–7 | – |
| 19 | March 24 | vs. Purdue | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | BTN | 4–5 | Suval (3–1) | Carson (2–2) | — | 703 | 11–8 | 0–1 |
| – | March 25 | vs. Purdue | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 20 | March 26 | vs. Purdue | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 5–4 | Szczepaniak (1–1) | Dannelley (1–3) | Rush (4) | — | 12–8 | 1–1 |
| 21 | March 26 | vs. Purdue | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 12–6 | Cook (2–1) | Iwinski (1–2) | — | 1,024 | 13–8 | 2–1 |
| 22 | March 28 | at Western Michigan | Hyames Field | wmubroncos.com | 8–6 | Martin (1–0) | Gernon (0–1) | Rush (5) | 319 | 14–8 | – |
| 23 | March 31 | at Rutgers | Bainton Field | B1G+ | 3–2 | Dzierwa (3–1) | Conover (2–2) | Rush (6) | 421 | 15–8 | 3–1 |
April (13–5) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 24 | April 1 | at Rutgers | Bainton Field | B1G+ | 10–4 | Cook (3–1) | Coppola (1–3) | — | 501 | 16–8 | 4–1 |
| 25 | April 2 | at Rutgers | Bainton Field | B1G+ | 5–10 | Gorski (1–0) | Carson (2–3) | — | 521 | 16–9 | 4–2 |
| — | April 5 | vs. Bowling Green | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 26 | April 7 | vs. Ohio State | Jackson Field | | 7–1 | Dzierwa (4–1) | Coupet (3–3) | Carson (1) | 1,423 | 17–9 | 5–2 |
| 27 | April 8 | vs. Ohio State | Jackson Field | | 2–13 (7) | Bruni (2–0) | Cook (3–2) | — | — | 17–10 | 5–3 |
| 28 | April 8 | vs. Ohio State | Jackson Field | | 16–3 (7) | Powers (2–0) | Timmerman (0–1) | — | 1,002 | 18–10 | 6–3 |
| 29 | April 11 | at Notre Dame | Frank Eck Stadium | ESPN | 7–6 (11) | Rush (2–0) | Lynch (0–1) | — | 572 | 19–10 | – |
| 30 | April 12 | vs. Oakland | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 8–3 | Higgins (3–1) | Fekete (1–2) | — | 1,541 | 20–10 | – |
| 31 | April 14 | vs. Western Illinois | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 10–9 | Carson (3–3) | Bell (0–3) | Rush (7) | 1,196 | 21–10 | – |
| 32 | April 15 | vs. Western Illinois | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 12–2 (7) | Cook (4–2) | Kapraun (1–5) | — | — | 22–10 | – |
| 33 | April 15 | vs. Western Illinois | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 11–1 (8) | Powers (3–0) | Kratz (0–3) | — | 1,935 | 23–10 | – |
| 34 | April 19 | vs. Purdue Fort Wayne | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 2–3 | Reid (2–2) | Berghorst (1–1) | Miller (4) | 503 | 23–11 | – |
| 35 | April 21 | at Michigan | Ray Fisher Stadium | B1G+ | 3–5 | Rennard (6–2) | Dzierwa (4–2) | Voit (4) | 1,766 | 23–12 | 6–4 |
| 36 | April 22 | at Michigan | Fisher Stadium | B1G+ | 3–8 | O'Halloran (7–2) | Cook (4–3) | — | 1,960 | 23–13 | 6–5 |
| 37 | April 23 | at Michigan | Fisher Stadium | B1G+ | 14–2 | Powers (4–0) | Allen (4–3) | — | 2,595 | 24–13 | 7–5 |
| 38 | April 25 | vs. Notre Dame | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 12–5 | Rush (3–0) | Bedford (1–2) | — | 1,033 | 25–13 | – |
| — | April 28 | vs. Northwestern | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed |
| 39 | April 29 | vs. Northwestern | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 8–3 | Dzierwa (5–2) | McClure (1–6) | Cook (1) | — | 26–13 | 8–5 |
| 40 | April 29 | vs. Northwestern | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 6–3 | Higgins (4–1) | Garewal (0–4) | Rush (8) | 1,053 | 27–13 | 9–5 |
| 41 | April 30 | vs. Northwestern | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 9–2 | Powers (5–0) | Benneche (0–6) | — | 1,102 | 28–13 | 10–5 |
May (4–7) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Site/stadium | TV | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1G Record |
| 42 | May 5 | at Illinois | Illinois Field | B1G+ | 9–10 | Crowder (3–2) | Szczepaniak (1–2) | — | 2,113 | 28–14 | 10–6 |
| 43 | May 6 | at Illinois | Illinois Field | B1G+ | 7–14 | Swartz (2–2) | Higgins (4–2) | — | 947 | 28–15 | 10–7 |
| 44 | May 7 | at Illinois | Illinois Field | B1G+ | 3–10 | Constertina (2–2) | Powers (5–1) | — | 947 | 28–16 | 10–8 |
| 45 | May 10 | vs. Eastern Michigan | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 11–10 (10) | Rush (4–0) | Chittum (3–5) | — | 628 | 29–16 | – |
| 46 | May 12 | at Iowa | Duane Banks Field | B1G+ | 0–9 | Morgan (4–2) | Dzierwa (5–3) | Simpson (1) | 1,778 | 29–17 | 10–9 |
| 47 | May 13 | at Iowa | Duane Banks Field | B1G+ | 6–8 | Christophers (3–1) | Carson (3–4) | Llewellyn (3) | 1,249 | 29–18 | 10–10 |
| 48 | May 14 | at Iowa | Duane Banks Field | B1G+ | 1–5 | Brecht (4–2) | Powers (5–2) | Whitlock (1) | 1,221 | 29–19 | 10–11 |
| 49 | May 16 | vs. Central Michigan | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | B1G+ | 9–2 | Chapman (1–0) | Waters (4–1) | — | 719 | 30–19 | – |
| 50 | May 18 | vs. Indiana | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | BTN | 8–6 | Dzierwa (6–3) | Sinnard (6–3) | Rush (9) | 621 | 31–19 | 11–11 |
| 51 | May 19 | vs. Indiana | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | BTN | 7–6 | Cook (5–3) | Risedorph (2–1) | Rush (10) | 608 | 32–19 | 12–11 |
| 52 | May 20 | vs. Indiana | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium | BTN | 5–6 | Hayden (2–0) | Szczepaniak (1–3) | Foley (3) | 1,391 | 32–20 | 12–12 |
Postseason (1–2) :
B1G Ten Tournament (1–2) :
| # | Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | TV | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Overall Record | B1GT Record |
| 53 | May 23 | vs.(1) Maryland | (8) | Charles Schwab Field | BTN | 2–3 | Falco (4–0) | Powers (5–3) | — | 2,037 | 32–21 | 0–1 |
| 54 | May 25 | vs.(5) Rutgers | (8) | Charles Schwab Field | BTN | 6–4 | Rush (5–0) | Marshall (5–2) | — | — | 33–21 | 1–1 |
| 55 | May 26 | vs.(4) Nebraska | (8) | Charles Schwab Field | BTN | 0–4 | Walsh (5–3) | Dzierwa (6–4) | — | 5,317 | 33–22 | 1–2 |
Win  Loss  PostponementBold: Spartans team memberReference: Rankings from D1Baseball.com.(#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. :