Michigan State baseball is playing for a berth in the Big Ten Tournament with the regular season coming to a close next weekend. With just a few games left, and the Spartans in need of wins, MSU faced a tough challenge when they traveled to the west coast to take on No. 25 USC. Well, the Spartans have been up to the challenge.
On Friday, Michigan State defeated USC 5-0 on the back of their ace pitcher Joseph Dzierwa, and on Saturday, they followed it up with a massive victory over the Trojans. MSU run-ruled the Trojans in just eight innings, defeating USC 15-5.
Noah Bright and Parker Picot led the way for MSU, with both Spartans going four-for-five in the game, while Ryan McKay, Sam Busch, Randy Seymour and Caleb Berry all had two hits in the contest.
Tate Farquhar got the win on the mound for the Spartans, throwing 6.2 solid innings, and was relieved by Dominic Pianto. Pianto tossed 1.1 innings to shut the door on any comeback efforts.
VICTORY FOR MSU!!!
Final score from Great Park in Irvine, CA:
Michigan State 15, No. 25 USC 5 (8 innings)
MSU has 3 wins over Top 25 teams for the 1st time since 2019!!
Spartans win series, snapping USC’s 8-series W streak!
Parker Picot w/ career-high 6 RBI!!#VictoryForMSU pic.twitter.com/BJWE08KxiV
Michigan State improves to 27-22 on the 2025 season, and with four games left, officially clinch themselves a season above the .500 line.
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