Michigan State Spartans baseball
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The Michigan State Spartans baseball team is the varsity intercollegiate baseball team of Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, United States. The team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I and are members of the Big Ten Conference.
Michigan State Spartans | |
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2024 Michigan State Spartans baseball team | |
Founded | 1884 (1884) |
University | Michigan State University |
Head coach | Jake Boss (16th season) |
Conference | Big Ten |
Location | East Lansing, Michigan |
Home stadium | Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium at John H. Kobs Field (Capacity: 4,000) |
Nickname | Spartans |
Colors | Green and white[1] |
College World Series appearances | |
1954 | |
NCAA Tournament appearances | |
1954, 1971, 1978, 1979, 2012 | |
Regular season conference champions | |
Big Ten: 1954, 1971, 1979, 2011 MIAA: 1888, 1889, 1893, 1894, 1902 |
Beginning play in 1884, the Spartans have made the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship 5 times, advancing to the College World Series once, in 1954, with a third-place finish. The team has won 4 Big Ten conference championships and 5 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles.[2] The team played in the MIAA until 1907 and played as an independent until the university joined the Big Ten in 1949 and the Spartan baseball team began Big Ten play in 1951.[3]