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2026 Michigan State Spartans baseball team

The 2026 Michigan State Spartans baseball team represents Michigan State University in the 2026 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Spartans are led by head coach Jake Boss in his eighteenth season. The Spartans are members of the Big Ten Conference (B1G) and play their home game at Drayton McLane Baseball Stadium[2] in East Lansing, Michigan.

2026 Michigan State Spartans baseball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record24–32 (11–19 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Graham Sikes (17th season)
  • Andrew Stone (5th season)
Pitching coachMark Van Ameyde (9th season)
Home stadiumDrayton McLane Baseball Stadium
Seasons
← 2025
2027 →
2026 Big Ten Conference baseball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 UCLA ‍†‍‡‍y 28–2–0 .93348–6–0 .889
No. 20 Nebraska ‍‍‍y 23–7–0 .76741–14–0 .745
No. 15 Oregon ‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66738–15–0 .717
USC ‍‍‍y 20–10–0 .66742–14–0 .750
Purdue  ‍‍‍ 18–13–0 .58136–18–0 .667
Ohio State  ‍‍‍ 18–12–0 .60029–24–0 .547
Michigan  ‍‍‍ 17–13–0 .56733–22–0 .600
Iowa  ‍‍‍ 15–15–0 .50030–21–0 .588
Illinois  ‍‍‍ 14–16–0 .46727–27–0 .500
Rutgers  ‍‍‍ 13–17–0 .43326–29–0 .473
Washington  ‍‍‍ 12–18–0 .40023–31–0 .426
Michigan State  ‍‍‍ 12–19–0 .38722–31–0 .415
Minnesota  ‍‍‍ 11–19–0 .36730–23–0 .566
Maryland  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30027–29–0 .482
Indiana  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30023–31–0 .426
Penn State  ‍‍‍ 9–21–0 .30016–35–0 .314
Northwestern  ‍‍‍ 8–22–0 .26721–30–1 .413
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of May 19, 2026[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2025 season 28-27 overall, [3] including 13-17 in concernece play, finishing in 12th place in their conference.[4] They qualified for the 2026 Big Ten baseball tournament as a 12th seed in Pool A were they would lose to 8th seed Nebraska in 10 innings and 1st seed Oregon.

Roster

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2026 Michigan State Baseball Roster
 

Pitchers


  

Catchers


First basemen


Infielders


  

Outfielders


  

Coaching staff

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2026 Michigan State Baseball Coaching Staff[6]
NamePositionSeasons at
Michigan State
Jake BossHead coach18
Graham SikesRecruiting Coordinator17
Mark Van AmeydePitching Coach9
Andrew StoneHitting Coach and Recruiting Coordinator5
Adam EatonDirector of Player Development4
Tommy MerloDirector of Baseball Operations3

Personnel

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Starters

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Opening Night Lineup
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Weekend pitching rotation
DayNo.Player.Year
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Schedule and results

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2026 Michigan State Spartans baseball game log (Overall: 24–32; Conference: 11–19); (Home: 11–12; Away: 10–14; Neutral: 3–5)
Regular season (22–31)
February (3–5)
(Home; 0–0; Away: 2–4; Neutral: 1-1)
DateTime (EST)OpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
February 132:00 p.m.at No. 8 Louisville*ACCNXJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KentuckyW 4-3Nolan Higgins (1-0)Casen Murphy (0-1)Tommy Szczepanski (1)1,7441-0—
February 141:00 p.m.at No. 8 Louisville*ACCNXJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KentuckyW 13-4Brady Chambers (1-0)Jake Bean (0-1)None1,4942-0—
February 151:00 p.m.at No. 8 Louisville*ACCNXJim Patterson Stadium • Louisville, KentuckyL 1-9Wyatt Danilowicz (1-0)Logan Pikur (0-1)None5462-1—
February 207:30 p.m.at No. 3 Texas*SEC+UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TexasL 1-8Ruger Riojas (2-0)Aidan Donovan (0-1)None7,8082-2—
February 213:00 p.m.at No. 3 Texas*SEC+UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TexasL 1-3Max Grubbs (1-0)Carter Monke (0-1)Thomas Burns (1)7,3972-3—
February 221:00 p.m.at No. 3 Texas*SEC+UFCU Disch-Falk Field • Austin, TexasL 0-4Dylan Volantis (2-0)Logan Pikur (0-2)None6,8702-4—
2026 First Pitch Invitational
February 272:00 p.m.Illinois *TBDFluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 4-5(10)Kyle Remington (2-0)Tommy Szczepanski (0-1)None2272-5—
February 286:00 p.m.Albany*TBDFluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaW 4-1Carter Monke (1-1)Christian Mello (0-1)Brady Chambers (1)2353-5—
March (6–12)
(Home; 3–3; Away: 3–6; Netural: 0-3)
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
March 12:00 p.m.James Madison*TBDFluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 2-4Adam Horvath (1-0)Gannon Grundman (0-1)Luke Mcgrath (2)4783-6—
March 36:00 p.m.Winthrop*TBDFluor Field • Greenville, South CarolinaL 2-5Colby Mcneely (2-0)Nolan Higgins (1-1)Brodt Walker (1)'1,4463-7—
March 46:00 p.m.No. 10 ClemsonTBDFluor FIeld • Greenville, South CarolinaL 1-12(7)Eston Simpson (3-0)Gannon Grundman (0-2)None3,2043-8—
March 63:00 p.m.at NebraksaBTN+Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska3-90-1
March 72:00 p.m.at NebraskaBTN+Haymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska3-100-2
March 81:00 p.m.at NebraskaBTN+Heymarket Park • Lincoln, Nebraska3-110-3
March 104:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan*TBDOestrike Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan4-11—
March 134:00 p.m.at RutgersBTN+Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey4-120-4
March 142:00 p.m.at RutgersBTN+Bainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey5-121-4
March 151:00 p.m.at RutgersBTN+Dainton Field • Piscataway, New Jersey5-131-5
March 184:00 p.m.at Michigan*TBDRay Fisher Stadium • Ann Arbor, Michigan5-14—
March 203:30 p.m.vs IowaBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan6-142-5
March 21
DH (Game 1)		1:00 p.m.vs IowaBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan7-143-5
March 21
DH (Game 2)		4:30 p.m.vs IowaBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan7-153-6
March 243:00 p.m.at Central Michigan*TBDTheunissen Stadium • Mount Pleasant, Michigan6-15—
March 273:30 p.m.vs PrudueBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan7-154-6
March 283:30 p.m.vs PrudueBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan7-164-7
March 291:00 p.m.vs PrudueBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan7-174-8
March 314:00 p.m.vs Central Michigan*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, MichiganCanceled (Inclement Weather)7-17—
April (7–8)
(Home; 3–5; Away: 4–3)
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
April 16:00 p.m.vs Lansing Lugnuts*TBDJackson Field • Lansing, Michigan——
April 34:00 p.m.at NorthwesternBTN+Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois——
April 42:00 p.m.at NorthwesternBTN+Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois——
April 52:00 p.m.at NorthwesternBTN+Rocky Miller Park • Evanston, Illinois——
April 85:00 p.m.at Notre DameACCNFrank Eck Stadium • South Bend, Indiana——
April 106:00 p.m.vs MichiganBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
April 113:30 p.m.vs MichiganBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
April 121:00 p.m.vs MichiganBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
April 146:00 p.m.vs Oakland*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
April 156:00 p.m.at Western Michigan*BTN+LMCU Ballpark • Comstock Park, MichiganCanceled——
April 1710:00 p.m.at WashingtonBTN+Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington——
April 1810:00 p.m.at WashingtonBTN+Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington——
April 194:00 p.m.at WashingtonBTN+Husky Ballpark • Seattle, Washington——
April 226:00 p.m.vs Notre Dame*BTNJeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
April 256:00 p.m.vs MarylandBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
April 263:30 p.m.vs MarylandBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
April 271:00 p.m.vs MarylandBTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May (6–6)
(Home: 5–4; Away: 1–2)
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordB1G record
May 16:00 p.m.vs No. 1 UCLABTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 23:30 p.m.vs No. 1 UCLABTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 312:00 p.m.vs No. 1 UCLABTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 56:00 p.m.vs Bowling Green*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 66:00 p.m.vs Western Michigan*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 86:00 p.m.Ohio StateBTN+Huntington Park • Columbus, Ohio——
May 93:00 p.m.at Ohio StateBTN+Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio——
May 101:00 p.m.at Ohio StateBTN+Bill Davis Stadium • Columbus, Ohio——
May 121:00 p.m.vs Eastern Michigan*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 146:00 p.m.vs Illinois State*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 156:00 p.m.vs Illinois State*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
May 161:00 p.m.vs Illinois State*BTN+Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan——
Postseason (2–1)
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordTournament record
May 1910:00 a.m.(5) Purdue
(Double Elimination Opening Round Winner's Bracket)		(12)BTNCharles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NebraskaW 8-4Aidan Donovan (6-3)Cole Van Assen (6-5)NoneNone23-311-0
May 206:00 p.m.(8) Iowa
(Double Elimination Qialification Round Winner's Bracket)		(12)BTNCharles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NebraskaW 4-3Gannon Grundman (2-3)Kyle Alivo (3-3)Nolan Higgins (4)None24-312-0
May 2210:00 a.m.(4) No. 25 USC
(Quarterfinals)		(12)BTNCharles Schwab Field Omaha • Omaha, NebraskaL 0-7Andrew Johnson (7-2)J.D. Greeley (0-4)NoneNone24–322–1
DateTimeOpponentRankTVVenueScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceOverall recordNCAAT record
"#" represents ranking. All rankings from D1 Baseball Poll on the date of the contest.
"()" represents postseason seeding in the Big Ten Tournament or NCAA Regional, respectively.
  = Win,   = Loss,   = Canceled/Postponed
Bold = Michigan State Spartans team member
* = Non-Conference Game
Schedule Source:[7]


References

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  1. ↑ "Big Ten Conference standings". BigTen.org. Retrieved May 11, 2026.
  2. ↑ "MSU baseball receives $1.5 million donation from Ishbia family". The State News. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 Baseball Schedule". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Big Ten". D1Baseball. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "2026 Baseball Roster". Michigan State University Athletics. Retrieved February 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Baseball coaches". msuspartans.com.
  7. ↑ "2026 Baseball Schedule". Michigan State Spartans. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
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