2024-25 M State Spartans Baseball News
Anoka-Ramsey took two games from M State on Friday, winning 11-0 and 8-2. The Rams scored 9 runs on six hits in the bottom of the third inning to break open the first game. They used a six-run second inning to take a 6-1 lead in game two and never looked back. The two teams will play two more games to end the regular season on Saturday in Fergus Falls.
Ridgewater pitching held M State to just four hits and a pair of runs in double header action in Fergus Falls on Saturday afternoon as the visiting Warriors posted wins of 9-1 and 14-1 over the Spartans. Ridgewater collected 13 hits in the first game and 11 hits in game two.
The M State baseball team traveled to Willmar on Friday where they lost a pair of MCAC Southern Division games to the Ridgewater Warriors, falling 7-6 in the opener and losing 16-1 in the nightcap. The Spartans were down 7-0 in the fifth inning of game one, but battled back with 6 runs in the sixth inning, coming up just short in the comeback attempts.
The Minnesota West Bluejays used a couple of big innings to lead them to a sweep of M State on Friday, winning 8-1 and 9-2. A five-run fourth inning in game one got the Bluejays going and in game two they jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back.
M State and Minnesota North – Hibbing split a double header on Wednesday. The Spartans won the first game, 4-3, on a walk-off extra inning RBI single by Carson Bevill. In game two, Hibbing had the bats working as they scored 11 runs on a dozen hits to earn an 11-3 victory.
M State split a Saturday double header with Mesabi Range in Virginia, falling 8-5 in the opener and taking game two, 22-0. A five run fifth inning allowed the home team to overcome a 4-2 deficit to take a 7-4 lead in game one, while game two saw the Spartans come alive at the plate, collecting 14 hits in the game.
Minnesota State Spartans fell 12-11 to Concordia Cobbers on Thursday despite out-hitting them 11 to 10. Dain Schroeder, Dalton Heater, and Carson Bussell each collected two hits for Minnesota State Spartans.
Tyson Barthel delivered a 2-run single to give M State a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Wednesday against the Moraine Valley Cyclones, however, things went downhill from there as the Spartans wound up taking a beating and losing 17-2 as they continued their Florida trip. A 7-run eighth-inning broke the game open.
Brendon Kent drove in four runs on a pair of hits to lead the M State baseball team to a 14-1 victory over Mesabi Range on Monday in Florida. Kent delivered the big blow with the bases loaded in the sixth inning when he came through with a triple to break the game open. The Spartans scored 9 runs on 7 hits in the sixth with Carson Bussell knocking in three runs with a bases loaded double.
Minnesota State Spartans couldn't keep up with Vermilion Ironhawks and fell 11-1 on Sunday.
Even though Minnesota State Spartans collected seven hits to Lake Region State College Royals's four, they still fell 3-0 on Sunday. Dain Schroeder, Brett Laurin, Cody Lofswold, Dalton Heater, Evan Lunde, Carson Bussell, and Cayden Doven each collected one hit for Minnesota State Spartans.
The M State Baseball team won their season opener on a walk-off error on Saturday as they defeated SUNY Adirondack, 8-7, in their first game of their Florida trip. The Spartans collected 11 hits in the game with Tyson Barthel, Dain Schroeder, and Carson Bussell each contributing two. Evan Lunde knocked in five runs in the win.