And so when the ball got was hit, I thought it was going to be caught and then I didn't," Boss said with a chuckle, "and then Pete ran it down and again, he's a really athletic kid and that's why he's our centerfielder."Īlong with Ahn's final catch, the Spartans were boosted by Trent Farquhar. Pete's really athletic and he's capable of that type of stuff. "It feels great, there's not a better feeling than winning, especially after we went through a bit of a dry spell there and coming back, everybody's doing a great job at the plate, pitchers are making their pitches on the mound, it's been awesome."Ĭoach Boss was impressed with Ahn's catch as well. "We were playing deep I'd misread a couple balls earlier that I thought he could make a catch on, so I wanted to make sure I got there," Ahn said. Minnesota threatened in the top of the ninth, loading the bases with two outs, before MSU got a final out on a deep shot to the gap in left center that graduate-senior centerfielder Peter Ahn ran it down and made a sliding catch to spark the Spartans' sweep celebration. After the stretch, MSU got a run back before erupting for a four-run eighth inning to take a 9-7 advantage. However, the Gophers countered with a four-spot of their own in the top of the seventh to take a 7-4 lead. MSU was down 3-0 after the top of the third, but the Spartans rallied with a four-spot in the fifth to take the lead. "I'm really proud of our guys for playing well first of all, and then kind of a character win for us today, we got down early, got the lead back and then gave it up in almost a heartbreaking way, but they keep coming, they keep fighting and took advantage of some opportunities to get a big win today. "That's a really big weekend," MSU head coach Jake Boss Jr. 500 for the first time since April 2 when the Spartans were 12-12. Sunday's win also leveled Michigan State's record at 21-21, back to. This weekend's sweep of the Gophers was MSU's first Big Ten Conference sweep April 20-22, 2018 at Northwestern and was the Spartans' first home B1G sweep since March 26-27, 2016 vs. Michigan State also registered its second series sweeping of the season, also sweeping Houston Baptist March 18-20. ![]() ![]() The Spartans' six-game win streak is not only the longest current active streak in the Big Ten Conference, but it also matches MSU's longest since a six-game win spurt April 18-27, 2018. Michigan State baseball won its sixth-straight game, beating Minnesota, 9-7, after rallying from an early 3-0 deficit and then holding off a late rally, as the Spartans completed the sweep of the Gophers Sunday afternoon at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field on MSU's Military Appreciation Day.
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