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Michigan St. Series

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OSU opens B1G play vs sparty today at 5pm....


A LOOK AT THE SPARTANS
• Michigan State is 8-9 overall heading into the opening weekend of Big Ten play. Last time out, the Spartans went 1-2 at the First Pitch Invitational in Greenville, S.C. Michigan State defeated Clemson in a midweek contest March 11, 8-6.
• The Spartans are hitting .245 as team, scoring 70 runs with 65 RBI in 17 games.
• Chad Roskelly is hitting a team-best .326 with seven runs scored, two home runs and two RBI, while Blaise Salter is batting .305 with 10 runs scored, four doubles, three home runs and 12 RBI with a .525 slugging percentage.
• The MSU pitching staff has a 4.11 ERA in 144.2 IP.
• Cam Vieaux is 0-3 with a 2.08 ERA in five starts with 30 strikeouts in 30.1 IP.
• Ohio State holds a 137-90-1 advantage in the all-time series with the Spartans. Last year, Ohio State won two of three games in a home series in Columbus Mach 21-23, 2014.

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/031615aab.html
 
Buckeyes Shut Out Michigan State, 3-0
Riga throws eight scoreless frames, Dempsey breaks OSU career saves record in Sunday win in Columbus



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Senior closer Trace Dempsey broke the OSU all-time saves record with his 30th Sunday afternoon


COLUMBUS, Ohio - Senior pitcher Ryan Riga threw eight scoreless innings, while classmate closer Trace Dempsey broke the Ohio State career saves record in the ninth with his 30th in a 3-0 shutout victory over Michigan State Sunday afternoon on a chilly afternoon at Nick Swisher Field at Bill Davis Stadium. With their first B1G series win, the Buckeyes improve to 14-6 and 2-1 in conference play, while the Spartans fall to 9-11 overall and 1-2 in the Big Ten.
"We scored runs in different ways today using our speed, power and execution," said head coach Greg Beals. "Our conference has very good pitching and we will need to manufacture runs like we did vs. the Spartans. The story today was Ryan Riga. He's a Friday starter pitching on Sunday and he was tremendous again this afternoon. Michigan State is a solid ball club and our conference is going to be a battle every weekend this spring."
Riga, a native of Fairfield, Ohio, improved to 4-1 in five starts, matching his season wins total from a year ago. In eight scoreless frames, he scattered six hits with two walks and five strikeouts. Dempsey closed out the game to pick up his fourth save to break the all-time record held by former Buckeye Jake Hale, who tallied 29 from 2006-09. "It's a great honor to have this accomplishment but I wouldn't be in this situation if it wasn't for my teammates," Dempsey said. "Riga was lights out today and I'm happy the coaching staff can trust me to finish off the win. We played good baseball and we need to continue to improve every day."

http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/sports/m-basebl/recaps/032215aaa.html
 
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