Michigan State Spartans baseball team falls to Maryland 3-2 in Big 10 Tournament, still alive in double elimination format
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Luke Shliger went 2 for 3 with two doubles and the go-ahead RBI to help No. 20 Maryland beat Michigan State 3-2 Tuesday night in the opening round of the double-elimination Big Ten Tournament.
No. 8 seed Michigan State (32-21) moves into the loser’s bracket, while No. 1 seed Maryland (28-19) plays No. 4 seed Nebraska or fifth-seeded Rutgers today.
Jacob Orr led off the bottom of the eighth on Tuesday with a single and then scored when Shliger doubled down the left-field line to make it 3-2.
Dave Falco (4-0) threw 2 2/3 innings of no-hit relief with two hit batsmen, three strikeouts and no runs allowed.
Mitch Jebb’s single drove in Trent Farquhar to give the Spartans a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning.
Michigan State’s Greg Ziegler led off the top off the seventh with a triple and scored on Brock Vradenburg’s single to make it 2-2.