Also in Softball

• Softball team suffers injuries, still defeats Oakland

  Updated 04/23/2008 9:57pm

  Despite sweeping Oakland in Wednesday’s doubleheader that lasted four hours, it was a rough victory for the MSU softball team.

• 'Inconsistent' Spartans split doubleheader against Indiana

  Updated 04/20/2008 8:49pm

  The MSU softball team doesn’t seem to follow any predictable pattern. The Spartans split a two-game series against Purdue and ended the weekend by splitting a doubleheader Sunday against Indiana.

• Spartans hope to get on track against Boilermakers

  Updated 04/17/2008 9:17pm

  The MSU softball team will try to bounce back from a lackluster weekend to battle Purdue in a two-game weekend series.

  But it won’t be easy, especially for a team that’s slumped as of late, MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph said.

• After 600 wins, coach still wants to learn more

  Updated 04/14/2008 8:25pm

  With more than 600 wins, three self-authored books and almost 20 years of coaching, MSU head coach Jacquie Joseph still gets as giddy about game day as when she was playing softball at Central Michigan.

• MSU's 6-game win streak ends in 1-3 weekend against Hawkeyes

  Updated 04/14/2008 8:43pm

  The Iowa Hawkeyes squashed the MSU softball team’s six-game winning streak during the weekend, and it only went downhill from there for the Spartans. MSU posted a 1-3 record on the weekend, losing two games to Iowa and splitting a doubleheader with Illinois — which included a mercy win over the Fighting Illini with an 11-5 victory in five innings.

• Mejia adds to résumé as freshman captain

  Updated 04/10/2008 9:15pm

  Growing up, freshman captain Bianca Mejia was surrounded by softball.

  She played for her high school team at El Camino Real High School in Woodland Hills, Calif., and her two older sisters, Krystal and Vanessa, played at Long Island University.

• Softball team tops Western Michigan behind active bats

  Updated 04/09/2008 8:37pm

  Freshman utility player Lindsey Hansen notched her first collegiate home run in the fourth inning of the MSU softball team’s 5-4 victory over Western Michigan on Wednesday.

• Senior twins destined to be Spartans from beginning

  Updated 04/08/2008 7:29pm

  As the mother of four daughters who have played Division I softball, Pam Nicosia has seen her share of softball coaches through the years.

• Softball sweeps Ohio State, baseball team splits series

  Updated 04/06/2008 8:42pm

  The MSU softball team swept a two-game set against No. 24 Ohio State this weekend to improve to 19-15 overall and 4-2 in Big Ten play.

• MSU softball overcomes Eagles, 4-2

  Updated 04/02/2008 10:31pm

  For four innings, things looked grim for the MSU softball team during its game on Wednesday. Eastern Michigan tallied two runs early in the first and second innings, stealing momentum from the Spartans.

• After slow start to weekend, Spartans blast Badgers out of park with blazing bats in Big Ten home opener

  Updated 03/30/2008 8:45pm

  Somebody had her Wheaties. Senior outfielder Nikki Nicosia tallied a hat trick of home runs, and freshman shortstop Bianca Mejia blasted two out of the park in Sunday’s doubleheader against Wisconsin.

• Joseph: Weather's going to be an issue

  Updated 03/26/2008 8:21pm

  Mother Nature won’t be very nice to the MSU softball team this weekend in its home opener, but that doesn’t bother the players. A chilly, rainy and snowy weekend is forecast throughout the team’s Friday and Saturday series against Minnesota and double-header against Wisconsin on Sunday.

• Weigle blasts grand slam in win, baseball postponed

  Updated 03/23/2008 7:43pm

  A combination of plenty of offense and solid pitching from senior Lesley Noel led the MSU softball team to a 2-1 showing at the Best Western Miami Invitational in Oxford, Ohio, to improve its record to 14-13.

• Spartan softball splits series, MSU gymnasts fall short vs. Auburn

  Updated 03/16/2008 9:11pm

  The MSU softball team finished the weekend just the way they started it with a one-run loss to Elon on Sunday in the Stetson Tournament. MSU (12-12), which went 2-2 on the weekend, also fell to Elon 5-4 in nine innings on Friday.

• MSU softball's Mondo named Big Ten Player of Week

  Updated 03/11/2008 9:22pm

  MSU softball player Gina Mondo was named the Big Ten Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, as announced by the conference office on Monday.

• Gomez wins Big Ten, football lands 2 more verbal commitments

  Updated 03/09/2008 9:38pm

  Sophomore Franklin Gomez won the Big Ten Championship at 133 pounds, defeating No. 1-seeded Jimmy Kennedy 3-1 in the championship match to advance to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis, Mo. on March 20-22.

• Baseball looking sharp, wrestlers get win

  Updated 02/24/2008 8:49pm

  A recap of the sport events of the weekend, including the opening weekend for baseball, a winning wrestling tournament, and a loss for the softball team at Palm Springs.

• Softball team wins Seminole Classic title

  Updated 02/17/2008 9:30pm

  The MSU softball team shone as bright as the Florida sun during its opening weekend, going 4-0 and winning the Seminole Classic in Tallahassee, Fla.