Five-run inning leads MSU to 6-1 baseball win at EMU; Michigan tops CMU
![Eastern senior Tucker Rubino throws toward first base as Michigan State freshman Ryan Krill makes it to second base as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com](/calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_01_display.jpg)
Eastern senior Tucker Rubino throws toward first base as Michigan State freshman Ryan Krill makes it to second base as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com
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Eastern senior Tucker Rubino throws toward first base as Michigan State freshman Ryan Krill makes it to second base as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_01_fullsize.jpg
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Fans dance in the outfield as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_02_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern senior Ben Magsig leads off of second base as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_03_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern senior Ben Magsig slides back to second base as he beats Michigan State senior Justin Scanlon to the bag as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_04_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern junior Brian Valente pitches the ball as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_05_fullsize.jpg
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Baseball fans watch from the stands as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_06_fullsize.jpg
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The Eastern dugout watches game action as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_07_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern freshman Adam Dennison eyes a pitch as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_08_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern senior Tucker Rubino reaches for and misses a throw as Michigan State freshman Ryan Krill makes it to second base as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_09_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern volunteer coach Dan O'Brien chats with junior pitcher Taylor Dimmerling on the mound during a break in the action as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_10_fullsize.jpg
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Michigan State junior Tony Wieber grimaces as he bends over in pain after his left arms was hit with a pitch as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_11_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern junior Daniel Russell throws from the outfield as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_12_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern baseball players smile as they chat while waiting for their pitcher to warm up as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_13_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern senior Tucker Rubino gestures toward the umpire after Michigan State junior Tony Wieber was called safe at third base as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_14_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern head coach Jay Alexander argues with an umpire after a play as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_15_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern senior Brent Ohrman attempts to beat a Michigan State baserunner to first base as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_16_fullsize.jpg
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Eastern sophomore Lee Longo connects with the ball for a single as Eastern takes on Michigan State at Oestrike Stadium on Wednesday. Melanie Maxwell I AnnArbor.com /calendar/photologue/photos/01 EMU vs MSU/cache/040412_SPT_EMU_vs_MSU_Baseball_MRM_17_fullsize.jpg
There’ll be no sweep of the state’s Big Ten schools for the Eastern Michigan baseball team.
A five-run sixth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and led Michigan State to a 6-1 win against the Eagles Wednesday night at Oestrike Stadium.
Eastern Michigan, which beat Michigan 12-2 last week, went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position against the Spartans.
Brent Ohrman, named the Mid-American Male Scholar Athlete of the Week earlier in the day, went 2-for-4 with a double a stolen base. He scored the Eagles’ lone run on an Austin Williams single in the second inning, but was thrown out at the plate trying to score on a passed ball in the fourth inning.
The Spartans (18-8) had four of their nine hits and drew three free passes from EMU relievers Taylor Dimmerling and Collin Taylor in their sixth-inning rally. Joel Fisher, John Martinez and Ryan Jones had RBI singles in the inning.
Torsten Boss (2-for-4) hit a solo home run for Michigan State in the fourth inning. Trey Popp earned the win with two innings of one-hit relief work.
EMU (10-18) used seven pitchers in the mid-week, non-conference game. Dimmerling, charged with three of the Spartans’ runs, took the loss. (Boxscore)
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Michigan 7, Central Michigan 2: The Wolverines (13-16) scored five runs in the first inning to take early control of the non-conference game. Sophomore Cole Martin had a two-run single in the rally, which included four walks and three wild pitches by CMU starter Matt Trowbridge and a throwing error on the Chippewas. Huron High School graduate James Borque started and picked up the win for the Wolverines. Michigan and Michigan State play a weekend series beginning with a 5:35 p.m. game Friday at Ray Fisher Stadium. (Details)
U-M (13-16), CMU (12-17) Next U-M Event: Friday, April 6 -- vs. Michigan State (Wilpon Complex), 5:35 p.m.