Spartan Brew 4/29: Connect Four

Spartans Battle Way To Fourth At Big Ten Championships

Top of the Morning MSU Fam! Who doesn’t love a little throwback board game once in a while, right?

Ok, well, the Spartans didn’t actually play the game Connect Four, they did finish among the top four at Big Ten Championships.

What else are we serving up in today's Brew? Check it out below!

⛳️ Connect Four
⚾️ And Another One
🎾 Battled Til The End
💚 And much, much more

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Connect Four. Junior Ashton McCulloch and senior August Meekhof finished among the top-5 individuals overall to help pace the MSU men's golf team at this weekend’s Big Ten Championships.

Playing at Scioto Country Club, the same course where Jack Nicklaus learned to play the game, the Spartans finished in fourth place among 14 teams.

🔼 Next Stop: The Dance. The 19th-ranked MSU men’s tennis team fought their way into the Big Ten semifinals, but fell in a long, gritty battle with Michigan, 4-3.

The Spartans will now await their NCAA Tournament destination which will be announced this evening at 6 pm on NCAA.com.

🔼 And Another One. With the final month of the season on the horizon, there’s no better time to be playing your best baseball.

The MSU baseball boys picked up their second straight Big Ten conference series victory, taking two of three from Ohio State in Columbus over the weekend.

🔼 When Dreams Become Reality. All those years playing as future NFL players in their back yards, and now those dreams are officially a reality.

Six Spartans saw that reality this past weekend with Nick Samac being selected in the seventh round of the NFL Draft and five of his teammates signing free agent deals.

Samac was selected by the Baltimore Ravens, while Jalen Sami (Miami Dolphins), Aaron Brule (New Orleans Saints), Harold Joiner III (Indianapolis Colts), Tre Mosley (Cincinnati Bengals) and Jacoby Windmon (Pittsburgh Steelers) all earned spots in upcoming training camps.

🤔 SPARTAN TRIVIA

In Saturday’s 17-12 win at OSU, the Spartans blasted a season-high five HRs.

How many HRs did MSU hit in the three-game series in Columbus?

Got a guess? 

Scroll below to find the answer!

💚 ONE BIG THING

🔼 The Unveiling. On a weekend where several Spartan football players achieved their dreams, future Spartan football players saw a bright future unveiled.

Recently, MSU oofficially dedicated the Tom Izzo Football Building with a ceremony held inside the Greg and Dawn Williams Lobby. A 65,000-square-foot-addition and renovation to the Skandalaris Football Center and Duffy Daugherty Football Building, the $67.75 million Tom Izzo Football Building is a state-of-the-art facility that focuses on a transformative experience of player development. The Building was made possible through the philanthropic support of Spartan Fund donors.

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📅 UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, April 30th
⚾️ Baseball vs. Notre Dame @ 7:05pm l Buy Tickets

Wednesday, May 1st
🥎 Softball vs. Oakland @ 5pm

Friday, May 3rd
🥎 Softball at Purdue @ 5pm
⚾️ Baseball vs. Michigan @ 5:05pm l Buy Tickets
🎾 Men’s Tennis at NCAA Tournament

💚 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Eight.

The eight HRs in the series is the most in any three-game series this year for the Spartans.

💚 Have a great Monday, everyone!