Early Season Action
The Spartans then head to Corpus Christi, Texas, for the second weekend of action. They play Washington State on Feb. 21, followed by a game at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Feb. 22. The weekend concludes with a non-conference game against new Big Ten Conference foe UCLA on Feb. 23. This stretch allows the team to gain valuable experience and build momentum.After that, they head to their home away from home, Fluor Field in Greenville, South Carolina. They open with Harvard from Feb. 28 to March 2 in the First Pitch Invitational I. This is followed by a game against Western Carolina on March 5 and hosting the First Pitch Invitational II, where they play Cornell and UAB on March 7 and Winthrop on March 8 and UAB again on March 9. This eight-game stretch at Fluor Field will be crucial in preparing the team for the rest of the season.
Home Opener and Conference Series
Michigan State's home opener at newly renamed Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium is on March 12, against in-state rival Michigan in a non-conference match-up. The Spartans are slated to host five conference series and be on the road for five series, playing 10 of the 17 Big Ten teams.They open on the road for their first two series, at Iowa from March 14 to 16 and at Penn State from March 21 to 23. Then, they host their Big Ten home opener against Illinois from March 28 to 30. In April, they start the league slate at Indiana from April 4 to 6, followed by hosting Northwestern from April 11 to 13 and Ohio State from April 18 to 20. After that, they play at in-state rival Michigan from April 25 to 27, followed by consecutive series against league newcomers, hosting Oregon from May 2 to 4 and at USC from May 9 to 11. They wrap up conference competition against Minnesota from May 15 to 17.
Non-Conference Games
The Spartans will have six other non-conference home games and two road non-conference games. They will host Oakland on March 19, Bowling Green on April 2, Central Michigan on April 8, Western Michigan on April 15, Purdue Fort Wayne on April 22, and Eastern Michigan on May 6. Road non-conference contests include playing at Notre Dame on March 26 and at Western Michigan on May 7.Exhibition Game and Tournaments
Michigan State will also take on the Lansing Lugnuts, the High-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, in the annual Crosstown Showdown exhibition game. The date of this game will be announced later. The 2025 Big Ten Tournament returns to Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 20 to 25. The NCAA Regional dates are May 30 to June 1, and the NCAA Super Regionals are from June 6 to 8. The College World Series is slated for June 13 to 21 at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha.Potential Big Ten Network broadcasts will be announced later, and all games, dates, and times are subject to change. Further game, promotional, and ticket information will be announced at a later date on msuspartans.com.