Two up, two down. Two more to go.
Michigan State’s Big Ten Tournament surge continued Friday morning, and the Spartans need two more wins to capture a championship and extend their season.
Starter Ethan Landon provided another strong pitching performance, and Jordan Zimmerman homered and drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning as MSU defeated Maryland 4-3 on Friday morning in Omaha, Nebraska.
“All year, I’ve felt like we were the best team in the Big Ten,” said Zimmerman, who extended his hitting streak to 15 games with his sixth-inning homer. “The last couple weeks, we didn’t play our best ball.