PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers baseball opens Big Ten play this weekend when it hosts Michigan State for a three-game set at Bainton Field. It marks the first home series of the season for RU, who spent the first six weekends of the season on the road.

The Spartans are 14-8 and opened conference play last weekend by taking 2-of-3 from Purdue at home. They defeated Western Michigan on the road by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday.

Rutgers was swept last weekend at UConn and picked up a 9-7 victory over NJIT at home on Wednesday.

RU will run back the same rotation for the fourth straight week, with Drew Conover starting game one on Friday, true freshman Christian Coppola starting game two and Jake Marshall starting on Sunday.

All three games of the series will be broadcast on B1G+.

Fans can also follow along on Twitter for live updates. Live stats will be available for all three games.

Game Day Promotions 

Saturday, April 1st
- Loyalty Pin Program: The first 100 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative Rutgers baseball pin. Fans can collect a unique pin each Saturday home game at Bainton Field.
- Baseball Bingo: The first five fans who win will receive a Rutgers prize pack 

Sunday, April 2nd
- Baseball Trivia: The first five fans who win will receive a Rutgers prize pack