ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan baseball team (24-21, 10-5 Big Ten) heads to East Lansing to take on Michigan State (19-22, 7-8 Big Ten) in a conference series starting on Friday (May 3) at 6 p.m. at McLane Stadium at Kobs Field. The series will continue on Saturday (May 4) at 3:30 p.m. before the finale on Sunday (May 5) at 2:05 p.m. All three games will be streamed live on B1G+.

Notes

• U-M is on a five-game win streak and has won 10 of its last 12 games. In conference play, Michigan has won all five Big Ten series and is tied for third in the standings with Nebraska and Indiana. The Wolverines swept Long Beach State in a non-conference series last weekend with two late comebacks, including a 10-run eighth inning on Friday (April 26). The dramatics continued Tuesday against Kent State with a game tying two-run pinch-hit home run from Mitch Voit in the ninth inning and Stephen Hrustich walked it off with a two-run shot in the 11th for a 6-4 win.

• Mack Timbrook had a dominant April, batting an even .500 with a .557 on-base percentage to lead the Wolverines with a .338 season average. He reached base in every game in the month, added four three-hit games and raised his batting average by 110 points over the month -- and 130 points since the start of conference play. He also is second on the team in runs (34), doubles (14) and hits (50). In conference games, Timbrook ranks fourth in batting average (.444) among players with at least 50 at-bats.

• Michigan leads the nation with its 50 double plays turned on the season, including at least one twin killing in its last five games. On the season, U-M has turned at least one double play in 33 of its 45 games with a season high of four.

•Jacob Denner has appeared in each of the last four Michigan games and six of the last seven to run his team-leading total to 20. He also has a 4.42 earned-run average with 49 strikeouts in 57 innings. In conference play, Denner holds a 1.86 ERA which is fourth among Big Ten hurlers with at least 10 innings pitched and ranks first among pitchers with 20 innings or more.

• In his fifth season, Denner is climbing U-M career lists, having tied John Arvai for third all-time in appearances after making his 86th against Kent State on Tuesday (April 30). He is 10th in innings pitched (259.1) and is 1.2 away from tying Brandon Sinnery in ninth. After three strikeouts against Long Beach State and one against the Kent State, he has 248 for his career and closed the gap with Tommy Henry to three ti tie for sixth all-time.

• Hrustich has homered in back-to-back games to tie his single-season career high of 11. On the season, he leads the team in home runs and is second in batting average (.310). He also leads the team in slugging percentage (.619) by more than 75 points. Hrustich is in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak and is hitting .480 over the span with eight runs and 10 RBI.

• Kurt Barr has stepped up in his sophomore season and leads the team in ERA among qualified pitchers with a 2.84 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. He is ninth in conference games in ERA at 2.32 and first among players with 30 innings. Barr pitched a complete game against Minnesota (April 13) to earn Big Ten Pitcher of the Week honors before pitching the first 6.1 innings of a U-M shutout of Ohio State (April 19) the next weekend. He appeared in the Kent State game and struck out two in his one inning.

• Voit got some rest over the past weekend as the team leader in at-bats (175) and is now second in innings pitched (62.1). He is hitting .291 with 18 doubles and eight home runs and holds a 5-3 record with a 5.49 ERA and 41 strikeouts. On days he also pitches, Voit is hitting .333 with a .632 slugging percentage, nine doubles, and two home runs.

• Thirty-five of the 38 players on the roster have seen game action this season with 23 players recording a plate appearance and 18 players seeing action on the mound. Six Wolverines have done both, with Voit leading the way with 10 pitching starts on and 175 at-bats. Kyle Dernedde is the only player to start every game and is joined by Hrustich as the only other player to appear in every contest this season.

• Michigan State 19-22 overall and is tied with Ohio State for seventh in the conference standings with a 7-8 record. The Spartans are coming off back-to=back losses but have won their past two Big Ten series (Penn State, Ohio State). Michigan is 215-113-2 in the all-time series with the Spartans and 76-57-1 in East Lansing. U-M faced Michigan State on March 26 and dropped the non-conference midweek contest 16-6. Last season, the Wolverines dropped a non-conference game to the Spartans at the MLB Desert Invitational, but took two of three in their series at Ray Fisher Stadium.