The Michigan State baseball team completed its second upset in as many days at the Big Ten tournament in Omaha, Neb., defeating No. 8 seed Iowa 4-3 to advance to the quarterfinals on May 22 The Spartans (24-31), who entered as the No. 12 and final seed, previously knocked off No. 5 seed Purdue, 8-4, in the first game of the tournament on May 19.MSU trailed 3-2 in the seventh inning before tying the game, then loaded the bases in the ninth. That's when junior second baseman Ryan McKay hit an infield single deep in the hole at shortstop that plated the eventual winning run. Senior Nolan Higgins came in for the save opportunity, striking out the final two Hawkeye batters to secure MSU's ivictory. Senior Carter Monke started for the Spartans and pitched 5 2/3 innings, striking out four while allowing three runs.Junior left-hander Gannon Grundman pitched 2 1/3 shutout innings in relief before giving way to Higgins.MSU will face No. 4 seed Southern California on May 22 at 11 a.m. ET. The Spartans could end up facing junior Mason Edwards on the mound, who was named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Year.Edwards finished the regular season with an 8-0 record and 1.49 ERA in 84.1 innings pitched. Edwards leads the NCAA in strikeouts with 154 and hits allowed per nine innings. This story will be updated.Contact Nathaniel Bott at nbott@lsj.com and follow him on X @Nathaniel_BottThis article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: MSU baseball pulls off second Big Ten tournament upset, 4-3 over Iowa