Michigan set a record for diesel fuel prices Sunday.

AAA reported Sunday afternoon the current average for diesel prices statewide was $6.01 per gallon. This beat the 2022 record of $5.96 per gallon, according to analyst Patrick De Haan of the Dallas-based tech company and fuel price tracker GasBuddy.

Sunday’s diesel average climbed 88 cents from last week and more than a dollar since the beginning of April, according to AAA.

The diesel surge comes as Michigan’s average for regular gas on Sunday topped $4.87 per gallon, 1 cent lower than Saturday’s average. Mid-grade fuel averaged $5.42 per gallon, while premium averaged $4.98 per gallon, according to AAA.

The averages for gasoline all were more than $1.60 higher than they were this time last year, according to AAA. Regular gas was 35 cents cheaper than the record $5.22, posted June 11, 2022.

Diesel prices affect construction, farming and trucking. Higher diesel costs for farming and trucking industries affect food costs, GasBuddy said.

“Higher fuel costs mean higher shipping costs for everything we buy,” according to GasBuddy. “More expensive diesel hits farm budgets and drives up food costs.”

De Haan said Thursday that the price surge was driven by fears that oil shipments will continue to be hampered in the Strait of Hormuz as the United States and Israel wage war with Iran. He said declining gas inventories and the temporary closure of three refineries in Illinois and Indiana earlier in the week contributed to the price surge in Michigan.

De Haan said Sunday’s diesel surge was a “perfect storm” of tight refining capacity, freight demand and global supply disruptions. Diesel inventories are below seasonal norms, meaning the market is vulnerable to refinery outages or shipping delays, Newsweek reported.

No. 1 UCLA baseball took the second game of their Big Ten Conference series 4-3 against Michigan State at Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium in East Lansing, Mi. on Saturday.

The Bruins remained undefeated in the Big Ten action by relying heavily on their pitching staff, just like they did in their series opener. In the second game against Michigan State, UCLA’s pitching staff limiting the Spartans success at bat to only eight hits over the nine innings.

All in the first

UCLA was aggressive in the top of the first and it resulted in them scoring all four of their runs off of four hits to give them a 4-0 lead. Payton Brennan and Cashel Duggar each delivered two-run singles for UCLA.

Spartans strike back

Michigan State got on the board in the bottom of the second with their only hit of the inning being a double that allowed their runner to cross home plate from second.

No. 1 UCLA baseball handled business over the last two innings against Michigan State to secure a 4-1 win in their series opener at Jeff Ishbia Field at McLane Stadium in East Lansing, Mi. on Friday.

The Bruins found themselves in a much more low-scoring outing than their 15-3 midweek affair against UC Santa Barbara. Against the Spartans, UCLA’s explosive lineup was held to just four hits over all nine innings, but the Bruins pitching staff fared better than Michigan State’s by only allowing two hits.

Scoreless start

Both UCLA and Michigan State had just one hit in the first three innings, as both teams attempted to find success at the plate. The result was the game being runless heading into the fourth.

Spartans strike first

Michigan State got their second hit of the game in the bottom of the fourth with a single, but it was enough to get their base runner across home plate for the first run of the game.