Friday, March 3, 2017

Due up: Michigan State; On deck: UT-Martin; In the hole: Presbyterian

Furman and Michigan State will be among the first teams to show off the new and improved Fluor Field when the teams meet Friday at 5 p.m. in downtown Greenville. It will be the second game of the eighth annual First Pitch Invitational, following Presbyterian's game against Tennessee-Martin at noon Friday.
They will be the first games played since extensive improvements were done at Fluor Field, home of the Greenville Drive.
The tournament shifts to Furman's Latham Stadium Saturday where Furman will face UT-Martin at 5 p.m. and concludes Sunday at Fluor Field when the Paladins take on PC at 3 p.m.
Furman (6-2) carries a three-game winning streak into the Invitational. Junior Will Gaddis (1-1, 2.77 ERA) is scheduled to start for Furman Friday, while sophomore left-hander Grant Schuermann (2-0, 5.25) and senior Matthew Quarles (1-1, 7.27) are slated to start Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Michigan State (6-1) is coming off a series win at UNC Greensboro last weekend. UT-Martin enters the weekend at 5-1, while PC is 5-5.

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