Michigan State leadoff hitter Danny Gleaves snapped a tie with a seventh-inning home run Friday and the Spartans held on for a 3-2 win over Furman in the eighth annual First Pitch Invitational at Fluor Field.
The Paladins (6-3) entered on a three-game winning streak and got off to a quick start. In the bottom of the first inning, Landon Kay, Jake Crawford, Sky Overton and Brandon Elby each had singles to stake Furman to a 2-0 lead.
Michigan State answered in the second when cleanup hitter Zack McGuire led off with a homer on a 1-2 pitch from Furman ace Will Gaddis.
The Spartans (7-1) tied the game in the fifth on an RBI-single by McGuire.
Gaddis allowed just two runs on four hits, two walks and struck out six. Gaddis had to exit after six innings though having thrown 102 pitches.
Gleaves then led off the seventh by sending Billy Greenfield's second pitch over the green monster in left field. That was the only run Greenfield allowed in three innings of relief.
After four hits in the opening inning, Furman had five the rest of the way but they were all singles as well.
Alex Troop (2-0) allowed two runs, one earned, on seven hits in six innings to earn the win. He had one walk and six strikeouts. Michigan State closer Riley McCauley gave up two hits in the ninth, but had a pair of strikeouts and induced a groundout to end the game for his fourth save.
Furman returns home to Latham Stadium to face UT-Martin at 5 p.m.
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