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Spartans baseball wins home opener

March 26, 2007

The MSU baseball team won its home opener against Concordia on Saturday, but was denied the chance for a sweep when Sunday's game was called because of bad weather.

Junior center fielder Dennis Jones went 2-for-4 in Saturday's win, including a two-run single in the seventh that put MSU up for good. Jones also had four of MSU's seven stolen bases. Concordia was caught stealing in its only attempt.

Senior pitcher Craig Brookes started and threw three scoreless innings, lowering his Big Ten-leading ERA to 1.01. Brookes allowed only one hit and struck out three. Sophomores Anthony Dunn and Peter Wolff and junior Mike Monterey each threw a scoreless inning of relief.

"It was a great day for MSU baseball," MSU head coach David Grewe said in a written statement.

"Opening Day, great crowd, and the team found a way to win the game."

The Spartans (7-8) resume play at Bowling Green on Wednesday.

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