East Lansing unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Fowlerville Gladiators by a score of 9-7 on Friday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Gladiators recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Jean-Michael Smith made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
While East Lansing had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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