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Junior outfielder Jacob Crum makes ‘no-brainer’ decision, transfers to CMU

Lansing Community College transfer Jacob Crum said his decision to come to CMU was a "no-brainer."

Crum was down to four schools after deciding to transfer from LCC – Missouri State, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Central Michigan.

“I’m a homebody, so CMU is close to home, which makes it easy for my parents to come see me play,” Crum said. “Assistant coach (Jeff) Opalewski hit me up and asked me to come play, so it was a no-brainer.”

Another attractive aspect of CMU was its interior design program, which is Crum’s field of study.

CMU head coach Steve Jaksa and Opalewski found out about Crum because of the numbers he put up during his sophomore season and relationships with other in-state coaches.