May 4
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cards Make Birthday a Happy One

University Center, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University baseball head coach Walt Head celebrated his birthday in style on Saturday as his Cardinals swept an important GLIAC doubleheader from Gannon University, 11-7 and 9-4. Head's team is now 30-8 on the season overall, but more importantly moves to 17-6 in GLIAC-play to stay near the top of the GLIAC standings.
     Every Cardinal in the starting lineup had a hit in game one including homeruns off the bats of Justin Garcia (Bay City/Western), Kurt Neveau (Bay City/Western) and T.J. Lehnertz (Grand Rapids/Catholic Central). SVSU starting pitcher Heath Craven (Hartland) pitched five innings, allowing four earned runs en route to his seventh win (7-0) of the season. The Cardinals are now 9-0 when Craven starts.
     In the nightcap, the Cardinals rallied from a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the fifth inning to post a five spot in that frame. They would add two more in the sixth to push the lead to the final score of 9-4. Lehnertz went 3-for-4 in game two with four runs batted in. Ryan Wilkinson (Dearborn) hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning to help starter Scott Corby (London, Ont.) secure the victory. Corby has now recorded back-to-back complete game victories after last weekend's one-hit gem against Hillsdale.
     Saginaw Valley reached thirty wins in a season for the eighth time in school history, all under the guidance of coach Head. He has 570 wins to his credit at SVSU, winning nearly 59 percent (.588) of his games. The Cardinals are currently ranked fourth in the North Central region as they make their push towards a possible third-straight NCAA postseason berth. They will close-out the home portion of their conference schedule with a twinbill against Gannon on Sunday beginning at noon.

Contact: Mitchell Wigness (989) 964-4933

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