May 4
Baseball
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Cardinals Split With Eagles On Sunday

ASHLAND, Ohio – The Saginaw Valley State University baseball team earned a split with Ashland University in a Sunday (May 4) doubleheader. The Eagles posted a 7-3 win in the day's first game, before the Cardinals rebounded with a 6-2 decision.
    SVSU held a 3-2 lead in game one before Ashland posted a five-run inning in the bottom of the fourth frame. AU's Jon Krugman held the Cardinals to just four hits and struck out seven to earn the complete-game win. Eric Caldwell (Cary Grove, Ill.) was tagged with the loss for SVSU. The senior gave up six earned runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings before giving way to Joe Kramer (Linden, Mich.). Senior T.J. Lehnertz (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS) led the Cardinals at the plate, as he went 2-for-3 with an RBI in defeat.
    The Cardinals jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the second inning in game two. Ashland then responded with two runs in the bottom of the frame to trim the lead (4-2). The Cardinals added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to cap the scoring
(6-2).  
    Mark Debo (Bay City, Mich./John Glenn HS) pitched a complete game for the Cardinals, improving his record to 7-2 on the season. He gave up two runs on nine hits and struck out four Eagles in the win. Chris Skibinski suffered the loss for Ashland. He gave up four runs on four hits in 2.1 innings of work.
   Junior Mike Crawford (Lake Orion, Mich.) paced the SVSU offensive attack, as he went 2-for-4 with 5 RBI. The right fielder hit his eighth home run of the season and also belted a triple in the win. Adam Piggott (Sarnia, Ontario) and Kurt Neveau (Bay City, Mich./Central HS) each went 2-for-4 on the day.
   SVSU closes out the regular season at 28-16 (17-11 GLIAC), while Ashland finishes
35-16-1 (22-7-1 GLIAC). The Cardinals and Eagles will travel to Allendale, Mich. this week for the GLIAC tournament.
    Grand Valley State will host the tournament as the No. 1 seed, by virtue of winning the GLIAC regular-season crown. Ashland, the second seed, will face SVSU, the third seed, in the opening round. Hillsdale College, the fourth seed, will square off against GVSU in the first round.

Contact: Jason Yaman (989) 964-4053

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