March 1
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Blast St. Anselm In Season Opener, 20-5

BRADENTON, Fla. – The Saginaw Valley State University baseball team opened the 2003 campaign with a 20-5 win over St. Anselm University. The game was called after five and one half innings due to inclement weather.
    Trailing 2-0 after two innings of play, the Cardinals exploded for 13 runs in the third inning to take a 13-2 lead. Sean Odamura (Mississauga, Ontario/Lorne Park HS) paced the Cards’ attack with three hits. Adam Piggott (Sarnia, Ontario/Sarnia Collegiate) posted two doubles and two RBI, while Dan Jones (Gladstone, Mich.) recorded two hits and three RBI.
    Ryan Reid (Sarnia, Ontario) pitched 4.2 innings to earn the win. He allowed four runs, six hits, five walks, and posted two strikeouts. Junior Pat Woody (Bay City, Mich./All Saints HS) pitched one and one third inning. The Cardinals and Hawks return to the diamond on Sunday (March 2) for a 2:30p.m. contest at Manatee Community College.

Notes: Saturday's game marked the the first time in two years the Cardinals scored 20 runs...SVSU defeated Gannon 27-1 on May 5, 2001...the Cardinals opened the 2001 season with 20 runs in a 20-5 victory over Clarion University on February 25.

Contact: Jason Yaman (989) 964-4053

 

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