May 23
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Berkshire Signs Former Cardinal Valenzuela

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Former Saginaw Valley State standout Jason Valenzuela (Ontario, Calif./Damien HS) has signed a contract with the Berkshire Black Bears, an Independent baseball team out of Berkshire, Massachusetts.
    Valenzuela, a third team All-American spent two seasons (2000-01) in a Cardinal uniform and earned a bachelors degree in business administration from SVSU in 2002. In his first year, Valenzuela set single-season records for hits (86) and batting average (.448) at SVSU, while earning conference and Regional Player of the Year honors. In 2001, Valenzuela set the SVSU single-season record for stolen bases, swiping 32 of 33 attempts. He finished his career with 55 stolen bases and the highest batting average in SVSU history (.410). Valenzuela helped guide the Cardinals to the two best consecutive seasons in school history, including back-to-back GLIAC Championships. The Cardinals finished with a 40-11-1 record in 2000 and a 37-13 mark in 2001.
    The Berkshire Black Bears begin their season on June 2 against the Quebec Les Capitales.





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