April 16
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Win 6-0, But Slip 3-2 In The Nightcap

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. – Saginaw Valley and Wayne State split a doubleheader on Wednesday afternoon (Apr. 16) in a game played at Flat Rock Community College. In the opening game, the Cardinals shutout the Warriors 6-0, but a two-run rally in the bottom of the seventh inning spoiled the sweep for SVSU (3-2). The Cardinals are now 18-9 (8-4 GLIAC) for the season, while WSU stands at 15-12 (6-4 GLIAC).
    GLIAC Pitcher of the Week, Scott Corby (London, Ontario) was masterful once again on the hill for SVSU. Corby went the distance, picking up his second straight complete-game shutout and the sixth of his career. He matched a career-high with eleven strikeouts, while scattering three hits with no walks. Now with back-to-back complete-game shutouts, Corby has thrown 18 straight scoreless innings and improves to a perfect 6-0 on the season.
    The Cardinals jumped out quickly by scoring a pair of runs in both the third and fourth innings. In the third, SVSU went up 2-0, when Sean Odamura (Mississauga, Ontario) doubled and scored on an RBI single by Eric Caldwell (Cary Grove, Ill.). T.J. Lehnertz (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS) padded the Cardinal’s advantage with a two-run single up the middle, in the top half of the fourth.
    Caldwell put the Birds up 5-0 in the sixth inning with an RBI single to center field. SVSU would tack on another run in the seventh innings for the 6-0 shutout victory.
Odamura, Lehnertz, Caldwell, and Justin Hanning (Lake Orion, Mich.) led the way offensively, as all four players collected two hits in the contest.
    Adam Piggott (Sarnia, Ontario) singled in the fourth inning and came around to score on an RBI single off the bat of Dan Jones (Gladstone, Mich.). A walk in the fifth frame forced in the first run of the day for Wayne State, knotting the score at one apiece. SVSU regained the lead with Mike Crawford’s (Lake Orion, Mich.) RBI double in the fifth inning.
    The Cards held the lead until the bottom of the seventh, when the Warriors rallied for a pair of runs with two out in the inning. Joe Kramer (Linden, Mich.) took the loss, suffering his second straight blown save for SVSU.
    The Cardinals will travel to Gannon on Friday afternoon (Apr. 18) at 1:00p.m. to begin a four-game set with the Golden Knights.

Game 1 Summary:     Box Score
SVSU 002 201 1-- 6 10 1
WSU  000 000 0-- 0  3  4

WP- Scott Corby (6-0) 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 11 K, 0 BB
LP- Randy Surratt (4-3) 7 IP, 10 H, 5 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

Game 2 Summary:     Box Score
SVSU 000 101 0-- 2 6 0
WSU  000 010 2-- 3 5 0

WP- Doug Brooks (3-1) 7 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 4 K
LP- Joe Kramer (1-3) 0.2 IP, 3H 2 ER 2 K
Steve Liebrecht 6 IP 2 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 5 BB

Contact: Daniel Tata (989) 964-4933

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