May 14, 2004
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FIVE CARDS HONORED BY GLIAC  

BAY CITY, Mich. – The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference has announced the All-Conference Teams for the 2004 season and five Cardinals have received honors for their play on the diamond.
     The Cardinals garnered three players on the Second Team All-GLIAC list including junior infielder Ryo Tahara (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview), sophomore outfielder Jason Burghardt (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) and sophomore pitcher Steve Liebrecht (Saginaw, Mich./Heritage). Tahara led the team in hitting with a .354 batting average and he also started in 37 games. Tahara also ranked third on the team in runs scored (31) and led the squad with 31 walks. Tahara also led the squad with a .526 on-base percentage.
     Burghardt ranked second on the team with a .340 batting average. He ranked second on the team with 50 hits and also collected nine doubles and 26 RBI's. Burghardt also sported a 1.000 fielding percentage. Liebrecht turned in a solid year tying for the team-lead with five victories and finishing with a 5-3 record. Liebrecht started in 10 games and posted a 3.40 ERA which was tops among starters.
     Senior outfielder Mike Crawford (Lake Orion, Mich.) and junior third baseman Justin Hanning (Lake Orion, Mich.) also were named Honorable Mention All-GLIAC. Crawford also was named to the GLIAC All-Tournament Team and led the squad with nine home runs. He also batted .280 and drove in 29 runs. Crawford also led the team with 11 steals in 12 attempts. Hanning had a solid second-half of the season and finished the year with a .300 batting average. He also collected five doubles and drove in 20 runs. Hanning also had 74 infield assists.

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