April 6, 2004
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARDS DROP A 16-4 DECISION AT DETROIT

DETROIT, Mich. – The Cardinals jumped ahead 3-2 at the end of their half of the second inning, but from there it was all Titans in a 16-4 win over SVSU on Tuesday from Campbell Complex. The Cardinals scored three times in the top of the second as senior Mike Crawford (Lake Orion, Mich.) drove in the first run on an RBI doubled down the left field line scoring senior Adam Piggott (Sarnia, Ont.). The Cards scored their second run on a fielding error off the bat of Joe Funsch (Clio, Mich.) which plated Jon Straus (Beal City, Mich.). The third run came around on a sacrifice fly by Justin Hanning (Lake Orion, Mich.) scoring Crawford.
    The Titans regained the lead 6-3 with a four-spot in the bottom of the second. They would also add a four-run inning in the sixth and eighth. Freshman Kori Garman (Goodrich, Mich.) took the loss and falls to 0-3. He threw five innings and gave up six earned runs and six walks with five strikeouts. Cory McDonald (Hillman, Mich.) went two innings in relief and allowed one earned run with two strikeouts. Crawford went 3-for-4 with a homer in the sixth inning, his first of the season. Crawford batted in two and scored twice as well. Piggott and Ryo Tahara (Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview) also collected hits for a total of five hits for SVSU.
    SVSU (12-16, 5-7 GLIAC) will host Northwood in a twinbill tomorrow at 1:00 pm from the SVSU Baseball Field in a critical GLIAC matchup.

Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053

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