UNIVERSITY CENTER– The Saginaw Valley State University baseball team split a GLIAC doubleheader with Hillsdale College Saturday.
      The Cardinals won a shootout with the Chargers in the opener, 19-15. SVSU pounded out 19 hits in the contest, doing the most damage in an eight-run third inning.
      Sophomore Justin Garcia (Bay City/Western) led the Cardinal barrage with a two-for-four effort that included four RBI and a run scored. Sophomores Chris Ebright (Ithaca) and Adam Ruffner (Gibraltar/Carlson) each went two-for-three at the plate with three RBI. Senior Steve Head (Montrose) added a pinch-hit two-run double in his only plate appearance and senior Josh Miller (Whitby, Ont., Can.) went two-for-four and scored four times.
      Senior Tony Castleberry (Northridge, CA) had a huge game for Hillsdale, going four-for-five at the plate with a double, a home run and seven RBI. Sophomore Tim Mustahpha (Fort Wayne, IN) went one-for-three with a two-run homer, three RBI and three runs scored.
      Sophomore Andy Scott (Bay City/Western) got the win for the Cardinals, pitching four innings and surrendering six runs on six hits and four walks while striking out five. Scott improved to 4-2.
      Junior Mike Marvin (Hudson) took the loss for the Chargers, allowing 12 runs on nine hits and four walks. Marvin dropped to 2-8.
      SVSU batted around and scored five runs in the bottom of the first inning in the night cap but could not hold off the Chargers, losing 9-8.
      Freshman Matt Dudek (Kenton, OH), now 3-8 on the season, picked up the complete-game victory for Hillsdale, allowing eight runs on nine hits and five walks while fanning five.
      Freshman Justin Young (Flint/Kearsley) took the loss in relief for the Cardinals. Young did not get an out in the fourth inning in relief of starter Shawn Racignol (Petoskey). Young allowed three runs on three hits and a walk. Racignol was charged with six runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out six over the first three innings. Junior Ruben Alvarado (Nuevo, CA) shutout the Chargers for the final four innings, scattering three hits.
      Junior Brian Gasidlo (Milan) carried the hot bat for HC, going two-for-four with three RBI. Mustapha continued his strong day with a three-for-five effort that included three runs scored and a pair of stolen bases.
      Junior Zac Zdenahlik (Coloma) went three-for-four in the contest with a pair of doubles and three RBI. On the day, Zdenahlik went five-for-six with four RBI and four runs scored. Junior Jason Valenzuela (Ontario, CA) chipped in with a two-for-four effort with two stolen bases and two runs scored.
      The Cardinals are now 31–8-1 on the season, 16-4-1 in the GLIAC. Hillsdale's season record now sits a 14-31, 7-17 in league play.
      The same two teams will battle tomorrow in a doubleheader that begins at noon.

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