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Baseball
For Immediate Release

Cards Go 7-2 in Florida

FORT MYERS, Fla. -Saginaw Valley State revenged an earlier loss to Mansfield University with a 9-3 win on Saturday.  Heath Craven (Hartland) picked-up the win for SVSU. Kurt Neveau (Bay City/Central) launched a solo homerun, his first of the season, and Sean Odamura (Mississauga, Ont./Lorne Park) kept his hot stick alive with a two-hit, three RBI performance.
      The SVSU baseball team completed its annual spring trip to Florida with an impressive showing, winning seven out of nine ballgames. The Cardinals really warmed-up the bats in the latter portion of the schedule, pounding-out 32 runs in the final three contests.
     "I'm pleased with that," coach Walt Head said of his team's 7-2 record. "We accomplished a few things…we're a little short in a couple of areas, but we can improve on those. The trip ended on a positive note for us."

RECAP:

Feb. 24- SVSU 5, Capital (Ohio) 0
Scott Corby picked-up the win.

Feb. 24- SVSU 15, Alma 4
Toby Larkin earned the win in relief. Jay Scott went 4-for-5 at the plate. Adam Piggott was 4-for-8 on the day and Mike Condon batted 3-for-6 on the day.

Feb. 25- SVSU 4, St. Vincent (Pa.) 2
Joe Kramer earned the victory with Adam Ruffner pitching the seventh inning to record his first save of the season. Eric Caldwell went 2-for-2 with two RBI.

Feb. 26- SVSU 6, Clarion 2
Joe Kramer picked-up the save while Justin Garcia went 4-for-4. Adam Piggott had a three-run blast to blow it open.

Feb. 26- SVSU 3, Clarion 2
Cards notch a sweep of Clarion and a perfect mark of 5-0 thus far.

Feb. 27- St. Thomas 12, SVSU 5
Andy Scott suffered the loss. Justin Young had a three-run HR.

Mar. 1- SVSU 17, Lock Haven 0
Cards take out their frustrations on Lock Haven, piling-up 17 runs. Rob Conley pitched a one-hit gem. Sean Odamura had a grand slam and racked-up six RBI.

Mar. 1- Mansfield 12, SVSU 6
Scott Corby took the loss for SVSU. Adam Piggott hit his second HR of the season, a three-run blast.

Mar. 2- SVSU 9, Mansfield 3
Heath Craven notched his first win. Kurt Neveau smashed a solo homerun. Sean Odamura had two hits and picked-up three more RBI.

     The Cardinals return to action on Tuesday, March 19 at home against the Madonna University Crusaders at 2 p.m.

Contact: Mitchell Wigness (989) 497-4933

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