March 29, 2002
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Unranked Cardinals Beat-Up on #10 Eagles

University Center, Mich- Saginaw Valley State University came back to steal a win from nationally-ranked Ashland University winning 11-8 after falling behind by six in the first two innings on Friday. The Cardinals chipped away at the lead before they eventually tied the score in the bottom of the third on a T.J. Lehnertz (Grand Rapids/Catholic Central H.S.) double that drove home two.
     In the bottom of the fourth, SVSU pulled away for good on a Justin Garcia (Bay City/Western H.S.) three-run homer. He ended the day with three RBI's and three runs scored. Scott Corby (London, Ont./AB Lucus) got the win (4-1) and Adam Ruffner (Gibraltar/Carlson H.S.) picked up the save (2).
      The Cardinals move to 10-2 (2-0 GLIAC) while Ashland falls to 18-4 (4-1 GLIAC). The second game was postponed due to rain and will be made up on Saturday March 30 at 11 am. The Cardinals are scheduled to play a double-header against Ashland following the make-up contest at SVSU Baseball Stadium.

Contact: Matthew Woodbury (989) 790-4053

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