April 19, 2005
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

11-RUN SECOND INNING PROPELS SVSU TO 20-6 WIN OVER CALVIN

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State baseball team scored more than 20 runs for the second time this season and erupted for 11 runs in the second inning for a 20-6 win against Calvin College on Tuesday from the SVSU Baseball Field.
     Senior outfielder Joe Funsch (Clio, Mich.) had a monster day collecting his first career grand slam in the second inning and driving in a career-high seven runs. Funsch had a two-run single the first time up in the second inning and later in the inning blasted his first home run over the wall in right center giving him six RBI in the inning. The Cards had several hitting heroes including senior Chris Norton (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central) who was 2-for-4 with three RBI and three runs. Redshirt freshman catcher Ken Hoffman (Midland, Mich.) hit his third homer in the second inning, a three-run blast to left center, which gave SVSU a 5-0 lead. Sophomore Danny Patterson (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central) added a two-run single in the four-run sixth inning in his lone at-bat. Sophomore Chris Hanna (Caledonia, Mich.) smacked his first home run of 2005 in the eighth inning to give the Cards their 20th run.
     Junior Aaron Dorgan (Jackson, Mich.) threw five innings and earned the win (3-0). He threw 64 pitches (39 strikes) and allowed three hits and two earned runs while fanning four Knights. Carey Pohlman (Spring Lake, Mich.) and Kori Garman (Goodrich, Mich.) threw the final three innings and allowed two hits and no runs. Garman threw the eighth and ninth innings and struck out two.
     Saginaw Valley (26-9) continues a hectic week with a key GLIAC doubleheader tomorrow at home against first-place Wayne State. First pitch is slated for 2:00 pm.

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