March 2, 2005
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SVSU Tops Hanover, 3-1

FT. MYERS, Fla. - The Saginaw Valley State University baseball team battled to a 3-1 win over Hanover (Ind.) on Wednesday (March 2). The Cardinals scored runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings to take the win.
     Senior Ryan Reid (Sarnia, Ontario) pitched a complete game to earn the win for the Cardinals. In seven innings pitched Reid struck out six, walked two, allowed two hits and only one run.
     Senior Mike Crawford (Lake Orion, Mich.) went 1-for-3 with an RBI bunt single in the third inning. Crawford's bunt single knocked in sophomore Chris Hanna (Caledonia, Mich.). Hanna went 1-for-1 with the run scored and also knocked in senior Joe Funsch (Clio, Mich.) in the fifth inning. Funsch reached base on a walk and stole two bases.
     Junior Dale Marsden (Sarnia, Ontario) went 1-for-3 with a single and a run scored in the fourth inning. Senior Dan Jones (Gladstone, Mich.) went 1-for-3 to round out the Cardinals' offensive attack.
     The Cardinals move to 3-2 on the young season, while Reid raises his mark to 1-0.

Contact: Jeffrey Bacholzky (989) 964-4933

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