April 5, 2005
Baseball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CARDS TRIPPED UP BY SPARTANS, 20-9

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State baseball squad ran into a tough hitting ballclub on Tuesday as the Michigan State Spartans pounded out 26 hits and cruised to a 20-9 win. Junior Elijah Martin (Imlay City, Mich.) took the loss and falls to 2-1 on the year. Martin tossed two innings and gave up seven earned runs. Junior Jason Burghardt (Temperance, Mich./Bedford) was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI from the leadoff spot. Junior Dale Marsden (Sarnia, Ont.) had the best hitting day as he collected two doubles and two RBI in three at-bats. The Cardinals scored two runs in the second inning, four runs in the fifth inning and three runs in the ninth inning. Freshman Brandon Fanion (Marysville, Mich.) collected an RBI double in the ninth and redshirt freshman Brent Skiba (Lake Orion, Mich.) collected his first RBI in a single in the ninth. SVSU (13-4) plays at home tomorrow in a doubleheader against Alma scheduled for 1:00 pm.

Game Stats

Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053

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