SVSU Splits with Lake Superior

March 31, 2001

UNIVERSITY CENTER-The Saginaw Valley State University softball team split a two game contest against Lake Superior State University today. Jean Pergande of LSSU got the win over SVSU in the first game, allowing only five Cardinals to reach base. Pergande struck out 4, improving to 5-3. LSSU scored all five of their runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Whitney Babcock (Bay City All Saints) and Libby Poellet (Frankenmuth) both collected two hits in the game. Junior Carrie Shay (Flint/Burton Bendle) took the loss, dropping to 1-5 on the season. She allowed 9 hits, while striking out two. In the second game SVSU exploded. Freshman Christina Fuciarelli (Washington/Harper Woods Regina) blanked LSSU and hurled a one hitter for the Cardinals in way to a 10-0 win. The majority of SVSU's runs came in the fourth inning when Babcock led off with a homer. The Cardinals went on to collect 6 more runs in that inning and put the game out of reach. Freshman Fuciarelli allowed only one hit in five innings in getting her first win of the season and improve her record to 1-2. Jennifer Corbin, winless this season picked up her fifth loss. Jesse Kaniszewski (Kingston), Babcock, Leya Taylor (Saginaw/Michigan Lutheran Seminary), and Kelly Martin (Bay City/All Saints) all collected two hits for the Cardinals.

Saginaw Valley is currently 7-9 overall and 1-1 in the GLIAC, while LSSU brings its record to 5-13 overall and also 1-1 in the GLIAC.

The Cardinals next game will be against Grand Valley State University at home on Tuesday. Game time is slated for 4:00pm.