May 6, 2005
Softball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ALBERT NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-GLIAC

BAY CITY, Mich. - The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced the 2005 All-GLIAC Softball Teams today and Saginaw Valley State was well represented with four student-athletes making the list. The Cardinals had one player named to the First Team All-GLIAC list in senior second baseman Katie Albert (Waterford, Mich./Kettering). Albert was third on the team with a .289 batting average and started in all 40 games this season. She led the squad with 20 runs scored and also led the team with 16 RBI. In addition, Albert led the team with 37 hits and ranked second on the team with six doubles and 12 walks. She batted .322 in GLIAC games for SVSU and had a .958 fielding percentage with 100 putouts.
     Sophomore pitcher/outfielder Lorelea Rice (Caledon East, Ont./Mayfield Secondary) was named Second Team All-GLIAC as a utility player. Rice did it all for the Cards in 2005 as she ended the season with a .298 batting average which was tops on the team. She also posted a 9-7 record on the mound with a 1.66 ERA in 105.1 innings. She threw eight complete games and three shutouts this season and struck out 75 hitters. Offensively, she drove in 15 runs and tied for the team lead with eight doubles.
     SVSU had two players receive Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors as junior pitcher Karen Ray (Fenton, Mich./Lake Fenton) and junior third baseman Denise Betts (Harbor Springs, Mich.) round out the quartet. Ray led the team with 10 wins on the mound and led the team with a 1.39 ERA in 135.2 innings. Ray struck out 154 batters and walked 18 as opponents hit .213 against her during the season. Karen made 23 appearances and threw three shutouts in 2005. Betts hit .286 and started all 40 games at the hot corner. She scored 10 runs and collected four doubles and seven RBI in 119 at-bats. Denise had a .341 on-base average and stole three bases in five tries.

Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053

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