March 3, 2005
Softball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Battle #1 Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla. - The Saginaw Valley State University softball team dropped a pair of games to Florida Southern, the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II. With the outcome, SVSU drops to 3-3 on the season.
     In game one, Karen Ray (Fenton, Mich./Lake Fenton) took the loss, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing six hits, seven runs and two walks. She also struck out six batters.
     The Cardinals managed only four hits in the first game, led by Lorelea Rice (Caledon East, Ontario/Mayfield Secondary), who went 2-for-3 with two singles. Tabitha Greenwood (Vassar, Mich.) drew two walks for the Cardinals.
     In game two, Rice took the loss, pitching 4.1 innings and allowing eight hits, six runs and four walks.
     The Cardinals managed five hits in game two, led by Nicole Shick (Montrose, Mich.), who punched out two hits in three at-bats with one RBI. Monica Sims (Millbury, Ohio) went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Greenwood reached base on a walk and scored a run, as well.
     

Contact: Jeffrey Bacholzky (989) 964-4933

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