March 1, 2005
Softball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Cardinals Fly By Loras, 8-1

FT. MYERS, Fla. - The Saginaw Valley State University softball team emerged victorious from a battle with Loras College on Tuesday (March 1). The Cardinals triumphed by a score of 8-1. SVSU fell behind 1-0 in the second inning but scored four runs in the third inning and two runs in both the fourth and fifth innings.
     Junior Karen Ray (Fenton, Mich./Lake Fenton) earned the win, pitching four innings and allowing just one run on four hits, while striking out three batters. Sophomore Lorelea Rice (Caledon East, Ontario/Mayfield Secondary) pitched two innings, striking out two and allowing one hit and one walk. Freshman Holly Bruntjens (Gladstone, Mich.) pitched the seventh inning, striking out two batters.
     Offensively the Cardinals were led by junior Monica Sims (Millbury, Ohio), who went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBI. Rice went 2-for-4 with a double, while senior Katie Albert (Waterford, Mich./Kettering) went 2-for-4 with one run scored and two RBI. Junior Tabitha Greenwood (Vassar, Mich.) went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBI and two runs scored. Sophomore Denise Betts (Harbor Springs, Mich.) also went 2-for-3, scoring one run and knocking one in. Senior Emily Byram (Grand Rapids, Mich.) went 2-for-3 with a triple, two runs scored and one RBI.
     The Cardinals' record improves to 3-1 on the young season, while Karen Ray pushes her record to 2-0.
     

Contact: Jeffrey Bacholzky (989) 964-4933

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