April 17, 2005
Softball
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

RICE THROWS A SHUTOUT IN GAME ONE AS CARDS SPLIT WITH WAYNE STATE

UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - Sophomore Lorelea Rice (Caledon East, Ont.) pitched a complete game, four-hit shutout in a 3-0 game one win on Sunday against Wayne State and the Warriors took advantage of poor fielding by the Cardinals to win game two, 11-2, in six innings. Rice improved to 8-3 with another solid performance walking none and striking out six Warriors. Junior first baseman Tabitha Greenwood (Vassar, Mich.) smacked her fourth homer of the season, a solo round-tripper, in the two-run first inning in game one for SVSU. Earlier in the inning, Rice helped herself with an RBI single scoring leadoff hitter Monica Sims (Millbury, Ohio) to give SVSU a 1-0 lead. The Cardinals sent one run home in the bottom of the fourth as senior Emily Byram (Grand Rapids, Mich./Allendale) singled to center which scored pinch runner Lindsay Ferrari (Macomb, Mich.). Seven different players had a base hit in game one and Jamie Seaman (St. Clair Shores, Mich.) went 1-for-1 with two walks.
     The Warriors scored two runs in the fifth and then scored eight more in the sixth inning on six Cardinal errors. Rice was 2-for-3 with her eighth double in game two. Shortstop Sara Seronko (Gladstone, Mich.) was 2-for-2 with her first double and also scored a run. Greenwood was 1-for-3 with her fourth double. Starter Karen Ray (Fenton, Mich./Lake Fenton) surrendered three earned runs in 5.2 innings and struck out seven batters. Meghan Misiak got the win for Wayne State recording seven strikeouts and allowing one earned run.

Game 1, Game 2

Contact: Ryan Thompson (989) 964-4053

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