BAY CITY, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University baseball team has been selected to finish fifth in the
Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) for the
2010 season in preseason voting conducted by the league's head
coaches. The Cardinals received 21 points to finish three
points ahead of sixth-place University of Findlay in the
poll. Grand Valley State University is the preseason favorite
of the league's coaches, receiving six of seven possible
first-place votes to finish six points ahead of second place
Ashland University, which received the other two first-place votes.
Saginaw Valley State University
Overview: Saginaw
Valley has a boatload of talent returning to the nest as the
Cardinals hope to use some strong bats to blast their way to
success in 2010. Among the top returning hitters for the Cardinals
is Kevin Dore, a senior second baseman who batted .381 with 40
hits, 22 runs scored and 11 RBI. Dore was named to the Daktronics,
Inc. Baseball All- Midwest Region Second Team last season. Also
back is senior right fielder Charlie Thomas, who had 57 hits, 38
RBI and five home runs to help comprise his .358 batting average.
Catcher Ryan Webber and left fielder Josh Peterson are back off
50-hit seasons for the Cardinals. Both also swatted five home runs.
Webber was named the team's most valuable player last season.
Sophomore third baseman Jason Potts is back after hitting .311 in
2009. Chase Coulter batted .298 and Mike VanAlst batted .283 for
Saginaw Valley and are back for the 2010 season.
2009 Record:
19-28-1 overall, 13-19-1 GLIAC
Coaching: Walt
Head has a career record of 772-532-6 in 28 seasons as head coach
of the Cardinals.
Noteworthy:
Charlie Thomas was awarded the GLIAC Commissioner's Award for
academic and athletic achievements on the baseball field and in the
classroom.
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