HILLSDALE, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University baseball team dropped a GLIAC doubleheader to Hillsdale
College (5-13, 2-5 GLIAC) on Wednesday by scores of 6-3 and 2-1,
respectively. The Cardinals drop to 8-8 overall on the season
and 5-2 in conference play with the two losses.
Game 1
In the opener, the Chargers grabbed 4-0 lead after one inning of
play. The Cardinals would cut the lead in half in the top of
the third, as Matt Hunt (Howell, Mich./Concordia University) would
score their first run on a Kyle
O'Boyle (Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek HS) bases-loaded
walk. Kevin Dore (Kawkawlin, Mich./Muskegon CC) would then
score on a sacrifice fly by Ryan
Webber (Clio, Mich./Powers Catholic HS).
Hillsdale would tack-on two more runs in their half of the
fourth to take a 6-2 advantage. SVSU would get its third and
final run on Charlie Thomas's (Northville, Mich.) fourth home
run of the year in the top of the fifth, but weren't able to plate
any runners after that.
Josh Peterson (Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek HS) went
2-for-4 in the game. Thomas had one hit, the home run and a
single RBI, while Dore, Webber, Hunt and Dustin
Mayner (Gaines, Mich./Linden HS) each added singles in the
contest, with Webber having one RBI.
Jon Tibaudo (Harper Woods, Mich./Grosse Pointe North
HS) took the loss on the hill for the Cards in game one.
Game 2
Hillsdale would get on the board first again, scoring a single
run in the bottom of the second inning. The Cardinals would knot
the game at one run apiece in their half of the sixth, as a Dore
single to left field would score Hunt from second.
Hillsdale responded in the bottom of seven. The Chargers
got a single, followed by a sacrifice bunt to move the runner to
second. SVSU intentionally walked the third batter to set-up
the double play, but a single up the middle produced the
game-winning run and the final score of 2-1.
Carson Beauchaine (Fraser, Mich.) pitched well in the
loss, pitching the entire 6 1/3 innings and striking-out four
Chargers.
SVSU's offense could only manage four hits in the night-cap, as
Dore, Webber, Peterson and Ryan
Ermers (Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II HS) all posted
singles. The Cardinals' only extra-base hit of the twinbill
was Thomas's solo shot in the first game, as SVSU posted 11 total
hits.
Saginaw returns to the diamond this weekend, as it travels to
Ashland University for a weekend series Saturday (Mar. 27) and
Sunday (Mar. 28). Saturday's doubleheader is set for 1:00 pm,
while a single, nine-inning game is set to begin at noon on Sunday.
