DETROIT, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State
University softball team saw its 2010 season come to an end at the
Midwest Regional, falling to Wayne State Sunday (May 16), 5-0.
Senior Kari
Bowlby (Elkhart, Ind./Central HS) got the start in circle for
the Cardinals after an impressive game one win against the
Warriors. She was able to retire Wayne State for the first
time this weekend without giving up a run in the first
inning. The Cardinals would go down in order in the bottom of
the first.
Wayne State would get a runner to second base with just one out
in the second inning, but the Cardinals would get out of the inning
with no damage. Angela Kaiser
(Waterford, Mich./Our Lady of the Lakes HS) would reach base on a
one out single to left center, but was unable to advance past
second.
The Warriors would strike hard in the top of the third with four
runs on four hits to take a 4-0 advantage. Nicole Bigelow
(Grandville, Mich.) would reach and advance to second on a throwing
error by the short stop. She advance to third on a
passed ball but once again, but SVSU was unable to push a
run across the plate.
Wayne State added another run in the fifth to go up 5-0,
before Lauren
Memmer (White Lake, Mich./Lakeland HS) came in and got the
Warriors to ground into an inning ending double play. The
Cardinals were unable to use the momentum, however, as they
went down in order in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Saginaw Valley was able to retire the Warriors in order in the
top of the fifth inning. Shannon
McLaughlin (Benton Harbor, Mich./Watervliet HS) led off the
bottom half of the inning with an infield single and advanced to
second on a wild pitch. Pinch hitter Kalie Burdick
(Milford, Mich.) reached first base via a Casey Haines beam ball,
but Ashley
Coffin (Sterling Heights, Mich./Stevenson HS) would be unable
to drive the runs in for the Cardinals.
Memmer was able to get out of a jam with a runner on
third in the top of the sixth inning on a ground-out back
to the circle. Ashley Jordan
(Freeland, Mich.) rolled a single through the left side and
would advance to second on a Jillian
Peterson (Freeland, Mich.) single up the middle. A Kaiser
groundout would advance the runners to second and third, but
McLaughlin would go down on strikes to end the Cardinal threat.
Wayne State and Saginaw Valley would both go down in order in
the seventh inning.
Saginaw Valley finished the season with a 30-16 record overall,
while Wayne State improves to 50-11 overall on the season and
advances to the Midwest Super Regional against Ashland next
weekend.
