UNIVERSITY CENTER, Mich. - The Saginaw Valley State University baseball team swept a doubleheader Saturday (Apr. 17) over the visiting Hillsdale College Chargers, 15-6 and 6-3.  The two victories put the Cardinals at 15-16 overall on the season and 11-10 in the GLIAC while the Chargers fall to 8-26 overall and 5-18 in league play.

Game One

The Cardinals trailed 5-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning, but would respond with seven runs in that frame to take a 7-5 lead from the Chargers.  SVSU would put up a five-spot in its half of the fifth to make the count 12-5 in its advantage. 

The Chargers scored a single run in the top of six, but Saginaw would respond, adding three more runs in the bottom half and close-out for the 15-6 victory.

Ryan Ermers (Sterling Heights, Mich./Henry Ford II HS) and Josh Peterson (Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek HS) each had three hits in the opener, including three doubles and four RBIs for Ermers and a double and three RBIs for Peterson.  Kevin Dore (Kawkawlin, Mich./Muskegon CC) and Kyle O'Boyle (Midland, Mich./Bullock Creek HS) each added two hits, as the Cardinals out-hit Hillsdale, 15-4.

Craig Engerer (Freeland, Mich.) got his first-career victory on the mound, working four innings of relief and allowing only one run while striking-out three Chargers.

Game Two

Hillsdale would take the lead on a first inning solo home run.  SVSU would respond with a pair of runs in the third, claiming a 2-1 lead.  The Chargers would jump back out front in the next half inning, plating two runs to lead 3-2.  The Cards tied things up in the bottom of four, knotting the game at three runs apiece.

The Cardinals would add two more in the fifth and a run in the bottom of six for the 6-3 victory.

Dore went 4-for-4 at the plate with a double and an RBI.  Ryan Webber (Clio, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) had a pair of hits with an RBI.  Charlie Thomas (Northville, Mich.) and Matt Hunt (Howell, Mich./Concordia University) both had two hits and two RBIs in the nightcap.

Scott Haase (Mt. Pleasant, Mich./Sacred Heart Academy) went the distance for the win, improving to 4-1 on the season.  Haase scattered six hits and struck-out eight Hillsdale batters while only walking two.

The two teams are back in action tomorrow for a single nine inning contest, with first pitch slated for noon.