BAY CITY, Mich. - Wayne State University senior outfielder Kyle Vesey (Brighton, Mich.) and Saginaw Valley State University junior pitcher Mike Saunders (Mt. Morris, Mich./E.A. Johnson) have been chosen as the GLIAC Baseball  "Player of the Week" and  "Pitcher of the Week", respectively.

Saunders threw a complete game two hitter for a 3-1 victory over Tiffin in game one of the weekend series. The SVSU ace struck out six batters and walked three. Saunders gave up just one earned run in the game improving his conference leading ERA to 1.40.

Saunders has thrown at least seven innings in each of his last six GLIAC starts. He is now 6-2 on the season in 64.1 innings with 65 strikeouts, third best in the conference. Opponents have batted .194 against Saunders in the 2012 season.

The Cardinals are currently preparing for the 2012 GLIAC Baseball Tournament in Chillicothe, Ohio. SVSU will face Wayne State tomorrow morning (May 9) at 10:30 AM.

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