COLUMBUS, Ohio - The SVSU baseball team traveled to Ohio Dominican University for a weekend series to begin GLIAC play, beginning Friday for the first two games. The Cardinals would end up dropping both games, however, falling by a 4-3 score in the opener and by an 8-2 score in the nightcap. 

Game One

Saginaw Valley got out to a quick 1-0 lead in the top of the 1st inning, as an Adam Fitzgibbon RBI single scored Chad Carson.

ODU responded in the home half of the frame, knotting the score at 1-1. The Panthers added another in the bottom of the 2nd inning to take the 2-1 edge.

The Cardinals got a pair of runs in the top of the 4th, using a big fly from Adam Turner that cleared the left field wall. The two-run home run scored Fitzgibbon as well and gave the visitors a 3-2 lead.

The scoring stayed dormant until the home half of the 6th inning. That's when the Panthers scored twice to take a 4-3 lead.

A 7th-inning scoring threat for SVSU would stall with runners at 1st and 3rd and ODU sealed the 4-3 win.

Inside the Boxscore

• Brendan Harrison was the only Cardinal player with multiple hits in the opener, as he had two.
• Turner was 1-2 with the two-run home run in the victory. It is his second long ball of the season.
• Fitzgibbon was 1-2 as well with an RBI and run scored. He also drew the team's only walk in the game.
• Jordan Swiss had the team's only other extra-base hit with his 7th-inning double.
• Both teams had eight hits.

On the Mound

• Trevor Friday go the start, working 5.0 innings while allowing three runs on five hits. He walked four and had four strikeouts.
• Jate Tarbell (0-1) took the loss in relief, throwing 1.0 innings while allowing a run on three hits with a walk.

Game Two

The Cards got out to another 1-0 lead in the second contest, using Carson's first home run of the season to grab the edge in the top of the 1st.

Ohio Dominican responded with three runs in the bottom of the 2nd to make the score 3-1. The Panthers added a pair in the 4th and another in the 5th, pushing the lead out to 6-1. 

In the top of the 7th, SV trimmed the deficit to 6-2 after a Craig Wilson RBI single plated Garrett Soule.

The home Panthers scored twice more in the bottom of the 8th, pushing the lead to 8-2. That's where the score stood, with the Panthers sealing the day one sweep.

Inside the Boxscore

• Harrison had a multi-hit game again, going 2-4 in the second contest.
• Swiss, Soule and Turner all had two hits as well, with Soule and Turner ripping a double.
• Carson's lone hit of the game was his solo shot in the first inning.
• Wilson had a hit and RBI for the Cards.
• Connor Sonnier went 1-2 with a pair of walks. 
• SVSU had 11 total hits in the nightcap.

On the Mound

• Mason Schwellenbach (1-2) got the start and took the loss on the bump. The freshman worked 4.0 innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with a walk and strikeout.
• Tristan Faunce had 3.0 innings in relief, allowing a run on three hits with a strikeout.
• Brandon Wise had 1.0 inning as well, giving up a pair of runs on two hits with a walk.

Up Next...

The Cardinals play the Panthers in another twinbill on Saturday (Mar. 25) to round-out the series. First pitch is set for Noon at ODU's Frank Damian Field.

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