University Center, Mich. – The Saginaw Valley State University Cardinal baseball team had four of their players receive NCBWA All-Midwest Region honors as Tucker Roe, Tyler McLaren, Hunter Merillat, and Colin Cornwell were all given Honorable Mention honors.

Roe finished the season with his highest season batting average at .313. He was second on the team with 62 hits, one behind the leader Cornwell, and had two of his three home runs come against Grand Valley in the final weekend of the regular season and the GLIAC tournament.

Cornwell had a great season at the plate. He led the Cardinals in batting average as he hit .342 and on-base percentage at a .430 mark. He also led the team in hits with 63, RBI with 46, was second in doubles with 16, walks with 28, and third in runs with 38. The stat sheet had Cornwell's name written all over it as he put up the best season of his Cardinal career.

McLaren held the best pitching record going 8-1, had the lowest ERA at 2.65, led the staff in strikeouts with 74, and pitched the most innings as he accumulated 74.2 innings pitched. The Cardinals went 12-2 on Fridays throughout the season and McLaren was a major factor in their success. He was the only pitcher on the staff with a complete game and had two of them.

Merillat was second in wins, ERA, strikeouts, and innings pitched. He struck out 70 over 63 innings as he went 6-1 on the year with a 3.29 ERA. The one-two combo of McLaren and Merillat became a deadly force for the Cardinals and helped save their bullpen with their workhorse mentality. The team had 392 strikeouts on the regular season to set the record with the two of them being responsible for 144 of them.

The four were all given All-GLIAC honors as well to add to their accolades for the 2023 season.