BAY CITY, Mich. - Saginaw Valley State University softball players Jade Fulton and Jessica McKeith have been selected as GLIAC Pitcher and Player of the week.  Fulton and McKeith helped the #14 Cardinals to a 5-0 record last week.

Jade Fulton (Byron, Mich.), a junior pitcher, helped SVSU to a 5-0 mark to open GLIAC play by picking up three wins without allowing an earned run last week. She struck out 21 batters while allowing just two walks, lowering her season ERA to a league-leading 0.65 with a 104 strikeouts, third-best int the GLIAC, and just nine walks. She has won all three of the GLIAC games she has pitched in and has a 0.00 ERA with 21 strikeouts in those contests. 

Jessica McKeith (River Rouge, Mich), a junior outfielder, tallied an .833 (five-of-six) batting average with 10 runs-batted-in and four runs scored as SVSU went 5-0 to open GLIAC play last week. She had seven RBI in the Cardinals’ game against Hillsdale on Saturday (Apr. 2) going 2-for-2 with a bases-loaded double and a grand slam. McKeith is batting .400 on the season with a team-leading .700 slugging percentage.

The Cardinals are ranked #14 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll and are currently 18-2 overall on the season and 5-0 in the GLIAC.  SVSU will host Tiffin on Saturday (April 10) at 1:00 pm.