UNIVERSITY CENTER -- The SVSU softball team hosted Concordia University Ann Arbor on Tuesday afternoon in a non-conference doubleheader. Battling some tough, windy conditions, the Cards posted 3-2 and 6-3 wins over their opponents, improving to 24-9 overall on the season.

Game One

Saginaw Valley got on the board in the bottom half of the 1st, using an Evy Lobdell sacrifice fly that scored Danielle Hamilton for the 1-0 lead. 

In the top of the 3rd, Concordia notched a pair of runs to take a 2-1 edge over the home squad.

A Meredith Rousse RBI double to center knotted the score in response in the home half of the 3rd inning, making the count 2-2.

The game-winning run would come in the 5th for SVSU, as pinch-hitter Anna Conard ripped an RBI single to left center, pushing Rousse across for what would be the eventual game-winning run at 3-2.

Inside the Boxscore

• The Cardinals had nine hits in the opener, with three coming from Rousse. She had a double, RBI and run scored as well.
• Julia Miller went 2-2 with a walk.
• Lobdell had an RBI for the Cardinals.
• Conard was 1-1 with the game-winning RBI on her double.
• Hamilton added a 2-3 performance with two runs scored.
• Mouthaan added a hit for the Cards.
• Hamilton and Rousse each stole a bag in the opener.

In the Circle

• Annie Hansen (6-2) went the distance for Saginaw Valley, notching the complete game victory. She allowed two runs on five hits, striking-out two batters and walking a pair.

Game Two

The home squad jumped out to a first inning lead once more, leading 2-0 after the bottom half. Conard had a two-RBI double to right center, scoring Mouthaan and Lobdell.

The Cards responded with two more runs in the bottom of the 2nd after Concordia scored one in the top of the inning, making the score 4-1. Hamilton had a bunt single that scored Breanna Dinsmoore and scored on a Lobdell RBI single to right field.

Another single run in the 3rd, courtesy of a Dinsmoore RBI single that scored Mouthaan, pushed the lead to 5-1.

The visitors cut it to 5-2 in the top of the 4th before Saginaw Valley made it 6-2 in the home half of the 6th. That's when Lobdell came through again, notching a single up the middle that allowed Courtney Reeves to score.

Concordia added another run in the 7th, but it couldn't capitalize on a bases-loaded opportunity and fell by the 6-3 final.

Inside the Boxscore

• SVSU had 10 hits in the nightcap, two each coming off the bats of Lobdell, Mouthaan and Dinsmoore. Lobdell added two RBI and a run, Mouthaan scored twice and Dinsmoore had an RBI and run.
• Conard was 1-3 with two runs driven-in while Hamilton was 1-2 with an RBI and run scored.
• Mouthaan, Conard and Reeves each posted a double in the second contest.
• Hamilton and Mouthaan each swiped a bag as well. 

In the Circle

• Hannah Atwell (1-1) pitched the full 7.0 innings, allowing three runs while scattering nine hits. She struck-out six batters in her first career victory.

Up Next...

SVSU travels to Ferris State on Friday (Apr. 14) in a GLIAC doubleheader. The Cardinals and Bulldogs are set for a 3:30 p.m. first pitch in Big Rapids.

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