WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Saginaw Valley State baseball team couldn’t break into the win column this afternoon (March 10) as the Cardinals fell to Seton Hill 9-8.

On the afternoon, the Cardinals out-hit the Griffins 14-12 with the help of junior Ryan Webber (Clio, Mich.) hitting 3-for-4 with two RBIs, junior Josh Peterson (Midland, Mich.) going 3-for-5, including smacking a double to center field in the fourth inning and freshman Jason Potts (Hartland, Mich.) going 3-for-5 with one RBI, including a double down the right field line in the top of the eighth inning that pulled the Cardinals within one as the game headed into the bottom half of the eighth inning.

It was the defense’s turn to come up big to stop the Griffin’s momentum and turn the game around. Freshman pitcher Steve Pistono (Sterling Heights, Mich.) got the first batter out, gave up a single to the next, came back to strike out the next hitter, and then as a Griffin player attempted to steal second base Webber threw a perfect strike to junior Chase Coulter (Clio, Mich.) covering second base for the final out of the inning.

But, the Cardinals couldn’t get another run to cross the plate in the top-half of the ninth, ending the game.

The Cardinals fall to 0-5 on the season as they head back into action tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. looking for revenge against Seton Hill in Russ Matt Tournament action.