LANSING, Mich. – Roosevelt's season came to a close Friday with a 6-1 loss to Saginaw Valley State in an elimination game at the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament hosted in Lansing, Mich.

It was a tough day for the Lakers offense as Roosevelt, the tournament's No. 6 seed, managed just two hits and left only four runners on base. The fifth-seeded Cardinals struck first in the third inning when a leadoff double came around to score. Saginaw Valley State added two more runs in the frame to take a 3-0 lead before Roosevelt (15-36) had its first hit.

James Berry came through with that first hit to start the fourth inning with a single into right field. It was the 80^th hit of the season for Berry, who now holds the school record for hits in a season and ranks third in batting average with a .408 average. A throwing error from the Saginaw Valley State pitcher allowed Berry to advance to third on Luke Ulbert's grounder back to the mound. Berry then scored after Sebastian Casillas beat out a double-play ball to keep the inning alive.

The Cardinals scored twice in the bottom of the fourth inning to extend the lead to 5-1 then added the sixth run in the seventh inning Quinn O'Bryan secured the Lakers' other hit with a sixth-inning single, but he was erased on a fielder's choice. Roosevelt didn't have a runner reach second base until the ninth inning, but the Lakers made their final game exciting.

Berry was hit by a pitch as the second batter of the ninth inning and the Lakers continued to find ways to reach base. Ulbert drew a walk and Casillas did as well to load the bases with two outs in the ninth inning, forcing a pitching change from the Cardinals. That was as threatening as the Lakers would get in the game, though, as a groundout ended the game.