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May 18, 2007

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SIUE's Season Ends in NCAA Tourney
        AKRON, OHIO -- Grand Valley State erased a five-run lead to defeat Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and eliminate the baseball Cougars from the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Championships.
        SIUE, 37-17, took a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning thanks to three unearned runs off Grand Valley State starter Danny Richard.
        Grand Valley State, the top seed in the North Central Region and ranked No. 6 nationally, ralied for four runs in the bottom of the fifth off SIUE starter Adam Tallman.
        Tallman was taken out of the game in the seventh only to watch from the bench as reliever Adam Schneider gave up the tying run in the eighth as Dan Skirka singled home Casey Robrahn.
        SIUE was held scoreless in the final four innings and could not hold off Grand Valley once again in the ninth inning. Derek Hinke provided the game-winning hit with a two-out double, scoring Lee VanStreain.
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