REPORT FOR April 15, 2002
SOFTBALL
For the first time in her collegiate career, Calvin College freshman Rachelle
Heyboer has been named MIAA Pitcher of the Week. A native of Fremont and a
graduate of Fremont High School, Heyboer tossed her second consecutive no-hitter
last Thursday in leading Calvin to a 4-0 conference victory over Oiivet.
In the victory, Heyboer struck out six batters without a walk. Olivet placed
just two runners on base in the loss - both reaching on Calvin errors. The
no-hitter was the first by a Calvin pitcher in MIAA play since Shauna Koolhaas
achieved the feat in 1997 and the 23rd overall no-hit performance in a
conference game in MIAA softball history. Calvin then went on to complete the
doubleheader sweep with an 8-1 win over Olivet in the nightcap.
The doubleheader sweep lifted Calvin's overall record to 12-8 and its MIAA mark
to 2-2. Heyboer's no-hitter came on the heels of a no-hit gem against Franklin
College of Indiana April 6. A right-hander, Heyboer is now 6-4 on the year with
a 2.51 earned run average. She also has 38 strikeouts on the year against just
eight walks.
Calvin opens a busy week of action this afternoon when it hosts Wheaton College
of Illinois in a non-conference doubleheader slated to start at 3:30 p.m..
Calvin will then journey to Adrian on Tuesday for a conference twinbill
scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m.. Calvin will continue conference play on
Thursday when it hosts Kalamazoo in a double-dip at 3:30 p.m.. and will then
host Hope Saturday in a doubleheader at 1:00 p.m..
Calvin was scheduled to host Saginaw Valley State Wednesday in a non-conference
twinbill but the doubleheader has been cancelled and will not be made up. The
doubleheader was cancelled due to conference scheduling obligations by Saginaw
Valley State.
Calvin Softball No-Hit Performances in MIAA Play
Sharon Boeve - 4/23/83 in 1-0 win over Alma
Jessica Schrier - 4/28/87 in 10-0 win over Alma
Shauna Koolhaas - 4/10/96 in 13-0 win over Kalamazoo
Shauna Koolhaas - 4/13/96 in 11-0 win over Albion
Shauna Koolhaas - 4/22/97 in 8-0 win over Kalamazoo
Rachelle Heyboer - 4/11/02 in 4-0 win over Olivet
BASEBALL/SOFTBALL INTERNET BROADCASTS ADDED TO SCHEDULE
The Calvin sports information office has added three broadcast dates to its
real audio broadcast schedule on the Calvin web site. On Monday, the
Calvin-Wheaton softball doubleheader will be broadcast beginning at 3:30 p.m..
The Thursday softball doubleheader between Calvin and Kalamazoo will also be
broadcast at 3:30 p.m.. On Tuesday, Calvin's baseball game at Grand Valley
State will be broadcast at 4:00 p.m..
Broadcasts of Calvin softball games can be found at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/softball/schedule.htm
Broadcasts of Calvin softball games can be found at:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/baseball/schedule.htm
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