CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 30, 2005
SOFTBALL
(Written by Abby Zylstra '08)
Calvin swept Adrian 2-0 and 8-0 in a doubleheader Saturday afternoon that
closed out the regular season for the Knights.
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Calvin finishes 13-3 in the MIAA regular season standings and gains the #2 seed
for the MIAA tournament. Calvin will face #3 seed Hope in a first round game
next Thursday with top-seeded Alma facing fourth-seeded Olivet in the second
first round game. The tournament is a double-elimination format and will be
hosted by Alma.
In game one on Saturday, Calvin scored one run in the fourth and one run in the
sixth inning. In the fourth inning, senior AbbyKonyndyk (Grand Rapids/Grand
Rapids Christian) hit a towering home run to centerfield to give the Knights a
1-0 lead.
In the sixth inning, senior Angie Sietsema (Grandville/Grandville)
doubled down the leftfield line. Conrad followed with a sacrifice bunt that
moved Sietsema to third. She then scored on a wild pitch.
Calvin (23-11) finished the game with two runs, seven hits, and two errors.
Adrian (11-21, 3-11 MIAA) had no runs, three hits, and no errors.
Senior Kara Van Kooten (Anchorage, AK/Grace Christian School), 11-6, was
the winning pitcher as she collected her third shutout victory of the year.
Freshman Kelli Szczepanski (8-11) took the loss for Adrian.
In game two, the Knights scored in the first three innings and again in
the fifth inning. In the first inning, junior Jeanne Cole (Fountain/Mason
County Eastern) singled to shortstop and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt.
With two outs, she scored from third base on a single to right field by
Konyndyk.
In the second inning, Cole delivered a two-run RBI double to left center with
senior Lea Bareman (Unity Christian HS) and freshman Danielle Roskamp
(Kalamazoo Christian HS) scoring on the play.
In the third inning Konyndyk blasted her second home run of the afternoon and
her school record eighth of the season. The Konyndyk blast was a two-run shot
and gave the Knights a 5-0 lead.
In the fifth inning, sophomore Andrea Wagner (Unity Christian HS) rapped an
RBI single and Roskamp followed with a two-run RBI double that gave the Knights
an eight-run cushion.
Senior Rachelle Heyboer (Fremont HS) then retired the side in order in the
bottom of the fifth to pick up her third shutout victory of the year while
improving to 6-4 overall. Junior Jessica Van Troostenberghe (3-8) took the loss
for Albion.
Jeanne Cole saw her 15-game hitting streak come to an end as she went 0-for-3
in game one but rebounded to go 2-for-3 in the nightcap. The pair of hits
keeps in first place in the MIAA batting race with a .500 average (27-for-54).
Cole is bidding to become the first MIAA batting champion from Calvin since
Laurie Hiemstra achieved the feat in 1989. Cole's MIAA batting title will not
be official however until Adrian and Kalamazoo complete a makeup doubleheader
next Monday.
With four RBI's on the afternoon, Konyndyk also raised her season total to 34
RBI's, one short of matching the Calvin single-season record of 35 set by Holly
Ondersma in 1995.
MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-30-05
Alma 14-2
Calvin 13-3
Hope 13-3
Olivet 11-5
Tri-State 7-9
Albion 5-11
Adrian 3-11
Kalamazoo 2-12
St. Mary's 2-14
BASEBALL
ADRIAN - Calvin dropped both ends of a doubleheader with league-leading Adrian
Saturday afternoon to slide into a third place tie with hard-charging Olivet
and see its MIAA title hopes vanish.
The Saturday sweep allowed Adrian (21-12 overall, 11-4 MIAA) to take two of
three games from Calvin in the weekend series, keeping the Bulldogs two games
ahead of a Hope team that is also full of steam as the Flying Dutchmen moved to
12-6 in MIAA play with a three-game weekend sweep of Tri-State.
Calvin dropped its Saturday games with Adrian by scores of 5-3 and 6-1. In the
opener, Calvin (12-18 overall, 10-8 MIAA) carried a 3-2 lead into the fifth
inning but the host Bulldogs erupted for three unearned runs with two outs in
the bottom of the sixth to take a 5-3 lead.
Adrian starter Jeff Nokovich (3-3) then struck out the side in the top of the
seventh to close out the game. Nokovich finished the game with 12 strikeouts
while scattering six Calvin hits. Junior Tim Stoeffler (3-5) took the
hard-luck loss for Calvin as he was tagged with four unearned runs in 5.2
innings of work. Juniors Mike Aggen (Evergreen Park, IL) and Tyler VanEps
(Denver, CO) led Calvin at the plate with two hits apiece.
In game two, Adrian broke open a 1-1 game with a five-run bottom of the
fourth.After Calvin recorded one out in the fourth, AC hit four straight
singles and used two walks and a hit batter to score five runs.The five runs
would be enough for starting pitcher Matt Zatkin.
Zatkin was dominate all day and threw 7.0 innings of three-hit baseball. The
lefty struck out six and gave up one unearned run. He improves to 5-2 overall
and 4-0 in MIAA play. Junior Jory Trim (3-5) took the loss for Calvin as he
gave up seven hits and six earned runs in 3.1 innings of work.
Calvin returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to NAIA opponent Madonna
University on Tuesday for a non-conference game slated to start at 4:00 p.m.
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-30-05
Adrian 11-4
Hope 12-6
Calvin 10-8
Olivet 10-8
Albion 9-9
Alma 8-10
Kalamazoo 5-13
Tri-State 4-11
MEN'S TENNIS
HOLLAND -- Calvin ended up on the wrong end of a three-way scrum for second
place at the MIAA Tournament and was forced to settle for a three-way tie for
second place in the final MIAA standings on Saturday.
Kalamazoo took first place with a commanding score of 117 points, capturing its
67th consecutive MIAA title -- the longest conference championship streak in
NCAA history at any level.
Meanwhile, Calvin, Albion and Hope were battling for second place with Calvin
owning MIAA dual match victories over both Albion and Hope earlier this month.
When Saturday's competition was complete however, it was Calvin lagging behind
as the Knights took fourth at the tournament standings with a score of 56.5
points, a half-point behind third place Hope (57) and seven points behind
second place Albion (63.5).
In singles play, Calvin posted three conference runner-up finishes with junior
Rafael Siebenschein (Lynden, WA) taking second at No. 3 singles; freshman Ricky
Tilton (Lancaster, PA) taking second at No. 4 singles and sophomore Dan Volkema
(Holland Christian HS) taking second at No. 5 singles. Freshman Michael
Goorhouse (Holland Christian HS) also posted a third place finish at No. 6
singles.
In doubles, Calvin's No. 3 doubles tandem of junior Ryan DeNooyer (Kalamazoo
Christian HS) and Volkema took second place while its No. 2 doubles team of
senior Kevin VanHaitsma (Unity Christian HS) and Siebenschein took third place.
At the conclusion of the tournament, Michael Malvitz of Kalamazoo was named the
MIAA's Most Valuable Player Award with Jason Ryan of Albion receiving the Stowe
Sportsmanship Award and Michael Whitton of Tri-State receiving the Lawrence
Green Scholarship. The All-MIAA first and second teams are scheduled to be
released next week.
MIAA MEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT SCORES
Kalamazoo 117
Albion 63.5
Hope 57
Calvin 56.5
Tri-State 10.5
Alma 1.5
Adrian 0
FINAL MIAA MEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS
1. Kalamazoo
2. Albion, Calvin & Hope
5. Tri-State
6. Alma
7. Adrian
WOMEN'S TENNIS
KALAMAZOO -- Calvin closed out two days of rugged competition at the MIAA
Tournament with a third place finish of 65 points after finishing fourth in the
MIAA dual match standings. MIAA dual match champion Albion held form with a
first place tournament score of 97.5 points. After finishing third in the MIAA
dual match standings, Hope made a move up, recording a second place score of
75.5 points. Host Kalamazoo took second in the MIAA dual match standings but
slipped fourth place at the tournament with a two-day total of 58.5 points.
The combined set of finishes allowed Albion to capture the MIAA title in the
final league standings with Hope finishing second, Kalamazoo third and Calvin
fourth.
Calvin junior Amy Zeilstra (Hinsdale, IL) was named to the All-MIAA first team
for the first time in her career while senior Rachel Pater (South Christian HS)
earned a spot on the All-MIAA second team for the second straight year.
Pater took was the tournament runner-up at No. 2 singles while sophomore Kari
Lipinski (Grand Rapids Baptist HS) took second place at No. 4 singles. Junior
Annie Huizenga (Unity Christian HS) took third at No. 3 singles with sophomore
Allyson Logan (Fort Wayne, IN) taking third at No. 5 singles and junior Kim
Bosscher (Calvin Christian HS) taking third at No. 6 singles.
Calvin's No. 1 doubles tandem of Pater and Zeilstra also took third place.
Anneliese Fox of Hope was named the league's Most Valuable Player while Priya
Malviya of Hope was named the recipient of the Sue Little Sportsmanship Award.
MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS TOURNAMENT SCORES
Albion 97.5
Hope 75.5
Calvin 65
Kalamazoo 58.5
St. Mary's 48
Olivet 28
Alma 24.5
Tri-State 18.5
FINAL MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS
1. Albion
2. Hope
3. Kalamazoo
4. Calvin
5. St. Mary's
6. Alma
6. Olivet
8. Tri-State
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
A full report on the Calvin men's and women's track and field results at the
Hillsdale Relays will be sent out later this weekend.
Among the highlights are: NCAA III automatic qualifying performances for
sophomore Tim Finnegan (Los Alamos, NM) and senior Kris Koster (Grand Rapids
Christian HS) in the men's 10,000 meters, an NCAA III provisional qualifying
time for sophomore Lydia Singer (Wilmington, DE) in the women's 3,000 meter
steeplechase; school record performances for junior Nate Meckes in the men's
shot put and discus and a strong NCAA III provisional qualifying score of more
than 4,400 points by junior Christine Hendricks (Cincinnati, OH) in the
heptathlon.
Other NCAA III provisional qualifying performances on Friday included freshman
Sarah Wittingen (East Grand Rapids HS) in the 400 meter hurdles and sophomore
Kelly Zwier (Kalamazoo Christian HS) in the long jump.
Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
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