CSR (Calvin Sports Report for April 16, 2007)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 16, 2007

Track and Field Teams Open MIAA Dual Meet Campaigns;
Baseball Splits With Kalamazoo;
Softball Splits With Olivet

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

GRAND RAPIDS -- The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams opened
their MIAA dual meet campaigns with dual meets against Albion and Tri-State
Monday afternoon at Calvin's Track and Field complex. In the men's competition,
Calvin and Albion finished in a 96-96 tie while Calvin defeated Tri-State
152-17 with Albion defeating Tri-State 156-17. In the women's competition,
Calvin defated Albion 124-54 and Tri-State 126-11 while Albion defeated
Tri-Sate 118-17.

Taking first place for the Calvin men on Monday were:

*Sophomore Jed Christiansen (Greenville, PA) in the 800 meter run (2:01.04).

*Senior Todd Schuster (Denver, CO) in the 1,500 meter run (4:12.59).

*Freshman Aaron Goodman (Milwaukee, WI) in the 5,000 meter runs (15:48.54).

*Junior Kelby McClelland (Mercer, PA) in the 110 high hurdles (14.90) and 400
meter hurdles (57.22) with his time in the 110 high hurdles an NCAA III
provisional qualifying time.

*Sophomore Nate DeHaan (South Christian HS) in the 3,000 meter steeplechase
(10:01.75).

*Junior Ryan Jensen (Northview HS) in the discus (44.24 meters).

*Calvin's 4x100 meter relay team with a time of 42.39.

Taking first place for the Calvin women on Monday were:

*Freshman Jourdan Johnson (Gales Ferry, CT) in the 100 meter dash (13.03).

*Senior Lisa Winkle (South Christian HS) in the 200 meters (25.87) and long
jump (18-3 3/4) with her long jump a season-best and NCAA III provisional
qualifying mark.

*Junior Sarah Wittingen (East Grand Rapids HS) in the 100 meter hurdles with
an NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 14.79.

*Sophomore Anne Fennema (Brookfield, WI) inthe 3,000 meter steeplechase
(11:45.71).

*Calvin's 4x100 meter relay team with a time of 49.82.

*Senior Lauren Colyn (Kalamazoo Christian HS) in the high jump (5-4).

*Senior Valerie Thompson (Whitinsville Christian HS) in the pole vault
(10-0).

*Sophomore Julie Bratt (Lynden, WA) in the triple jump (10.06 meters).

*Senior Megann VanderVliet (Oakville, ON) in the shot put (13.16 meters) and
discus (43.38 meters) with both marks NCAA III provisional qualifying throws.

*Sophomore Annika Krygsman (Whitinsville Christian HS) in the javelin (30.84
meters).

Both Calvin track and field teams are back in action on Wednesday when they
travel to Hope for a triangular with Hope and Olivet scheduled to begin at 2:00
p.m. The double-dual meet is part of a grueling seven-day stretch for the
Knights as they are competing in four meets in seven days.

BASEBALL
Calvin 9, Kalamazoo 0
Kalamazoo 4, Calvin 1

GRAND RAPIDS -- Calvin split a doubleheader with visiting Kalamazoo on Monday,
winning 9-0 in the opener and losing 4-1 in game two. The Knights are now 8-15
overall including 8-8 in the MIAA which currently places the Knights in a tie
for fourth place in the conference standings with Albion.

In the opener, Calvin rode the strong right arm of sophomore Todd LaForest
(Clio) who tossed a complete-game, four-hit shutout victory. LaForest (3-1)
struck out four batters and walked none.

Calvin gave LaForest all the run support he would need with three runs in the
bottom of the first inning and added three more in the fifth and three more in
the sixth.

Calvin had only two hits in the first inning but used a walk, an error and a
hit batter to build a 3-0 lead. In the fifth, senior Nick Caudle (Calvin
Christian HS) reached base on a double and later scored on an error. Senior
Kyle Fletcher (Fort Wayne, IN) followed with an RBI single and sophomore Chris
Blacklidge (Comstock Park HS) later drove in a run on a fielder's choice.

In the sixth, Calvin used a two-out rally to tack on three insurance runs.
Sophomore Jacob Vriesman (Denver, CO) reached base on a two-out error and
Caudle responded with his second double of the game, driving in Vriesman from
first. Back-to-back Kalamazoo errors then brought home two more Calvin runs.

Kalamazoo committed six errors in game one, leading to five unearned runs.

In game two, Kalamazoo (8-14 overall, 5-9 MIAA) turned the tables on the
Knights behind the stellar pitching effort from freshman Brandon Luczak (5-2).
Luczak struck out four and walked only two while scattering five Calvin hits.
Calvin freshman Rob Kool (Grand Rapids Christian HS) had a strong pitching
performance in defeat, striking out four and walking only one but the Hornets
were able to score two runs in the second, one in the third and one in the
sixth. Calvin's only run came in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by
freshman Matt Schepel (Grand Rapids Christian HS).

Calvin's doubleheader with Olivet on Wednesday is scheduled to begin at 2:00
p.m. The twinbill will be broadcast via RealAudio through the Calvin web site
at: http://www.calvin.edu/sports/ram/calvinsports.ram.

MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-16-07

Adrian 12-4
Hope 9-5
Tri-State 8-6
Albion 8-8
Calvin 8-8
Kalamazoo 5-9
Olivet 4-9
Alma 3-8
SOFTBALL
MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-16-07

KENTWOOD -- Calvin split a conference doubleheader with visiting Olivet Monday
afternoon at the Gainey Athletic Complex, winning 2-1 in the opener and falling
6-4 in the nightcap.

 In game one, Calvin (6-10 overall, 2-2 MIAA) rallied for two runs in the
bottom of the sixth inning to overcome a 1-0 deficit. Junior Sam Ehlert
(Rockford HS) delivered a one-out RBI single that plated sophomore Cori
VanKoevering (Unity Christian HS) and tied the game at one. Freshman Jennie
Heidmann (South Christian HS) then rapped a clutch two-out RBI single to score
freshman Leah VanEnk (Kalamazoo Christian HS) who had reached base on a bunt
single.

VanEnk then put the closing touches on a complete-game pitching victory in the
seventh to run her season record to 5-5. VanEnk allowed only three hits in the
win and struck out seven and walked none. Junior Ruth Diemer (McBain Christian
HS) and VanEnk had two hits apiece to lead the Calvin offense.

In game two, Calvin squandered a 4-0 lead as the Comets scored three runs in
the bottom of the fourth and three more in the bottom of the fifth to take a
6-4 lead. Calvin committed three errors that led to five unearned runs. Diemer
led Calvin's offensive surge with two doubles and three RBI's, raising her
season batting average to .400 and her season RBI total to 11.

Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it journeys to Kalamazoo for a
doubleheader slated to start at 3:30 p.m.

MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-16-07 GAMES

Alma 8-0
Hope 6-0
Tri-State 3-1
Adrian 4-3
Calvin 2-2
Olivet 3-6
Albion 2-6
Saint Mary's 1-3
Kalamazoo 0-8

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Mon Apr 16 23:09:15 2007