CSR (Calvin Lands Seven on All-MIAA Baseball Teams/Calvin Captures MIAA Women's All-Sports Trophy)

CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MAY 10, 2007

Calvin Lands Seven on All-MIAA Baseball Teams;
Calvin Captures MIAA Women's All-Sports Trophy;

BASEBALL

The 2007 All-MIAA baseball teams have been announced and seven Calvin players
have received either first or second team All-MIAA honors. Named to the
All-MIAA first team from Calvin are senior Andy Draayer, junior Kyle Fletcher
and sophomore Chris Blacklidge. Named to the All-MIAA second team from Calvin
are junior Alex Marcus, sophomores Todd LaForest and Jacob Vriesman and
freshman Matt Schepel.

A native of Denver, Colorado, Draayer is making his first appearance on the
All-MIAA first team. A graduate of Denver Christian High School, Draayer was a
work-horse on the mound for the Knights this year, fashioning a 5-1 record with
a 3.70 earned run average in league play. Draayer finished the 2007 conference
season tied for third in pitching victories (5), second in innings pitched
(48.2), tied for first in games started (8). During the year, Draayer also
received MIAA Pitcher of the Week honors once.

Fletcher hails from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is a graduate of Concordia
Lutheran High School. In his first year as a full-starter at catcher, Fletcher
batted .378 in conference place to finish seventh in the MIAA batting race. He
also batted in 28 runs to finish third in the MIAA in that category. In
addition, he was tied for third in the MIAA in home runs (3) and tied for
eighth in hits (31). He was also named MIAA Player of the Week once during the
season.

Blacklidge is from Comstock Park and is a graduate of Comstock Park High
School. Blacklidge served as Calvin's primary designated hitter this year while
also seeing limited time at first base. In conference play, Blacklidge batted
.363 to finish tied for eighth in the MIAA batting race. He also finished tied
for the league lead in doubles (8) and was ninth in the league in slugging
percentage (.488).

Marcus is from Wilmar, Minnesota. He is a graduate of Wilmar High School.
Calvin's starting rightfielder the last two years, Marcus batted .353 in league
play and finished second in the league in runs scored (31), tied for third in
home runs (3), tied for the league lead in doubles (8), sixth in total bases
(49), 10th in on-base percentage (.448) and fifth in slugging percentage
(.576).

LaForest is from Clio and is a graduate of Clio High School. LaForest opened
the year as a middle reliever/spot starter for the Knights but emerged as one
of Calvin's go-to players in its starting rotation, finishing the league season
with a 5-1 pitching record and a 4.29 earned run average. LaForest tossed
complete-game shutout victories in two his final four games including a
three-hit shutout win against Tri-State this past Tuesday. LaForest finished
the MIAA season tied for third in pitching victories.

Vriesman is from Denver, Colorado. He is also a graduate of Denver Christian
High School. During the year, Vriesman split time between centerfield and
shortstop. He batted .330 in league play and finished tied for sixth in the
MIAA in hits (34) and sixth in runs scored (26).

Schepel is from Grand Rapids and is a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High
School. In his first year of collegiate ball, Schepel stepped into the clean-up
spot of Calvin's lineup while also serving as the team's full-time third
baseman. Schepel batted .346 in league play and finished sixth in the league in
runs batted in (22), fourth in base-on-balls (20) and sixth in on-base
percentage (.481).

Calvin finished the 2007 MIAA season with a 15-13 record, good for a fourth
place league finish.

CALVIN WINS MIAA WOMEN'S ALL-SPORTS TROPHY - SECOND IN COMMISSIONER'S CUP
STANDINGS

For the third time in the last four years, Calvin has captured the MIAA
Women's All-Sports Trophy. Calvin women's athletics program finished the year
with 111 points, three points ahead of runner-up Hope. On the men's side, Hope
captured the MIAA (Men's) All-Sports Trophy, finishing with 108, points with
Calvin finishing second with 86 points. In the final combined (men's/women's)
standings, Calvin finished the year second in the MIAA Commissioner's Cup
standings with 197 points with Hope first with 216 points.

During the year, Calvin captured eight MIAA titles - more than any other MIAA
school. Calvin captured league titles in women's volleyball, women's soccer,
men's and women's cross country, women's basketball, women's swimming and
diving and in men's and women's track and field.

 ●The MIAA presents separate awards for the best cumulative finish in men's
and women's sports as well as an award for the best cumulative finish in all
league sports (men and women). The separate awards are known as the Men's
All-Sports Award and the Women's All-Sports Award while the cumulative award is
known as the Commissioners' Cup.

●The final standings for the all-sports awards are determined on the basis
of each college's standings in eight of nine sports for men and eight of nine
sports for women. These point-totals are added together to determine the
winner of the Commissioners' Cup.

●As a single sport member (football), Wisconsin Lutheran is not computed
into the all-sports standings.

●The Commissioner's Cup (MIAA All-Sports Award) has been presented since
1934-35. Hope has won the award 29 times, followed by Albion 14, Kalamazoo 13,
Calvin 8 and Alma 5.

        
        Men's All-Sports Women's
All-Sports Commissioner's Cup

        1. Hope 108 1. Calvin 111 1. Hope 216
        2. Calvin 86 2. Hope 108 2. Calvin 197
        3. Albion 73 3. Albion 79 3. Albion 152
        4. Olivet 54 4. St. M. 74 4. Olivet 116
        4. Tri-St. 54 5. Olivet 62 5. Alma 102
        6. Kazoo 46 6. Alma 60 6. Kalamazoo 101
        7. Alma 42 7. Kazoo 55 6. Tri-State 101
        8. Adrian 41 8. Tri-St. 47 8. Adrian 77
                        9. Adrian 36

Jeff Febus
Sports Information Director
Calvin College
(616) 526-6169 Office
(616) 526-8551 Fax
Received on Thu May 10 18:00:11 2007