CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 3, 2010
Late Comeback Rally Leads Calvin Softball Team To First MIAA Win;
Baseball Doubleheader at Hope Postponed Because of Rain;
Track and Field Teams Compete at Grand Rapids Open
SOFTBALL
Calvin 5, Olivet 4
OLIVET - A four-run rally in the top of the seventh inning allowed the Calvin softball team to claim its first MIAA victory of the season as the Knights claimed a 5-4 win in the opener of a doubleheader at Olivet Saturday afternoon.
Trailing 4-1 heading into the seventh, Calvin (5-5 overall, 1-2 MIAA) rallied with a four-run outburst with all four runs coming with two outs. A one-out double by freshman Kyleigh Fri (Allendale HS) began the rally but a subsequent line-out to first base by freshman Bekah Kline (Rochester, MI) appeared to dampen hopes. But the Knights kep the rally alive with a triple to right field by sophomore Kim VandenAkker (Grand Rapids Christian HS) that brought home Fri. VandenAkker then scored on a wild pitch to bring the Knights within a run. Senior Whisper Miller (Reed City HS) then walked and moved to second on a single by senior Mandy Johnson (Northpointe christian HS). A single by sophomore Marie Prins (Unity Christian HS) then loaded the bases. Freshman Lauren Spoelstra (Oakland, NJ) then delivered the clutch hit of the game, ripping a double to left-center that scored two and gave Calvin a 5-4 lead.
In the bottom of the seventh, Olivet (8-9 overall, 2-1 MIAA) had the tying runner on second base with one out but Calvin starter Shelby Mast (Hudsonville HS) bore down to strike out the final two batters to complete the Calvin victory. Mast (5-4) struck out nine batters and walked one.
Calvin had 10 hits led by Johnson and Prins with two hits apiece.
The second game was postponed because of rain and will be made up this coming Monday, April 5, at 4:30 p.m.
BASEBALL
Calvin's baseball doubleheader against Hope on Saturday was postponed because of weather. The twinbill has been rescheduled for Monday, April 5. The doubleheader is slated to start at 2 p.m. at Hope's Boeve Stadium.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
Despite torrential rain and high winds, several members of the Calvin men's and women's track and field teams posted strong performances at the Grand Rapids Open hosted by Aquinas College at Houseman field Saturday afternoon.
Highlights for the Calvin women's team on Saturday included NCAA III provisional qualifying performances from junior Sarah Reasoner (Cambridge, MN) in the discus and sophomore Jordan Gabrielse (Unity chrisitan HS) in the 400 meter hurdles. Reasoner took first place in the discus with a (NCAA III) provisional qualifying and season-best throw of 141-1. She and teammate Leigha Oberle (Grand Rapids Christian HS) both have throws above 141 feet this spring. Competing in her first year of collegiate track and field and competing in the 400 meter hurdles for just the second time in her running career, Gabrielse took third in the event with a time of 1:02.22. Her time was less than three-tenths of a second away from an automatic qualifying time and is the second-fatest time in the event in NCAA III women's track and field this spring.
Junior Rachel Boerner (Bergenfield, NJ) also had a strong day for the Calvin women's team, placing third in the 800 meters with a career-best time of 2:17.15 and also tying for second in the 100 meter hurdles (16.30).
Another notable performances for the Calvin women's team included senior Jesi Hale (Gallup, NM) with a season-best time of 17:50.20 in the 5,000 meters.
On the men's side, sophomore Nick Kramer (Dyer, IN) highlighted the afternoon for the Knights, placing second in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with an NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 9:21.82. The race was Kramer's first showing in the steeplechase.
Other notable performances for the Calvin men included senior Kelby McClelland (Mercer, PA) taking third in the 110 high hurdles (15.70), senior Brad Stroner (Lake Odessa HS) taking fourth in the 100 meter dash (11.31), senior Aaron Goodman (Milwaukee, WI) taking fourth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (9:30.00) with junior Ben VanWyk (Sussex, NJ) fifth (9:34.07). Senior Caleb Rottman (Fargo, ND) was also tied for second in the high jump (6-2 3/4) while freshman Kyle Jasperse (Escondido, CA) was third (20-9 3/4) and senior Zach VanderLaan (Holt, MI) fourth (20-6 1/4) in the long jump. Jasperse was also second in the triple jump (43-2 1/4) with senior Jonathon DeRuiter (Bellingham, WA) third (42-3 1/2). Freshman Aaron Meckes (Bay City, Mich.) also had a season-best throw of 136-1 in placing fifth in the discus
Both Calvin teams returns to action next Saturday, competing at the Ferris State Bulldog Invitational.
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