CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 23, 2010
Baseball Splits at Olivet;
Track and Field Athletes Record NCAA III Qualifying Marks
BASEBALL
Calvin 6, Olivet 3
Olivet 4, Calvin 3
OLIVET - Calvin split a doubleheader at Olivet on Friday, winning game one 6-3 and losing game two 4-3. The Knights are now 11-16 overall and 8-10 in MIAA competition.
In game one, junior Peter Steiner (Chicago, IL) went the distance, striking out four and walking one while scattering seven hits. Steiner was staked to an early lead as the Knights scored four times in the top of the first inning on the strength of two hits and one Olivet error. Freshman Ben Cok (Grand Rapids Christian HS) smashed his second home run of the season in the inning while junior Cody Batchelor (Durango, CO) had an RBI single.
Olivet cut the lead to 4-1 with a run in the second but Calvin answered back with a run in the fifth on a sacrifice fly by freshman Grant Jobkar (Manchester, MI). Cok then drove in his second run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth to put the Knights on top 6-1. Olivet scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth but Steiner set Olivet down in order in the bottom of the seventh to pick up his fourth victory of the season against two defeats.
Calvin collected eight hits in the win with junior Andrew Bosma (Holland Christian HS) and Batchelor collecting two hits apiece.
In game two, Calvin outhit Olivet 9-7 but the host Comets scored three times in the bottom of the fifth to break a 1-1 tie. Calvin scored two runs in the top of the sixth inning on a two-run RBI single by sophomore Scott Tipton (Stow, OH) that plated freshman David Noorman (Covenant Christian HS) and sophomore Tyler Berger (Grand Rapids Christian HS). In the seventh, Calvin put one runner on with two outs but could not bring home the tying run.
Cok and Batchelor had two hits each. Freshman Eric Poencet (Northview HS) took the loss, allowing six hits in 4.1 innings of work. Sophomore Joe Lambers (Grosse Pointe) also came on in relief for 1.2 innings of work.
The two teams are scheduled to resume the four-game weekend series on Saturday with a doubleheader at Calvin at 1 p.m.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
HILLSDALE -- The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams came up with several sterling performances on Friday night at the Hillsdale Gina Relays. Calvin was led by its distance contingent on Friday night, particularly from its women's team.
In the women's 10,000 meters, senior Jessica Koster (Grand Rapids Christian HS) was one of four Calvin runners to post NCAA III provisoinal qualifying times as she placed third in a time of 35:48.14. Koster's time was just .14 off an automatic qualifying time and will almost certainly cement her ticket to the NCAA III Outdoor Track and Field Championships in May. Senior Jesi Hale (Gallup, NM) was fifth with a solid provisional qualifying time of 36:47.44. Also posting NCAA III provisional qualifying times from Calvin were senior Sarah Dugan (Freeland HS) in a ninth place time of 37:12.77 and senior Mary Tolsma (Hawthorne, NJ) in a 13th place time of 37:24.56.
In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, senior Elizabeth Smit (Kirkland, WA) ran wild, shattering her own school record with an NCAA III automatic qualifying time of 10:29.55, edging out a competitor from Wisconsin-Eau Claire for the overall win by just over a tenth of a second. Smit's time lopped more than 13 seconds off her previous school mark of 10:43.05. Smith was part of a powerful contingent of Calvin runners in the steeplechase as freshman Alyssa Penning (Grand Rapids Christian HS) was 11th in an NCAA III provisional time of 11:07.45. Senior Gretchen Graymer (Erie, PA) just missed a provisional time in the event, clocking in with a time of 11:16.71.
Junior Rachel Boerner (Bergenfield, NJ) also had a blazing performance on Friday night, taking second in the 400 meter hurdles with an NCAA III automatic qualifying and personal best time of 1:00.51. Sophomore Jordan Gabrielese (Unity Christian HS) just missed a provisional qualifying time in the event, clocking in with a career-best time of 1:04.70.
In the field events, junior Sarah Reasoner (Cambridge, MN) was fourth in the shot put with a provisional throw of 42-11 1/2 while freshman Carissa Verkaik (Holland Christian HS) and junior Rebekah VanDyk (Bellflower, CA) had season-best performances, recording marks of 5-3 in the high jump.
On the men's side, sophomore Nick Kramer (Dyer, IN) had a career-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 14:35.77 in the 5,000 meters. Junior Ben VanWyk (Sussex, NJ) also had a provisional qualifying tie of 14:47.63.
In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, senior Aaron Goodman (Milwaukee, WI) had a season-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 9:16.15. Senior George Visser (Chicago, IL) also had a season-best time of 9:30.83 in the event.
Also clocking season-best times in the 400 meter hurdles were sophomore Kyle Ramthum (Dearborn, Mich.) and junior Tim VerMeer (Lansing, IL) with Ramthum recording a time of 56.99 and VerMeer a time of 58.64.
In the high jump, senior Caleb Rottman (Fargo, ND) continued his strong spring, placing fourth with a jump of 6-6 3/4. In the 10,000 meters, sophomore Dan Kerr (Petoskey HS) had a season-best time of 31:48.23. Senior Tim Langenberg (Grand Ledge HS) also had a season-best (31:54.94) as did sophomore Rhett Morici (32:07.18).
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