CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 5, 2011
Boerner and Whittle Post NCAA III Automatic Qualifying Times at Last-Chance Track & Field Invitational; Baseball Drops Both Ends of Doubleheader at Centre College;
Women's Tennis Gains First Victory of Season With Win at Davenport
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
NAPERVILLE, IL -- Rachel Boerner punched her tickets to next week's NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships Friday night and Greg Whittle most likely did too. Boerner posted an NCAA III Indoor track and field automatic qualifying time at the North Central College Last-Chance Invitational Friday night while Whittle had a strong NCAA III provisional qualifying time. The NCAA III Indoor Track & Field Championships will be held next Friday and Saturday at Capital University in the suburbs of Columbus, Ohio.
Boerner won the 400 meters in an automatic qualifying time of 56.38. Boerner (Bergenfield, NJ/Hillcrest Lutheran Academy) is the defending national indoor and outdoor champion in the 400 meters.
On the men's side, Whittle (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg HS) hopes to make his first trip to the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships after winning the mile run Friday night in a provisional qualifying time of 4:11.96.
Other highlights from Calvin on Friday night included:
*Sophomore Aaron Meckes finishing fourth in the men's shot put (50-2).
*Senior Alex Wrobel finishing sixth in the mile run (4:16.36).
*Senior Ben Van Wyk finishing fourth in the 5,000 meters (15:10.92).
The field for the NCAA III Indoor Track and Field Championships is scheduled to be released later this weekend.
BASEBALL
Centre 4, Calvin 2
Centre 4, Calvin 1
DANVILLE. KY - The Calvin baseball team traveled south for its first competition of the year and dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Centre College Friday night, falling 4-2 in game one and 4-1 in game two.
Game one featured a pitcher's duel between Calvin's Keith Spoelstra and Centre's Joe Nash. The two pitcher traded shutout ball through four innings before the host Colonels were able to push across three runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 3-0 lead. Calvin countered with a pair of runs in the top of the sixth as senior Peter Steiner delivered a two-run RBI double that plated sophomores Mike Fuller and Ben Cok. Centre added an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth to take a 4-2 lead. In the seventh, Calvin placed two runners on base with one out but could not deliver the tying runs as Centre reliever Adam Hoyt gained back-to-back strikeouts to end the game.
Spoelstra (0-1) took the loss, striking out four and walking two. Nash picked up the win, striking out eight and walking two. Calvin had five hits in the loss with Steiner going 2-for-3 with both of his hits doubles.
Steiner then took the mound for game two. Steiner went five innings and gave up just three runs - all of which came in the second inning after Calvin had taken a 1-0 lead in the top of the second on a solo homerun by junior Scott Tipton. Calvin managed just four hits against Centre starter Ben Lause who went the distance to gain the win for the Colonels. Lause struck out seven Calvin batters and walked just three. Sophomore Tyler Tos had one of Calvin's four hits, delivering a double. Steiner (0-1) took the loss on the mound for the Knights, striking out one and walking two.
Calvin was scheduled to face Centre College today at 4:30 p.m. but the game has been cancelled because of thunderstorm that swept through Danville, Kentucky.
Calvin will now prepare for its spring trip to Tucson, Arizona. The trip will begin on March 18 when the Knights take on Norwich College in a doubleheader.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 6, Davenport 3
The Calvin women's tennis team gained its first victory of the year, defeating Davenport University 6-3 Friday afternoon at Calvin's Huizenga Tennis and Track Center. The Knights are now 1-2 on the year. Calvin opened the match in strong fashion by gaining wins at No. 1 and No. 2 doubles with seniors Melissa Oosterhoue and Kaitlin Spoelhof combining for an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles and senior Michelle Busscher and sophomore Elise Doezema gaining a win at No. 2 doubles.
Calvin then clinched the win with victories at No. 1, No. 3, No. 5 and No. 6 singles - several of which were hard-fought matches. Oosterhouse was a 6-2, 6-2 winner at No. 1 singles while Busscher claimed a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 3 singles. At No. 5 singles, sophomore Jordan Ipema picked up a 7-6, 6-4 win with Doezema gaining a 6-3, 6-7, 10-5 (super tie-breaker) win at No. 6 singles.
The Knights are back in action on March 15, traveling to Division II Ferris State University for a non-conference match.
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