CSR (Calvin Weekend Sports Wrap for April 2/3)

CALVIN WEEKEND SPORTS WRAP FOR APRIL 2/3, 2011
 
Track and Field Teams Record Strong Performances at Grand Rapids Open
Invitational;
Baseball Team Splits Doubleheader With Hope - Takes 3 of 4 in Series;
Softball Swept by Goshen;
Men's Tennis Splits Saturday Matches at Wabash;
 
TRACK AND FIELD
 
By Sports Information Student Assistant Derek Neice
 
Calvin’s outdoor track and field spring season continued to get underway here
as the Knights came out strong in the Grand Rapids Open, with some quality
performances, especially in the distance and field events. Battling the cold
and wind at Houseman Field on the northeast side of Grand Rapids, the Knights
got some valuable meet experience and a great opportunity to build towards
future competitions.
 
In the field events, the Knights performed very well and took home a number of
number one finishes. Calvin took the first two spots in the high jump
competition with Rebekah Van Dyk and Carissa Verkaik clearing the bar at 5 feet
four inches. For the men, Calvin’s Matt Christians landed a 6 foot 6 inches
jump that was good for second place overall.
 
In the long jump for the women, Kim Wigboldy took first place with a jump of
16-4 1/2, and Calvin’s Kelly Peterson took first in the triple jump at 34-2
1/4. Wigboldy also won the women’s javelin with a throw of 110-11. Calvin
took three of the top four spots in men’s triple jump as well with Kyle
Jasperse winning the event with a leap of 43-4 3/.4, and then Russell Kamps and
Willem Both taking 3rd and 4th with jumps of 41-4 1/2 and 39-10 ¾.
 
Calvin took second in women’s discus with Sarah Reasoner throwing a strong
NCAA III provisional qualifying mark of 147-8 and first for the men with Aaron
Meckes throwing 149-8. Reasoner and Meckes also came out strong in the shot
put with Reasoner winning on the women’s side with a throw of 42-8 1/4 and
Meckes winning the men’s with a throw of 48-6.
 
For running events the day was kicked off by the 3000 meter steeplechase and
Calvin took both sides of that race with Nick Kramer winning in a strong NCAA
III provisional qualifying time of 9:10.32 and Jodie Hoekstra winning in an
NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 11:07.83. The Knights won both sides
of the 1500 meters also with a strong first place come from behind finish from
Kaitlin Diemer in 4:43.26 and the top two spots for the men with Alex Wrobel
winning in 4:01.70 and Greg Whittle taking second in 4:02.72.
 
Rachel Boerner took home first in the women’s 400 meter hurdles with an NCAA
III provisional qualifying time of 1:03.39, and the women also snagged the 2nd
and 3rd spots in the 5000 meter run with Eva Kort finishing in 18:29.56 and Sam
Westveer finishing in 18:41.58.
 
In the relays the Calvin women’s A team [Jordan Gabrielse, Rachel Boerner,
Stephanie Bennett, Julie Busscher] won the 4 x100 meter relay with a time of
50.32, the women’s 4x400 relay A team [Gabrielse, Boerner, Busscher, Olivia
Butler] won in a time of 4:07.62, and the men’s 4x400 relay A team [Calvin
Kuyers, Ben Dykema, Ryan Huffman, Carson Sterchi took a close third place with
a time of 3:24.83.
 
The next action for Calvin will be this upcoming Saturday at Ferris State
University where the Knights will continue to show their strength both on the
track and in the field.
 
BASEBALL
Calvin 3, Hope
Hope 15, Calvin 7
 
By Sports Information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
 
GAME ONE
Calvin 3, Hope 0
 
Calvin won the top half of a double-header against rival Hope on Saturday.
The victory marked the third consecutive victory for the Knights in a four game
series.
 
Senior Keith Spoelstra pitched a gem on the mound for the Knights,tossing a
three-hit complete-game shutout victory. The shutout was the third of
Spoelstra’s Calvin career. Despite the shutout, Spoelstra ran into some
early trouble.
 
After walking the lead-off batter, Drew Carmody hit a bloop single to shallow
right field. The Dutchmen then executed a double steal and had runners at
second and third with no outs. Spoelstra rattled off three clutch outs
including a strike out of designated hitter Steve Lewis and escaped the inning
unscathed.
 
Calvin didn’t score in the bottom half of the inning, but found its offense in
the bottom of the second. Senior Peter Steiner opened the inning with a double
to center field. Sophomore Ben Cok bunted him over and advanced to third on a
scoring error, bringing Steiner home. Freshman Dan Happ then bunted Cok him,
giving the Knights a 2-0 lead.
 
From there, Spoelstra started rolling on the mound. He retired 17 consecutive
batters from the first to sixth inning.
The Knights would tally another run in the fourth when Scott Tipton laced a
single down the left field line.

Spoelstra finished the game with a complete game, three-hit shut-out, leveling
his record at 2-2.
 
“I stuck with my fastball and the defense played a great game behind me,” said
Spoelstra.
 
GAME TWO
Hope 15, Calvin 7
 
Calvin dropped a 15-7 decision to Hope in the final game of a four game
series.
 
The Knights fell behind early on two wild pitches from starter Joe Lambers.
But Calvin responded in the second half of the inning. With runners on the
corners and no one out, Senior Andrew Bosma reached on an error from Hope’s
pitcher Phil Haywood. The Knights then worked a double steal, earning runners
on second and third with one out. Scott Tipton hit a double to left field,
driving in two. Calvin put up six runs in the first, but struggled to find
runs from then on.
 
Hope put up another run in the second on a sacrifice fly from Josh Kranz.
After scoring two in the fourth, the Dutch took the lead in the fifth.
 
Calvin walked in a run and Drew Carmody drove in two runs to give Hope an 8-7
lead.
 
Hope wouldn’t look back from there. They rattled off seven more runs off the
Knights’ bullpen, all of them unanswered, to conclude the game as 15-7 victors.

 
Sophomore Tyler Tos went 2-2 with two RBI’s for the Knights. Brett Cavanaugh
was given the loss and Haywood took the win.
 
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-2-11 GAMES
 
Adrian 7-1
Albion 4-2
Kalamazoo 4-2
Olivet 4-4
Calvin 3-5
Hope 3-5
Trine 2-6
Alma 1-3
 
SOFTBALL
Goshen 9, Calvin 4
Goshen 6, Calvin 1
 
GOSHEN, IN - Calvin dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Goshen College
Saturday afternoon to fall to 2-10 on the year. In the opener, Goshen broke a
4-4 tie with a five-run sixth, en-route to a 9-4 win. In game two, the host
Maple Leafs used a four-run third inning to pull away for the win. Calvin
belted three homeruns in the twinbill to boost its season homerun total to
nine.
 
In game one, Calvin jumped out to a 2-0 lead on a first inning RBI single by
freshman Lina Avila and a solo homerun in the third by senior Sass VanRooyen.
Goshen came back with four unearned runs in the bottom of the third however to
take a 4-2 lead. Calvin tied the game in the fifth as Avila led off with a
double and then scored on sophomore Bekah Kline's second home run of the spring
that tied the game 4-4. The host Maple Leafs put the game away in the bottom of
the sixth, scoring five runs on four hits and a walk.
 
Sophomore Shelby Mast took the loss for Calvin, striking out four and walking
two. Calvin had eight hits in the loss with junior Marie Prins, Kline and Avila
collecting two hits apiece.
 
In game two, Goshen took control early, scoring once in the first and four
times in the third to build an early 5-0 lead. Calvin's lone run came in the
sixth on a solo home run by Avila - her team-leading third home run of the
spring. Calvin had six hits in defeat with sophomore Hannah DeWeerd collecting
two hits in three trips to the plate.
 
Calvin is scheduled to return to action next Tuesday when it travels to
Kalamazoo for a 3:30 p.m. doubleheader. The twinbill will be the MIAA opener
for the Knights.
 
MEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 6, Wittenberg 0
Wabash 5, Calvin 4
 
CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN - The Calvin men's tennis team split a pair of Saturday
matches at Wabash College, defeating Wittenberg University 6-0 and falling to
host Wabash 5-4. The Knights are now 6-5 this year against four-year
institutions.
 
In the win over Wittenberg, Calvin swept the three doubles points and added
wins at No. 1, 2 and 3 singles. In the loss to Wabash, Calvin competed
valiantly but fell behind 2-1 after doubles play. Calvin's lone doubles point
came at No. 3 doubles with senior Andrew DeVlieger and sophomore Philip Reinken
winning a tight 9-7 decision. Calvin's No. 1 doubles team of senior Roland
Eldridge and sophomore Preston Phillips was edged 8-6 while Calvin's No. 2
doubles team of freshman Loukas Peterson and sophomore Brian DeMaagd dropped a
hard-fought 9-8 decision.
 
Calvin then tied the match up 4-4 with victories by DeVlieger at No. 1
singles, DeMaagd at No. 3 singles and Phillips at No. 4 singles with Phillips
winning a come-from-behind 4-6, 7-6, 6-3 decision.
 
Wabash claimed wins at No. 2 and No. 6 singles however and then clinched the
match with a 6-4, 6-2 win at No. 4 singles.
 
With his win at No. 1 singles in the match against Wabash, DeVlieger improved
to 8-2 on the year and ran his singles win streak to four.
 
Calvin returns to action on Tuesday when it hosts Alma at 4 p.m.
 
Calvin/Wittenberg Box Score:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/tennis/results/2011/witm4021.htm
Calvin/Wabash Box Score:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/tennis/results/2011/cwabash.htm
 

 
Received on Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:56:45 -0400