CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 9, 2011
Baseball Splits Doubleheader With Albion - Takes Three of Four in Series;
Softball Drops Pair of Games at Illinois Wesleyan Tourney;
Men's Tennis Defeats Oberlin at GLCA Tourney;
Women's Tennis Oicks Up Road Win at Trine;
Track and Field Teams Compete at Ferris State Bulldog Invitational/Miami
Invitational
BASEBALL
Albion 3, Calvin 2
Calvin 9, Albion 3
By Sports Information Student Assistant Derek Neice
By sports information student assistant Derek Neice
Calvin split a home doubleheader Saturday against Albion but still won 3 of 4
overall against the Britons after dropping an extra-innings thriller in the
first game and winning the second game by a 9-3 score.
The Knights gave up a run in the top of the eighth and were unable to tie the
score in the bottom half in the front end of the double-header, losing by a
score of 3-2. Junior Joe Lambers pitched seven innings, giving up a pair of
earned runs off of 5 hits and 3 walks. Lambers struck out 3 hitters before
being relieved by freshman Cory Laster, who the loss in his inning of work
although the run was unearned.
In the first game Albion and Calvin exchanged early blows as both teams scored
two runs in the first three innings and then went 4 full innings of scoreless
baseball before the Britons struck again in extra innings.
Calvin’s Mike Fuller went 2 for 4 in the game with a run and senior Andrew
Bosma went 1 for 1 with a sac fly to drive in both of the Knights’ runs. The
Knights had chances to take the lead in late innings but were unable to get
that final hit to drive in the go ahead run.
The Knights committed three errors in the field in the first game, a key
factor in setting up a lot of the Briton’s offense in the game. With the loss,
Laster moves to 2-1 on the year. Albion’s Peter Salens earned the win and
moved to 1-3 this season.
The second game featured a matchup between Calvin freshman Grand VanderWall
and Albion’s Brett Timmer. The Knights’ offense came alive in the game early
as Calvin tagged Timmer for four runs [three earned] in the first two innings,
jumping out to a 4-1 lead. In the first inning Ben Cok hit a one out single
and then scored off a triple by Bosma, who then scored as well off a Peter
Steiner sac fly. In the second inning Timmer struggled with his command as he
walked 3 of the first 4 batters before being relieved. Calvin’s Bosma would
single in two runs then with the bases loaded.
The Knights would add to the lead in the bottom of the fifth as well as they
scored 5 runs all with two outs in the inning to take the lead at 9-1. Cok
highlighted the inning with a two run home run to left to score the eighth and
ninth runs, his first of the year.
VanderWall pitched 6 innings and gave up 3 earned runs on 5 hits and 2 walks,
striking out two as well. The win improves VanderWall to 2-1 on the year.
Albion’s Timmer falls to 0-1. Calvin’s Jeff Groenewold also pitched a
scoreless inning, surrendering only a hit in that final frame.
Cok went 3 for 3 with a walk in the game with two RBIs and two runs. Bosma
also had 3 hits in 4 at bats and drove in two runs while also scoring one
himself. Jake Van Alten was the only other multihit Knight in the game, going
2 for 3 with a walk and scoring two runs.
With the split, the Knights take 3 of 4 overall from the Britons and move to
10-11 on the season and 6-6 in the conference. The next action for the Knights
will be against Kalamazoo on April 14 and 16, with the first doubleheader
taking place at home at 2 p.m.
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-9-11 GAMES
Adrian 11-1
Kalamazoo 5-3
Calvin 6-6
Hope 6-6
Albion 5-7
Alma 4-6
Olivet 4-8
Trine 3-7
SOFTBALL
BLOOMINGTON, IL - Calvin dropped a pair of games at the Illinois Wesleyan
Tournament on Saturday, falling to the host Titans 9-4 and then falling to
Wisconsin-Oshkosh 1-2. In its opener against Illinois Wesleyan, Calvin (4-16)
took an early 1-0 lead on an RBI single by freshman Lina Avila.
Illinois Wesleyan came back with three runs in the bottom of the third however
to take a 3-1 lead. In the fourth, sophomore Bekah Kline belted her third
homerun of the spring but Illinois Wesleyan scored five in the fourth and one
in the fifth to take control. Calvin scored two runs in the top of the seventh
on RBI singles by senior Heather Sanderson and junior Marie Prins. Sophomore
Shelby Mast took the loss for Calvin, striking out nine batters in six innings
of work. Sanderson, Kline and Prins had two hits apiece for Calvin.
In the loss to Wisconsin-Oshkosh, Calvin trailed just 5-2 through six innings
but Oshkosh scored seven times in the top of the seventh to put the game out of
reach. Prins had a pair of hits for Calvin including her third homerun of the
year. Avila took the loss for Calvin while Mast struck out six batters in
relief.
Calvin returns to action next Wednesday when it travels to rival Hope for a
3:30 p.m. conference doubleheader.
MEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 8, Oberlin 1
KALAMAZOO - Calvin picked up an 8-1 victory over Oberlin College in its final
match at the GLCA Tournament. The Knights are now 10-6 overall and have reached
the double-digit mark in victories for the eighth consecutive year.
Calvin grabbed a quick 3-0 lead with a sweep in doubles play and then won five
of the remaining six singles flights with senior Roland Eldridge, sophomore
Brian DeMaagd, sophomore Preston Phillips, sophomore Jarrod Brower and
sophomore Philip Reinken all grabbing singles wins. DeMaagd is now 10-5 in
singles play this year and has won six consecutive singles matches. Phillips is
now 9-4 and has a six-match singles win streak. Reinken is 8-2 in singles play
and owns a five-match singles win streak.
Calvin returns to play on April 13 when it hosts Kalamazoo College at 4 p.m.
Calvin/Oberlin Box Score:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/tennis/results/2011/caloberl.htm
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 9, Trine 0
ANGOLA, IN - Calvin improved to 5-7 overall and 2-1 in league play with a 9-0
win at Trine University Saturday afternoon. Senior Melissa Oosterhouse picked
up a victory at No. 1 singles to improve to 11-1 on the season and run her
singles win streak to eight matches. Oosterhouse is now 70-7 all-time in
singles play.
Calvin will travel to Olivet next Tuesday for a 4 p.m. conference match.
Calvin/Trine Box Score:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/womens/tennis/results/2011/caltrine.htm
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
A group of Calvin track and field athletes competed at the Ferris State
Bulldog Invitational on Saturday while a smaller group competed at the Miami
University (OH) Invitational on Saturday. A full report will be sent out later
this weekend.
Ferris State Bulldog Invitational Results:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/track/Results/2011/Results-11.htm
Miami University Invitational Results:
http://www.muredhawks.com/sports/m-track/stats/2010-2011/miamiinvitemen.html
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