CALVIN SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 14, 2011
Baseball Sweeps Doubleheader From Kalamazoo;
Softball Swept by Finlandia;
Women's Tennis Tops Adrian;
Women's Golf Eighth at MIAA Spring Tournament
BASEBALL
Calvin 2, Kalamazoo 1
Calvin 1, Kalamazoo 0
By Sports Information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
The Knights took the first half of a double-header versus Kalamazoo on
Thursday, winning by a score of 2-1.
Senior Keith Spoelstra (4-2) was strong on the mound for the Knights, pitching
a complete game three-hitter.
Calvin owned a 1-0 lead during the early portion of the game, but the Hornets
tied it up in the top of the fifth.
Calvin responded in the bottom of the inning by loading the bases. The
Knights could only get one run out of the inning on a two-out RBI single by
senior Peter Steiner, leaving the score at 2-1.
Once again in the bottom of the sixth, the Knights loaded the bases. This
time, they were unable to score. In the top of the seventh, Spoelstra walked
the lead-off batter but kept his composure to close the game with three
straight strikeouts.
Calvin then completed a sweep of the double-header, winning the second game
1-0.
On the mound for the Knights was senior Peter Steiner, who threw seven innings
of scoreless baseball and allowed only five hits.
The Knights struggled to manufacture runs at times, however. In the bottom of
the fourth, Calvin loaded the bases but the Knight bats were unable to turn it
into any runs.
Calvin didn’t get on the board until the seventh inning when Trent Zwiers
singled towards second base, scoring Dann Happ. Zwiers reached base on all
three of his plate appearances, drawing a walk once and notching two base hits.
In the top of the seventh, Steiner forced a one-two-three inning out of the
Hornets, sealing the victory for the Knights.
Kalamazoo pitcher Phil Earls was credited with the loss, despite surrendering
only five hits. Kalamazoo is now 9-9 overall in 6-6 in the MIAA.
The victory improved Steiner’s record to 3-2 and advanced Calvin’s overall
record to 12-11 and 8-6 in conference.
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-14 GAMES
Adrian 13-1
Calvin 8-6
Hope 8-6
Kalamazoo 6-6
Albion 6-8
Olivet 5-9
Alma 4-8
Trine 4-10
SOFTBALL
Finlandia 7, Calvin 3
Finlandia 16, Calvin 6
Calvin dropped both ends of a doubleheader with visiting Finlandia University
Thursday afternoon at the Gainey Athletic Complex, falling 7-3 and 16-6.
Finlandia (19-9) entered the doubleheader with 19 homeruns to its credit and
clubbed four more during the afternoon including three in game two.
In game one, Calvin's defense committed six errors which led to six unearned
runs by the Lions. Calvin matched Finlandia's hit total with nine as senior
Heather Sanderson, sophomore Heather DeWeerd and freshman Lina Avila had two
hits apiece. Senior Sass VanRooyen also belted her second homerun of the spring
- a solo shot to right in the sixth. Calvin has now hit 17 homers this year.
Sophomore Shelby Mast took the loss, striking out a season-high 10 batters.
In game two, Finlandia rolled out to a 7-1 lead through three innings before
the Knights countered with a run in the second and three in the third to close
to within 7-5. Sophomore Lauren Spoelstra had an RBI double in the second while
freshman Anna Narvaez had an RBI triple in the third. Sophomore Bekah Kline
also had a two-run RBI single in the third inning rally.
Finlandia put the game away however with a run in the fourth and eight runs in
the fifth. Calvin added a run in the bottom of the fifth but left the bases
loaded. Calvin had 10 hits in the loss led by Kline who was 3-for-3 at the
plate. Spoelstra also had two hits in game two.
Freshman Danae Miedema took the loss for Calvin in game two, striking out two
and walking seven.
Calvin will travel to Naperville, Illinois, on Saturday where it will face
Monmouth College in a morning game and host North Central in an afternoon
game.
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 8, Adrian 1
Calvin reached the .500 mark on the season and improved to 4-1 in league play
with an 8-1 win over Adrian Thursday afternoon. Adrian's lone point came at No.
3 doubles. Calvin took the remaining two doubles points and swept the six
singles flights, winning five of the singles flights in straight sets.
Calvin is back in action on Saturday hosting rival Hope at 1 p.m. at the
Strikwerda Tennis Courts. In the case of inclement weather, the match will be
moved indoors to Calvin's Huizenga Tennis and Track Center.
Calvin/Adrian Women's Box Score:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/womens/tennis/results/2011/cwadrian.htm
WOMEN'S GOLF
MARSHALL - The Calvin women's golf team competed at the MIAA Spring Qualifying
Tournament on Thursday at the Medalist Golf Club with Olivet serving as host.
Calvin took eighth with a team score of 414 strokes led by freshman Carlia
Canto who was tied for 17th individually with a round of 88. Sophomore Rachel
Whitaker tied for 36th with a round of 98. Calvin's remaining two scorers were
freshman Ashley Tiefenthal with a 108 and freshman Melissa Shepard with a 120.
Host Olivet took first place with a team score of 321. Thursday's competition
was the first of three 18-hole rounds that will determine the MIAA's automatic
qualifier to the NCAA III Tournament in May. Regular season league champion
Saint Mary's will host the final two 18-hole rounds which are scheduled for
April 29 and April 30 respectively at the Blackthorne Golf Club in Notre Dame,
Indiana.
MIAA Spring Qualifying Tournament #1 Results:
http://www.olivetcollege.edu/athletics/wgolf/stats/1011/MIAA_PLAYOFF1.PDF
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