CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 23, 2011
Baseball Sweeps Weekend Series From Olivet;
Softball Splits at Albion;
Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Compete at Grand Rapids Open
BASEBALL
Calvin 3, Olivet 2
Calvin 5, Olivet 3
OLIVET – Calvin completed a four-game weekend sweep of Olivet Saturday
afternoon, defeating the Comets 3-2 and 5-3 in a conference doubleheader. The
pair of victories came on the heels of a doubleheader sweep over Olivet Friday
afternoon that saw the Knights win by scores of 7-4 and 4-2. Calvin is now
17-13 overall and in second place in the MIAA standings with a 12-8 conference
record.
Calvin received stellar pitching performances in all four games of the series.
In Saturday’s opener, junior lefthander Joe Lambers tossed a complete-game
one-hitter to pick up his first victory of the season. Olivet scored a run in
the bottom of the first to take a 1-0 lead .
Calvin tied the game in the top of the fifth on a groundout by sophomore Tyler
Toss that plated pinch-runner David Noorman who had moved to third base on an
error and then scored on the grounder by Tos. Two batters later, senior first
baseman Peter Steiner then delivered a two-run homer – his third long ball of
the spring – to give Calvin a 3-1 lead. Olivet later scored on a wild pitch in
the sixth but Lambers was able to work a one-two-three seventh to complete the
one-run victory.
In game two, freshman Grant VanderWall went five innings to gain his third
victory of the spring while seniors Derick Vargas and Jeff Groenewold each
tossed one inning of relief.
Calvin scored a pair of runs in the first as sophomore Ben Cok boomed his third
triple of the spring and later scored on an error with Steiner later reaching
base on a walk and also scoring on an Olivet error. The Comets tacked on two
runs in the bottom of the first to tie the game. Calvin came back with two runs
in the top of the second to grab a 4-2 lead as Steiner drew a bases-loaded walk
and senior Andrew Bosma delivered a run-scoring single. Calvin added an
insurance run in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Steiner.
Olivet scored an unearned run in the sixth off of Vargas but did no further
damage as Groenewold pitched a scoreless seventh to pick up his third save of
the season.
Calvin had seven hits in the victory while Olivet had just four.
Calvin returns to action next Thursday when it travels to Trine University for
a conference doubleheader slated to start at 2 p.m.
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-23-11 GAMES
Adrian 17-1
Calvin 12-8
Kalamazoo 9-7
Hope 9-9
Albion 9-9
Trine 6-12
Alma 5-11
Olivet 5-15
SOFTBALL
Albion 3, Calvin 2
Calvin 6, Albion 5 (8 innings)
ALBION - A dramatic two-run eighth inning allowed Calvin to gain a doubleheader
split at Albion Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Hannah DeWeerd looped a
bases-loaded single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift
Calvin to a 6-5 game two victory. The win allowed the Knights to salvage a
split after falling in Saturday's opener 3-2. DeWeerd had a bid day at the
plate, going 5-for-8 during the twinbill with three runs batted in. In the
opener, she belted her third homerun of the spring - a solo shot in the second
- that lifted Calvin into a 1-0 lead.
Calvin held the 1-0 lead through four innings before the host Britons (16-14
overall, 6-6 MIAA) tied the game with a run in the fifth and then scored two in
the sixth to take a 3-1 lead. Calvin (6-22 overall) scored a run in the top of
the seventh as sophomore Bekah Kline led off with a double and then scored on a
two-out single to right by freshman Shelby Sheehan. The Knights could do no
further damage however as the Britons held on for the win.
Sophomore Shelby Mast took the loss, striking out five and walking seven.
In game two, Calvin took an early 3-1 lead but Albion stormed back with three
runs in the top of the second to take a 4-3 lead. Calvin tied the game 4-4 in
the fourth inning as Sheehan collected a two-out single, stole second and
scored othreatened to score over the next three innings but neither team could scratch
across a run, sending the contest into extra-innings.
In the top of the eighth, Albion took a 5-4 lead on a pair of hits including a
run-scoring double. In the bottom half of the eighth, freshman Becca Jarvis
struck out but reached base as the third strike eluded the Albion catcher.
Sheehan then reached base on an error and Sanderson walked, loading the bases
with one out. Junior Marie Prins then belted a single to left to score Jarvis
with the tying run. Freshman Lina Avila then bounced into a fielder's choice
with Sheehan thrown out at the plate on the play, leaving the bases full with
two outs. DeWeerd then looped a single into shallow center, bringing home
Sanderson with the game-winning run.
Avila was 2-for-5 for Calvin in the win with a pair of doubles. Sheehan and
Sanderson also had a pair of hits while Prins went 3-for-5. Mast (3-11) went
all eight innings for Calvin to gain the win, striking out three and walking
three.
Calvin will now prepare to host Alma on Monday at 3:30 p.m. in a conference
doublehead at the Gainey Athletic Complex.
MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-23-11 GAMES
Alma 9-1
Hope 9-1
Adrian 11-5
Albion 6-6
Trine 4-4
Calvin 4-6
Saint Mary's 3-5
Olivet 2-10
Kalamazoo 0-10
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams competed at the Grand Rapids
Open hosted by Aquinas College Saturday afternoon at Houseman Field. The Calvin
women's team had a strong showing in the 400 meter hurdles as senior Rachel
Boerner won the event with a season-best and NCAA III provisional qualifying
time of 1:02.97. Junior Jordan Gabrielse was third (1:06.14) and freshman
Hillary Banning fifth (1:09.61).
Other first place performances for the Calvin women included senior Sarah
Reasoner in the shot put (44-0 1/2), sophomore Carissa Verkaik in the high jump
(5-3) and the 4x400 meter relay team of Boerner, Gabrielse, freshman Julie
Busscher and freshman Rebekah Folkema in a time of 4:03.01.
Other notable performance for the Calvin women included junior Lindsey
VanderBrug taking second in the 100 meter hurdles with a season-best time of
15.61, Banning taking second in the triple jump (34-5 1/2), sophomore Jen
Silvestro taking third in the shot put (37-2 1/2), Reasoner taking third
(139-5) and senior Leigha Oberle taking fourth (137-8) in the discus.
On the men's side, sophomore Aaron Meckes won the shot put (48-4) and was
second in the discus (139-10). In addition, Jake Baker took second for the
Knights in the 3,000 meter steeplechase (10:02.59), freshman Evert Geerlings
was second in the pole vault (13-11 1/4) and freshman Ryan Huffman was second
in the long jump (22-0 3/4).
FULL MEET RESULTS:
http://www.calvin.edu/sports/mens/track/Results/2011/42310tfmeet.htm
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