CKSR (Calvin Knight Sports Report For April 29, 2011)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 29, 2011

Men's and Women's Track & Field Report From Hillsdale Gina Relays;
Men's Tennis Advances to MIAA Tournament Final;
Women's Tennis Splits MIAA Tournament Matches;
Men's Golf Ties Hope at Hope/Calvin Wooden Shoes Challenge
Baseball Splits Twinbill with Trine;
Softball Swept at Trine

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD

HILLSDALE - The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams had a big first
day of competition at the Hillsdale Gina Relays on Friday. In the women's 400
meter hurdles, senior Rachel Boerner posted an NCAA III automatic qualifying
time of 1:01.67 that ranks as the fastest time in Division III women's track
and field this spring. In the men's 5,000 meter run later Friday night, junior
Nick Kramer not only posted an NCAA III automatic qualifying time in the 5,000
meters invite run, but also shattered the school record in the race with a time
of 14:17.70. Kramer's time shatters the previous Calvin record of 14:22.56 set
by Jed Christiansen in 2009. It is also the fastest time in Division III men's
outdoor track and field this spring in the event.

In the women's 5,000 meter run invitatational run, junior Jodi Hoekstra clocked
a strong NCAA III provisional qualifying time of 17:07.96. In the women's 3,000
meter steeplechase invite race, senior Gretchen Braymer clocked an NCAA III
automatic qualifying time of 10:39.75. In the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase
invite race, senior Ben VanWyk missed an automatic qualifying time by less than
two-tenths of a second, clocking a provisional qualifying time of 9:07.19.
Sophomore Matt VanderRoest also had an NCAA III provisional qualifying time in
the race, clocking in at 9:22.50.

In the men's 1,500 meters, sophomore Greg Whittle and senior Alex Wrobel had a
huge evening as Whittle was sixth with an NCAA III provisional qualifying time
of 3:50.60 while Wrobel was right behind in seventh with a provisional
qualifying time of 3:50.73.

Action continues on Saturday. Live results of the Hillsdale Gina Relays can be
followed online at:
http://www.onthemarktiming.com/past_results/results.2011/gina11/

MEN'S TENNIS

ALBION - For the fourth time in the last five years, the Calvin men's tennis
team has advanced to the MIAA Tournament finals. The Knights advanced to the
MIAA Tournament finals with a 6-0 first round win over Adrian and a 5-0
semifinal victory over Hope in the semifinals. Calvin will face top-seeded
Kalamazoo in the championship final Saturday at noon with the winner receiving
an automatic bid to the NCAA III Team Tournament. Calvin is now 16-7 overall
heading into Saturday's tile tilt, scheduled to take place at Albion College.

In Calvin's win over Adrian, Calvin rolled to three straight doubles points and
then received wins from senior Roland Eldridge at No. 2 singles, sophomore
Preston Phillips at No. 4 singles and freshman Loukas Peterson at No. 5 singles
to close out the match.

Calvin then picked up its second victory of the week over rival Hope, defeating
the Flying Dutchmen 5-0 in the semifinals. Calvin jumped out to a quick start
with a clean sweep in doubles play. Eldridge and Phillips opened the match with
an 8-3 win at No. 1 doubles. Senior Andrew DeVlieger and sophomore Philip
Reinken then won 8-6 at No. 2 doubles followed by DeMaagd and Peterson winning
9-7 at No. 3 doubles.

DeVlieger then picked up a 6-2, 6-3 win at No. 1 singles with Phillips closing
out the match with a 6-2, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.

Calvin-Adrian Box Score:
http://www.albion.edu/sports/images/stats/mtennis/11statistics/m429adca.htm
Calvin-Hope Box Score:
http://www.albion.edu/sports/images/stats/mtennis/11statistics/m429hoca.htm

WOMEN'S TENNIS

KALAMAZOO - Calvin closed out its season by splitting a pair of matches at the
MIAA Tournament hosted by Kalamazoo College. Calvin opened the tournament with
a 5-4 first round loss to Saint Mary's. The Knights then defeated Adrian 5-0 in
the back draw of the tournament. Calvin finishes its season with an overalIn the loss to Saint Mary's, the Belles took a 2-1 lead after doubles play and
closed the match out with wins at No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 singles including a
three-set win at No. 5 singles that included a second-set tie-breaker. Calvin's
points came from seniors Kaitlin Spoelhof and Melissa Oosterhouse at No. 1
doubles, Oosterhouse at No. 1 singles, Spoelhof at No. 2 singles and senior
Michelle Busscher at No. 3 singles.

Against Adrian, Calvin swept the three doubles points and closed out the match
with a win from Oosterhouse at No 1 singles and Busscher at No. 3 singles.

Calvin/Saint Mary's Box Score:
http://www.kzoo.edu/sports/miaa/wt11/0429casm.htm
Calvin/Adrian Box Score: http://www.kzoo.edu/sports/miaa/wt11/0429adca.htm

MEN'S GOLF

WEST OLIVE - The Calvin men's golf team tied rival Hope in the Hope/Calvin
Wooden Shoes Challenge Friday morning at the Wuskowhan Player's Club. Both
teams finished with 317 strokes. Calvin's Jess Hendriksma and Hope's Chris
Ansel shared first place with rounds of 74. Rounding out Calvin's finishers
were sophomores Ben Kuiper and Dave Sarkipato with rounds of 80 while senior
Eric Doezema and freshman Ross Ryzenga had rounds of 83.

Calvin will now start preparing to compete at the NCAA III Championships May
10-13 in Greensboro, North Carolina.

BASEBALL
Calvin 5, Trine 4
Trine 7, Calvin 6

(written by sports information student assistant Andrew Knot)

GAME ONE

In the opening game of Friday’s doubleheader, the Knights took a nailbiting
victory over Trine.

Calvin won the game by a score of 5-4 thanks to some early fireworks from the
bats and late-game defensive heroics.

In the game’s opening inning, senior Peter Steiner knocked a basehit up the
middle and fellow senior Andrew Bosma earned a walk to put two runners on base.
 Junior Scott Tipton, Calvin’s number five batter, then singled to right field
and scored a run.

In the top half of the second, the Thunder responded with three runs of their
own. Travis Case and Matt Zurbriggen hit singles off the Knights’ starter
senior Keith Spoelstra. Mike Sentman then hit a single to right field that
brought in two runs after a fielding error. Josh Rivera tallied an RBI ground
out.

Calvin would get one of those runs back in the bottom of the second after Mike
Fuller and Ben Cok executed a double steal, with Fuller taking home after Cok
disrupted the play at second.

But the Knights did the real damage in the bottom of the third. Bosma got
things started with a lead-off walk and Tipton followed that up with a single.
After both runners advanced on a Tyler Tos sacrifice bunt, freshman Trent
Zwiers drove a run in on a fielders’ choice. Jake Van Alten then knocked in an
RBI and Drew Vos scored off a Fuller single.

Spoelstra kept the Thunder bats in check until the top of the sixth, with
Zurbriggen scored Brian Hoeper on a sacrifice fly. The game entered the
seventh with the Knights on top by a run.

Josh Rivera led off the seventh inning with a double, putting the tieing run in
scoring position. He was advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. Ryan Smith
then whistled a ground ball down the third base line. Third baseman Ben Cok
lunged to block the ball and rifled it home from his knees. His pinpoint throw
allowed catcher Trent Zwiers to tag the would-be tieing run at the plate,
keeping the Knights on top. Zwiers then nabbed a pop fly just shy of the
backstop to conclude the game.

Scott Tipton was 3-4 for the Knights, driving in one run. Sophomore Tyler Tos
was 2-2 at the plate.

The victory improved Spoelstra to 6-2 and droped Trine starter Kale Popp to
4-5.

GAME TWO

Then Knights fell inches short in game two of Friday’s double header with MIAA
foe Trine.

In similar fashion to game one, the twinbill’s second game came down to a close
play at the plate. This time, it was Calvin freshman Kyle Spoelma charging
home on a Jake Van Alton double to left center field. Representing the winning
run, Spoelma was the victim of an at the plate made for the game’s final out.

The final inning was part of a Knight’s comeback that started in the fifth
inning. Trailing 7-0, Calvin stormed back after sophomore Ben Cok crushed a
three-run homer to left center field, also scoring Miike Fuller and Jake Van
Alten. From there, Peter Steiner drew a walk and scored second. Scott Tipton
also walked. After a double steal, Steiner would score off a fielding error.
Kyle Spoelma then doubled to bring Tipton home.

Ultimately, Trine’s seven early runs proved too much. The Thunder tallied
three runs in the first inning off a string of base hits from Ryan Smith and
Travis Case. Trine also notched runs in the second, fourth, and fifth innings.

Four underclassmen, Fuller, Cok, Spoelma, and Tyler Tos, posted two-plus hit
performances for the Knights. Spoelma went 3-3 with an RBI and Cok with 3-3
with 3 RBI’s.

The loss dropped Calvin’s starter Peter Steiner to 4-3 and improved Keegan
Worley’s record to 3-0. Due to poor field conditions, Calvin and Trine will
play another doubleheader at Calvin field tomorrow.

MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-29-11 GAMES

Adrian 21-1
Calvin 13-9
Hope 11-9
Kalamazoo 9-9
Albion 9-13
Alma 6-12
Trine 7-13
Olivet 6-16

SOFTBALL
Trine 4, Calvin 0
Trine 13, Calvin 0

ANGOLA, IN - The Calvin softball squad suffered a tough loss at the hands of
the Trine Thunder on Friday.

Lina Avila and Sass VanRooyen recorded the Knights’ lone two hits. Avila’s
double came in the fourth inning with two outs. From there, Calvin was unable
to advance her.

In the sixth inning, Calvin put three runners on, with Becca Jarvis, Heather
Sanderson, and Avila all reaching base. Once again, however, the Knights left
their baserunners stranded and were unable to score a run.

VanRooyen reached base on a triple to right field in the bottom of the seventh.
 She was then caught stealing home, making for the game’s final out.

The Knights fell by a score of 4-0 with all of the Thunder’s runs coming in the
bottom of the sixth inning. Andi Gasco drew a walk to start the inning and was
advanced to second after a hit batter. Casey Baker’s single to right field
scored a run. Trine would pick up still two more runs before HDaniels’ single
scored another run to give the Thunder a 4-0 lead.

The loss dropped Calvin starter Shelby Mast to 3-13, though she struck out
seven batters. Gasco earned the win, improving her record to 13-6.

In game two, Trine collected 15 hits in gaining a 13-0 win over the Knights.
Sophomore Hannah DeWeerd had two of Calvin's four hits including a double.
Avila (1-8) took the loss in the pitching circle for the Knights.

Calvin will close out the season on Saturday, hosting Saint Mary's in a
doubleheader at 1 p.m.

MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-29-11

Alma 13-1
Hope 11-3
Adrian 11-5
Trine 9-5
Albion 6-6
Saint Mary's 5-7
Calvin 4-10
Olivet 3-11
Kalamazoo 0-14
 
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