CKSR (Calvin Knight Sports Report for April 30, 2011)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 30, 2011 (Part One)
 
Men's Tennis Falls to Kalamazoo in MIAA Tournament Final - All-MIAA Teams
Announced;
All-MIAA Women's Tennis Teams Announced - Melissa Oosterhouse Named MIAA's
Most Valuable Player;
Baseball Splits Doubleheader With Trine - Splits Weekend Series;
Softball Swept by Saint Mary's;
Women's Golf Competes at MIAA Spring Tournament;
Calvin 5K Spring Classic Recap
 
MEN'S TENNIS
Kalamazoo 6, Calvin 0
 
ALBION - Calvin's run through the MIAA Tournament came to a conclusion
Saturday afternoon as the Knights were defeated by defending champion Kalamazoo
College 6-0 in the MIAA Tournament final. With the victory, Kalamazoo gains the
MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament. Calvin concludes its season
with an overall record of 16-8.
 
In the regular season meeting between the two teams played back at Calvin on
April 13, Calvin claimed two of the three doubles points but Kalamazoo was not
to be surprised on Saturday as the Hornets ripped off three straight doubles
victories, winning 8-2 at No. 1 doubles and 8-5 at both No. 2 and No. 3
doubles. Kalamazoo then closed out the victory with straight set wins at No. 3,
No. 5 and No. 6 singles.
 
At the conclusion of the tournament, the All-MIAA awards were announced and
several Calvin individuals were honored. Senior Andrew DeVlieger (Grand
Rapids/Northpointe Christian HS) was named to the All-MIAA first team while
senior Roland Eldridge (Charlotte, NC/South Mecklenburg HS) and sophomore
Preston Phillips (Bexley, OH/Bexley HS) were named to the All-MIAA second team.

 
DeVlieger went 4-2 in MIAA singles play this spring, playing primarily at No.
1 singles. He was also 5-0 in doubles play in MIAA dual matches. He added a
victory at No. 1 singles in the MIAA Tournament semifinals against Hope.
 
Eldridge was 2-3 in MIAA dual matches playing primarily at No. 2 singles. In
doubles, he was 4-1. He then picked up a win in a first round MIAA Tournament
match against Adrian.
 
Phillips meanwhile was undefeated for Calvin in MIAA singles matches,
compiling a 5-0 record at No. 4 singles. He teamed with Eldridge to record a
4-1 doubles mark against league opponents and then picked up MIAA Tournament
wins against Adrian and Hope. He finished the season with an overall singles
record of 14-4 and an 11-match win streak in singles play.
 
In addition, Eldridge was named the recipient of MIAA's Allen B. Stowe
Memorial Award. The award is a sportsmanship award given each year to an MIAA
player in memory of the late Dr. Allen B. Stowe of Kalamazoo College. Eldridge
is the ninth individual in Calvin history to receive the prestigious honor and
the first since Ricky Tilton was the co-recipient in 2008.
 
CALVIN ALLEN B. STOWE MEMORIAL AWARD RECIPIENTS
 
Dave VanderHart, 1963
Dick Bultman, 1965
Bert DeLeeuw, 1966
Don Klop, 1969
Greg Broene, 1974
John Knoester, 1995
Dave Meester, 1998
Ricky Tilton, 2008 (co-recipient with Kalamazoo's Tim Hubbard)
Roland Eldridge, 2011
 
WOMEN'S TENNIS
 
For the second straight year, Calvin College senior Melissa Oosterhouse has
been named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player in women's tennis. A native of Grand
Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, Oosterhouse
recently completed an MIAA career that saw her go 29-3 against league foes at
No. 1 singles. This year, she posted an 8-0 record in MIAA dual match
competition while also combining with senior Kaitlin Spoelhof to record an 8-0
record against league teams in doubles play.
 
At the MIAA Tournament this weekend, Oosterhouse also posted singles victories
in tournament matches against Saint Mary's and Adrian. In addition, Oosterhouse
has been named the recipient of the MIAA's Karen Caine Scholar-Athlete Award.
The annual award is given each year to an MIAA women's tennis player in honor
of former Adrian College women's tennis coach Karen Caine. Oosterhouse is the
second individual from Calvin to receive the award as Calvin's Rachel
Strikwerda was so honored in 2010.
 
Oosterhouse has also been named to the All-MIAA first team for the fourth
consecutive year. Along with Albion's Shelly Zamler (also a four-time All-MIAA
pick as of this year), Oosterhouse is one of 13 individuals in MIAA women's
tennis history to earn first team All-MIAA accolades four straight years. She
is just the second from Calvin to do so as Allison DeWys was a four-time first
team All-MIAA selection from 1995-to-1998.
 
Oosterhouse is joined on the All-MIAA first team from Calvin by senior Kaitlin
Spoelhof. A native of Holland and a graduate of Holland Christian High School,
Spoelhof is receiving first team All-MIAA honors for the third straight year.
Over the course of her Calvin career, she was 25-7 in singles play in MIAA dual
matches. She was 7-1 in league dual matches this year while playing at No. 2
singles. She also posted singles wins against Saint Mary's and Adrian this
weekend at the MIAA Tournament. Her mother - Jan Boerema-Spoelhof - was a first
team All-MIAA selection in 1983 and 1984.
 
Calvin senior Michelle Busscher has also been named to the All-MIAA second
team. A native of Whitehall and a graduate of Muskegon Western Michigan
Christian High School, Busscher was 7-1 at No. 3 singles this year in MIAA dual
matches. She also went 2-0 in singles play this weekend at the MIAA Tournament.
Over the course of her collegiate career, she was 26-5 in singles action in
MIAA dual match competition.
 

BASEBALL
Calvin 2, Trine 1
Trine 6, Calvin 5
 
By Sports Information Student Assistant Andrew Knot
 
The Knights took the opening half of Saturday’s doubleheader with Trine by a
score of 2-1 after a complete game, five-hit performance from junior Joe
Lambers.
The game was held at Calvin field because of flooding problems at Trine’s
field, but the Knights were listed as visitors on the scoreboard.
 
Ben Cok became the Knights opening baserunner when he singled up the middle.
But his efforts were squandered when Calvin hit into an inning-ending double
play.
 
Trine responded with a hit of their own in the bottom half of the inning but,
similar to the Knights, they were unable to translate that to runs.
 
The Knights put runs on the board in the fourth inning. Senior Andrew Bosma
got things started with a singleand sophomore Tyler Tos advanced him to third
with a double to center field. Drew Vos bunted him home, giving the Knights a
1-0 lead.
 
Calvin would score again in the fifth inning. Lead-off hitter Mike Fuller
singled and moved to second on a Ryan Smith wild pitch. After moving to third
off a Cok bunt, Fuller would score in the same manner.
 
Trine got one run back in the bottom of the seventh. Nick Beitler reached
first on a fielder’s choice that effectively batted in a run. But Lambers
would find his groove, striking out Ryan Smith to end the game.
 
Andrew Bosma was 3-4 for the Knights and scored a run. The win brought
Lambers’ record to 2-3 and Smith was given the loss, making him 2-5 on the
year.
 
Calvin squandered a three run lead in the second game of Saturday’s
doubleheader with Trine, losing 6-5.
 
Both teams got on the board in the second inning. Scott Tipton sparked the
Knights’ offense with a sharp double down the left field line. Freshman Kyle
Spoelma’s single to center field would score Tipton from second, putting the
Knights’ on the board first.
 
Trine’s lead-off hitter, Josh Rivera, countered that with an RBI in the bottom
half of the inning. His single through the right side scored Mike Sentman.
Calvin broke the game open in the fourth inning. Again, Scott Tipton was the
first Knight on base, drawing a walk. Tos also walked and Tipton took
advantage of a Thunder defensive mishap to steal an unmanned second base.
Spoelma then knocked in another run. After a Trine pitching change, the
Knights picked up right where they left off. Jake VanAlten and Peter Steiner
each contributed RBI’s to bring the score to 5-1 going into the bottom of the
inning.
 
Trine got a run back in the bottom of the fourth off a Ryan Smith double,
scoring Josh Rivera. But the Thunder did the most of their damage in the
sixth. Trailing by three runs, Smith hit another single and Kyle Kleiman
walked. After another walk, Brian Hoeper knocked a double to left field and
scored two runs. Zachary Ebersole then grounded out to move another run across
the plate and Nick Beitler executed a suicide squeeze to bring the winning run
across the plate.
 
In the seventh, the Knights were retired in order to finish out the game.
 
Jeff Groenewald got the loss for the Knights and Spoelma had another big day
at the plate, going 2-3 with two RBI’s.
 
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-30-11 GAMES
 
Adrian 21-1
Hope 13-9
Calvin 14-10
Kalamazoo 9-11
Albion 9-13
Alma 8-12
Trine 8-14
Olivet 6-18
 
SOFTBALL
Saint Mary's 12, Calvin 1
Saint Mary's 2, Calvin 1
 
Calvin closed out its 2011 campaign by dropping both ends of a doubleheader to
visiting Saint Mary's Saturday afternoon at the Gainey Athletic Complex. Saint
Mary's took the opener 12-1 and then edged the Knights 2-1 in game two.
 
In game one, Saint Mary's blew the game open with a seven-run second inning on
the strength of five hits and four walks. Calvin collected five hits and pushed
across its only run in the fifth inning on a groundout by junior Marie Prins
that plated senior Sass Van Rooyen who had reached base on a leadoff double.
Calvin had five hits in the loss including two off the bat of senior Heather
Sanderson who ripped a triple to right-center in the third inning. Sophomore
Shelby Mast took the loss for the Knights in the pitching circle.
 
In game two, Saint Mary's scored single runs in the third and fourth innings
to take a 2-0 lead. Calvin cut the gap in half with a run in the fifth,
capitalizing on a pair of Saint Mary's errors. In the sixth, Prins led off with
a single and move to third base with one out. Sophomore Lauren Spoelstra then
hit a slow chopper to the pitcher with Prins attempting to score from third on
the play. Prins slid under the tag of the Saint Mary's catcher but was ruled
out by the home plate umpire.
 
Saint Mary's then then shut down Calvin in order in the seventh to hold off
any comeback bid by the Knights.
 
Mast took the look for Calvin while Callie Selner picked up the win for Saint
Mary's with Monica Palicki credited with the save.
 
Calvin closes out its season with an overall record of 6-28 and a league mark
of 4-10 in conference play. The Knights finish tied for seventh place in the
final MIAA standings.
 
MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-30-11 GAMES
 
Alma 14-2
Hope 12-4
Adrian 11-5
Trine 10-6
Albion 7-7
Saint Mary's 7-7
Calvin 4-12
Olivet 4-12
Kalamazoo 1-15
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
 
SOUTH BEND, IN - Three members of the Calvin women's golf team competed at the
MIAA spring tournament on Friday and Saturday. The Knights were led by freshman
Carlia Canto who had back-to-back rounds of 87. On Friday, sophomore Rachel
Whitaker had a round of 96 and came back with a 108 on Saturday. Freshman
Ashley Tiefenthal had a round of 100 on Friday and a round of 104 on Saturday.

 
The weekend tournament was the conclusion of the MIAA spring tournament season
which included 54 holes of play. Saint Mary's took first place on Friday with a
team score of 322 and then came back to record a first place total of 315 on
Saturday to overtake Olivet in the final MIAA spring tournament standings and
gain the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.
 

CALVIN SPRING CLASSIC 5K RECAP
(written by Calvin Director of Alumni Relations Mike VanDenend)
 
The 2011 edition of the Calvin Spring Classic 5k and Karen Muyskens Fun Run
drew an unofficial record field of over 1,100 participants and resulted in Koby
Hagen of Ada achieving the title as women's overall champion and Matt McSween
of Grand Rapids taking the men's overall crown.
 
The 21st annual event had an emotional beginning as Dr. Harold Schynders, who
suffered a heart attack while walking in last year's Classic, served as
honorary starter. Schynders introduced Alex and Jan Antalis of Fort Wayne,
Ind., Calvin parents and the persons who immediately attended to him last year
and helped saved his life. Alex is a physician and Jan a nurse.
 
  Hagen took first place among women with a time of 18:31, while McSween ran
the 3.1-mile course in 16:27. The school challenge competition was won by
Byron Center Christian (number of registrations), and the corporate challenge
winner was Team Racir (competitive finish scoring).
 
The Calvin Spring Classic is a TAC-certified run entirely on Calvin College
campus roads, starting and ending near the Prince Conference Center and taking
runners under the East Beltline, through campus roadways to East Paris Avenue
and back.M The Karen Muyskens Family Fun Run is named after the late Dr. Karen
Muyskens, a Calvin chemistry professor.
 
Classic Race Management handled the timing; see www.classicrace.com for full
results.
 
Final statistics:
 
2011 Calvin Spring Classic 5k and Karen Muyskens Family Fun Run
held at Calvin College; 1,133 participants (event record)
 
Male Overall Winner: Matt McSween (Grand Rapids), 16:27.
Female Overall Winner: Koby Hagen (Ada), 18:31.
 
Female 10 & Under: 1. Kirsten Kapteyn (Byron Center), 23:17; 2. Jaiden Van
Doornik (Holland); 3. Madison Malon (Grandville).
 
Male 10 & Under: 1. Micah Vanderkooi (Byron Center), 21:12; 2. Reed Vander
Lugt (Grand Rapids); 3. Joshua De Vries (Grand Rapids).
 
Female 11-14: 1. Bethany Lanning (Grand Rapids), 25:03; 2. Lucy Dykhouse
(Byron Center); 3. Rebekah Shomsky (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 11-14: 1. Mark De Jong (Grand Rapids), 19:13; 2. Sam De Vries (Byron
Center); 3. Jake Roncka (Grandville).
 
Female 15-19: 1. Kelsey Sabourin (Grand Rapids), 24:06; 2. Megan Eekhoff
(Dexter); 3. Amy Acevedo (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 15-19: 1. Micah Warners (Grand Rapids), 18:37; 2. Grant Schlinz
(Allendale); 3. Anthony Meyer (Grand Rapids).
 
Female 20-24: 1. Heidi Scholten (Hudsonville), 21:31; 2. Chrissy Messick
(Grand Rapids); 3. Aimee Mishler (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 20-24: 1. Ed Smilde (Byron Center), 18:01; 2. Bradley Wassink (Grand
Rapids); 3. Will Vanden Bos (Grand Rapids).
 
Female 25-29: 1. Jamie Lyberg (Ada), 19:21; 2. Jori Brink (Dyer, Ind.); 3.
April Hendricks (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 25-29: 1. Ryan Diephuis (Grand Rapids), 18:06; 2. Louis Wigger (Duluth,
Minn.); 3. Andrew Wyman (Dewitt).
 
Female 30-34: 1. Kathryn Jesse (Grand Rapids), 23:43; 2. April Berkompas
(Byron Center); 3. Kristin Batts (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 30-34: 1. Christopher Gregory (Wyoming), 16:48; 2. Michael Zuidema
(Ada); 3. David Malone (Caledonia).
 
Female 35-39: 1. Renee Lanning (Grandville), 24:18; 2. Michell Chapie
(Grandville); 3. Melissa Paramo (Caledonia).
 
Male 35-39: 1. Jason Washler (Grand Rapids), 18:50; 2. Christopher Thaxton
(Hudsonville); 3. Kevin Schaaf (Grand Rapids).
 
Female 40-44: 1. Renee Schenk (Camlachie, Ont.), 21:07; 2. Laura Tay (Grand
Rapids); 3. Lisa Jonker (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 40-44: 1. Brett Lame (Hudsonville), 18:02; 2. Jay Bowers (Cedar
Springs); 3. Michael Nelson (Holland).
 
Female 45-49: 1. Laurie Sienkowski (Ada), 20:57; 2. Amy Swets (Grand Rapids);
3. Kristin Eiffert (Columbia, Mo.).
 
Male 45-49: 1. Aaron Gancarz (Grand Rapids), 21:16; 2. Ken Bailey (Alto); 3.
Jeff Moon (Fremont).
 
Female 50-54: 1. Nancy Garner (Grand Rapids), 24:33; 2. Dawn Zubriggen (Byron
Center); 3. Sarah Boluyt (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 50-54: 1. Bob Schlinz (Allendale), 18:23; 2. Jeffrey Weima (Caledonia);
3. Mark Muyskens (Grand Rapids).
 
Female 55-59: 1. Mary Taylor (Allendale), 26:13; 2. nancy Hickey (Grand
Rapids); 3. Joan Hannadarrell (Kalamazoo).
 
Male 55-59: 1. Terry Muller (Alto), 19:55; 2. Mike Weingate (Wayland); 3.
Bruce Ter Beek (Spring Lake).
 
Female 60-64: 1. Jan Burgers (Grand Rapids), 28:37; 2. Judith Henson
(Zeeland); 3. Mary Dekorte (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 60-64: 1. Jim Cihak (Marquette), 19:57; 2. Jim Stoel (Demotte, Ind.); 3.
John Frieswyk (Holland).
 
Female 65-69: 1. Donna Steffen (Grand Rapids), 50:27; 2. Susan Griffioen
(Grand Rapids); 3. Coral Hoogewind (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 65-69: 1. Dale Cooper (Grand Rapids), 29:33; 2. Eric Beversluis (Chagrin
Falls, Oh.); 3. Ron Goodyke (Grand Rapids).
 
Male 70-74: 1. Ray Vander Weele (Grand Rapids), 47:19; 2. Richard Carlson
(Columbia, Mo.); 3. Harold Schnyders (Grand Rapids).
 
Female 75-79: 1. Sandra Carlson (Columbia, Mo.), 48:30; 2. Donna Muyskens
(Grand Rapids).
 
Male 75-79: 1. Kenneth Burns (Hudsonville), 27:50; 2. Harold Plaisier
(Jenison); 3. Kenneth Lobbes (Grand Rapids).
 
Female 80 & Over: 1. Bea Meekhof (Grand Rapids), 53:47.
 
Male 80 & Over: 1. Chuck Sochor (Gowen), 41:48.
 
 
 
 
Received on Sat Apr 30 21:02:54 2011