CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 30, 2012
Men's Tennis Falls to Spring Arbor;
Softball Loses First Game of DH at Adrian - Second Game Postponed To Tuesday
MEN'S TENNIS
Spring Arbor 8, Calvin 1
EAST LANSING - The Calvin men’s tennis team suffered an 8-1 defeat to Spring
Arbor University Monday afternoon in a match played indoors at the Michigan
State Indoor Courts.
The loss drops Calvin to 10-8 overall heading into a Thursday MIAA Tournament
semifinal match against rival Hope.
Calvin’s lone point on Monday came from sophomore Loukas Peterson (Brentwood,
TN/Brentwood HS) at No. 5 singles as he fought his way to a 3-6, 6-3, 10-8 win.
Peterson is now 14-5 on the season.
Calvin’s match against Hope on Thursday is slated to start at 4 p.m. at the
Strikwerda Tennis Courts.
SOFTBALL
Adrian 5, Calvin 3
ADRIAN - The Calvin softball team dropped the opener of a doubleheader at
Adrian Monday afternoon 5-3. The second game was postponed until May 1 because
of rain.
Tuesday’s single game will begin at 3:30 p.m. and will the season finale for
the Knights.
In Monday’s first game, Calvin received two home runs from sophomore Lina
Avila (Lakewood, CA/Valley Christian HS) but Adrian scored four runs in the
fourth and one in the sixth to pull ahead. Avila put Calvin on the board in the
first with a two-run homer - her 12th of the season to give Calvin a 2-0 lead.
Adrian countered with four runs in the bottom of the fifth.
Avila then smashed a solo home run in the top of the sixth to make it 4-3.
Calvin then loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the sixth but could
not score again.
The Bulldogs added an insurance run in the bottom half to close out the
scoring. Avila and senior Marie Prins (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) had two
hits apiece for the Knights with Avila driving in three runs to bring her
season RBI total to 38 - matching a Calvin single-season record. Avila’s home
run total of 13 is also a Calvin single-season record.
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