CKSR (Calvin Knight Sports Report for April 26, 2013)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR April 26, 2013

Michmerhuizen Shatters 10K Records at Hillsdale Gina Relays;
Men's Golf Holds Eight-Stroke Lead With One Round to Play in MIAA Spring
Qualifiers;
Women's Golf in Fourth at MIAA Spring Qualifying Tournament;
Baseball Splits Twinbill With Albion

MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TRACK
 
HILLSDALE - A group of Calvin College distance runners once again ran wild at
the Hillsdale Gina Relays. The meet has often been a mecca for big performances
for Calvin's distance crew and Friday night proved to be no different.
 
Junior Nicole Michmerhuizen (Holland/Holland Christian HS) highlighted the
evening with a remarkable performance in the 10,000 meters. Michmerhuizen won
the race with a meet and Calvin record time of 34:09.96. The time broke the
previous Hillsdale Gina Relays women's 10K record of 34:41.61 set by Eastern
Michigan's Julie Watson in 1987. It also broke the previous Calvin record of
35:44.36 set by Christina Overbeck in 2007. In addition, the time is the
seventh-fastest in Division III women's track and field history.
 
Michmerhuizen's performance was one of several standout performances for the
Maroon and Gold on Friday.
 
In the women's 3,000 meter steeplechase, senior Alyssa Penning (Grand
Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) took third with a career-best time of
10:37.26. As of Friday night, the time would be the fastest this spring run in
NCAA III women's track and field. Freshman McKenzie Diemer (Caledonia/South
Christian HS) also had a career-best time in the event, clocking in with a time
of 11:14.61 while junior Alyssa Oram (Cheboygan/Home Schooled) was close behind
with a career-best effort of 11:16.45.
 
In the men's 3,000 meter steeplechase, sophomore Steven Haagsma
(Grandville/Calvin Christian HS) had a career-best time of 9:16.86, setting a
PR by 21 seconds. In the men's 10,000 meters, senior Dan Kerr
(Petoskey/Petoskey HS) had a career-best time of 29:39.99 that was good for
fourth place. Teammate Matt VanderRoest (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Huron HS) was
close behind, taking sixth in a career-best time of 29:43.17. Senior Job
Christiansen (New Ipswich, NH/Mascenic Regional HS) had a solid time of
31:16.34 as did junior Phillip Spitzer (Buckley/Buckley HS) in a time of
31:48.25.
 
In the men's 5,000 meters, junior Sam Kerk (Hartland, WI/Lake Country Lutheran
HS) was 10th with a career-best time of 14:25.29. In the men's 1,500 meters,
senior Greg Whittle (Galesburg, IL/Galesburg HS) had a solid time, placing 14th
in 3:53.89.
 
Results of the Hillsdale Gina Relays can be found online at:
http://onthemarktiming.com/past_results/results.2013/gina13/
 
Calvin's track and field athletes will continue to compete on Saturday at the
Ernie Mousseau Classic hosted by Aquinas College.
 
MEN'S GOLF
 
CASCADE - Despite struggling with the elements, the Calvin men's golf team
increased its overall lead in the MIAA spring standings Friday afternoon at the
Watermark Country Club. Calvin entered Friday with a seven-stroke lead for
first place and concluded the day with an eight-stroke lead despite taking
second place in Friday's NCAA III Spring qualifying tournament with a team
score of 329.
 
Calvin entered with a seven-stroke lead over Hope but now holds an
eight-stroke lead over Trine which moved into first place in the overall spring
standings with a first place score of 323 on Friday. Calvin will host the final
spring qualifier on Saturday with opening tee times set for 10:30 a.m. at the
Watermark Country Club.
 
The team that holds first place in the final overall spring standings which
includes three 18-hole MIAA spring qualifier tournaments will receive an
automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament next month.
 
Calvin currently sits in first place with a 36-hole total of 633 strokes with
Trine second at 641, Adrian third at 645 and Hope fourth att 647.
 
Friday's round featured strong winds and soggy playing conditions from the
recent stretch of spring rains throughout West Michigan. Sophomore James
VanNoord (Troy/Troy Athens HS) led Calvin with a round of 80 which was good for
second place individually. Senior Dave Sarkipato (Kalamazoo/Kalamazoo Christian
HS) was next with an 82 that was good for fifth place. Junior Jake Hoogstrate
(Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) had an 83 while senior Ben Kuiper
(Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and junior Mark Allen (Oconomowoc,
WI/Lake Country Lutheran HS) had rounds of 84.
 
Hope was fourth on Friday with a score of 336. John Cannon and Even Telzerow
led Hope with rounds of 82 while Collin Breit and Ben Lewis had scores of 86
and Graham Vanderheide an 87.
 
MIAA SPRING QUALIFIER TOURNAMENT #2 TEAM SCORES
 
Trine 323
Calvin 329
Adrian 332
Hope 336
 
WOMEN'S GOLF
 
MARSHALL - The second MIAA Spring qualifier for women's golf was held on
Friday at the Medalist Golf Club with Olivet College serving as host. Olivet
used home course advantage to its advantage with a first place and course
record total of 319 strokes to widen its overall MIAA spring tournament lead.
Calvin was fourth on Friday with a team score of 367 and remains in fourth
place in the overall MIAA spring standings.
 
Calvin's top golfer on Friday was junior Carlia Canto (Marysville/Port Huron
Northern HS with an 86 that was good for sixth place individually. Freshman
Jennie Poole (Summit, NJ/Kent Place School) was next for the Knights with a
round of 90 while freshman Casey Harkema (Holt/Holt HS) had a 95. Senior Elise
Doezema (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and freshman Sarah Arendsen
(Wayland/Wayland HS) had rounds of 96.
 
The final MIAA Spring qualifier tournament will be held on Saturday at the
Medalist Golf Club with tee times set for 12:30 p.m. The team holding first
place in the overall standings at the conclusion of Saturday's competition will
receive an automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament.
 
MIAA SPRING QUALIFIER #2 TEAM SCORES
 
Olivet 319
Hope 350
Saint Mary's 360
Calvin 367
 
OVERALL SPRING STANDINGS
 
Olivet 649
Hope 711
Saint Mary's 713
Calvin 737
 

BASEBALL
Story by Mark DeHaan
GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Looking to solidify its hold on a top four spot in the
conference, the Calvin College baseball team hosted the Britons of Albion
College Fri. afternoon for the first half of a home-and-home MIAA series, with
the second pair of games to be played at Albion on Saturday. Calvin entered the
day with an 11-8 record in MIAA play - good for fourth place, while Albion was
sixth at 9-11. Hoping to still jump into the tournament picture, Albion stole
game one 4-0. Calvin then won a thriller in game two, twice coming from behind
and then winning on a walk-off single from Jalen Bouma (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor
Huron HS) in extra innings to win 6-5.

In game one, Albion jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning, with both
runs coming on a single into right field.

In the second inning, the Britons added two more runs to extend their lead to
4-0. Calvin junior starter Jeff Victor (Holland/Holland Christian HS) was
knocked out of the game when he attempted to field a ground ball which hit him
in his pitching hand.

While the Knights struggled to find any consistency with their bats, in the
bottom of the fifth, Calvin loaded the bases with one out. Unfortunately,
Albion pitcher Mike Schypinski was able to work his way out of the jam by
forcing a Knights’ grounder to second which resulted in a double play.

Schypinski then pitched his way through the lineup in the sixth and seventh,
giving up just one more hit as the Britons took game one 4-0.

Sophomore Grant Van Putten (Holland/Holland Christian HS) and Bouma were both
2-for-3 in the first contest. Albion was led by Kyle Kowal who was 1-2 with two
runs batted in while Brendan Diamond was 2-4 with a run scored and one run
batted in.

Victor took the loss on the hill to move to 2-4. Senior Jack Jorgenson
(Milwaukee/Milwaukee Lutheran HS) pitched four and two-thirds innings of
one-hit ball in relief.

Schypinski pitched the complete game, giving up six hits while striking out
nine to earn the win and move to 6-1 on the season.

In game two, the Britons again took an early lead, scoring a run in the top of
the second. Albion extended its lead in the fourth, scoring three runs,
including two on a two-run single to bring the score to 4-0.

The Knights responded with four runs of their own to tie the game. Bouma and
sophomore Ben Wohl (Canton/Plymouth HS) each had two-run doubles as the game
headed to the fifth tied 4-4.
In the top of the fifth, Albion scored a run to take the one run lead. Bouma
responded with a two-out RBI single in the bottom part of the inning as the
game was again tied, this time at 5-5.

In the bottom of the seventh, freshman Jordan VanderWall (Wyoming/South
Christian HS) led off with a double and was moved over to second on a sacrifice
bunt. The Knights could not advance VanderWal any further and the game would
head into extra innings.

After an inning and a half of scoreless play, Calvin loaded the bases in the
bottom of the ninth after two Knights were hit-by-pitch. Stepping up to the
plate with one out was Bouma. Just as he had in the fifth inning, Bouma had a
clutch hit which he put into center field to bring a run home and earn the
Knights the win in walk-off fashion.

Bouma was 3-5 with four runs batted in and one run in game two. Wohl was 1-4
with two runs batted in. For Albion, Adam Mazza was 2-4 with two RBI’s. Michael
Fishbach was 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored.

Freshman Kyle Wasserberger (Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS) earned the win on the
mound, pitching four innings in relief, giving up just four hits and striking
out one.

“We had a couple chances, but it was a case of too little, too late in the
first game, and you have to tip your hat to (Mike Schypinski), he did a good
job,” said head coach John Sparks. “It seemed like the lull in the bats
extended into the second game, but we had some clutch pitching from Kyle
Wasserberger and then Jalen (Bouma) had a couple of clutch hits in the game,
especially the last one to win the game.”

With the doubleheader split, Calvin moves to 13-18 overall and 12-9 in
conference while Albion is now 11-19 and 10-12 in the MIAA.

Calvin returns to action tomorrow when it travels to Albion for another
twinbill, with first-pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
 
 
Received on Sat Apr 27 00:04:53 2013