CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 18, 2014
Softball Splits Twinbill With Goshen;
Baseball With Kalamazoo Postponed for Wednesday;
Tyler Kruis Receives NABC All-District Honors;
Men's Swimming and Diving Set to Open Competition at NCAA III Championships
SOFTBALL
INDIANAPOLIS, IN - The Calvin softball team opened its season on Tuesday with a doubleheader against Goshen College. The twinbill was played at a softball complex in Indianapolis to provide for better playing conditions.
In the opener, Calvin gained an 8-0 triumph but dropped a tough 5-3 decision in the nightcap.
In the 8-0 win, senior Caitlin Callow (Muskegon/Muskegon Catholic Central HS) tossed a complete-game shutout victory. As a team, Calvin collected 12 hits with sophomore Lydia Gildea (Gobles/Gobles HS) coming up with a three-run homer to lead the charge while freshman Cassidy Vlot (Chowchilla, CA/Chowchilla HS) had a pair of doubles and junior Kelsey Pollock (Greenville/Belding HS) a double.
In game two, Calvin fell behind 5-1 as the Maple Leafs scored a pair of unearned runs to build a lead. Calvin battled back with two runs in the final two innings but could not come all the way back.
Vlot took the loss for Calvin in the pitcher's circle. She also had two hits as did junior Merin Cok (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and senior Janelle Agren (Cadillac/Cadillac HS).
Calvin was scheduled to face Cornerstone on Wednesday in a doubleheader but that twinbill has been postponed because of weather with a makeup date not certain. Calvin is scheduled to host Wheaton (IL) on Thursday in a doubleheader at 3 p.m. over at Davenport University in Caledonia.
BASEBALL
The Calvin baseball game scheduled with Kalamazoo for Wednesday evening has been postponed because of weather. The game will be made up on March 31 at Kalamazoo's Woodworth Field. The two teams have played one game of a scheduled four-game series - a 9-3 Calvin triumph last Friday. They will play two games while on spring break in Florida on March 24 with the final game coming on March 31.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Calvin College senior Tyler Kruis has added another post-season award to his list of accomplishments. On Wednesday, Kruis was named to the Division III Great Lakes All-District first team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
The complete list of NABC Division III All-District teams can be found online at: http://www.nabc.org/awards/all_district/2014_NABC_Division_III_All-District_Teams_and_Coaches.pdf
This season, Kruis (Grand Rapids/Calvin Christian HS) averaged 15.5 points and 5.6 rebounds a game while connecting on 55.6 percent of his field goal attempts.
A four-time MIAA Player of the Week this year, Kruis also connected on 71.6 percent of his free throw attempts and swatted 29 shots. He was named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player and landed a spot on the All-MIAA first team.
He concluded his Calvin career with 1,184 career points, ranking 14th on the Calvin career scoring list. He also finished with 159 career blocked shots, ranking third on the Calvin career list.
MEN'S SWIMMING AND DIVING
The Calvin men's swimming and diving team will open competition at the NCAA III Championships Wednesday morning in Indianapolis. The six competitors scheduled to compete for Calvin at the four-day meet include senior Andrew Mitchell (Iron Mountain/Kingsford HS), junior Alex Baumann (Holland/Holland Christian HS), sophomores Aaron Venema (Grand Haven/Grand Haven HS), Mitch Schroder (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Johnson Cochran (Mount Vernon, OH/Mount Vernon HS) and freshman Brett Stoughton (Centerville, IN/Centerville HS).
On Wednesday morning, Venema will compete in the prelims of the 500 freestyle, Cochran in the 200 IM and Mitchell, Cochran, Stoughton and Schroder in the 200 medley relay.
Live Results will be available at: http://www.iunat.iupui.edu/content/Other-Information/LiveResults/index.htm?DB_OEM_ID=18600
Live Video will be available at: http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule/2014/03/19
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