CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 10, 2015
Baseball Splits Doubleheader With Albion as Schepers Spins One-Hit Shutout;
Golf Teams Participate in Weekend Tourneys;
Men's Tennis Drops Non-Conference Match to Wabash
BASEBALL
Albion 6, Calvin 4
Calvin 5, Albion 0
By Mark DeHaan
The Calvin baseball team split a pair of games against Albion on a rainy Friday afternoon. Hosting the Britons, the Knights dropped game one 6-4 before recovering with a 5-0 win in game two.
In the first game, Calvin took a 3-0 lead as the Knights scored a run in each of the opening three innings.
Albion responded with two runs in the fourth, which Calvin answered with a run in the fifth to jump ahead 4-2.
The Britons then plated two runs in the sixth to tie, and added two runs in the seventh to grab the lead while holding the Knights scoreless, to take the first matchup 6-4.
Senior Ben Wohl was 2-for-3 with one RBI and one run scored, while sophomore Patrick Avila also went 2-for-3 with one run scored. Senior Grant VanPutten went 2-for-4 with one RBI and one run scored.
Freshman Mike Wierenga pitched 5.0 innings in the start, allowing four runs and seven hits while striking out four.
In game two, senior pitcher Nate Schepers had another fantastic performance on the hill, pitching a one-hit complete-game gem, to lead Calvin to a win. The victory marked the third-complete game shutout win of Schepers' career.
Just as they had in game one, the Knights scored in the first inning, with VanPutten crossing home plate on a fielding error by the Britons.
Calvin plated two insurance runs in the fifth, then added two in the sixth to pull ahead 5-0. Schepers kept the Britons bats quiet, meanwhile, and the Knights claimed a 5-0 victory.
VanPutten was 2-for-3 in game two, scoring two runs and adding one RBI. Junior Jeff Murdock also went 2-for-3, scoring one run.
On the mound, Schepers pitched 7.0 innings, allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out three. His season record improves to 3-1.
"We beat ourselves (in game one), and we've talked from day one not about playing our opponent but playing ourselves. With walks, errors, missed cuts, and missed assignments, we kind of beat ourselves," said head coach John Rypel. "Then game two - no errors, one walk that came in the seventh inning, and a lot of quality at bats. The first one was tough, but it was nice to bounce back."
The Knights move to 9-13 overall and 6-8 in the MIAA with the split of the twinbill, while Albion is now 13-11 and 7-7.
Calvin will travel to Albion tomorrow to play another doubleheader. First pitch is set for 1:00 p.m.
WOMEN'S GOLF
ANGOLA, IN - The Calvin women's golf team put together a stellar performance on Friday , posting a team score of 345 on Friday on day one of the Trine Spring Invitational. Calvin is currently in third place in the 11-team field, two strokes ahead of host Trine and eight strokes ahead of Wheaton. Hope is in first place with a team score of 327 while Bethel College (IN) is second at 328.
Junior Casey Harkema is currently tied for eighth place with a day one total of 84 strokes. Junior Sarah Arendsen is right behind with an 85. Juniors Jennie Poole and Shara Reynolds both had day one rounds of 88 and are tied for 17th. Sophomore Amira Bousaab rounded out Calvin's scorers on Friday with a round of 95.
The Trine Spring Classic is being held at the Zollner Golf Course on the campus of Trine University. Competition will continue tomorrow.
MEN'S GOLF
ROCK ISLAND, IL - The Calvin men's golf team is ninth place through day one of the Augustana Invitational with a team score of 339 strokes.
Indian Hills Community College leads the tournament with a day one score of 313.
Calvin is part of 20 teams competing in the tournament.
Junior Jason Zeigler had Calvin's top day one round, posting a score of 81 that has him tied for 12th place individually.
Freshman Ben VanScoyk had an 82 and is tied for 17th. Senior James VanNoord was next with an 86. Freshman Drew Hendriksen had a 90 and freshman Matt Lumbantoruan a 95.
Action continues on Saturday.
MEN'S TENNIS
Wabash 7, Calvin 2
HOLLAND - The Calvin men's tennis team dropped an 8-1 non-conference decision to Wabash College on Friday in a match played at Hope College.
Junior Matt Buesing picked up Calvin's lone point of the day, winning 6-7, 6-1, 10-7 at number-one singles to bump his season singles record to 6-4.
Calvin is now 6-5 on the season and will face Oberlin College tomorrow in a non-conference match in Holland.
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