CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 26, 2016
Baseball Splits at Trine;
Softball Splits at Bluffton;
Women's Lacrosse Downs Mount St. Joseph;
Men's Lacrosse Clipped by Capital
BASEBALL
Calvin 2, Trine 1
Trine 5, Calvin 2
ANGOLA, Ind. - The Calvin baseball team opened its 2016 MIAA campaign with a doubleheader split at Trine, winning the opener 2-1 before falling in game two 5-2.
Using a new MIAA format, game one was a seven-inning contest while the second game of the doubleheader was a nine-inning affair.
In game one, Trine grabbed a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first but Calvin tied the score in the second on a run-scoring single by freshman Jonathan Keane (Brookfield, Wisc./Brookfield Central HS) that plated junior Matt Kotva (Elkhart, Ind./Concord HS) who led off the inning with a double.
Freshman Spencer Yahrmarkt (Sanford/Meridian HS) went 5.1 innings in his first MIAA start, allowing just three hits and striking out two. Senior Kyle Wasserberger (Spring Lake/Spring Lake HS) went the final 1.2 innings and was able to gain the win in relief as the Knights scored an unearned run in the top of the seventh. Kotva reached base on an error, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by freshman Beau Redfield (Cedar Springs/Northpointe Christian HS) and then came around to score on another Trine error.
Trine placed one runner on base in the bottom of the seventh but Wasserberger was able to shut the door to improve to 2-2 on the year. Keane had two of Calvin's three hits in the win.
In game two, Trine (5-7 overall, 1-1 MIAA) scored three runs in the bottom of the first and added an insurance run in the sixth on a home run by Colton Conn. Calvin (5-8 overall, 1-1 MIAA) answered with a run in the top of the seventh as sophomore Nick Steiginga (Mahwah, NJ/Eastern Christian HS) tripled to left and came home a sacrifice fly by sophomore Ryan Stewart (Detroit/Parkway Christian HS).
Steiginga later doubled in the top of the ninth and came home a single by Stewart but Trine was able to get out of the jam with back-to-back lineouts.
Steiginga led Calvin by going 3-for-4 at the plate. Freshman Jimmy Dirksen (Portage/Kalamazoo Christian HS) took the loss for Calvin while freshmen Clay Francisco (Delton/Thornapple-Kellogg HS) and Miles Kuperus (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) along with junior Patrick Avila (Lakewood, Ca./Valley Christian HS) also saw time in relief.
The two teams are scheduled to complete the four-game series on Monday at Calvin in a doubleheader slated to start at 2 p.m.
SOFTBALL
Calvin 12, Bluffton 4
Bluffton 3, Calvin 2
BLUFFTON, Ohio - The Calvin softball team split with Bluffton on Saturday afternoon. The Knights started the day beating the Beavers, 12-4. Bluffton would take the second game, 3-2. Calvin is now 9-5 on the year, Bluffton is now 10-10.
"We did some things well today," said Calvin head coach Tim Syrek. "We also have some things that we need to work on to keep improving. We will now get ready for Wheaton and learn from today."
The Knights didn't waste any time getting on the scoreboard on Saturday. In the first inning, senior Lydia Gildea (Gobles/Gobles HS) singled up the middle, scoring freshman Rachel Borden (Edwardsburg/Edwardsburg HS). Freshman Anna Gernant (West Des Moines, Ia./Valley) scored senior Ashley Riemersma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Lydia Gildea on an error.
The Beavers would cut the lead to 3-1 in the second inning.
In the fourth inning, Rachel Borden scored freshman Kristen Newman (Chelsea/Chelsea HS) on a single.
Bluffton would score three runs in the fifth inning to take a 4-3 lead.
It would be all Knights for the rest of the first game, scoring four runs in the sixth inning and five in the seventh inning.
Freshman Maddie DeGroot reached first base on a dropped ball in left field, scoring sophomore Kaley Frank. Sophomore Jessica Brasser singled up the middle scoring junior Caitlin Bell (Oak Park, Il./Oak Park River Forest HS). Ashley Riemersma singled to right field scoring Jessica Brasser (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) and Rachel Borden.
The Knights capitalized on the Beaver errors again in the seventh inning. Jessica Brasser reached on a dropped fly ball in right field, scoring Caitlin Bell. Lydia Gildea doubled to right field, scoring Rachel Borden and Maddie DeGroot. Ashley Riemersma scored Jessica Brasser. Anna Gernant singled through the right side to score freshman Maggie Kaercher.
Anna Gernant improved to 5-1 in the circle with the victory. She struck out 12 Beavers on Saturday.
Ashley Riemersma led all batters with three hits in game one. Three Knights had two hits. The senior duo of Riemersma and Gildea both finished with three RBI. Rachel Borden tallied three runs.
Game two saw the Knights get on the scoreboard first.
The scoring started in the fourth inning with Anna Gernant hitting a single to right center scoring Lydia Gildea and Jessica Brasser.
The Beavers would score a run in the fifth inning and two runs in the sixth inning to take a 3-2 lead.
The Calvin comeback attempt would come up short on Saturday. With two outs, freshman Abby Colon (Caledonia/South Christian HS) would get on base with a walk and Maddie DeGroot (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) would hit a single to right field to move sophomore Kimiko Hinatsu to third base. But a shot to the shortstop would end the game.
Junior Paige Groom (Potterville/Potterville HS) only gave up three hits in five innings pitched. She recorded two strikeouts on only one run.
Anna Gernant led Calvin in game two with two hits and two RBI.
The Knights return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Illinois to face Wheaton (Il.).
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
Calvin 16, Mount St. Joseph 3
By Gina de Haan
EAST GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - On Saturday afternoon, the Calvin women's lacrosse team opened up its home schedule against the Lions of Mount St. Joseph University.
The Knights entered the contest with a 2-3 record and were looking to break a three-game losing streak. Calvin has been in the mix of all three losses but has come up short, falling to Capital (18-11), Berry (11-10) and Otterbein (9-6). Mount St. Joseph held a 2-4 record prior to the game, coming off a weekend split. The Lions won at Waynesburg 13-9 last Saturday and then fell to Saint Vincent 12-4 on Sunday.
Calvin snapped its losing streak, earning a 16-3 victory over Mount St. Joseph.
"The way we played today shows that we're starting to learn from our losses," said Calvin women's lacrosse head coach Blake Boehm. "Those were some close and tough games. Today we were able to put some things together that we weren't able to do over spring break. This win gives us a little momentum and shows us that we can execute the things that we've been practicing in games."
The Knights got off to a strong start, scoring the first three goals of the game within the first two minutes of play. Freshman Kelly Pepper (Wyckoff, NJ/Indian Hills HS) put Calvin on the board with the opening two goals, both unassisted. Freshman Emma Tilma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) added another point for the Knights, scoring at the 1:48 mark; Grace Einfeld (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) picked up the assist on the goal.
Following the three Calvin goals, Mount St. Joseph called timeout. At the 3:35 mark, Erica Walsh scored a free position goal to put the Lions on the board.
As the midpoint of the first half neared, the Knights found their offensive groove, scoring four consecutive goals in less than two minutes.
Sophomore Madeline Baas (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) started off the four-goal run off an assist by Pepper, finding the back of the net 11:12 into the half. Less than a minute later, sophomore Emily Cefaratti (Hinsdale, IL/Hinsdale Central HS) fed Tilma for another Calvin goal. Sophomore Amanda Davio (Okemos/Okemos HS) then contributed two more goals; Cefaratti and Pepper earned assists on the pair of goals.
The scoreboard read 7-1 in favor of Calvin with 16:57 remaining in the first half.
With just over 14 minutes left in the first half, Kara Marshall, assisted by Courtney Gleason, scored the Lions' second goal of the afternoon to bring the score to 7-2.
However, the Knights would hold their visitors scoreless for the remainder of the first half while scoring five goals themselves.
Davio (unassisted), Hall (assisted by Tilma), Cefaratti (two unassisted goals) and Pepper (unassisted) added points in the Knights offensive effort.
At halftime, Calvin held a 12-2 lead over Mount St. Joseph. The Knights outshot the Lions 18-7.
Cefaratti scored the first goal of the second half at the 4:18 mark to extend the Knights' lead to 11. Three minutes later, Tilma added another point for Calvin off an assist by Einfeld.
The Knights continued to roll in the second half as Hall capitalized on a free position attempt with 19:20 remaining in the contest. Under two minutes later, Cefaratti scored her fourth goal of the afternoon to bring the score to 16-2.
With 13 seconds left in the game, Courtney Gleason scored the Lions' only goal of the second half. When time expired, the final score read 16-3 in Calvin's favor.
In the victory, the Knights outshot their opponents 27-14. Calvin scooped up 18 ground balls while Mount St. Joseph earned six. Calvin goalkeeper Ellis Chalfant (St. Louis, MO/St. Louis Country Day HS) recorded six saves on the afternoon.
Cefaratti led all scorers with four goals, also contributing a pair of assists. Pepper, Tilma and Davio chipped in three goals apiece for the Knights. Pepper and Einfeld also finished with two assists each.
"We protected the ball well today, which was one of our objectives coming into the game. We made smart decisions with the ball and efficiently transitioned down the field offensively," said Coach Boehm.
Next Saturday the Knights will travel to Illinois Wesleyan University for a nonconference matchup against the Titans (7-1). The following Wednesday on April 6, Calvin will host Trine in its first conference contest of the season.
MEN'S LACROSSE
Capital 22, Calvin 7
COLUMBUS, Oh. - The Calvin men's lacrosse team was defeated at Capital University 22-7 Saturday afternoon as the Knights (4-3) saw their two-game win streak come to an end.
Calvin stayed with Capital (7-2) early in the game as a goal by junior Chris Griffin (Hartland/Hartland HS) tied the game 3-3 with 5:57 left in the first quarter. Capital scored five unanswered goals to end the quarter and never looked back.
The host Crusaders led 13-5 at halftime and then outscored Calvin 9-2 in the second half.
"It was a hard fight for our team," said Calvin men's lacrosse coach Luke Griemsman. "We are battling through some injuries which makes it difficult to keep up all four quarters. We will keep working and striving to improve."
Sophomore Nate Ray (Northville/Northville HS) had a pair of goals and an assist this year for the Knights. Griffin also had two goals. Scoring single goals for Calvin were junior Joel Schaefer (Clarksville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian HS), sophomore Ethan Brown (Falmouth, ME/Falmouth HS) and freshman Austin Bontreger (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian HS).
Freshman Noah Nedd (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) also had an assist and seven ground balls. Brown also scooped up six ground balls.
Freshman goalie Tristan Parece (Kelowna, British Columbia/Kelowna Secondary) picked up 18 saves for the Knights.
Calvin is back in action on Wednesday night when it hosts Benedictine (Il) at 7:30 p.m. at Davenport University.
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