CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 22, 2017
Baseball Splits Twinbill With Sewanee - Rypel Picks Up Win #100;
Men's Lacrosse Falls to Southwestern in Texas Opener;
Women's Golf Completes Spring Tournament
BASEBALL
Sewanee 4, Calvin3 (10 innings)
Calvin 11, Sewanee 4 (11 innings)
Knoxville, Tn. - Calvin split a doubleheader with Sewanee on Wednesday, dropping the opener 4-3 in 10 innings before coming back to top the Tigers 11-4 in 11 innings in game two.
Game two provided a milestone moment as it marked the 100th collegiate victory for Calvin head baseball coach John Rypel.
In game one, Calvin took a 3-0 lead with senior Colton Wolfe (Eaton Rapids, Mich./Eaton Rapids HS) belting his second home run of the spring. Sewanee (12-10) rallied to win the game in extra innings.
Sophomore Clay Franciso (Delton, Mich./Thornapple Kellogg HS) went the first two innings with junior Jamie Bristol (Grand Rapids, Mich./Calvin Christian HS) coming on in relief.
Junior catcher Kyle Houts (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) had two hits to lead the Calvin plate attack. Freshman Trevor VanDuyn (Jenison, Mich./Jenison HS) took the loss for Calvin in relief to fall to 2-2 on the year.
In game two, Calvin erupted for seven runs in the top of the 11th inning to pull away for the extra-innings win. Freshman Jeremy Clark (San Diego, Ca./Mt. Carmel HS) came up with a key two-out hit in the 11th inning to ignite the 7-run Knight outburst.
Clark and Houts both had two hits for the Knights. Senior Mike Kempton (Edwardsburg, Mich./Edwardsburg HS) had four hits, continuing his early season hitting spree.
Sophomore Jonathan Keane (Brookfield, Wisc./Brookfield Central HS) started the game on the hill and tossed six strong innings. Freshman Mike Kool (Sturgis, Mich./Centreville HS) picked up the win, throwing four innings of relief. Sophomore Jimmy Dirksen (Portage, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian HS) sealed the win by pitching the final frame for the Knights.
The victory wrapped up a five-day trip through Tennessee for Calvin (4-6). Wednesday's doubleheader was played at Smokies Park, home of the Double A Tennessee Smokies minor league club. After the game, Rypel gave a brief team speech to the Knights on the team bus. "I joked and told them I hope it doesn't take me as long to get to 200 wins as it took me to get to 100 wins," said Rypel. "The guys had a great time playing in a professional baseball park today. Our trip as a whole has been a really good experience. Every one of the opponents we played had a winning record. That competition will only help us as we head into our league schedule."
Calvin is scheduled to open its MIAA campaign on Saturday when it hosts Trine University at 1 p.m. at Calvin Field.
MEN'S LACROSSE
Southwestern 19, Calvin 10
GEORGETOWN, Tx. - The Calvin men's lacrosse team dropped a 19-10 contest at Southwestern University Wednesday night.
Calvin (2-4) played with heart and determination but could not keep pace with the host Pirates in the second half.
Calvin jumped out to a 2-0 lead on first quarter goals by sophomore Max Foster (Bloomfield Hills/Brother Rice HS) and senior Chris Griffin (Hartland, Mich./Hartland HS). Southwestern (8-5) led 3-2 after one quarter of play and 8-6 at halftime.
Southwestern outscored Calvin 3-0 in the third quarter and went on a 4-1 run to open the fourth quarter to seal the win.
Freshman Griffin Sparling (Novi, Mich./Novi HS) led the Knight scoring attack with three goals. Foster and senior Joel Schaefer (Clarksville, Md./Annapolis Area Christian HS) had two goals apiece with Schaefer also drawing an assist. Griffin tallied a goal and an assist. Junior Michael Winkler (La Quinta, Ca./Palm Desert HS) and sophomore Noah Nedd (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) both scored a goal.
Sophomore Austin Bontreger (Fishers, Ind./Heritage Christian HS) and junior Austin Roden (Delaware, Oh./Delaware Christian HS) both had one assist. Roden was able to win 13 of 26 face off opportunities.
Junior Ethan Brown (Falmouth, Maine/Falmouth HS) scooped up 11 ground balls. Freshman goalie Mitchell Caldwell (East Lansing, Mich./East Lansing HS) recorded 13 saves.
Calvin returns to action on Friday when it travels to the University of Dallas for a 5 p.m. contest.
WOMEN'S GOLF
CHAMPIONS GATE, Fla. - The Calvin women's golf team finished the two-day Carthage Central Florida Classic in third place. The Knights shot a combined round score of 374 on Wednesday to finish the week at 740 strokes. Carthage won the event at 632 strokes, with Hope finishing in second place.
"It was good to get some work done on the golf course after practicing indoors for the past five weeks," said head coach Dr. Jerry Bergsma. "We had a strong two-day performance by Nicole VanderYacht and some bright moments across the board. We are looking forward to getting back on the course at the end of the month to compete at Trine.
Sophomore Nicole VanderYacht (Kentwood, Mich./South Christian) improved one shot from Tuesday to record a round of 82 on Wednesday to finished tied for sixth place at 165 strokes.
Sophomore Grace Bolt (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) tallied a round of 99 on Tuesday to finish in 15th place at 189 strokes.
Senior Amira Bousaab (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) had the biggest improvement for Calvin on Wednesday with a round of 97, to stand in 18th place at 206 strokes.
Freshman Jessica Zylstra (Grand Rapids, Mich./Northpointe Christian) recorded a round of 99 strokes on Wednesday to finish in 13th place at 185 strokes.
Senior Katherine Ryan (Haslett, Mich./Haslett) finished in 17th place with a two-day total of 198 strokes, shooting 100 on Wednesday.
Sophomore Katy Hamilton (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central) had a round of 114 on Wednesday for a two-day total of 218 strokes in 19th place.
Calvin returns to action on March 31 for the two-day Trine Invitational.
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