CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 12, 2017
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 9, Albion 0
ALBION - Calvin claimed a 9-0 conference victory at Albion and upped its season record to 9-6 in the process. The Knights are now 3-1 in conference play.
Calvin cruised through doubles play. Freshman Anna Asfour (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS) and senior Claire Spoelhof (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) claimed an 8-5 win at No. 1 doubles. Senior Liz Turner (Audobon, Pa./Delaware County Christian HS) and junior Lark Foote (Okemos, Mich./Home Schooled) claimed an 8-4 win at No. 2 doubles. Junior Jessica Bouma (Kalamazoo, Mich./Kalamazoo Christian HS) and junior Micaela Seazzu (Albuquerque, NM/Sandia HS) were 8-1 winners at No. 3 doubles.
In singles play, Spoelhof claimed a hard-fought 7-6, 6-2 winner at No. 1 singles. Bouma improved to 11-4 in singles play with a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles.
Seazzu went three sets to win at No. 3 singles by scores of 1-6, 6-4, 6-1. Asfour won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 4 singles and is now 12-6 in singles play this year.
Lark Foote claimed a 6-1, 6-1 victory at No. 5 singles while Kroeze was a 6-1, 6-0 winner at No. 6 singles.
Calvin returns to action on April 18 when it hosts Adrian at 4 p.m.
MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS THROUGH 4-12-17
Hope 4-0
Saint Mary's 2-0
Albion 4-1
Calvin 3-1
Kalamazoo 2-1
Adrian 2-2
Trine 0-3
Alma 0-4
Olivet 0-5
SOFTBALL
Alma 8, Calvin 0
Alma 6, Calvin 2
ALMA, Mich. - The Calvin softball team fell at Alma on Wednesday afternoon. The Knights fell to the Scots 8-0 and 6-2. Calvin is now 12-14 on the season and Alma improves to 18-4.
"Tonight I felt Anna and Paige had good command on the mound but we were not very sharp defensively," said head coach Becky Hilgert. "Over the past few games, you can point to one bad inning where we have allowed things to get a little away from us and that has proven a big factor in the outcomes. Collectively we need to keep fighting one pitch at a time for a full seven innings."
Alma won game one with four runs in the third and fifth inning.
Sophomore Anna Gernant (West Des Moines, Iowa/Valley) led the Knights with two hits. She also had six strikeouts in game one.
The Scots put five runs on the scoreboard in the first inning of game two and added another run in the top of the fourth inning.
Calvin did not go away and cut into the Alma lead in the sixth inning.
Sophomore Kristen Newman (Chelsea, Mich./Chelsea) doubled to left field to score junior Jessica Brasser from first base. Freshman Mallory Hoatlin (Grand Rapids, Mich./Kenowa Hills) singled to shortstop to score Kristen Newman.
Senior Paige Groom (Potterville, Mich./Potterville) pitched all seven innings for Calvin in game two.
Sophomore Maddie DeGroot (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian) had a game-high two hits in game two.
The Knights return to action on Friday at Franklin.
MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-12-17
Saint Mary's 10-0
Alma 8-0
Hope 6-0
Trine 5-1
Adrian 2-4
Kalamazoo 1-7
Olivet 1-7
Albion 1-7
Calvin 0-8
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