CKSR (Baseball Splits With Hope - Primus Gains First Collegiate Victory / Men's Golf Competes at Wynlakes Invitational / Stallings Named MIAA Men's Tennis Player of the Week)

CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR MARCH 26, 2018

Baseball Splits Twinbill With Hope - Primus Gets First Collegiate Victory;
Men's Golf Competes at Wynlakes Intercollegiate Invitational;
Max Stallings Named MIAA Men's Tennis Player of the Week

BASEBALL
Hope 10 Calvin 2
Calvin 6, Hope 2

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin baseball team split a home doubleheader with rival Hope College. Hope won the opener 10-2 with Calvin winning game two by a 6-2 score.
The two teams began the four-game conference series this past Saturday with the rivals splitting a doubleheader in Holland. Hope took the first game 1-0, while Calvin claimed a 3-1 game-two victory.
After Monday's games, Calvin and Hope are both 4-10 overall with 2-2 MIAA records.
In game one, sophomore Trevor VanDuyn (Jenison, Mich./Jenison) took the loss, pitching 5.2 innings. Freshman Henry Breems (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) and sophomore Micah Berlage (Dexter, Mich./Dexter) both saw time in relief.
The first three innings were scoreless, but the Flying Dutchmen scored a trio of runs in the fourth inning to take a lead they would never give up. Hope added two more runs in the sixth inning before scoring five more in the top of the seventh to lead 10-0.
The Knights posted two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to avoid being shutout. With one out, sophomore Jeremy Clark (San Diego, Calif./Mt. Carmel) pinch hit and singled through the left side. Senior Kyle Houts (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake) followed with a home run to left field to put the Knights on the board. Despite the late push by the Knights, the deficit was too large to overcome and the Flying Dutch claimed the eight-run victory.
Calvin logged only three hits in the loss, while Hope posted 10. Hope pitcher Max Gaishin went 6.1 innings to earn the win.
In game two, Calvin received a strong start from freshman Mark Primus (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) who tossed five shutout innings to earn his first collegiate career win. Primus faced 20 batters and gave up only one hit, while earning four strikeouts.
The Knights jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the first inning. Calvin's first two batters, sophomore Quinn Hyndiuk (Elm Grove, Wis./Brookfield East) and senior Nate DeZwaan (Hamilton, Mich./Holland Christian), got on base via a walk and a hit by pitch. Freshman Ricky Padilla (Poway, Calif./Poway) came up with an RBI double to bring Hyndiuk around. Junior Jonathan Keane (Brookfield, Wis./Brookfield Central) delivered a sacrifice line-out to center field to score DeZwaan.
Junior Beau Redfield (Cedar Springs, Mich./Northpointe Christian) walked and Padilla advanced to third on a passed fourth ball. With two outs, Redfield stole second and a two-RBI single up the middle by sophomore Logan Marshall (Plymouth, Mich./Salem) gave the Knights an early four-run lead.
The Flying Dutchmen tacked on another run in the bottom of the fifth inning. DeZwaan led off with a double to center field. With two outs, Redfield delivered an RBI single to put Calvin up 5-0.
Junior pitcher Logan Walker (Imlay City, Mich./Lapeer East) came on to pitch in the sixth inning. Walker gave up a pair of singles with two outs, but came up with a strikeout to strand the two runners.
Hope got on the board in the seventh inning as freshman Evan Maday delivered a two-out solo home run. Jordon Fairchild followed with a single up the middle, but Walker was able to strand him as the next batter flew out to center field.
Calvin added another run in the bottom of the eighth inning as Hope committed two errors and junior Ryan Pena (Lake Forest, Calif./J Serra Catholic) earned a two-out single. With the bases loaded, DeZwaan walked to bring in Marshall. The Knights held a 6-0 lead heading into the final inning.
Sophomore Justin Paauwe (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) pitched the final two innings for the Knights. Hope scored on a one-out, bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth inning, but Paauwe stranded the two runners to lift the Knights to victory.
Padilla went 3-for-5 at the plate to lead the Knights, while Marshall posted a team-high two RBIs.
The Knights are back in action on Thursday when they host Trine in another conference doubleheader. First pitch of game one is set for 2 p.m.

MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 3-26-18

Adrian 3-1
Albion 3-1
Kalamazoo 3-1
Calvin 2-2
Hope 2-2
Alma 1-3
Olivet 1-3
Trine 1-3

MEN'S GOLF

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The No. 25-ranked Calvin men's golf team posted a team score of 320 on the first day of the Wynlakes Intercollegiate Invitational at Wynlakes Golf and Country Club. The Knights sit in fourteenth place through 18 holes of play.
Senior Ben Van Scoyk (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian) shot a 75 to lead the Knights, individually tied for 14th overall.
Freshman Sam Holland (Novi, Mich./Detroit Catholic Central) posted a 79 to sit tied for 42nd place overall. Senior John Van Noord (Troy, Mich./Oakland Christian) shot an 80 to be tied for 50th overall.
Junior Alec DeJonge (Niles, Mich./Brandywine) finished day one tied for 77th individually, recording an 86. Senior Matthew Lumbantoruan (Jakarta, Indonesia/Morning Star Academy) carded an 87 to end day one tied for 81st individually.
Calvin is one 11 ranked teams competing in Montgomery, Alabama.
No. 3 Huntingdon College sits in first place with a team score of 293 strokes.

The Knights return to action on Tuesday for the final round of the two-day tournament.

MEN'S TENNIS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Max Stallings<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__calvinknights.com_sports_mten_2017-2D18_bios_stallings-5Fmax-5Fu660&d=DwIFAg&c=4rZ6NPIETe-LE5i2KBR4rw&r=5aYEzXF7nc6LZSmi__PTAKGUps4SiBVbwUKLqa54NW8&m=dN-ItjIwcYYwcURMKZI1xoV0pP1rR4ZXn-nU1dGik1A&s=2GtDrgC2lozNC_VctNkfZ3VaMR7vfLGtUIgU28ks_50&e=> claimed the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Athlete of the Week for men's tennis title on Monday for matches through March 25. Stallings helped the Calvin men's tennis team go 2-1 last week in Florida and improve to 8-2 on the year.

"I think that Max is really deserving of this honor," said head coach John Ross. "He played very well last week and got the job done. He is really proving himself as a key part of our lineup."

A freshman from Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan, Stallings is claiming the honor for the first time in his career.

In doubles play, Stallings closed the week with junior Jose Larrea<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__calvinknights.com_sports_mten_2017-2D18_bios_larrea-5Fjose-5F6qzj&d=DwIFAg&c=4rZ6NPIETe-LE5i2KBR4rw&r=5aYEzXF7nc6LZSmi__PTAKGUps4SiBVbwUKLqa54NW8&m=dN-ItjIwcYYwcURMKZI1xoV0pP1rR4ZXn-nU1dGik1A&s=vGcsIbFYCgQyd2h9xBq54_UXKoPFj8Er8lHbZyZGha8&e=> with a victory at No. 3 doubles. The duo downed Grant Morton and Ryan Ortega of Luther, 8-6.

Stallings started the week with a victory at No. 4 singles against Elmhurst. Defeating Nico Favuzzi, 6-0, 6-2.
He then won a three-set thriller against Jack Lunn of Grinnell at No. 6 singles, 6-1, 3-6, 10-5.
The Calvin freshman then finished the week at No. 6 singles against Luther. Stallings sank Brook Norwood, 7-5, 6-2.
Stallings and the Knights are back in action on Wednesday at Spring Arbor.
Received on Mon Mar 26 22:57:34 2018