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From: Jeffrey Febus <jfebus@calvin.edu>
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CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 22, 2016
Baseball Drops Pair to Alma;
Women’s Tennis Wins at Adrian;
Track and Field Teams Compete at Al Owens Classic
BASEBALL
Alma 2, Calvin 1 (8 innings)
Alma 8, Calvin 0
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - The Calvin baseball team dropped both ends of a home doubleheader Friday afternoon, falling to the Alma Scots 2-1 and 8-0.
In the opener, Alma (19-10 overall, 10-8 MIAA) claimed the win in extra-innings as Scot starter Alex Valasek outdueled Calvin freshman Jonathan Keane (Brookfield, Wisc./Brookfield Central HS).
Keane tossed shutout ball through five innings, extending his shutout streak to 12 innings dating back to last week. Keane was staked to a 1-0 lead on an two-out RBI double down the left-field line by Calvin sophomore Nate DeZwaan (Holland/Holland Christian HS). The double brought home junior Mike Kempton (Edwardsburg/Edwardsburg HS) who reached base on a two-out walk.
Valasek did not allow another hit until the bottom of the sixth, retiring 10 of the next 11 Calvin hitters.
Alma meanwhile tied the game in the top of the sixth on a hit and a pair of Calvin errors. Keane was able to escape further damange by inducing the Scots into a home-to-first double-play with the bases loaded and then getting an inning-ending groundout.
Calvin (10-20 overall, 6-12 MIAA) nearly won the game in the bottom of the seventh as Kempton walked and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by DeZwaan. With two outs, freshman pinch-hitter Ryan Lang (Bedford, NH/Bedford HS) dropped a looper just over third base that went foul by a foot with Kempton racing home on the play. Lang then popped up to third to end the Calvin threat.
Alma broke through in the top of the eighth, using a walk, a passed ball and a pair of base hits to score the go-ahead run.
With one out, senior Jordan VanderWall (Wyoming/South Christian HS) singled to right with one out but was erased moments later on a game-ending double-play on a hard ground ball hit to third by Calvin freshman Steven Seager (Plantation, FL/Plantation HS).
VanderWall had two of Calvin's three hits to extend his hitting streak to 17 games. Keane took the hard-luck loss to fall to 2-3 on the year.
With the momentum of a game one win, Alma broke loose for 13 hits in game two to roll to the win.
Calvin had six hits in defeat including three off the bat of sophomore Ryan Stewart (Detroit/Parkway Christian HS). Seager also had two hits in defeat. Freshman Spencer Yahrmarkt (Sanford/Meridian HS) took the loss for Calvin to fall to 1-3 on the season.
Calvin and Alma are scheduled to resume the four-game series on Monday with a doubleheader at Klenk Park. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m.
MIAA BASEBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-22-16 GAMES
Adrian 14-2
Trine 12-6
Hope 11-7
Kalamazoo 9-7
Alma 10-8
Calvin 6-12
Albion 4-12
Olivet 2-14
WOMEN'S TENNIS
Calvin 9, Adrian 0
ADRIAN, Mich. – The Calvin women's team picked up an important MIAA victory on Friday afternoon at Adrian. The Knights defeated the host Bulldogs, 9-0. The win moves Calvin to 4-2 in the MIAA and 11-6 overall.
"I am very pleased with how we played today" said head coach Kevin Van Haitsma. "The team responded very well after the loss on Wednesday. We came out strong in doubles and played solid across the board in singles. We played with great focus and intensity from the first point of the match. Today was a good win, but we now have to focus again and get ready for Olivet tomorrow."
The junior duo of Ellie Benzel and Claire Spoelhof earned the victory over Amber Laginess and Morgan Spencer at No. 1 doubles, 8-0. At No. 2 doubles, sophomore Jessica Bouma and sophomore Micaela Seazzu won, 8-1. Junior Liz Turner and sophomore Lark Foote completed the doubles sweep at No. 3 doubles, downing Olivia Neumann and Victoria Watson, 8-2.
Ellie Benzel was victorious at No. 1 singles, edging Arielle Williams, 7-5, 6-4.
Claire Spoelhof earned the victory over Renae Adams Almasy at No. 2 singles, 6-4, 6-0.
At No. 3 singles, Jessica Bouma swept Morgan Spencer, 6-0, 6-0.
Micaela Seazzu bounced Amber Laginess at No. 4 singles, 6-2, 6-4.
Freshman Alyssa Bowman made quick work of Olivia Neumann at No. 5 singles, 6-1, 6-2.
Sophomore Kari Kroeze completed the sweep at No. 6 singles, downing Victoria Watson, 6-4, 6-1.
The Knights return right back to action on Saturday as they travel to Olivet. With today's win, the Knights stand in third place in the MIAA at 4-2, ahead of Olivet and Saint Mary's, who are tied at 3-2.
MIAA WOMEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS THROUGH 4-22-16
Hope 4-0
Kalamazoo 3-0
Calvin 4-2
Saint Mary's 3-2
Olivet 3-2
Albion 2-3
Adrian 2-4
Alma 1-4
Trine 0-5
MEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Calvin men's track and field team opened competition at the two-day Al Owens Classic on Friday on the campus of Grand Valley State University.
Senior David Dadzie (Accra, Ghana/Ghana International School had a big day in the javelin, taking third in the event with a throw of 169-5. He was also 35th in the hammer throw (142-9).
In the triple jump, freshman Lee Barents (Redlands, Ca./Arrowhead Christian Academy) was 10th (41-0 1/2).
Action continues at Grand Valley State on Saturday.
WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
ALLENDALE, Mich. - The Calvin women's track and field team opened competition at the two-day Al Owens Classic on Friday on the campus of Grand Valley State University.
Sophomore Bethany Love (Kentwood/East Kentwood HS) was 15th in the hammer throw (140-5) while senior Nicole Joseph (Grand Rapids/Catholic Central HS) was 22nd (127-5) and senior Stacie Mead (Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Eastern HS) 26th (125-10).
In the triple jump, junior Carissa Weis (Mt. Prospect, Il./Mt. Prospect HS) was ninth (34-0 1/4).
Action continues at Grand Valley State on Saturday.
