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From: Jeffrey Febus <jfebus@calvin.edu>
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CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR APRIL 13, 2016
Softball Drops Pair to Trine;
Men's Tennis Loses Rivalry Match To Hope
SOFTBALL
Trine 4, Calvin 1
Trine 4, Calvin 3 (8 innings)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Knights fell short on Wednesday afternoon to Trine on the softball diamond. Trine took game one 4-1 and edged Calvin in eight-innings in the second game, 4-3. The Calvin softball team now stands at 12-10 on the year and is now 2-4 in MIAA play.
"We had our opportunities today," said Calvin head coach Tim Syrek. "Trine is a very good team. We were right there again today and we were just unable to get the job done when we needed to at times. I think there are some positives that will come out of today and we will continue to improve."
The Knights and Thunder found themselves in a defensive battle in game one with both defenses keeping the runs off the scoreboard.
Freshman Anna Gernant (West Des Moines, IA/Valley HS) got herself out of a jam in the second inning, striking out Emily White to leave runners on second and third base for Trine.
Trine scored first, grabbing a run in the fifth inning to take a 1-0 lead. The Thunder would add to their lead in the sixth inning, adding three more runs.
Freshman Kristen Newman (Chelsea/Chelsea HS) put the Knights on the scoreboard in the bottom of the sixth inning with a single up the middle the scored senior Ashley Riemersma (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) from second base.
Freshman Maddie DeGroot (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) had a game-high three hits.
Anna Gernant had seven strikeouts in game one.
Ashley Riemersma started game two with a bang. The Calvin senior sent the ball flying over the fence to give Calvin a 1-0 lead in game two.
A three-run fourth inning for the Thunder erased the Calvin lead.
The Knights took advantage of a Trine error in the fifth inning. After a throwing error advanced freshman Rachel Borden (Edwardsbug/Edwardsburg HS) to third base, sophomore Jessica Brasser (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) sent Borden home with a single to centerfield.
Sophomore Kaley Frank (Edwardsburg/Edwardsburg HS) tied the game for the Knights in the sixth inning with a solo blast to straight-away center for her first homerun of the season.
The Thunder got out of a jam in the top of the eighth inning. Leaving Calvin runners on first base and second base.
Kaylee Fox would be the hero for Trine with a triple to score the game-winning run.
The Calvin pitchers had a strong performance in the circle in game two, holding the potent Trine lineup to six hits in eight innings. Both junior Paige Groom (Potterville/Potterville HS) and Anna Gernant recorded five strikeouts.
Ashley Riemersma had three hits for Calvin in game two.
The Knights return to the diamond this Saturday, hosting Kalamazoo College.
MIAA SOFTBALL STANDINGS THROUGH 4-13-16
Alma 7-1
Trine 7-1
Olivet 2-0
Hope 3-3
Saint Mary's 2-2
Calvin 2-4
Kalamazoo 2-4
Adrian 1-3
Albion 0-8
MEN'S TENNIS
Hope 6, Calvin 3
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - With a strong momentum shift in singles play, visiting Hope turned the tables on Calvin and handed the Knights a 6-3 dual match defeat Wednesday afternoon at the Strikwerda Tennis Courts.
Calvin (8-3 overall, 2-1 MIAA) led 2-1 after doubles play but Hope (3-10 overall, 2-0 MIAA) reversed the momentum by taking the opening set in five of the six singles flights. The Flying Dutchmen kept the hammer down, taking five of the six singles flights in straight sets to complete the victory.
Calvin's lone win came at No. 5 singles as Christopher Dausman (Coopersville/Coopersville HS) defeated Sam Kreps 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Michael Kiley got things rolling for Hope with a 6-1, 6-1 win over Matt Buesing (Hoffman Estates, IL./Fremd HS) at No. 1 singles while Hope's Mark VanderStoep dropped Calvin's Matt VanWinkle (St. Joseph/St. Joseph HS) 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2 singles.
At No. 3 singles, Christian Rhoades of Hope defeated David Brown (Lake Zurich, IL/Lake Zurich HS) 6-2, 6-2 while Andrew Klein of Hope took out Taylor Asfour (Grand Rapids/Grand Rapids Christian HS) at No. 4 singles 6-2, 7-5.
Justin Folkert also won at No. 6 singles for Hope, defeating Jason Wolters (Hudsonville/Unity Christian HS) 6-3, 6-4.
The singles turnaround came after Calvin had grabbed the early momentum in doubles with VanWinkle and Asfour defeating VanderStoep and Rhoades 8-3 at No. 1 doubles while Andrew Airgood (Sturgis/Sturgis HS) and Wolters defeated Folkert and Kreps 8-3 at No. 3 doubles.
Hope's lone doubles point came at No. 2 doubles with Klein and Kiley defeating Buesing and Brown 9-7.
"Give credit to Hope for stepping up for the win," said Calvin men's tennis coach John Ross. "Hope played extremely well in singles and we did not. Hope deserved the victory. We will learn from this and move forward."
Calvin travels to Adrian on Saturday for a 1 p.m. match.
MIAA MEN'S TENNIS STANDINGS THROUGH 4-13-16
Adrian 4-0
Hope 2-0
Kalamazoo 2-0
Calvin 2-1
Trine 1-2
Alma 1-2
Albion 0-3
Olivet 0-4
