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Presented with an opportunity to capture the MIAA title outright, the Calvin baseball team followed through - sweeping all four games from Kalamazoo and, in doing so,  finishing one game ahead of Adrian to capture its first MIAA title since 2002.
Calvin defeated Kalamazoo by scores of 9-2 and 2-0 Friday afternoon at Kalamazoo's Woodworth Field to finish the MIAA season 23-5, one game ahead of 22-6 Adrian. In finishing in first place, Calvin (32-8) gains the MIAA's automatic bid to the NCAA III Tournament which will open next week. Calvin will be making its fourth trip to the NCAA III Tournament. Calvin's MIAA title is its eighth in program history.
(Photo Courtesy of Bob Schepel)
Calvin used a pair of sterling pitching performances from freshmen Peter Steiner and Keith Spoelstra to gain the doubleheader sweep on Friday. In the opener, Calvin used a five-run second inning to build a 5-1 lead and the Knights cruised from there.  Steiner struck out three and scattered six hits in upping his season record to 8-0. Senior Kyle Fletcher and junior Chris Blacklidge both had doubles in the contest with Blacklidge picking up his 12th double of the year - a new Calvin single-season record.
In game two, Spoelstra was electric on the mound, striking out eight Kalamazoo batters including two in the bottom of the seventh inning with the Knights holding on two a two-run lead. Spoelstra allowed only five hits and improved to 5-1 on the year. Senior Alex Marcus drove in the first run of the game with an RBI double in the second and Fletcher added an insurance run in the top of the seventh with a run-scoring single.
The NCAA III Tournament pairings are scheduled to be announced late Sunday night at NCAA.com. Possible regional destinations for Calvin include Terre Haute, Indiana, Moline, Illinois and Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
Aloso check out audio interviews with Calvin head baseball coach KJohn Sparks and senior catcher Kyle Fletcher. JOHN SPARKS AUDIO INTERVIEW/KYLE FLETCHER AUDIO INTERVIEW.
TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS HAVE STERLING PERFORMANCES AT NORTH CENTRAL DR. KEELER INVITATIONAL
The Calvin men's and women's track and field teams had several sterling performances at the Dr. Keeler Invitational hosted by North Central College Thursday and Friday. Final men's results are now on-line as well as final women's results.
CALVIN SAAC TEAM SPONSORS BUDDY DAY WITH RIDGE PARK CHARTER ACADEMY STUDENTS
The Calvin baseball team was cheered on by a large group of third grade students from Ridge Park Charter Academy. Students were led by student-athletes from several Calvin athletic teams and were treated to dinner by Calvin  athletes and were given t-shirts to help remember the occasion. After the game, the Ridge Park students were treated to autographs from the Calvin baseball players and the opportunity to pitch from the Calvin mound and run the bases.
The "Bring A Buddy to the Game" day was sponsored by the Calvin Student Athletic Advisory Council (SAAC) and
was made possible in part to a grant from the NCAA intended to promote diversity and give young students a chance to experience a college campus.
A photo gallery of the "Bring a Buddy to the Game" afternoon is available on-line.
See the schedule box below for details on upcoming games and check the Daily Update for sports results.
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| 2008 Spring Sports Schedule
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(Audio Interview Archive)
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Monday, May 5
Baseball
at home vs Tri-State
Calvin 5, Tri-State 1
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Thursday, May 8
Baseball
at home vs Kalamazoo (2)
Game 1: Calvin 5, Kalamazoo 1
Game 2: Calvin 9, Kalamazoo 3
Men's and Women's Track and Field
at North Central Dr. Keeler Invitational
Day One: Women's Results
Day One: Men's Results
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Tuesday, May 6
No Events Scheduled
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Friday, May 9
Men's and Women's Track and Field
at North Central Dr. Keeler Invitational
Day Two: Men's Final Results
Day Two: Women's Final Results
Baseball
at Kalamazoo (2)
Game 1: Calvin 9, Kalamazoo 2
Game 2: Calvin 2, Kalamazoo 0
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Wednesday, May 7
Baseball
at Kalamazoo
Postponed to Friday, May 9th
Men's and Women's Track and Field
at Aquinas Twilight Invitational
Results
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Saturday, May 10
No Events Scheduled
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Student Athletes
Senior Sarah Winkle is a talented athlete, a starter for the women's basketball team and was co-captain with her younger sister, Lisa, as well as an excellent student ( 5 min 41 sec - Sep 8, 2006) |
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