Ben Cok Named to All-MIAA First Team in Baseball
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Calvin College junior Ben Cok has been named to the All-MIAA first team in baseball. A native of Grand Rapids and a graduate of Grand Rapids Christian High School, Cok batted .321 in 28 league games this spring while driving in 17 runs and scoring 18 runs himself. He was credited with nine extra-base hits including three home runs. He had a slugging percentage of .526. He was also 11-for-12 in stole base attempts. Cok finished tied for second in the MIAA in home runs, tied for sixth in runs scored, tied for fourth in runs batted in, tied for fifth in total bases and tied for second in stolen bases. He also led the MIAA in walks (16) and was third in on-base percentage (.444) and slugging percentage. A third baseman, Cok is receiving All-MIAA first team honors for the first time in his career.
Baseball Drops Both Ends of Doubleheader at Hope in Season Finale
Saturday, May 05, 2012
HOLLAND - The Calvin baseball team closed out its 2012 season by dropping both ends of a doubleheader at rival Hope on Saturday. Calvin dropped the first game 3-0 and the second game 2-1 in eight innings. In game one, Calvin (15-25 overall, 9-19 MIAA) was limited to five hits while Hope scored single runs in the second, fourth and sixth innings. Freshman Nate Schepers took the loss to finish his freshman campaign with a 4-3 record. In game two, Calvin tied the game 1-1 in the the top of the seventh inning on an RBI single by junior Mike Fuller. In the eighth, Calvin had a chance to take the lead but stranded a runner at third base. Hope then used a walk, a sacrifice bunt and a basehit to win the game in the bottom of the eighth. Sophomore Jeff Victor took the hard-luck loss to fall to 1-5 on the year. Calvin had six hits in the game while freshman Grant Van Putten stole his 21st base of the season which ranks as a Calvin single-season record.
Baseball Team Splits Doubleheader With Hope
Friday, May 04, 2012
(Photo by Sandy Palmatter)
The Calvin baseball team split a doubleheader with Hope Friday afternoon at Calvin Field. A large crowd was treated to a pair of excellent pitching performances. Game one went to Hope 4-3 while game two went to Calvin 1-0. In the opener, Hope starter Adam Clements outdueled Calvin’s Joe Lambers for the win. Hope withstood a seventh-inning rally by Calvin with the Knights stranding the tying run on second base. Freshman Grant Van Putten swiped a pair of bases in game one to set a new Calvin single-season record for thefts. Van Putten now has 20 steals, breaking the previous mark of 19 set by Peter Steiner last spring. In game two, junior Ben Cok blasted a home run to account for the only run of the game. The Cok homer came in the bottom of the fourth and was his third of the year. Meanwhile, sophomore Grant Vander Wall went the distance to record the shutout victory. Vander Wall outdueled Hope starter Danny Ditmar for the win. It marked the second straight year Vander Wall has edged Ditmar in a pitcher’s duel as Vander Wall edged Ditmar 2-1 a year ago in Holland. Calvin and Hope will conclude the four-game weekend series on Saturday at Hope in a 1 p.m. twinbill.
