Baseball Splits Season-Ending Doubleheader With Alma
Saturday, May 07, 2011
ALMA - Calvin closed out its season with a doubleheader split at Alma Saturday afternoon, falling in the opener 4-3 before coming back in the nightcap to win 7-4. The doubleheader split clinches at least third place in the final MIAA standings for the Knights who finish 20-20 overall and 15-13 in the MIAA. Calvin’s 20-win total marks the third time in four years that the Knights have hit the 20-win mark and also marks the seventh 20-win campaign in school history and the third 20-win campaign under fourth-year head coach John Sparks.
Alma Takes Both Ends of Doubleheader From Calvin
Friday, May 06, 2011
Calvin dropped both ends of a doubleheader to visiting Alma on Friday, falling 9-4 in eight innings in game one and 4-2 in game two. In game one, Calvin mounted a comeback to tie the game 4-4 and had the bases loaded with one out in the seventh but could not bring home the winning run. Alma then scored five times in the top of the eighth to pull away. In game two, Calvin held a 2-0 lead but Alma scored four runs in the top of the seventh with three of the runs unearned to gain a come-from-behind win. The Knights are now just a game ahead of the Scots in the MIAA standings at 14-12 in league play. The two teams will close out the season tomorrow at Alma’s Klenk Park in a doubleheader slated to start at 1 p.m.
Baseball Drops Both Ends of a Doubleheader With Aquinas at Fifth/Third Ballpark
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
COMSTOCK PARK - The Calvin baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Aquinas College at Fifth/Third Ballpark Tuesday afternoon. The Knights dropped game one by an 8-3 score and then fell in game two 5-1. Calvin is now 19-17 on the year heading into a four-game weekend series with Alma. The Knights will host Alma on Friday in a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and will then travel to Alma on Saturday for a 1 p.m. twinbill.
