Baseball Drops Both Ends of Doubleheader at Albion
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Photo by Sandy Palmatter
ALBION - Calvin dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Albion on Wednesday, falling by scores of 3-0 and 4-3. Sophomore Cory Laster (Ludington HS) got the start for Calvin and took the loss to fall to 1-4 on the year. Calvin had six players gain a hit including a double by sophomore Kyle Spoelma (Kentwood/South Christian HS). In game two, freshman Tom Bouwkamp (Pella, IA/Pella Christian HS) took the loss for Calvin in relief of sophomore starter Jeff Victor (Holland/Holland Christian HS). Bouwkamp is 0-2 on the year. Junior Mike Fuller (Sylvania, OH/Southview HS) had a pair of hits for Calvin including a double.The two teams are back in action on Friday with a doubleheader at Calvin scheduled to start at 2 p.m.
Baseball Splits Doubleheader with Alma
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Calvin baseball team split a doubleheader with Alma on Tuesday, winning the opener 4-2 before falling 4-1 in game two. Alma took three of the four games in the series. In Tuesday’s opener, sophomore Grant VanderWall went the distance to pick up the win. VanderWall went the distance to pick up his third win of the season. VanderWall struck out five and scattered five hits in seven innings of work. Freshman Grant VanPutten had a pair of hits while Kyle Spoelma went 3-for-3. In game two, senior Joe Lambers took the loss, falling to 3-4 on the year. Freshman Spencer Schuiling had two of Calvin’s five hits in the loss. Calvin returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Albion for a 2 p.m. twinbill.
Baseball Drops Both Ends of a Doubleheader With Alma Monday at Calvin Field
Monday, April 23, 2012
The Calvin baseball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader with visiting Alma Monday afternoon at Calvin Field, falling 3-2 in game one and 8-5 in game two. The Knights now stand alone in eighth place in the MIAA standings at 5-13. Game one went to extra innings as the Scots blooped a two-out RBI single in the top of the seventh to tie the game and then took the lead in the top of the eight. Calvin had the tying run on third and the winning run on second in the bottom of the eighth but could not deliver across either baserunner. Sophomore Cory Laster took the loss. In game two, Calvin gave up seven runs in the second inning to fall behind early but mounted a late comeback effort that fell just short. Sophomore Jeff Victor took the loss for the Knights. The two teams are back in action on Tuesday at Calvin Field in a doubleheader slated to start at 2 p.m.
