Second Game Softball Rally Comes Up Just Short Against Nationally-Ranked Adrian
Thursday, April 07, 2011
The Calvin softball dropped both ends of a doubleheader against nationally-ranked and unbeaten Adrian College Thursday afternoon at Gainey Field. Adrian took the opener 10-0 in five innings but then needed a seventh-inning rally to top the Knights 2-1 in game two. In the opener, Adrian collected 11 hits and used five Calvin errors to pull away for the win. In game two however, Calvin sophomore starter Shelby Mast pitched a gem, allowing just one run over the first six innings with Calvin tying the game in the top of the sixth on a two-out single to right by freshman Lina Avila that brought home junior Marie Prins. Adrian countered with a two-out rally of its own in the seventh, using a single and a triple to win the game. Calvin (4-12 overall, 2-2 MIAA) will now prepare to compete at a weekend tournament hosted by Illinois Wesleyan University.
Softball Sweeps Doubleader at Kalamazoo
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
(Photo by Sandy Palmatter)
KALAMAZOO—The Calvin softball team opened its 2011 MIAA campaign with a doubleheader sweep at Kalamazoo Tuesday afternoon, winning by scores of 9-1 and 8-0. Sophomore Shelby Mast struck out 11 in a complete-game pitching victory in game one while freshman Danae Miedema had a complete-game pitching victory in game two. Freshman Shelby Sheehan had five hits in the twinbill while sophomore Lina Avila had four hits including her team-leading fourth home run of the spring. Sophomore Hannah DeWeerd also belted her second homerun of the spring during the doubleheader. Calvin returns to action on Thursday when it hosts Adrian in a conference doubleheader at 3:30 p.m. at the Gainey Athletic Complex.
Softball Drops a Pair at Goshen College
Sunday, April 03, 2011
GOSHEN, IN - Calvin dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Goshen College Saturday afternoon to fall to 2-10 on the year. In the opener, Goshen broke a 4-4 tie with a five-run sixth, en-route to a 9-4 win. In game two, the host Maple Leafs used a four-run third inning to pull away for the win. Calvin belted three homeruns in the twinbill to boost its season homerun total to nine.
