Baseball Team Sweeps Non-Conference Foe Rochester College
The Olivet College baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Rochester College today. The Fighting Comets came from behind to win the first game, 4-3, in eight innings and won the second game, 9-3.
OLIVET, Mich. -- The Olivet College baseball team swept a non-conference doubleheader from Rochester College today. The Fighting Comets came from behind to win the first game, 4-3, in eight innings and won the second game, 9-3.
In the opener, Olivet (10-12) senior centerfielder Beau Locker (Coldwater/Union City High School) drove in the winning run in the eighth inning. The Comets jumped out to a 2-0 lead after three innings. The Warriors then took a 3-2 lead. Olivet tied the game at 3-3 in the seventh inning when junior second baseman Joe Richards (Galesburg Augusta High School) hit a two-out single through the left side to score senior Steve Held (Brampton, Ontario/Sainte Augustine).
For the game, Locker was four-for-four with three singles, a double, a run scored, stolen base and the game-winning RBI. Senior first baseman Thomas Stowe (Middlefield, Ohio/Cardinal High School) was two-for-three. On the mound, junior Josh Kellogg (Morley Stanwood High School) faced one batter and recorded the last out in the eighth inning to pick-up the victory.
After a 3-3 tie in the second game, the Comets scored six runs over the last three innings to complete the sweep. Locker, sophomore right fielder Matthew Hurley (Sault Ste. Marie, Canada/White Plains) and freshman third baseman Jason Rooley (Sault Ste. Marie, Canada/Korah) each had two base hits. Locker reached base three times and scored a run each time. Hurley scored two runs and drove in one run. Rooley also had a RBI.
In addition, freshman Stan Cieslak (Troy/Avondale High School) and senior James Virden (Branch/Mason County Central High School) had three and two RBI, respectively. Held earned the win after pitching six and one-third innings, allowing four base hits and no earned runs. He struck out six batters.
Olivet will next be in action on Friday-Saturday, April 18-19, when they travel to Grand Rapids to play Calvin College in a MIAA series. Friday's single game will start at 4 p.m., and the doubleheader will start on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.