Baseball team ends season with 18-4 loss to Kalamazoo in MIAA Tournament

ADRIAN, Mich. – The Olivet College baseball team closed the curtain on the 2021 season with an 18-4 loss to Kalamazoo College today in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Tournament at Nicolay Field.

Final Score: Kalamazoo 18, Olivet 4
Location: Nicolay Field; Adrian, Michigan
Records: Olivet 6-24 overall, Kalamazoo 13-12 overall

• The Hornets took a 1-0 lead on a leadoff home run by solo home run by Blake Bean.
• The Comets got that run back in the home half of the first inning. Senior Matt Fisher reached on an infield single, stole second base, advanced to third base on a wild pitch and scored on senior Logan Sella's groundout to second base.
• Kalamazoo then sent 12 batters to the plate and scored seven runs in the top half of the second.
• The Hornets added another run in the fifth inning.
• Olivet plated two runs in the sixth inning to trim its deficit down to six runs at 9-3.
• Kalamazoo came back with a four-run seventh to go up 13-3.
• The Comets pushed across their final run in the last half of the seventh inning.
• The Hornets capped their scoring with four runs in the eighth and one final run in the ninth.

• Olivet recorded eight hits, all singles.
• At the plate, Fisher went 4-for-4 with two runs scored.
• Sella tallied two hits.
• Senior Max Daust suffered the pitching loss after giving up nine runs (eight earned) on 12 hits over the first five and one-third innings.

• The Hornets notched 20 hits.
• Chase Coselman, Spencer Baldwin, Noah Hecht and Amani Karim each collected three hits.
• Bean drove in three runs and scored runs.
• Coselman also had three RBI.
• On the mound, Peter Sisovsky picked-up the win after throwing five innings and giving up one run on four hits.
• Three relief pitchers combined to throw the final four innings and yield three runs on four hits.

"This was not the way we hoped our season would finish and it is a sad day in Comet country," said Olivet head baseball coach Shebly Dixon. "We are thankful for the contributions of our seniors. Zac Walter was a staple of our pitching staff and grew into a great leader. Tanner Finn worked his tail off and developed into a relaible bullpen option. Jacob Coultas was the perfect teammate and did everything asked of him and more. Elijah Huebner was a constant source of positivity and laughter. They are leaving the program better than they found it.

"We are excited about the future and what lies in store moving forward. While it may not have always showed on the scoreboard, tremendous strides were made in developing the clubhouse culture which will be a bed rock of future success. There are brighter days ahead, full of Red and White success."