Softball team falls to Calvin in MIAA doubleheader

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Olivet College softball team was defeated by Calvin University, 8-0 and 18-0, in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader today at the Calvin Softball Field.

THE BASICS

• Final Scores: Calvin 8, Olivet 0 (5); Calvin 18, Olivet 0 (5)
• Location: Calvin Softball Field; Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Records: Olivet 0-16 overall, 0-10 MIAA; Calvin 22-8 overall, 8-2 MIAA

GAME 1 HIGHLIGHTS

• The Knights scored four runs in the first inning, followed by single runs in each of the next four innings to post the run-rule victory.
• The Comets had just two base runners in the game, as sophomore Malaya Shireman reached base on a single in the second inning and freshman Violet Porter walked in the fifth. Shireman was tagged with the pitching loss.
• Calvin recorded 11 hits. Tory Decker was 2-for-2 with four RBI. Hannah Biddlecome and Kali Yant also collected two hits apiece. Kristen Krause earned the pitching win.

GAME 2 HIGHLIGHTS

• The Knights pushed across at least one run in each of the five innings – two in the first, nine in the second, three in the third, one in the fourth and four in the fifth – of the game.
• Olivet was held to one hit – a single by freshman Corina Hernandez in the first inning. Freshman Madison Milot started in the circle and lasted only an inning and one-third to be charged with the loss.
• At the plate, Grace Glass topped Calvin with a 3-for-3 performance. She scored two runs and drove in two runs. Carley Dole notched a team-best four RBI. Lily Gaastra and Sydney Doung tallied three runs apiece. Four pitchers made an appearance in the circle.

UP NEXT

• Olivet heads to Ohio tonight for a non-conference doubleheader tomorrow against Baldwin Wallace University. The twin bill is at the Roehm Athletic Complex in Berea, Ohio, and first pitch from game one is at 1 p.m.