May 14, 2011
ZEELAND, Mich. — In a match up of top pitchers, the Hamilton baseball team prevailed for an important conference win Friday.
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Senior left-hander Nate White tossed a dozen strikeouts and upped his unbeaten record to 7-0 as the Hawkeyes downed host Zeeland East 6-2.
Hamilton improved to 15-3 overall and 7-0 in the O-K Green with the victory.
“We played a very solid first game tonight,” Hamilton coach Ken DeGood said. “Nathaniel White pitched a solid game, and we did a nice job offensively against a good pitcher (Zeeland East’s Michael Meade).”
The Hawkeyes scored four runs over the first two innings to take control of the game early, keyed by senior Adam Schreur’s two-RBI double in the opening frame.
“It was very big for us to score four early runs and give us a little bit of a cushion,” DeGood said. “They have a very talented team, and we feel very fortunate to get a win against them.”
Senior Ben Baker was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, while fellow senior R.J. Flowers went 2-for-3 with with a walk and an RBI.
Game two of the doubleheader was suspended in the fifth inning with Zeeland East leading 3-2 due to lightning. The game will be completed at a later date.
May 10, 2011
ZEELAND, Mich. — A six-run fifth inning for the Hawkeyes keyed a 9-0 O-K Green conference victory against Zeeland West Tuesday.
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Cody Buresh (3-0) allowed four hits and struck out eight batters to earn the win for Hamilton (14-3 overall, 6-0 O-K Green).
“Zeeland West pitcher Alex O’Connor did a good job of keeping us off-balance for four innings, but we finally broke through with a big inning in the fifth,” Hamilton head coach Ken DeGood said.
Senior Ben Baker collected two doubles and had three RBIs. Junior Simeon VanHeest was 2-for-4 with a double. Senior R.J. Flowers and junior Keith Phillips each went 2-for-4.
Senior Connor Hagen also doubled for Hamilton.
The Hawkeyes are next in action Friday for a conference doubleheader at Zeeland East. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m.
May 6, 2011
HUDSONVILLE, Mich. — The Hamilton baseball team nabbed two close conference games from Unity Christian Friday, winning 6-3 and 3-2.
The Hawkeyes (13-3 overall, 5-0 O-K Green) travel to face Zeeland West Tuesday in a single conference match up. First pitch is at 4:15 p.m. Hamilton defeated the Dux 14-0 on April 25.
GAME ONE
Hamilton 6, Unity Christian 3
Hamilton scored five runs in the first two innings, which proved to be the difference in game one.
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Senior Nate White (6-0) earned the victory. He struck out 10 Crusaders while walking only two batters.
“Nathaniel pitched a very good game and we did enough early in the game to get the win,” Hamilton coach Ken DeGood said. “Give their pitcher credit. He settled down and kept us off balance after the first two innings.”
Junior Keith Phillips went 2-for-3, and senior Ben Baker was 2-for-2 with two RBIs. Senior R.J. Flowers tripled and had two RBIs.
Senior Brandon Hulst also smashed a triple for Hamilton.
GAME TWO
Hamilton 3, Unity Christian 2
Phillips held Unity Christian to two runs in a game that had no margin for error.
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The left-hander scattered two runs, five hits and a pair of walks while fanning 11 hitters to improve his record to 3-2 on the season.
“Keith pitched a great game and again we did just enough offensively to get the win,” DeGood said. “Their pitcher did a great job keeping us off-balance, but we did some little things well that allowed us to score a couple of runs to win the game.
“I was really proud that our players kept battling even when we had some adversity.”
With Hamilton leading 1-0 in the fifth inning, Hulst reached base after a lead-off walk. Following a sacrifice bunt by junior Will Braschler and a single by junior Brandon Dorn, Hulst scored on a suicide squeeze by Phillips.
The Hawkeyes also recorded runs on sacrifice flies by Baker and White in the fourth and sixth innings, respectively.
Flowers and senior Adam Schreur both tripled and later scored for Hamilton.
