May 29, 2010
HAMILTON, Mich. – Hamilton welcomed the ranked Squires of Calvin Christian to Hawkeye Field for the annual Senior Day game to close out the home schedule. Behind clutch hitting and solid pitching, the Hawkeyes (24-4-1) managed to sweep Calvin by scores of 10-2 and 6-5.
GAME ONE
HAMILTON 10, CALVIN 2
Carter DeBoe, in his final home game, led the Hawkeyes as he gained the win on the mound and was 4 for 4 at the plate. Hamilton outhit Calvin 14-5 as they cruised in the opener.
DeBoe (8-1) went five strong innings, allowing only five hits while fanning four and walking two. Senior Alex Tenckinck returned to the mound to work a hitless final two innings. Tenckicnk did strike out two.
Offensively, DeBoe’s 4 for 4 perfomance included a home run and 5 RBI. Jason Henrickson was 3 for 4 with 3 runs. Seniors Adam Koning and Steve Durham both had two hits and scored 2 runs. Durham added a triple. R.J. Flowers added an RBI single while seniors Todd Scholten and Luke Stafford each added a hit. Seniors Andrew DeGood and Evan Mudd each drove in runs for the victorious Hawkeyes.
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GAME TWO
HAMILTON 6, CALVIN 5
Looking to sweep and close out the Squires, Hamilton found themselves trailing the Squires 5-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning. Steve Durham’s sacrifice fly brought home the tying run in the sixth, evening the score at 5-5. After a scoreless Calvin seventh, senior Jason Henrickson’s base hit put the winning run on first. Carter DeBoe was then hit by a pitch. Senior Chase Martin, pitch-running for Henrickson, scored on a wild pitch to end the “Senior Day” with a final inning win.
Getting the win in relief of starter Evan Mudd was junior Nathaniel White (5-1). White worked the final three innings by allowing one hit while striking out two and walking one. Mudd went four innings and allowed 8 hits while fanning three and walking one.
Offensively, Henrickson and Flowers were both 2 for 4. Flowers added a double. Adam Koning was 1 for 3 with a run and a stolen base. DeBoe was also 1 for 3 with a RBI, 2 stolen bases and a run. Junior Adam Schreur drove in a run on a first inning single. Connor Hagen was 1 for 2 with a run and 1 RBI. Durham did have 1 RBI.
Saturday marked the final home games for seniors Carter DeBoe, Andrew DeGood, Steve Durham, Jason Henrickson, Adam Koning, Chase Martin, Evan Mudd, Todd Scholten, Luke Stafford and Alex Tenckinck.
The Hawkeyes are next in action on Wednesday when they travel to Saugatuck for the final regular season game of the 2010 season.
Check back Wednesday night for the story on the Saugatuck game.
May 27, 2010
The class of 2010.
The Hamilton baseball program will see ten seniors graduate tonight. Commencement ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m. The graduating seniors are Carter DeBoe, Andrew DeGood, Steve Durham, Jason Henrickson, Adam Koning, Chast Martin, Evan Mudd, Todd Scholten, Luke Stafford and Alex Tenckinck.
The baseball program wishes them continued success as they leave HHS for the next stage of their educational careers.
May 24, 2010
HAMILTON, Mich. – Hamilton (22-14, 12-1) won their first back-to-back league championships in 25 years as they rallied from a 5-0 deficit against East ace Michael Meade to take a 10-5 win. Hamilton took game one with a decisive sixth inning that saw seven Hawkeyes cross home plate. Steve Durham, Jason Henrickson and Andrew DeGood all had 2 RBI hits in the sixth inning.
“I’m very proud of our team,” Hawkeye skipper Ken DeGood noted. “To win the league outright for two years in a row-that’s an accomplishment they will carry with the the rest of their lives. Our league is really good and deep.”
GAME ONE
Hamilton 10, Zeeland East 5
In a continuation of Friday’s top of the first suspended game, the Chix added two more runs as the took a 5-0 lead before the Hawkeyes could even bat. Hamilton showed a lot of patience as they had to battle back against Michael Meade. Hamilton plated two runs in the second and one in the fifth to enter the sixth inning trailing 5-3. The sixth saw the Hawkeye bats explode as Hamilton did what they had to do to win the league outright.
Carter Deboe (7-1) battled to earn the complete game victory. He gave up 10 hits, 2 earned runs while striking out 11 East batters.
“I thought that was as gutsy of a performance from Carter as we’ve seen in his three years on the varsity,” DeGood added. “He certainly gave us a chance and against a talented team like East, that’s all we could have asked for.”
Offensively, Durham led the way with a 3 for 3 performance, which included a 2 RBI single to tie it in the sixth. Andrew DeGood and Todd Scholten each collected two hits and 2 RBI. Henrickson, DeBoe, R.J. Flowers and Luke Stafford each added a hit. Henrickson and DeBoe drove in runs (Henrickson 2, DeBoe 1) wile FLowers added a double and 2 runs.
“To win the league against a young arm like Meade, that’s impressive. We battled and made contact. That’s all we could ask for,” DeGood noted.
GAME TWO
Zeeland East 5, Hamilton 4 (8 Innings)
East’s Cody Bloemendaal and Evan Mudd staged a pitcher’s duel in game two. Hamilton took a 4-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh and couldn’t hold it as a courageous Chix squad plated three runs to tie it and would add the game winner on T.J. South’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth.
Mudd worked 6 and 2/3 innings, allowing four hits while striking out five and walking six. DeBoe worked 1/3 of an inning in relief. Junior Nathaniel White (4-1) took the loss as he worked 2/3 of an inning giving up one run on one hit. He did hit a batter.
Offensively, Hamilton could only muster 6 hits. Adam Koning, DeBoe, DeGood, Scholten and Henrickson each had a single. Connor Hagen and Flowers scored runs.
Hamilton concludes OK-Green play with a record of 12-1. The Hawkeyes are off until Saturday when they host Calvin Christian, currently ranked fifth in Division 3, in a doubleheader at Hawkeye Field. Saturday also marks “Senior Day,” with first-pitch festivities beginning at 9:50 a.m.
Check back Saturday night for a recap of the Senior Day doubleheader vs. Calvin.
