May 18, 2010
HAMILTON, Mich. – The Hamilton baseball team clinched a share of the OK-Green conference title with a 10-0 win over Zeeland West. Hamilton (20-2, 11-0) will close out scheduled OK-Green play this Friday when they take on Zeeland East in a doubleheader. The Hawkeyes, led by the shutout pitching of Nathaniel White, swept the regular season series from the Dux for the second straight season.
White (4-0) worked all five innings to get the win. He held West to four hits while striking out three and walking one.
Offensively, the Hawkeyes collected six hits in five innings but were aided by four West errors. Leading the way was senior Carter DeBoe. DeBoe, bound for Southern Nevada College this fall, was three for three with a triple, a double, 2 runs, 2 stolen bases and 2 RBI. Also adding hits were Adam Koning and Luke Stafford. Koning also scored twice while Stafford added an RBI. Senior shortstop Andrew DeGood collected two stolen bases and one RBI, as did Jason Henrickson.
The Hawkeyes will face the Chix of Zeeland East on Friday in a doubleheader. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. at Hawkeye Field.
Check back Friday night for a recap of the Zeeland East doubleheader.
May 14, 2010
HAMILTON, Mich. – Both the Hawkeyes and the Crusaders came into today’s OK-Green doubleheader thinking championship. After the five hour day that saw more turns and twists than a North Carolina rural highway, the Hawkeyes walked away with one win and will have to wait to try to get the second one. Game two was suspended after 11 innings with the score tied at 8.
“In game one they scored one in the first and we came back with two to set the tone,” Head Coach Ken DeGood noted. “Carter just had another solid performance giving up only four hits. I thought the first game we played pretty well against a pitcher that had been 4-0 on the season (Rietman). Game two saw a lot of ups and downs. We got down early and fought back to take the lead. It was back and forth. We did a nice job working out of some jams to keep the game tied.”
GAME ONE
HAMILTON 4, UNITY CHRISTIAN 1
The Hawkeyes (19-2, 10-0) were led in game one by senior pitcher Carter DeBoe. DeBoe (6-1) went the distance to earn the win. He allowed four Crusader hits while striking out seven and walking only three.
Offensively, Unity scored first in the top of the first. The Hawkeyes quickly answered with two runs in the bottom of the first on a 2 RBI single by Andrew DeGood. Despite giving DeBoe all the run support he would need, the Hawkeyes added single runs in the fourth and fifth innings to increase the lead to 4-1.
DeBoe was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles, two runs and a stolen base. DeGood was 2 for 2 with 3 RBI and a stolen base. Luke Stafford added one hit and run while Steve Durham contributed a triple in the opening game.
GAME TWO
HAMILTON 8, UNITY 8
The game was suspended going into the top of the 12th inning. Statistics and a write up will follow the conclusion of the game, which will be played at a future time.
The Hawkeyes are next in action on Tuesday when they host the Dux of Zeeland West in their final OK-Green single game. The game will begin at 4:15 p.m. at Hawkeye Field..
Check back on Tuesday night for the recap of the Zeeland West game.
