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.
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.
