Bats stall in split with Wyoming Park

May 20, 2011

HAMILTON, Mich. — Hamilton’s offense struggled to get going in a conference split with Wyoming Park Friday.

The Hawkeyes committed four errors and surrendered six runs in the top of the seventh inning en route to suffering their first O-K Green conference loss of the season, 8-4, in game one. Hamilton rebounded to win game two of the doubleheader 3-2.

Hamilton is now 10-1 in the O-K Green and 18-4 overall.

Full details posted later.

Hamilton takes two from Byron Center

May 17, 2011

BYRON CENTER, Mich. — The Hawkeyes continued to roll in O-K Green conference play with a pair of wins over host Byron Center Tuesday.

Hamilton (17-3 overall, 9-0 O-K Green) tallied 20 hits and never trailed in 5-2 and 9-5 victories.

Wyoming Park travels to face the Hawkeyes in a conference doubleheader Friday. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 4 p.m.

GAME ONE
Hamilton 5, Byron Center 2

Facing Byron Center ace Mitchel Patterson, the Hawkeyes succeeded by creating opportunities for themselves with balls in play.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 R H E
Hamilton 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 10 1
Byron Center 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 9 3
Game One – Final

“Patterson is a very tough pitcher and we knew that we needed to put the ball in play
and see if we could create something,” Hamilton head coach Ken DeGood said. “Our guys did a great job of that and were able to put down some good bunts to advance runners and allow us to score the runs we needed.”

Senior Nate White (8-0) remained unbeaten. He hurled five strikeouts.

Seniors Ben Baker and Cody Buresh were 2-for-4 and junior Brandon Dorn went 2-for-2.

GAME TWO
Hamilton 9, Byron Center 5

Buresh and junior Keith Phillips combined to hold a potent Byron Center offense down in the nightcap.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 R H E
Byron Center 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 9 2
Hamilton 2 0 1 3 1 2 X 9 10 1
Game Two – Final

Buresh (3-2), a senior right-hander, pitched four strong innings before Byron Center plated four runs in the fifth frame. Phillips held the Bulldogs scoreless in relief to seal the victory.

Senior center fielder Connor Hagen notched two hits, including a double, and scored two runs. Senior shortstop R.J. Flowers was 2-for-2 with three walks and two runs scored.

Baker went 2-for-3 with 2 walks and two runs scored, and Buresh had two RBIs. Phillips tallied two hits.

Hawkeyes nab one from East, game two suspended

May 14, 2011

ZEELAND, Mich. — In a match up of top pitchers, the Hamilton baseball team prevailed for an important conference win Friday.

Friday, May 13, 2011 R H E
Hamilton 3 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 8 1
Zeeland East 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 4 3
Final

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.