“Senior Day” set for this Saturday vs. Calvin Christian

May 27, 2010

The Hamilton baseball program will be hosting the third annual “Senior Day” on Saturday.  All parents of the senior players are encouraged to be at the field by 9:45 as first pitch proceedings will begin at 9:50.  The Hawkeyes will take on the #5 ranked Squires of Calvin Christian in a non-conference doubleheader.

If you have any questions, please contact Coach DeGood or Coach Behnke at 269-751-5185.

Alumni Game this Friday at 4:30 p.m.

May 27, 2010

Attention all HHS baseball Alumni:

We will be holding our annual “Alumni Game” on Friday at 4:30 p.m.  Please join us for this annual event.  There will be food served at the conclusion of the game.  If you have any questions, please contact Coach DeGood at 269-751-5185 ex. 564.

BACK-TO-BACK! Hawkeyes take OK-Green crown with split over Chix

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.