Hawkeyes defeat Unity Christian 4-1 in opener; second game suspended in 12th inning

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.

District #46 draw announced this morning

May 13, 2010

HUDSONVILLE, Mich. – The district #46 draw took place this morning at Unity Christian High School.  The teams competing for the title of District Champions are Allendale, Hamilton, Holland Christian, Unity Christian, Zeeland East and Zeeland West.  There will be two pre-district games played on Tuesday, June 1st at the Unity Christian sports complex.  The Hawkeyes drew a bye and will face the winner of the Holland Christian-Zeeland East pre-district at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 5th.  The other pre-district game finds Unity Christian squaring off with Zeeland West.  The winner will advance to the semifinal round against Allendale.  That semifinal will begin at 12:30 p.m.  The winners of the two semifinals will face off in the District Championship at 3 p.m.

Hawkeyes down Rogers, 14-2

May 12, 2010

WYOMING, Mich. – On a cold and blustery day, the Hawkeyes (18-2, 9-0) took another step closer to the OK-Green championship as they defeated the last place Golden Hawks of Rogers 14-2.  The Hawkeyes used some good pitching and consistent hitting to garner their ninth conference win.

Gaining the win on the mound was junior Nathaniel White.  White (3-0) went three innings allowing three hits, 2 earned runs while striking out four and walking none.    Senior Steve Durham worked the final two innings yielding one hit while fanning three and walking one.

Offensively, Carter DeBoe led the way by going 3 for 3 with a triple, 3 runs and 4 RBI.  Adam Koning was 2 for 3 with two doubles, two runs and a stolen base.  Jason Henrickson also went  2 for 3 with 2 RBI.  R.J. Flowers added an RBI double while Todd Scholten added an RBI single.  Collecting hits were Andrew DeGood and Connor Hagen.

The Hawkeyes are next in action of Friday when they host Unity Christian in a key OK-Green doubleheader.  First pitch is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Hawkeye Field.

Check back Friday night for a recap of the Unity Christian doubleheader.