May 7, 2010
HAMILTON, Mich. – Hamilton Athletic Director Jerry Haggerty has announced that today’s OK-Green conference doubleheader with Byron Center has been postponed and will be made up in Byron Center on Monday, May 10, 2010. First pitch is slated for 4:15 p.m. for this important conference twin bill.
The Hawkeyes trip to Coopersville for the Coopersville Invitational has been cancelled. The Hawkeyes were to play Montague and Coopersville. There will be no make-up date for the tournament.
May 4, 2010
HAMILTON, Mich. – On a beautiful day for baseball at Hawkeye Field, the host Hawkeyes (15-2, 6-0) got off to a quick start and didn’t look back as they defeated Holland Christian 12-1. Senior pitcher Evan Mudd and junior infielder R.J. Flowers led the way for the Hawkeyes.
“It’s hard to say anything with all of the fast starts that we’ve had,” DeGood noted. “For some reason, we’ve been able to do that here recently and we did it again tonight. We get down 1-0 in the first and there’s no panic. We get a runner on and our guys go from there. Holland Christian is a really good team and to be able to beat them twice in the league-that’s a great accomplishment.”
Mudd, who is now 5-0 on the season, went the distance holding the potent Maroons lineup to four hits. He struck out six and walked only one for his third OK-Green conference win.
“I thought he warmed up really well and the last four innings he was that pitcher,” DeGood noted “He got in a rhythm and was good for us tonight and has been all season. ”
Offensively, Flowers delivered the big blog with a three-run homer in the first. On the day, Flowers was 2 for 3 with 2 runs scored and 4 RBI. Collecting multi-hit games for the Hawkeyes were Jason Henrickson, Andrew DeGood, Luke Stafford and Mudd. Carter DeBoe, Todd Scholten and Steve Durham rounded out the offensive attack with one hit apiece. Adam Koning scored three runs and drove in one on a sac fly.
“With R.J. getting into a fender bender before getting to the park, I was worried about him,” DeGood explained. “But he has a great ability to focus on the task at hand. He had a great swing for the home run and hit an RBI single the next time up-he’s been unbelievable for us all year.”
The Hawkeyes are next in action on Friday when they travel to Byron Center for a key OK-Green doubleheader. First pitch is slated for 4:15 p.m.
Check back Friday night for a recap of the Byron Center doubleheader.
