After four cancelled games, Holland Christian finally began their season on Wednesday with a double header against Zeeland West. Holland Christian began the game's scoring in the third inning, when Nate DeZwaan scored off of a passed ball. In the fourth inning, Nick Hill doubled in Dan Lynch, making it a 2-0 lead for the Maroons. In the sixth inning, Casey Meyaard capitalized on a Zeeland West error, and DeZwaan had an RBI single, making the final score 4-0.
Starting sophomore pitcher Mike Mokma had an incredible performance in Game 1. He pitched six scoreless innings, allowed only one hit, and had 14 strikeouts. Nate DeZwaan came into the game in the seventh inning and had a 1-2-3 inning, including two strikeouts.
In the second game of the double header, Nick Hill started for the Maroons. Zeeland West scored five runs in the first inning, but failed to score for the rest of the game. In the third inning, Mike Mokma hit a deep sacrifice fly to right field, scoring Dan Lynch from third base, opening the Game 2 scoring for the Maroons. Max Wierda hit an RBI infield single, scoring Nate DeZwaan. In the final inning, DeZwaan singled in Dan Lynch. Unfortunately, the Maroons would not overcome the deficit, and took the 5-3 loss. Dan Lynch went 2 for 3 in Game 2, and had 2 RBIs.
With today's games, Holland Christian's record stands at 1-1. The Maroons will be back in action on Thursday, April 17, as they will face the Dux again. That game will be played at Zeeland, and will begin at 4:15.
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