Sunday, May 18, 2014

2014 Baseball May 17 Doubleheader vs. Spring Lake

The Maroons played their final regular season doubleheader on Saturday as they hosted Spring Lake. With two runners in scoring position, Landon Brower hit a 2 RBI single to centerfield. Brower later scored off of a Josh Sterenberg single. Holland Christian led 3-0 until the fourth inning, when they added three more runs. Nick Hill doubled in a run. Nate DeZwaan hit a suicide squeeze bunt that scored Casey Meyaard from third base. Mokma brought the fourth inning scoring to a close hitting an RBI single, making it 6-0 after the fourth inning.
Nate DeZwaan drilled a ball to the fence that he stretched into a triple. Mokma drove in the seventh and final run of the game by hitting a sacrifice fly that scored DeZwaan. Holland Christian won the first game by a score of 7-1
Mike Mokma and Landon Brower led the Maroons offensively as each of them drove in two runs. Mokma also led the Maroons on the mound, as he threw six scoreless innings, struck out six batters and only gave up three hits. Freshman pitcher Spencer Brewer came in to pitch the final inning. In that inning, he struck out two batters.
In the bottom of the first inning of Game 2, Mike Mokma and Landon Brower hit back-to-back sacrifice hits. Each team scored two runs in the second inning. The Maroons' runs came from Nate DeZwaan's 2 RBI single. After two innings, Holland Christian led 4-2. In the fourth inning, Nate DeZwaan hustled all the way in from first base as Mike Mokma drilled a triple to the fence. The Maroons scored five runs in the fifth inning. Max Wierda drilled in the first run by hitting an RBI double down the left field line. Nate DeZwaan drove in two more runs with his second 2 RBI single of the game. Mike Mokma wrapped up the scoring by drilling his second triple of the game, scoring two more runs in the process. In the end, Holland Christian came out on top 10-5.
Mike Mokma and Josh Sterenberg each had three hits. Nate DeZwaan and Mike Mokma each had 4 RBIs. Nick Hill and Nate DeZwaan each scored three runs.

 Nick Hill pitched 5 innings, and Nate DeZwaan pitched the other 2. Both pitchers had three strikeouts. Holland Christian's record improves to 16-6 after today's sweep of Spring Lake.  

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