BASEBALL
The Cougars fell twice last Saturday to Indiana Wesleyan University in spectacular fashion. In a game 1 12-1 loss, the offense got out of the gates well, but failed to score in the final 7 innings, and Spring Arbor starter Duncan Patterson stumbled in the bottom of the first to put SAU behind the 8-ball early.
The game started with the Cougars’ Chris Triplett scoring on a Francisco Ondina single in the top of the first, but the bottom of the inning saw Indiana Wesleyan score eight runs. Duncan Patterson pitched a complete game, despite allowing 12 runs (9 earned). The Byron Center HS product fell to 4-5 and saw his ERA balloon to 6.62.
Game 2 was not much better, as Spring Arbor lost 10-3. Starter Gavin Harris lasted just 4.2 innings, allowing 5 runs before giving way to reliever Zachariah Devin. He would last 1.1 innings and allow another 5 runs. Nick Carroll would relieve him and provide 2 innings of scoreless work. Harris suffered the loss, falling to 5-4 on the season. Freshman Josiah Kitchen (Battle Creek Lakeview HS) had a great game offensively, going 3-for-4 in the losing effort.
The Cougars fell to 24-24 overall, and 14-12 in the Crossroads League, good enough for fourth place. They are 6.5 games behind first place Indiana Wesleyan. Next up, a 3:00pm game today at home against 3rd Place Huntington University.
SOFTBALL
The Cougars Softball team also dropped both sets in their doubleheader last weekend, as they also faced Indiana Wesleyan. The Wildcat softball team entered the weekend ranked #10 in the NAIA and sat in second place in the Crossroads League. Spring Arbor dropped game 1 5-3, despite Sidney Taylor’s 2-for-2 day at the plate, and Maddison Brock’s 2 RBI. Senior pitcher Kelsey Brown took the loss for SAU, pitching a complete 6 inning game, falling to 11-13 on the year.
Sophomore Lauren Heath was solid in game 2 on the mound. She threw a complete 6 inning game, allowing just 3 runs. The offense struggled against a tough Wildcat team, mustering just 5 hits. Heath drops to 11-10 on the year. For SAU at the plate, Jordan Burman, Kelsey Brown, Maddison Brock, and Aubrey Herrema would record hits in the shutout.
Spring Arbor next heads to the Crossroads League tournament in Indianapolis to face Mount Vernon Nazarene in the first round of play. Their game is tomorrow at noon.
TRACK & FIELD
Gina Relays – April 26-28
Day 1
3000m Men’s Steeplechase
12th – Jimmy Colon
5000m Women’s Run
38th – Victoria Harper
97th – Kyria Shoemaker
5000m Men’s Run
128th – Jacob Fletcher
131st – Ryan Wirgau
Day 2
Men’s Hammer Throw
27th – Jacob Colosky
Men’s High Jump
11th – Sebastian Behme
NH – Kenan Swihart
Women’s Long Jump
19th – Katrina Tovar
22nd – Crystal Tovar
33rd – Tirzah Wood
Women’s Shot Put
13th – Leslie Tanis
24th – Sarah Sixberry
30th – Lauren Hamilton
31st – Shoshannah Smith
35th – Sarah Herring
37th – Tessa Frank
Women’s Hammer Throw
18th – Leslie Tanis
33rd – Shoshannah Smith
41st – Lauren Hamilton
42nd – Savana Justice
43rd – Hannah Erbskorn
44th – Tessa Frank
Women’s High Jump
NH – Charise Culver
Men’s Shot Put
10th – Jonathan Dracht
29th – Jacob Colosky
32nd – Gabriel Healy
Women’s 100m Hurdles
12th – Katrina Tovar
16th – Madison Parker
Men’s 110m Hurdles
BRONZE – Kenan Swihart
9th – Zach Lamphere
Women’s 400m Dash
31st – Alicia Schmidtendorff
32nd – Rivers McNeel
Men’s 400m Dash
28th – Benjamin Wise
Women’s 100m Dash
28th – Shekinah Johnson
31st – Layla Olewinski
Men’s 100m Dash
8th – Lucas Sawusch
25th – Jerry Duo
27th – Spencer McPherson
Women’s 800m Run
56th – Alexandra Garcia
57th – Katie Rutkowski
71st – Holly Bricker
Men’s 800m Run
40th – Remington Clements
54th – Matthew Kovacic
Women’s 400m Hurdles
10th – Alicia Schmidtendorff
Women’s 200m Dash
44th – Kaitlyn Kilgore
50th – Natalie Glaes
52nd – Kiersten Spiller
53rd – Shekinah Johnson
56th – Jessica VanHeuvelen
Men’s 200m Dash
15th – Lucas Sawusch
18th – Joseph VandePol
42nd – Benjamin Wise
45th – Jerry Duo
48th – Spencer McPherson
Women’s Pole Vault
8th – Bethany Kuenzer
9th – Katrina Tovar
Men’s 4×800 Relay
7th – Logan Robart, Sebastian Behme, Trent Smith, Max Whittredge