ALMA - Calvin split a doubleheader against Alma Monday afternoon at Klenk Park, winning the opener 7-5 and dropping the nightcap 6-3.

Calvin is now 18-12 overall and remains in sole possession of second place in the MIAA standings at 12-8, one game ahead of third place Kalamazoo (11-9) and two games in front of fourth place Hope (10-10).

In the opener, Calvin trailed 3-2 when it put up four runs in the top of the fifth keyed by a two-run RBI single by sophomore Jalen Bouma (Ann Arbor/Ann Arbor Huron HS) and an RBI double by freshman Colt Wolfe (Eaton Rapids/Eaton Rapids HS).

Alma (15-15 overall, 9-11 MIAA) scored two runs in the bottom of the fifth but Calvin got a run back in the top of the seventh as sophomore Jordan VanderWall (Wyoming/South Christian HS) singled to center to bring home Bouma.

Junior Ben Guilfoyle (Romeoville, IL/Plainfield East HS) pitched a scoreless sixth in relief of starter Cory Laster (Ludington/Ludington HS) and senior Jeff Victor (Holland/Holland Christian HS) then pitched a scoreless seventh to record his sixth save of the year. Laster picked up the win to improve to 4-2 on the year.

Bouma and Jordan VanderWall had two hits apiece in the win. Junior Ben Wohl (Canton/Plymouth HS) scored a pair of runs while Cupery and Bouma had two runs batted in.

In game two, Calvin came from behind to tie the game 3-3 in the fourth as senior Kyle Spoelma (Grand Rapids/South Christian HS) singled and later came home on an error.

Alma retaliated with three hits in the fifth including a lead-off triple, and a home run to take a 5-3 lead. The Scots tacked on one more run in the sixth while Calvin was unable to score the rest of the way.

Senior Grant VanderWall (Wyoming/South Christian HS) took the loss for Calvin to dip to 1-4 on the year. Junior Grant Van Putten (Holland/Holland Christian HS) was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs while Bouma also had a pair of hits.

Calvin will now prepare for a four-game league series with Trine University that begins with a doubleheader at Trine on Thursday at 2 p.m.