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The Knights faced Indiana Tech for an afternoon twinbill on Thursday. Calvin was looking to get back into the win column against the Warriors, but a pair of hard-fought games ended in favor of Indiana Tech as the Knights fell 7-1 and 5-4.
In the first game, the Warriors had a big offensive frame in the top of the second, jumping out to a 5-0 lead.
Two more runs by Indiana Tech in the fourth inning stretched its lead over Calvin to 7-0.
In the bottom of the sixth, senior Kelsey Pollock hit a solo home run to put the Knights on the board.
The Warriors then quieted the Calvin bats to claim a 7-1 win.
Pollock finished 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI. Junior Alyssa Bryan was 2-for-3 at the plate.
In game two, Calvin opened the ball game with three runs in the top of the first inning.
Sophomore Maddie Teune put a ball in play that was misplayed by the opposing first baseman, allowing Pollock to score. Another error by the Warriors, this time on a ball hit by freshman Madi Jongekrijg, plated two more runs for the Knights.
In the fifth inning, Indiana Tech scored two runs to cut its deficit to 3-2.
The Warriors then plated another in the sixth to tie the game at 3-3.
In the top of the seventh, Calvin pulled ahead 4-3 as a single from senior Christie VanderMeer brought in a run.
Indiana Tech refused to go away, however, and the Warriors started the bottom of the seventh inning with a solo home run to tie the game. Indiana Tech then worked their way into a bases-loaded situation, and after a walk from the Calvin pitcher, earned a walk-off 5-4 win over the Knights.
VanderMeer was 3-for-3 with one RBI in game two to pace the Calvin offense. Teune finished 1-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI.
In the circle, freshman Madi Cornish started the game and pitched 6.0 innings, allowing two earned runs and striking out three.
"We struggled the first game defensively, made a couple of errors that allowed them to get ahead of us, and we didn't hit the ball very well," said head coach Tim Syrek. "Second game, came out and scored three runs in the first, but again, just made some mistakes defensively which allowed them to take the game from us."
The Knights, now 3-5, wrap up their Florida training trip with games against Amherst College and Greenville College tomorrow. First pitch for each contest is 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., respectively.
