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Calvin Baseball Win Streak Snapped With 7-3 Loss at Wheaton

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WHEATON, IL - Calvin's eight-game win streak came to an end as the Knights suffered a 7-3 non-conference defeat at Wheaton College.

Calvin (19-16 overall) remained without a hit for the first five innings but broke through for a three-run sixth as the Knights used four walks, a hit and a groundout to take a 3-0 lead.

Wheaton (18-18) answered with six runs in the bottom half of the inning however to take a 6-3 lead and then tacked on an insurance run in the eighth to claim the win.

Wheaton finished with 12 hits in the game while Calvin had three with senior Grant VanPutten (Holland/Holland Christian HS), sophomore Colton Wolfe (Eaton Rapids/Eaton Rapids HS) and sophomore Austin Voigt (Brighton/Pinckney HS) all collecting singles in the contest.

Freshman Kyle Vens (White Lake/Oakland Christian HS) took the loss for Calvin to fall to 0-2 on the year.

Calvin is back in action on Friday when it travels to Adrian for a conference doubleheader slated to start at 2 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Grant VanPutten

#6 Grant VanPutten

OF
5' 10"
Senior
Kyle Vens

#24 Kyle Vens

P
5' 10"
Freshman
Austin Voigt

#16 Austin Voigt

INF
5' 8"
Sophomore
Colton Wolfe

#30 Colton Wolfe

1B
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Grant VanPutten

#6 Grant VanPutten

5' 10"
Senior
OF
Kyle Vens

#24 Kyle Vens

5' 10"
Freshman
P
Austin Voigt

#16 Austin Voigt

5' 8"
Sophomore
INF
Colton Wolfe

#30 Colton Wolfe

6' 3"
Sophomore
1B