Box Score FRANKLIN, Ind. - Calvin dropped the opener of a three-game non-conference weekend series with Franklin, falling 20-8 Friday afternoon.
The two teams were tied 4-4 in the sixth inning before the Grizzlies (6-0) erupted for 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth to seal the win.
Sophomore
Trevor VanDuyn (Jenison, Mich./Jenison HS) got the start and went 5.1 innings before giving way to a Calvin bullpen that featured six different pitchers.
Calvin (1-2) jumped out to a 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the top of the first. Junior
Ryan Pena (Lake Forest, Ca./J. Serra Catholic HS) singled in a run and senior
Nate DeZwaan (Holland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) later scored on a wild pitch.
Franklin struck for a solo home run in the bottom of the first and took a 3-2 lead with two runs in the bottom of the third.
Trailing 4-2, Calvin tied the game with a sacrifice fly by Pena in the in the fifth and an RBI single by senior
Kyle Houts (Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake HS) in the top of the sixth.
The bottom half of the sixth belonged to Franklin as the Grizzlies scored 11 runs on six hits, five walks, two hit batters and an error.
Sophomore
Sam Schellenberg (Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern HS) provided a spark in the top of the seventh, launching a three-run homer, his second home run of the young season.
Pena led the Calvin hitting attack with three hits. Junior
Beau Redfield (Cedar Springs, Mich./Northpointe Christian HS), DeZwaan, freshman
Ricky Padilla (Poway, Ca./Poway HS) and senior
Ryan Stewart (Shelby, Mich./Parkway Christian HS) all had two hits apiece.
VanDuyn took the loss on the mound to dip to 1-1 on the year.
The two teams are back in action for a Saturday doubleheader at noon.
