ANGOLA, Ind. - Calvin picked up a pair of non-conference wins against league opponents Friday, defeating Kalamazoo 9-6 and host Trine 7-3. Calvin improves to 18-6 on the year.

GAME ONE
Calvin 9, Kalamazoo 6

Calvin led 6-1 in the third but the Hornets rallied for a five-spot in the bottom of the third to tie the game 6-6. The Calvin bats came alive late in the game, scoring single runs in the fifth, sixth and seventh innings to pull away for the win.

Senior Kayla Groen (Frankfort, Il./Lincoln Way East HS) broke the 6-6 deadlock with a one-out home run in the top of the fifth. Junior Hannah Biddlecome (Portage, Mich./Portage Northern HS) drove home Hannah Horvath (Caledonia, Mich./Caledonia HS) from third with a sac fly in the sixth and senior Kennedy Geiger (Clarksville, Mich./Lake Odessa HS) brought home sophomore Elise Laarman (Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) with a run-scoring single in the seventh.

Senior Ellie Borst (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS) came on in relief to pick up the winning, bumping her season record to 4-1. Borst struck out six in four innings of work. Senior Grace Stock (Vicksburg, Mich./Vicksburg HS) and junior Addi Warner (South Bend, Ind./Clay HS) had three hits apiece with Stock belting a double and a home run. Groen had two hits and two runs scored.

GAME TWO
Calvin 7, Trine 3

Senior Bri Leegwater (Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian HS) teamed up with Borst to hold a strong Trine hitting team at bay to gain the win. Leegwater went the first four innings to pick up her sixth win of the season while Borst went the final three innings to pick up the save.

Calvin took a 2-1 lead on a two-run RBI single by Biddlecome in the third. Groen then smoked a two-run homer in the fourth and Biddlecome later followed with an RBI single to give the Knights a 5-1 advantage. Trine came back with two in the fifth but the Knights added a pair of important insurance runs in the sixth, using three hits and a Trine error to lead 7-3.

Trine loaded the bases with two outs in the top of the seventh but Borst struck out a Trine batters to end the threat.

Biddlecome was 4-for-4 with three RBI. Sophomore Brooke Timm had three hits including a double. Horvath and Geiger had two hits apiece.

COACHES COMMENT: "In our game against Kalamazoo, we did not have our usual energy to start the game but I was happy how we kept chipping away offensivley and scored in 5 of 7 innings. Against Trine we made offensive adjustments from our last outing against them and put up early runs which really gave us a boost. We scored runs with two outs which put pressure on their defense and was a big key. Our pitching and defense worked out of some tough jams which helped keep the momentum in our favor. These were two good team wins and we are looking forward to the next we are able to compete."

NEXT UP: Calvin is scheduled to travel to rival Hope next Tuesday for a conference doubleheader at 3 p.m.