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Right-handed Owen Krizan swings at a pitch.
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Junior Owen Krizan, pictured
19
Winner Hope HOPE 17-16, 9-7 MIAA
4
Calvin CALVIN 16-17, 7-8 MIAA
Winner
Hope HOPE
17-16, 9-7 MIAA
19
Final
4
Calvin CALVIN
16-17, 7-8 MIAA
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hope HOPE 5 1 1 1 3 1 7 19 19 1
Calvin CALVIN 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 11 3

W: Hykin, Shane (5-1) L: R. Reynolds (4-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alan Babbitt

Baseball Erupts for 19-4 Victory at Calvin in Series Opener

The Hope College baseball team opened a vital three-game series against Calvin University with an offensive explosion not seen in 72 years.

The Flying Dutchmen erupted for a 19-4 road victory in a shortened seven innings on Thursday, posting their highest-scoring game against the Knights since a 25-11 victory in 1951.

Wednesday's 15-run margin of victory was the largest in 190 games between the two rivals.

Hope also moved 1 ½ games ahead of Calvin for fourth place in the MIAA standings. The Flying Dutchmen are now 9-7 in league play and 17-16 overall. The Knights are 7-8 in MIAA play and 16-17 overall.

The series is scheduled to conclude on Friday, April 28, at 1 p.m. with a doubleheader at Hope's Boeve Stadium.

Hope never trailed after jumping to a 5-0 lead in the first inning.

The Flying Dutchmen sent 10 batters to the plate and received four two-out, run-scoring hits, including a double from junior first baseman Owen Krizan (Grand Haven, Michigan / Grand Haven HS) and singles from senior second baseman Nolan Gardner (East Grand Rapids, Michigan / East Grand Rapids), senior catcher Caleb Regan (Grand Rapids, Michigan / Byron Center) and freshman left fielder Brenden Collins (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Hackett Catholic).

Hope scored in every inning and capped the day with a seven-run seventh.

Gardner shared team-high honors in hits by going 4-for-5 with three RBIs and runs scored.

Senior right fielder Kainan Bayn (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland East) went 4-for-6 with a team-best four RBIs and two runs scored.

Collins finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored.

The Flying Dutchmen collected 18 hits as they totaled 19 runs for the second consecutive day. Hope defeated Grace Christian University, 19-4, on Wednesday in non-league play.

Winning pitcher Shane Hykin scattered eight hits and three runs over 5 2/3 innings of work.

The senior right-hander from Ada, Michigan (Forest Hills Eastern) struck out five and walked one while improving his record to 5-1. It was a career-high fifth win for Hykin.
 
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