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Andrew Pickett looks for a pitch to hit.
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Junior Andrew Pickett, pictured
5
Olivet OLIVET 3-21
21
Winner Hope HOPE 13-13
Olivet OLIVET
3-21
5
Final
21
Hope HOPE
13-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Olivet OLIVET 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 7 2
Hope HOPE 4 7 5 0 0 5 X 21 11 1

W: O'Gorman, Graham (5-1) L: R. Upton (1-3)

0
Olivet College OLIVET 3-22, 1-10 MIAA
11
Winner Hope College HOPE 14-13, 7-4 MIAA
Olivet College OLIVET
3-22, 1-10 MIAA
0
Final
11
Hope College HOPE
14-13, 7-4 MIAA
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Olivet College OLIVET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
Hope College HOPE 3 2 1 1 4 0 X 11 9 1

W: Belmore, Mason (1-1) L: JB Stroh (0-6)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alan Babbitt

Baseball Goes on Scoring Tear for Doubleheader Sweep of Olivet

Owen Krizan, Andrew Pickett and Brenden Collins all belted home runs to power the Hope College baseball team to 21-5 and 11-0 victories against Olivet College on Saturday.

The Flying Dutchmen swept the three-game series to remain in a third-place tie with Adrian College in the MIAA standings. Both games on Saturday were called after seven innings due to the 10-run rule.

Hope and Adrian are 7-4 in league play, one game behind second-place Alma College and three behind first-place Kalamazoo College. The Flying Dutchmen (14-13 overall) play at Kalamazoo College on Tuesday, April 18, at 4 p.m. in the series finale.

The Flying Dutchmen have scored double-digit runs in five of their past six games and are 4-1 when doing so. On Friday, Hope won 13-2 at Olivet in the series opener.

"We think we have a pretty talented offensive club. We just haven't put all three phases of the game together," head coach Stu Fritz said. "I think [Olivet coach Santiago Mendez] is doing a great job with a young team over there. Hopefully, this got us on track. We had really good at-bats yesterday especially down there. We lined up seven or eight times against their top arm. I just hope it gains some momentum for us."

In Game 1, Krizan (Grand Haven, Michigan / Grand Haven) smacked his second home run of the season in the bottom of the first — a two-run blast that fueled a four-run rally after Olivet jumped out to a 3-0 lead.

Olivet struck again in the second for two runs, but Hope responded with a seven-run second and a five-run third.

Krizan tied the score at 5-5 on an RBI single, then scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch. The junior first baseman went 3-for-5 with three RBIs to lead a 11-hit Flying Dutchmen attack.

Pickett (Carmel, Indiana / Brebeuf Jesuit Prep) capped Hope's scoring with a sixth-inning grand slam over the center-field fence — the junior catcher's first career home run.

The Flying Dutchmen capitalized on four Olivet pitchers combining to hit nine batters and walk eight more. Junior shortstop Devin Meeuwsen (Rockford, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian) finished with a team-best four runs scored.

Starting pitcher Graham O'Gorman (Champaign, Illinois / Champaign Central) overcame a rough start to raise his record to 5-1. The junior right-hander scattered seven hits and five runs over five innings of work.

In Game 2, Krizan picked up where he left off against the Comets (3-22, 1-10 MIAA) by going 2-for-3 with three RBIs.

Krizan ripped a two-run single to right in the first and later scored on an Olivet throwing error.

Senior designated hitter Spencer Cable (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) pulled a two-run double to right in the second and added an RBI double in the fifth.

Senior right fielder Kainan Bayn (Zeeland, Michigan / Zeeland East) went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and one RBI.

Collins (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Hackett Catholic) crushed a solo homer in the fifth — the freshman's first for the Flying Dutchmen.

Winning pitcher Mason Belmore (Battle Creek, Michigan / Lakeview) went the distance to even his record at 1-1. The sophomore right-hander allowed only two hits while walking three and striking out three.

 
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