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Nolan Gardner throwing the ball
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Senior Nolan Gardner, piictured
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Winner Hope HOPE 20-17
5
Trine TRINE 14-24
Winner
Hope HOPE
20-17
7
Final
5
Trine TRINE
14-24
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hope HOPE 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 8 1
Trine TRINE 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5 12 3

W: O'Gorman, Graham (7-1) L: L. Cline (0-3) S: Plaehn, Matt (1)

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Hope HOPE 20-18
2
Winner Trine TRINE 15-24
Hope HOPE
20-18
1
Final
2
Trine TRINE
15-24
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hope HOPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Trine TRINE 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 4 1

W: R. Kortas (1-0) L: Belmore, Mason (1-3) S: N. Brettin (4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alan Babbitt

Baseball Splits at Trine, Clinches MIAA Tournament Berth

The Hope College baseball team earned a series win at Trine University on Friday and clinched the final spot in next week's MIAA Tournament.

The Flying Dutchmen entered the day needing one win or one Albion College loss to advance to postseason play and defeated the Thunder, 7-5, in Game 1. Trine edged Hope, 2-1, in Game 2.

Hope (20-18, 12-9) will be seeded third or fourth depending on the results of the Saturday, May 6, doubleheader between regular-season champion Kalamazoo College and Adrian College.

If Adrian loses twice at Kalamazoo, the Flying Dutchmen will be seeded third and play in the first round at second-seeded Alma College on Wednesday, May 10. If Adrian wins one game at Kalamazoo, Hope will be the fourth seed and play at Kalamazoo on Wednesday. Adrian beat Kalamazoo, 6-0, on Friday in the series opener.

Against Trine, the Flying Dutchmen used a seven-run fourth inning to take Game 1.

Hope sent 11 batters to the plate and scored all of its runs with one out.

Junior shortstop Devin Meeuwsen (Rockford, Michigan / Grand Rapids Christian) opened the scoring with a two-run single.

Two batters later, freshman left fielder Brenden Collins (Kalamazoo, Michigan / Hackett Catholic) stroked an RBI double to chase Trine starter Luke Cline.

Sophomore third baseman Al Money (Midland, Michigan / Midland) greeted reliever Jack Villarrea with a two-run single.

Money later stole home on a double steal.

Senior designated hitter Spencer Cable (Hudsonville, Michigan / Hudsonville) capped the rally with an RBI groundout.

Starter and winning pitcher Graham O'Gorman (Champaign, Illinois / Champaign Central) earned the win after scattering eight hits and three runs over 5 1 / 3 innings.

The junior right-hander improved his record to 7-1 after striking out two and not walking a batter.

Senior left-hander Matt Plaehn (Okemos, Michigan / Lansing Catholic), Hope's third pitcher, recorded the final five outs to pick up the save.

In Game 2, Trine (15-24, 6-15) broke a scoreless tie with two unearned runs in the sixth inning to win its season finale.

Hope scored once in the ninth on a one-out RBI single from pitch-hitter Logan McCoy (Midland, Michigan / H.H. Dow) but stranded him at second.

Three Trine pitchers limited the Flying Dutchmen to six hits.

Hope, which defeated the Thunder 11-2 on Thursday at Boeve Stadium, won two-of-three games in the series.
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