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Jace DeMann holds a baseball bat.
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Pictured, Jace DeMann
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Hope HOPE 12-26
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Winner Adrian ADRIAN 27-8
Hope HOPE
12-26
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Final
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Adrian ADRIAN
27-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hope HOPE 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 2
Adrian ADRIAN 2 3 3 0 0 3 X 11 11 0

W: Parker Faris (7-1) L: Reeves, Noah (2-7)

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Hope HOPE 12-27
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Winner Adrian ADRIAN 28-8
Hope HOPE
12-27
1
Final
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Adrian ADRIAN
28-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Hope HOPE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 3
Adrian ADRIAN 2 6 1 1 4 0 X 14 14 0

W: Ambrose Horwath (9-1) L: Weber, Owen (2-4)

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Adrian ADRIAN 28-9
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Winner Hope HOPE 13-27
Adrian ADRIAN
28-9
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Final
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Hope HOPE
13-27
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Adrian ADRIAN 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 8 6 2
Hope HOPE 4 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 X 13 11 3

W: McEwen, Avery (3-1) L: Lincoln Lipinski (2-1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Alan Babbitt

Baseball Upsets No. 17 Adrian on Senior Day

Jace DeMann made his last play for the Hope College baseball team memorable.

The centerfielder caught the final out of a 13-8 victory against No. 17-ranked Adrian College on Saturday on Senior Day at Boeve Stadium before crashing into the right-center field fence.

The Flying Dutchmen finished the season on a winning note after dropping the first two games of the series at MIAA champion Adrian, 11-1 and 14-1, on Friday.

DeMann (Byron Center, Michigan / South Christian) came through with a running catch, ranging to his left after Adrian's Casey Finn threatened to start a two-out rally with the bases empty.

Before the game, Hope honored 11 seniors, including nine student-athletes: Nic Bender, Noah Bonnema, Brenden Collins, Jace DeMann, Collin Genuise, Ian Sanders, Charlie Saul, Cade Seabaugh, and Jacob Walther. Student assistants Christian Cropper and Kaden Jewett were recognized as well.

The Flying Dutchmen's first victory in the series since 2023 featured contributions from several seniors.

First baseman Cade Seabaugh blasted a three-run homer in the bottom of the first to cap a four-run rally. The senior from Ballwin, Missouri (Ladue Horton) homered for the sixth time this season and the 19th time in his career.

Senior right fielder Brendan Collins of Kalamazoo, Michigan (Hackett Catholic) smacked an RBI double in the third to extend Hope's lead to 5-0.

The Flying Dutchmen erupted for eight runs in the fourth for a 13-0 lead. Senior catcher Jacob Walther of Wixom, Michigan (Walled Lake Western) crushed a pitch to left-center for a three-run double.

Twelve batters went to the plate during the inning, with the first five reaching on four walks and one hit-by-pitch. Senior designated hitter Charlie Saul (Batavia, Illinois / Batavia) drew a bases-loaded walk. Saul went 2-for-4 with three runs scored and one RBI.

The offense was more than enough for starting pitcher Avery McEwen, who improved to 3-1. The sophomore right-hander from Ann Arbor, Michigan (Pioneer) scattered three hits and one run — on a Nic Bruder solo home run over 5.2 innings on the mound.  

Hope ended the season with a 13-27 record and a 7-14 mark in MIAA play.
 
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