2007 Olivet College Baseball News

Season
Ninety-one Olivet College student-athletes named to the 2006-07 MIAA Academic Honor Roll
Ninety-one Olivet College student-athletes named to the 2006-07 MIAA Academic Honor Roll

Ninety-one Olivet College student-athletes have been named to the 2006-07 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Academic (MIAA) Honor Roll.

Shelhart named to 2007 All-Mideast Region team
Shelhart named to 2007 All-Mideast Region team

Olivet College senior Chris Shelhart (Rolling Meadows, Ill./St. Viator) has been named to the 2007 Rawlings/American Baseball Coaches Association All-Mideast Region third-team.

McIntosh earns Academic All-District IV honors
McIntosh earns Academic All-District IV honors

Olivet College senior catcher Nick McIntosh (Petoskey) has earned 2007 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV first-team honors for baseball as selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

McIntosh and Shelhart named to 2007 All-MIAA first-team for baseball
McIntosh and Shelhart named to 2007 All-MIAA first-team for baseball

Olivet College senior catcher Nick McIntosh (Petoskey) and senior centerfielder Chris Shelhart (Rolling Meadows, Ill./St. Viator) have been named to the 2007 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) first-team for baseball.

Baseball team loses to Western Michigan, 13-2
Baseball team loses to Western Michigan, 13-2

The Olivet College baseball team fell to Western Michigan University, 13-2, this afternoon at Hyames Field in Kalamazoo. With the loss, the Comets end their season with a 14-26 overall record.

Baseball team splits doubleheader at Hope
Baseball team splits doubleheader at Hope

The Olivet College baseball team split a doubleheader with Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Hope College this afternoon at Buys Field in Holland. The Comets won the first game, 1-0, and the Flying Dutchmen took the nightcap, 7-0. With the split, Hope clinched an outright MIAA championship.

Baseball team swept by Hope College, 4-1 and 5-2
Baseball team swept by Hope College, 4-1 and 5-2

The Olivet College baseball team was swept by Hope College, 4-1 and 5-2, in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader today in Olivet. The teams will complete the four-game MIAA series with a doubleheader tomorrow at Hope’s Buys Athletic Field, beginning at 1 p.m.

Pembroke named MIAA Pitcher of the Week
Pembroke named MIAA Pitcher of the Week

Olivet College junior Dave Pembroke (Bay City/John Glenn) has been named the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Pitcher of the Week.

Baseball team loses both games of a doubleheader at Eastern Michigan, 7-4 and 4-0
Baseball team loses both games of a doubleheader at Eastern Michigan, 7-4 and 4-0

The Olivet College baseball team lost both games of a non-conference doubleheader at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) tonight at Oestrike Stadium in Ypsilanti. After the Comets took a 4-0 lead in game one, the Eagles scored seven unanswered runs for a 7-4 win. EMU won the nightcap, 4-0.

Baseball team loses twice to Calvin, 16-8 and 10-3
Baseball team loses twice to Calvin, 16-8 and 10-3

The Olivet College baseball team split a doubleheader with Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Tri-State (Ind.) University today at Jannen Field in Angola. Behind a complete game pitching effort by senior Brad Dragicevich (Kalamazoo/Central) and a 16-hit offensive attack, the Comets won the first game, 8-1. The Thunder came back to win the nightcap, 15-3.

Baseball team loses three games to Alma
Baseball team loses three games to Alma

The Olivet College baseball team lost three one-run games, 3-2, 3-2 and 2-1, to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) rival Alma College today at Klenk Park in Alma. The first game was completed after being suspended because of darkness April 13. The other two games were make-up contests from a doubleheader, which was postponed the next day.

Baseball team loses twice to Calvin, 16-8 and 10-3
Baseball team loses twice to Calvin, 16-8 and 10-3

The Olivet College baseball team lost a pair of games to Calvin College today in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader in Olivet. In the first game, the teams combined for 24 runs and 31 hits, but the Knights came out on top, 16-8. Calvin won the nightcap, 10-3, in eight innings.

Baseball team swept by Calvin, 9-8 and 3-0
Baseball team swept by Calvin, 9-8 and 3-0

The Olivet College baseball team was swept by Calvin College in a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader today in Grand Rapids. In the first game, the Comets let an 8-0 lead slip away as the Knights rallied to score nine runs over the final three innings to pull out a 9-8 win. Calvin (10-16, 7-7 MIAA) won the nightcap, 3-0.

Baseball team loses two games to Adrian, 4-3 and 7-3
Baseball team loses two games to Adrian, 4-3 and 7-3

The Olivet College baseball team lost both games of a Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) doubleheader to Adrian College today in Olivet. The Bulldogs (16-11, 12-4 MIAA) won by scores of 4-3 and 7-3.

Baseball team loses game one, 2-1, to Alma in 12 innings; Second game suspended because of darkness
Baseball team loses game one, 2-1, to Alma in 12 innings; Second game suspended because of darkness

The Olivet College baseball team fell to Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) foe Alma College, 2-1, in 12 innings today in Olivet. With the score tied at 2-2 entering the sixth inning, the second game of the doubleheader was suspended because of the darkness.

Baseball team loses to Oakland, 14-1
Baseball team loses to Oakland, 14-1

The Olivet College baseball team dropped a 14-1 decision to Oakland University this afternoon at the OU Baseball Field in Rochester.