Dordt University

Baseball 3/6/2025 10:51:00 PM by the Dordt University Athletic Communications Office

Baseball Preview | vs Calumet St.Joseph & Trinity Baptist

Game Time:

The Dordt University baseball team continues its Spring Break trip in Florida with a pair of Friday games.
Dordt will play Calumet College of St.Joseph (Ind.) in a seven-inning game at 11am followed by a 2:30 first pitch time against Trinity Baptist (Fla.) for a nine-inning contest.
both games will be played at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex in Auburndale, Fla.

Defender Notes:

Dordt has won its last two games, earning wins over Valley City State (10-9) and Cornerstone (7-3) on Wednesday, March 5
this is the second, two-game win streak of the season (also on Feb.7-8 in the middle two games of a four-game set vs Avila)
the Defenders are 2-2 on their Spring Break trip and are 7-9 overall with a chance to get to .500
Dordt is averaging 5.1 runs per game, hitting .213 as a team
the Defenders are giving up 7.9 runs per game and opponents are hitting .334 against Dordt pitching
Jimmy Trombley leads the Defenders with a .279 batting average and 13 runs scored
DJ Kerr (.273) and Logan Harris (.269) are other top hitters for Dordt
Kerr, Morgan Wilkins and Logan Templeton are tied for the team-lead with two home runs
Daniel Buteyn leads the pitching staff with a 2-0 record and 1.93 ERA in 14 innings
Jared Hughes (1-3) and Matthew Eubanks (2-1) are the other two Defender pitchers who have thrown 10+ innings
Hughes (19), Buteyn (18) and Eubanks (10) also lead the pitching staff in strikeouts this season

All-Time Record vs Opponents:

Dordt is 0-2 all-time against Calumet-St.Joseph, losing both games last year in Florida (10-7 and 8-6)
the Defenders are 3-0 all-time against Trinity Baptist, earning wins in 2022 (10-1) and two during the 2021 season (7-3, 18-5)

Scouting Reports:

Calumet College of Saint Joseph
- nickname: Crimson Wave
- located: Whiting, Indiana
- 2025 record: 3-5
  - all games played in Florida
  - common opponent w/ Dordt: Cornerstone (swept in doubleheader on March 4)
- Head Coach: Brian Nowakowski (13 years)
  - appointed to head coach in 2012 after one season as an assistant
- Conference: Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) - 9 teams
- last year: 14-18 (7th of 9 teams), 21-29 overall
- by the numbers:
  - runs scored: 5 / game
  - hits: 8.2 / game
  - batting average: .275
  - runs given up: 9.5 / game
  - hits given up: 10.4 / game
  - opponents batting average: .339
- Leaders:
  - Blaze Cano - .429 BA, 8 runs, 5 RBIs
  - Graham Gonzalez - .367 BA, 8 runs, 2 HR, 6 RBIs
  - Tommy Benson (all-conference) - .310 BA, 2 HR, 6 RBIs
  - Ian Clark - 1-0, 4.50 ERA 10 IP, 6 K's
Trinity Baptist College
- nickname: Eagles
- located: Jacksonville, Fla.
- 2025 record: 13-7
  - won three straight (def. Calumet, Bethel and Valley City State)
- Head Coach: Jon Copeland (11th year)
- affiliated with the NCCAA
- last year: 22-28 overall
- by the numbers:
  - 7 runs / game; 9 hits / game
  - .310 team batting average
  - opponents: 7 runs / game; 9 hits / game
  - opponents batting average: .292
- Leaders:
  - Larson Lott - .421 BA, 11 runs, 8 RBIs
  - Ryan Onkst - .420 BA, 13 runs, 19 RBIs
  - Seth Reeves - .375 BA, 11 runs
  - Jacob Brigman - 4-2, 2.25 ERA, 36 IP, 39 K's
  - Blake Bandy - 2-1, 2.30 ERA, 15.2 IP, 8 K's

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