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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Davenport stepped out of WHAC play today with a single nine-inning game against another MIAA opponent in Calvin College.  The Panthers rode the confidence from this past weekends series win versus Madonna to earn a 7-4 victory over the Knights.

Davenport continued their early inning offensive success with three runs over the first three innings.  In the first inning Brandon Bongard kept the Panther first inning alive when he earned a two out base on balls.  Bongard then advanced to third on a Austin Licon single to left field and would score on a Jotham Woo single.  Davenport would eventually load the bases, but fail to score again in the first.

In the third inning the Panthers would score two more runs to take a 3-0 lead over Calvin College.  Once again Jotham Woo would help the Panther offense get on the board when he singled up the middle, which advanced Austin Licon to second.  Mike Allen would drive both Woo and Licon in on a two run double to center field.  Allen would reach third on a single from Derek Gentile, but would be stranded there when the Knights turned a double play to end the Panther third inning.

DU would go on to score four more runs between the fourth and sixth innings to reach their final of seven on the game.  In the fourth the Panthers got two runs from a Brandon Bongard single that scored Cam Cooper and Chad Cline.  Cline had reached on a single to lead off the inning, which was followed by a Cam Cooper double to left field.  Cline would contribute again in the fifth when he drove in Mike Allen who had reached on a single through the left side of the infield.  The final Davenport runs came in the sixth when Bongard scored on an Austin Licon single up the middle.  Bongard had reached on his double to right center, his second hit of the game.

Six Davenport batters had multi-hit games tonight, including Cam Cooper, Brandon Bongard, Jotham Woo, Mike Allen and Chad Cline all earned two hits on the day.  Austin Licon had three hits to lead the Panthers versus Calvin College.  Brandon Bongard lead the team with two runs scored and also led the team, along with Mike Allen, with two RBI.

The Panthers used four pitchers on the day, getting quality innings from each.  Alex Ketchum earned the start and went three innings, giving up seven hits, two runs, one walk, while striking out one.  Chad Detwiler came in to relieve Ketchum in the fourth inning and would eventually earn the win, his first of the season.  Detwiler went four innings pitched, gave up seven hits, two runs (one earned), walked none, and struck out two Knights. 

Once again the Panthers got outstanding performances from their late inning guys, Ryan Butzer and Corey Anderson.  Butzer would start the eighth inning and pitch two-thirds of an inning giving up a walk and striking out one.  Corey Anderson would finish the eighth and pitch all of the ninth to earn his fourth save on the season.  Anderson's final line would read one and one-third innings pitched, gave up one hit, no runs and struck out one Calvin batter.



Post-Game Notes – The Panthers are now 14 games over .500 with an overall 28-14 mark on the season… The Panthers are now 8-4 in April… The Panthers play again tomorrow when they travel to Midland to take on Northwood University… DU returns to WHAC play this weekend with home double headers on Saturday and Sunday versus Siena Heights… Check out www.dupanthers.com to follow the Panthers all season long via LiveStats.


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