Seniors lead UOlivet to 6-1 win over Kalamazoo

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Seniors lead UOlivet to 6-1 win over Kalamazoo
May 1, 2026

OLIVET, Mich. – The University of Olivet baseball team celebrated Senior Day with a 6-1 win over Kalamazoo College for a nine-inning Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) game today at the Cutler Athletic Complex. The Hornets are ranked No. 11 in the most recent D3baseball.com Top 25 poll.

THE BASICS

  • Final Score: Olivet 6, Kalamazoo 1
  • Location: Cutler Athletic Complex; Olivet, Michigan
  • Records: Olivet 16-19 overall, 8-11 MIAA; Kalamazoo 29-8 overall, 13-6 MIAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The first six innings were a pitcher's duel between Olivet senior righty Bryan Carney and Kalamazoo lefty Carson Orvis.
  • The Comets broke through with three runs in the seventh inning. Senior Owen Smith reached on a throwing error by the third baseman. Senior Isaac Moore walked on a full-count pitch. Senior Tyler Hall poked the ball down the left field line to score Smith from second base. Senior Nate Droste followed with a single to load the bases.
  • Senior Braden Abbott beat out a double play ball to score Moore and advance Hall to third base. Junior EJ Suggitt hit the ball back to the pitcher, but when he threw the ball to second base was wild, allowing Abbott to get to the base safely. Senior Mikey Kuzara hit a sacrifice fly to score Hall.
  • After Kalamazoo batters went down 1-2-3 in the top of eighth, Olivet three insurance runs in its half of the frame. Junior Will Myrick was hit by a pitch and went to second when Smith walked. A pickoff attempt at second sailed into the outfield to move Myrick up to third base. Moore drew another walk to fill the bases. Hall then hit the ball past a drawn-in infield to score Myrick. Droste hit into a double play but Smith came around to score. Abbott's batted ball was then thrown erroneously to score Moore.
  • The Hornets scored an unearned run in the ninth inning.

FOR THE COMETS

  • All 13 Olivet seniors saw action in the game.
  • Carney was brilliant in his seven and one-third innings on the mound. He allowed two hits, while walking nobody and striking out 12 batters. He finishes the season with a 1.35 ERA and 122 strikeouts. His ERA is the second-lowest in UOlivet history.
  • Hall went 4-for-4 with four singles and two RBI.
  • Smith scored two runs.

UP NEXT

  • Olivet and Kalamazoo play two games tomorrow at Woodworth Field in Kalamazoo, beginning at 1 p.m.