ROUNDUP

MEN'S GOLF Flying Dutchmen
12th After First Day
Hope's NCAA Golf History
Tournament Scoreboard
The Flying Dutchmen stand in 12th place among 35 teams after Tuesday's opening round of the NCAA Division III golf championships being played in Braselton. The tournament is a four-day, 72-hole competition. LaVerne, Calif. tops the standings at six strokes above par while Hope is 22 strokes off the pace. Senior Tommy Yamaoka is tied for fifth place in the individual standings at four over par -- 37-35--72. The leader is Scott Harris of St. John Fisher, N.Y. at three under 68. Scores of other Hope golfers on Tuesday were Steve Martindale 40-39--79, Matt Lapham 41-38--79, Don Kring 38-44-82 and Ryan Sheets 42-44--86.

MIAA Commissioner's Cup Standings
End in Tie Between Hope & Calvin
For the first time in the eight-decade-long history of the MIAA Commissioner's Cup (All-Sports) standings, there is a tie for first place. Hope and Calvin each accumulated 202 points in the compilation. The MIAA Commissioner's Cup award is based on the cumulative performance of each member school in the league's 18 sports for men and women.

The Commissioner's Cup (MIAA All-Sports Award) has been presented since 1934-35. The standings have been based on men's and women's sports standings since 1981-82. The closest finish before this tie occurred in 1999-2000 when Calvin edged Hope 178-176. Hope won the Commissioner's Cup the next seven years (2000-01 thru 2006-07).

This year's "race" came down to the final MIAA athletic of the school year. By winnning its final baseball game, Calvin clinched the MIAA championship and garnered enough all-sports points to cause the tie.

Commissioner's Cup Standings: 1. Calvin 202. 1. Hope 202, 3. Albion 153, 4. Olivet 110, 5. Alma 103, 6. Tri-State 102, 7. Adrian 89, 8. Kalamazoo 79.
Men's All-Sports Standings: 1. Hope 97, 2. Calvin 90, 3. Albion 68, 4. Olivet 60, 5. Tri-State 51, 6. Alma 45, 7. Kalamazoo 42, 8. Adrian 36.
Women's All-Sports Standings: 1. Calvin 112, 2. Hope 105, 3. Albion 85, 4. Saint Mary's 75, 5. Alma 58, 6. Adrian 53, 7. Tri-State 51, 8. Olivet 50, 9. Kalamazoo 37.

Hope has won the Commissioner's Cup (All-Sports trophy) a league record 30 times.

BASEBALL
Two Hope Players Named All-MIAA
Two Hope baseball players have been named to the coaches' All-MIAA teams. Senior outfielder Matt Sattler of Brighton, Mich. (Hartland HS) has been named to the first team for a second consecutive year while sophomore second baseman Robby Poll of Grandville, Mich. (Grandville HS) is a second team honoree.

Sattler ranked second in the MIAA in batting this spring with a .413 average. He batted .403 for the entire season and ended his career as Hope's alltime leader in total hits (176) and triples (11). Poll, who also is a starting pitcher, batted .357 in league games.

Pelton is a graduate of Midland, Mich. High School. He transferred to Hope after playing at Division I Western Michigan University. His family currently resides in Rock Hill, S.C. He posted a 22-3 dual match record at #1 singles. He lost to only one Division III opponent.

Pelton was named the most valuable player in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). He went undefeated in conference dual matches and at the conference tournament becoming the first non-Kalamazoo College player to go through league play undefeated at first flight singles. Kalamazoo is a perennial tennis power with an unprecedented 70 consecutive league titles. Hope is the only team to interrupt the streak, forcing co-championships in 1962 and 2003.

Pelton's 22 wins this season was a Hope record for victories in a season. It has been 26 years since a Hope player was invited to the singles championship. In 1982, Tom DeWeert was defeated in the first round. continue

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