Site: Leesburg, Fla. (Pat Thomas Stadium)
Game One Score: Madonna University 4, Calumet College of St. Joseph 0
Game Two Score: Madonna University 6, Calumet College of St. Joseph 0
Records: MU 12-2; CCSJ 1-9
Next MU event: Tuesday, March 9 vs. Evangel University (Chain of Lakes Park), 2:30pm

GAME ONE BOX SCORE | GAME TWO BOX SCORE

LEESBURG, Fla. (MadonnaCrusaders.com) - - A trio of Madonna University pitchers combined to allow just six hits while striking out 19 hitters over two games in the Crusaders sweep of Calumet College of St. Joseph on Monday afternoon (March 8) at Pat Thomas Stadium. MU won game one 4-0 and then took the night cap by a final of 6-0.

GAME ONE
Right hander Sam Haldane (St. Thomas, Ont.) got the start for MU (11-2) in the day's opener and the junior was up to the challenge as he struck out a career-high 10 hitters to even his record at 1-1 on the year with a complete game, five-hit shutout of CCSJ. 

Neither team got on the board until the top of the fourth when the Crusaders took advantage of a lead off walk to junior Shawn Little (Canton, Mich.) and a single from sophomore Billy Hardin III (Livonia, Mich.) to put runners at second and third with no one out. Senior Zach Flavin (Novi, Mich.) grounded out to third but the drove in Little for a 1-0 MU lead. Hardin III came home one batter later when senior Drew Fry (Madison Heights, Mich.) singled to center to make it 2-0.

MU added a single run in the fifth when sophomore Drew Adamiec (Walled Lake, Mich.) reached on an error and courtesy runner Ted Toune (Brooklyn Park, Minn.) moved to second on a failed pick off attempt and came home on a triple from Hardin III that made it 3-0 in favor of Madonna.

The Crusaders tacked on another run in the sixth when freshman Brad Lineberry (Canton, Mich.) hit a sacrifice fly that scored fellow freshman Steve Pelletier(Farmington Hills, Mich.) from third for a 4-0 lead.

Haldane kept the Crimson Wave at bay all day, allowing just one base runner to advance to second base while reaching double digits in strikeouts for the first time in his career while scattering five hits and not allowing a walk in picking up his first win in a Madonna uniform. Hardin III was the lone Crusader to post multiple hits while four different MU hitters drove in runs.

GAME TWO
The Crusaders (12-2) got another outstanding performance on the mound in game two of the day from junior Trent Pohl (Grand Ledge, Mich.) in a 6-0 victory to complete the sweep.

Pohl struck out a career-high nine hitters while allowing just one hit in six innings of work to improve to 1-0 on the year. Sophomore Chris Kangas (Westland, Mich.) came in to throw a perfect seventh inning to complete the day on the mound for the Crusader hurlers.

Fry led MU at the plate with a pair of hits while four MU hitters drove in runs in the victory.

The Crusaders put two runs on the board in the bottom of the first as Hardin III reached on a walk and moved to second on a passed ball before coming home on a ball off the bat of junior Matt Kay (Canton, Mich.) that was misplayed on the CCSJ infield to make it 1-0 MU. The lead grew to 2-0 when Kay and Fry - who had singled - pulled off the double steal to increase the Crusaders lead.

MU added another run in the second when a ground out from Toune scored freshman Alex Charles (Farmington Hills, Mich.) - who had doubled - to make it 3-0.

The Crusaders pushed the lead out to 5-0 in the third when Fry's singled but the ensuing throw was misplayed and that allowed Kay to score from second to make it 4-0. Run five came home when junior Jeff Bultinck (Sterling Heights, Mich.) singled home Fry with the fifth MU run.

MU added another run in the fourth but it was more than enough for Pohl, who while walking four batters, allowed just one runner to get to second base in his six innings of work before giving way to Kangas to complete the shutout performance.

The Crusaders return to the field on Tuesday (March 9) with a single nine-inning game against Evangel University. First pitch at Chain of Lakes Park is set for 2:30pm.