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The Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) varsity softball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI) by a score of 6-5.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Kalamazoo Christian	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	6	11	1
Kalamazoo Central	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	10	2

Recap
Box Score
Matchup Info

Game Stats

Kalamazoo Christian (24-25)

Kalamazoo Christian

Batting

#	Athlete Name	Avg	PA	AB	R	H	RBI	2B
	Team Totals	.355	31	31	6	11	6	3
1	Cecile Ybema	.333	3	3	1	1	2	0
2	M. Vlietstra	.333	3	3	0	1	2	1
4	Alexis Earley	.500	4	4	0	2	1	1
5	Reese Gernaat	.250	4	4	1	1	0	0
7	Allison Howes	.750	4	4	2	3	0	0
9	Ellie Hoeksema	.000	1	1	0	0	0	0
10	C. Vander Kley	.000	3	3	0	0	0	0
11	Grace Van Dyk	.333	3	3	0	1	0	1
12	Carien Ybema	.500	4	4	0	2	1	0

Kalamazoo Christian

#	Athlete Name	K	ROE	LOB	OBP	SLG	OPS
	Team Totals	13	1	4	.355	.452	.807
1	Cecile Ybema	2	0	0	.333	.333	.666
2	M. Vlietstra	1	1	0	.333	.667	1.000
4	Alexis Earley	0	0	2	.500	.750	1.250
5	Reese Gernaat	1	0	2	.250	.250	.500
7	Allison Howes	1	0	0	.750	.750	1.500
9	Ellie Hoeksema	1	0	0	.000	.000	.000
10	C. Vander Kley	3	0	0	.000	.000	.000
11	Grace Van Dyk	1	0	1	.333	.667	1.000
12	Carien Ybema	1	0	0	.500	.500	1.000

Kalamazoo Christian

Baserunning

#	Athlete Name	SB	SBA
	Team Totals	1
1	Cecile Ybema	1

Kalamazoo Christian

Fielding

#	Athlete Name	FP	TC	PO	A	E
	Team Totals	.964	28	21	6	1
1	Cecile Ybema	1.000	3	3	0	0
2	M. Vlietstra	1.000	4	4	0	0
4	Alexis Earley	1.000	8	8	0	0
7	Allison Howes	1.000	1	0	1	0
9	Ellie Hoeksema	1.000	2	1	1	0
10	C. Vander Kley	.800	5	4	0	1
11	Grace Van Dyk	1.000	2	0	2	0
12	Carien Ybema	1.000	2	0	2	0

Kalamazoo Christian

Pitching

#	Athlete Name	ERA	W	W%	APP
	Team Totals	4.00	1	1.000	1
12	Carien Ybema	5.60	0		1
19	Liz Younkers	0.00	1	1.000	1

Kalamazoo Christian

#	Athlete Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	BF	AB
	Team Totals	7	10	5	4	1	8	33	32
12	Carien Ybema	5	9	5	4	0	6	25	25
19	Liz Younkers	2	1	0	0	1	2	8	7

Kalamazoo Christian

#	Athlete Name	OBA	OBP	#P
	Team Totals	.312	.333	98
12	Carien Ybema	.360	.360	79
19	Liz Younkers	.143	.250	19

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Kalamazoo Central (24-25)

Kalamazoo Central has not entered stats for this game.

Game Story

Michigan High School Softball - Kalamazoo Central edged by Kalamazoo Christian

May 10, 2025: Kalamazoo, MI 49006

The Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants softball squad (Kalamazoo, MI), was edged 6-5 in Saturday's non-league contest with the visiting Kalamazoo Christian Comets (Kalamazoo, MI)

With the triumph, Kalamazoo Christian improves its record to 15-6 on the year. The Comets travel to Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) to face the Maroon Giants in a non-league contest on Saturday, May 10. The Maroon Giants enter the contest with a record of 9-3.

The Maroon Giants now hold a 9-5 record. They play next when they host Norrix for a Southwestern Michigan - East contest on Saturday, May 10.

KCHS @ KCHS Softball Game Info

Sat., May. 10, 2025 @ 9a

Kalamazoo Central High School

The Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) varsity softball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI) by a score of 6-5.

Rankings & Records

Kalamazoo Christian (24-25)

MI	Class
155	13

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
24-12	9-1	13-5	10-6	1-1	.667	.900	318	169

Kalamazoo Central (24-25)

MI	Class
109	45

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	RF	RA
15-6	4-0	9-4	6-1	0-1	.714	1.000	165	67

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Kalamazoo Christian	2.1	2.1	2.6	1.9	.9	.6	.7	8.8	10.2	1.7
Kalamazoo Central	2.3	1.8	1.5	1.8	1.0	1.5	0	7.9	9.0	1.5

Head-to-Head

Kalamazoo Christian won on 5/10/2025

5/10 @ 9a 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

KCHS 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 6 11 1
KCHS 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 5 10 2

The Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI) varsity softball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) by a score of 6-5.
Box score
Kalamazoo Christian won on 5/10/2025

5/10 @ 9p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

KCHS - - - - - - - 6 - -
KCHS - - - - - - - 5 - -

The Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI) varsity softball team won Saturday's away non-conference game against Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) by a score of 6-5.
Box score
Kalamazoo Central won on 5/13/2025

5/13 @ 4:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

KCHS 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 6 9 1
KCHS 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 4

The Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) varsity softball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI) by a score of 6-1.
Box score
Kalamazoo Central won on 5/13/2025

5/13 @ 6:30p 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E

KCHS 4 1 4 2 0 - - 11 12 2
KCHS 0 0 0 0 0 - - 0 2 2

The Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI) varsity softball team won Tuesday's away non-conference game against Kalamazoo Christian (Kalamazoo, MI) by a score of 11-0.
Box score

5/10 @ 9a	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
KCHS	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	6	11	1
KCHS	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	5	10	2

5/10 @ 9p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
KCHS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-
KCHS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-

5/13 @ 4:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
KCHS	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	6	9	1
KCHS	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	7	4

5/13 @ 6:30p	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
KCHS	4	1	4	2	0	-	-	11	12	2
KCHS	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	2	2

Team Stat Comparison

Kalamazoo Christian		Kalamazoo Central
.384	Batting Average	-
.458	On Base Percentage	-
.482	Slugging Percentage	-
.925	Fielding Percentage	-
.704	Win Loss Percentage	-

Team Leaders

Kalamazoo Christian		Kalamazoo Central	National Avg.
#9 Ellie Hoeksema.462	Batting Average	-	.287
#7 Allison Howes.539	On Base Percentage	-	.406
#4 Alexis Earley.703	Slugging Percentage	-	.393
#4 Alexis Earley.994	Fielding Percentage	-	.829
#19 Liz Younkers1.000	Win Loss Percentage	-	.558

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
Kalamazoo Christian	6-2		Kalamazoo Central	5-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
4/22/25	Parchment	Kalamazoo Christian	(W) 4-3	3/26/25	Parchment	Kalamazoo Central	(W) 4-1
4/22/25	Parchment	Kalamazoo Christian	(W) 8-1	3/26/25	Parchment	Kalamazoo Central	(W) 4-1
				5/22/25	Parchment	Kalamazoo Central
				5/22/25	Parchment	Kalamazoo Central	(W) 8-4
4/24/25	Pennfield	Kalamazoo Christian	(W) 16-1	4/19/25	Kalamazoo Central	Pennfield	(W) 17-2
4/24/25	Pennfield	Kalamazoo Christian	(W) 16-1
5/5/25	Portage Central	Kalamazoo Christian	(L) 7-1	4/24/25	Portage Central	Kalamazoo Central	(L) 4-0
5/5/25	Portage Central	Kalamazoo Christian	(L) 5-3	4/24/25	Portage Central	Kalamazoo Central
5/19/25	Kalamazoo Christian	Otsego		4/21/25	Otsego	Kalamazoo Central
5/19/25	Kalamazoo Christian	Otsego		4/21/25	Otsego	Kalamazoo Central
				4/28/25	Kalamazoo Central	Otsego
5/27/25	Gull Lake	Kalamazoo Christian	(W) 16-6	4/17/25	Kalamazoo Central	Gull Lake	(W) 12-4
5/27/25	Gull Lake	Kalamazoo Christian	(W) 10-0	4/17/25	Kalamazoo Central	Gull Lake

Record Breakdown

Kalamazoo Christian (24-25)		Kalamazoo Central (24-25)
24-12	Overall	15-6
9-1	League	4-0
15-10	Non-League	11-5
2-2	Head to Head	2-2
6-2	Common Opponent	5-1
13-5	Home	9-4
10-6	Away	6-1
1-1	Neutral	0-1
0-1	Playoff	0-1
23-12	In-State	15-6
1-0	Out-of-State	0-0