Reliever Matt Glowacki closed out two important wins for the Hope College baseball team with saves at Kalamazoo on Tuesday.

The senior from Goodrich, Michigan (Goodrich HS) helped the Flying Dutchmen earn a series victory and a doubleheader sweep with wins of 9-8 and 10-7.

Hope improved to 10-11 overall and 6-6 in Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association play.

In Game 1, Glowacki allowed two hits and one unearned run while pitching the final 2 1/3 innings for starter Austin Goodyke of Grandville, Michigan (Calvin Christian HS).

In Game 2, Glowacki tossed 2 2/3 innings of one-hit scoreless relief for his fourth save of the season. He was the fourth Hope pitcher and saved the game for reliever Connor Grimes of Grand Haven, Michigan (Grand Haven HS).

The Flying Dutchmen now are in sole possession of first place in the MIAA standings. They are one game behind fourth-place Kalamazoo.

The Flying Dutchmen held on for a 9-8 win over the opener as rightfielder JP Batts of Spring Lake, Michigan (Spring Lake HS) went 2-for-3 with four RBIs, including a three-run double in the third inning.

Hope withstood a furious rally by Kalamazoo, which trailed 9-1 before scoring seven runs in the fifth. Goodyke (2-3) pitched to eight batters in the fifth.

The Flying Dutchmen claimed the sweep in Game 2 by erasing a 4-0 deficit with a six-run fifth. Leftfielder Ryan Konkle of Marshall, Michigan (Marshall) followed a two-run double from Batts in the inning with a three-run triple.

Konkle, who is hitting .561 in MIAA play and .438 overall, added a RBI double in the sixth. He leads Hope with 29 RBI.

Grimes (1-0) fired 2 1/3 innings of scoreless, three-hit relief.

Hope returns to action on Thursday with a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Olivet.