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NCAA DIII World Series: UWW 11, Denison 4 – Next game on Monday

Danny Hopper After 3-Run Homer in 3rd inning Photo credit Molly DeNucci

By Broderick Frye
Asst. Sports Information Director

Box score

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team defeated Denison 11-4 to advance to the Pod Final at the NCAA Division III World Series. With their 46th win of the season, the Warhawks set a new record for wins in a season.

The Warhawks got on the board quickly, capitalizing on some misplays by the Denison defense. Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) brought in the first runner to give the Warhawks a quick 1-0 lead in the first.

Denison kept the Warhawks off the base in the next inning, but UWW didn’t stay quiet for long with a four-run third inning. 

Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) hit his 20th home run of the season to start the inning. The senior broke the single season Warhawk record, held since 2008 by Kevin Zalnis. Danny Hopper (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) added the next three runs with his own jack, putting the Warhawks up 5-0 over Denison.

The Big Red connected on their own solo homer, scoring their first run of the game. The Warhawks reclaimed the run, with Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) hitting a sacrifice fly. Cootway added another run with an RBI single. 

The Warhawks pitching kept working through the Denison hitters, but another solo home run added to the board for the Big Red in the bottom of the 5th. Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) cancelled it out the next inning with a RBI double forcing a change on the mound. 

In the Top of 7, Danny Hopper (Palatine, Ill./Palatine) led the inning off with a double to spark another rally for the Warhawks. Four consecutive hits added a run and loaded the bases. Holland hit his second sacrifice fly of the day, with Scolan adding another RBI single to break the double-digit mark on the scoreboard.

Denison added two more runs in the final three innings, but the Warhawks pitching and defense closed the door on the Big Red leading to the 11-4 victory.

The Warhawks are next out to the field in the Pod Final against the winner of Sunday’s night cap of Rowan/Denison. First pitch is set for 1:15 PM (ET)/12:15 PM (CT) on Monday, June 2nd. Now scheduled for 12:30. Link for livestream Sportshttps://www.ncaa.com/game/6449675

Duo Qualifies for State Track Meet

The Whippets competed in the Track and Field Sectional Friday evening, May 30, and will be sending two athletes to the State Meet!

Traysen Thomason and Jack Hefty

The boys’ 4x800m relay started things off on the track and ran to a 7th place finish overall from the first heat, easily winning their heat, after they were seeded 12th going into the meet. The all-senior relay of Onyx Thompson, Miles Nickelsburg, Luc Pomazak and Xavier Zei stopped the clock in 8:40.80 and earned 2 points for the team.

Traysen Thomason then ran a solid 100m prelim in 10.97 to earn his spot into the final. After a short break, he came back and placed third in the final in 10.80, his second-best time of his career, to earn a return trip to state in this event.

While the track was heating up, so were the field events as sophomore pole vaulter Langdon Coburn was soaring to new heights. He entered the meet with a personal best of 11′ 6″ from regionals and continued to go over that bar again and set a new personal best of clearing 12′! His new personal best helped him finish in fifth place, one spot short of qualifying for state. Although close to adding another meet to his schedule, he has a lot to be proud of as he has made tremendous gains in such a short time and picked up on the event quickly. He is eager to work hard in the off season to continue learning as much as he can to go even higher next year.

Ty Bucholtz competed in his second 110 high hurdle event of the season as he returned from an injury that held him out of competition for nearly the entire season. His first hurdle race was at regionals when he qualified for the sectional meet. He placed fourth in his preliminary heat and was 8th seed in the final. Unfortunately, in the final Ty false started and was unable to run his 110H final. Also a sophomore, we are eager to see what a full healthy season will look like as he continues to grow as an athlete on the team next season.

Jack Hefty was up next in the 1600 as he looked to qualify in his signature event, and his fourth trip to the state track and field meet. The winds picked up as the flag stood straight out but that wouldn’t stop Jack from controlling the race after the first 250m. He cruised to a victory by running nearly even splits for all 4 laps and won the sectional title in 4:27.24.

The boys 4×200 quartet of Kennan Sheffield, Ty Hagedorn, Christian Minett and Vinnie Juette competed in heat one and had smooth exchanges and powered their way around the track to run their best time of the season by far. They finished 8th overall and scored one point for the team in the meet. Their time of 1:33.94 was significantly faster than this group had run before, which was 1:36.14.

Makayla Bazeley was now underway in her pole vault competition. She entered the competition with a personal best of 9′ 6″ from regionals. She had some good attempts but was unable to match her best from regionals and went out at 9′. Makayla is an athlete that joined late in her HS career but picked up a very technical event quickly and made a strong attempt to vault her way to state in limited time. She leaves her mark in the program as she is in the top 10 in this event in WHS history.

Miles Nickelsburg competed in heat one of the 800 and took control of his final race in a Whippet uniform in dominant fashion. He led from the gun and ran a new lifetime best in the event in his solo effort as the rest of the field couldn’t keep up. He stopped the clock in 2:06.99 and placed 7th overall in the event.

Traysen Thomason once again eased himself into the blocks for one final time in heat 2 in the 200m final (there are no prelims for this event at sectionals). Running a great curve and giving the crowd something to cheer about, he finished second with a new lifetime best of 22.15 and a second event to add to his state meet itinerary. His new personal best also moved him to #4 all time in Whippet history in this event.

Freshman Virginia Nelson got her first taste of sectional track competition in the 3200m event. By far the strongest field she had competed in all year, she rode the back of the train for as long as she could before some separation occurred. She gained valuable experience running in this field and gave it her all and placed 14th with a time of 13:50.11.

The 3200m proved to be an exciting race as three senior Whippets competed in this event. Jack Hefty rode the shoulder of New Berlin West’s Isaac Kryzaniak for much of the race while Xavier Zei made a strong push in the later stages of the race. Xavier injected some pace into the field and he got within 5 meters of Jack and Isaac as the field began to stretch out. Meanwhile, Luc Pomazak continued to grind out a strong effort as he passed through the mile faster than he had ever before. With less than two laps to go, Hefty took the pole position and never relinquished it as he earned his second sectional title on the night and punched his ticket to state in this event as well. His time was 9:41.24. Xavier ran a gutsy race and finished ninth overall in 10:13.75, his second-best time of his career. Luc also mirrored Xavier and gutted out a tough second mile and finished 14th, just missing his lifetime personal best and stopped the clock in 10:30.82

Traysen and Jack will now prepare to compete at the WIAA State Track and Field meet which is held at UW-La Crosse on Friday June 6th and Saturday June 7th.

Boys’ Results: https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/2025/bigfootsectionalb.pdf

Girls’ Results: https://www.wiaawi.org/Portals/0/PDF/Results/Track/2025/bigfootsectionalg.pdf

State Meet Information:
https://www.wiaawi.org/Tournaments/State-Tourney-Central

Article and Photo Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Assistant Track and Field Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org

Warhawks Defeat Trinity to Open NCAA DIII World Series [Updated]

Adam Cootway Hitting Solo home run in the 6th – Photo credit: Molly DeNucci

Updated on 6/1/25 with link for the livestream of the game on Sunday, 6/1 @ 12:15 CDT. = GAME POSTPONED UNTIL 12:30

Cootway 3-for-3 with Solo Homer in 6th

Box Score

Post Game Presser

Tournament Page

By Broderick Frye
Asst. Sports Information Director

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater defeated Trinity University (TX) 7-3 in the opening game of the NCAA Division III World Series. The game began on Friday, May 30th & went through five and a half innings before being suspended due to weather. When play resumed on Saturday, the Warhawks held onto their lead and opened the tournament with the victory.  

The Warhawks got off to a hot start, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first. The Warhawks drew two walks, loading up the bases for Danny Hopper (Palatine, Ill./Palatine). Hopper lit the scoreboard up first in the Division III World Series with a 2-RBI single. Darryl Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King) and Dominik McVay (Mineral Point, Wis./Mineral Point) each had an RBI single to cap off the four run inning.

UW-Whitewater kept Trinity from moving on the bases, with only one hit per inning through three. The top of the third ended with a 463 double play stranding another runner on.

Trinity was able to get the Warhawks with two outs. But Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) got on with a double to center. Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) joined him on base with a four-pitch walk. Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) cleaned them off with a triple to put the Warhawks up 6-0. 

In the Top of 5, the Tigers rallied two singles with two outs, but a groundout ended the inning to leave two more stranded. 

After the flip, the rain started to come down substantially, causing for the tarp to come out and a delay to follow. The decision was made to suspend the game at the bottom of the fifth. 

After play resumed on Saturday, UWW wasted no time getting back on the base path. Sam Paden (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) started the day, reaching on the single. An inning later, Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) hit a homer over to right field, putting the Warhawks up 7-0 after six innings.

Trinity answered back in the 7th, grabbing 2 runs to end the shutout. The Warhawks got out of the jam to keep the lead at five heading into the stretch.

The Warhawks kept making good contact, but defense plays by Trinity didn’t allow anything to go through. Trinity put a would-be two-run double into play, but the relay to home was in time for the out. The Warhawks maintained a 7-3 lead heading into the final three outs.

Two fly-outs & a strikeout later, the Warhawks clinched the victory in the weather delayed game. 

Cade Hansen (New Braunfels, Texas/Smithson Valley) was the pitcher of record, pitching the first 5.0 innings on Friday night. Hansen notched five strikeouts and five hits with no earned runs.

The Warhawks will return to action on Sunday, June 1st at 12:15 PM CDT against Denison. The link for the livestream may be found here.

Revised schedule due to Friday’s weather is shown below. #1 seed John Hopkins was eliminated by #5 Kean.

  • Saturday, May 31
  • Sunday, June 1
    • Game 7: No. 7 Rowan vs. No. 6 Trinity (TX), 10 a.m. (Elimination game)
    • Game 8: No. 2 Denison vs. No. 3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, 1:15 p.m. [EDT]
    • Game 9: No. 5 Kean vs. Loser of Game 6, 4:45 p.m.
    • Game 10: Loser of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 7, 8 p.m.
  • Monday, June 2
    • Game 11: Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 9, 10 a.m.
      • Game 13: If necessary, 4:45 p.m.
    • Game 12: Winner of Game 8 vs. Winner of Game 10, 1:15 p.m.
      • Game 14: If necessary, 8 p.m.
  • Championship Series
    • Game 1: 12 p.m. Wednesday, June 4
    • Game 2: 11 a.m. Thursday, June 5
    • Game 3: If necessary, 45 minutes after Game 2

D-III World Series Game Postponed by Rain: Warhawks Lead 6-0 at the Bottom of 5

By Broderick Frye
Asst. Sports Information Director

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater got through five and a half innings in their opening game against Trinity (TX) in the opening round of the NCAA Division III World Series. The game will resume on Saturday at 11 AM CDT in the bottom of the fifth. Editor’s note: The link for the livestream may be found here. Gametime may be shown as noon elsewhere, but that is Eastern time. Friday’s game started almost two hours late due to previous lengthy games and rain delays.

The Warhawks got off to a hot start, scoring four runs in the bottom of the first. The Warhawks drew two walks, loading up the bases for Danny Hopper (Palatine, Ill./Palatine). Hopper lit the scoreboard up first in the Division III World Series with a 2-RBI single. Darryl Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King) and Dominik McVay (Mineral Point, Wis./Mineral Point) each had an RBI single to cap off the four run inning.

UW-Whitewater kept Trinity from moving on the bases, with only one hit per inning through three. The top of the third ended with a 463 double play stranding another runner on.

Trinity was able to get the Warhawks with two outs. But Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) got on with a double to center. Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) joined him on base with a four-pitch walk. Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) cleaned them off with a triple to put the Warhawks up 6-0. 

In the Top of 5, the Tigers rallied two singles with two outs, but a groundout ended the ending to leave two more stranded. 

After the flip, the rain started to come down substantially, causing for the tarp to come out and a delay to follow. The decision was made to suspend the game at the bottom of the fifth. The opening round game will resume at 11 AM CDT tomorrow, May 31st. 

RESULTS FRIDAY

Game 1—(4) Endicott (Mass.) College 6, (5) Keane (N.J.) University 4

Game 2—(8) Messiah (Pa.) University 16, (1) Johns Hopkins (Md.) University 7 — A major upset — the only unranked team beat the #1 team.

Game 3—(2) Denison (Ohio) University 12, (7) Rowan (N.J.) University, 10

Game 4—(3) UW-Whitewater vs. (6) Trinity (Texas) University, halted after 4½ innings with UW-Whitewater ahead 6-0.

GAMES TODAY

Game 5—Keane University (40-10) vs. Johns Hopkins University (44-4), 9 a.m., loser eliminated

(Resumption of UW-Whitewater-Trinity University game, 11 a.m.

Game 6—Endicott College (44-4) vs. Messiah University (37-14), 12:15 p.m.

Editor’s note: The Banner appreciates having permission to use the image on the homepage by Cyaneus from Pixabay.

Baseball All Americans Announced: Four Warhawks

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team had four total athletes honored on the All-American lists for the 2025 season.

American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced their All-Americans Thursday evening during the DIII World Series Opening Ceremony. 

The D3Baseball.com All-Americans were announced in a release on Wednesday afternoon.

Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South), Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran), and Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) were honored on the D3Baseball All-American list in the release early in the week.

Scolan, now a two-time All-American, was selected to the First Team All-America D3Baseball list. 

Cootway and Holland were selected to the Third and Fourth Team, respectively, on D3Baseball. 

On Thursday night, Scolan, Cootway, Holland, and Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) were honored on field as ABCA All-Americans.

Scolan added another First Team award to his accolades. Cootway and Holland were both named to the Second Team, with Thies earning Third Team honors.

2025 is only the fourth time that the Warhawks have had four All-Americans in a single year following 2005, 2018, & 2024. 

The Warhawks begin their World Series tonight against Trinity (TX) on Friday night at 8:00 PM (ET). To keep up with the Warhawk Baseball team during the world series, follow the team on Instagram/Twitter @uwwbaseball & on Facebook

Editor’s note: This announcement was posted to the UW-W Athletics website.

UW-W Tennis Coach Frank Barnes Announces Retirement after 23 Seasons

Photo credit Michael Gouvion

Photo credit: Olivia Zinanni


After 23 remarkable seasons leading the Warhawk men’s and women’s tennis programs at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Head Coach Frank Barnes has announced his retirement, marking the end of an era defined by excellence, mentorship and a profound impact on student-athletes both on and off the court.  

“Frank is one of the most decorated coaches in the history of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and UW-Whitewater,” said Director of Athletics Ryan Callahan. “He has turned UW-Whitewater into the best public Division III tennis program in the country and has worked tirelessly to improve the tennis facilities and overall quality of the program during his tenure. I am forever grateful for Frank’s leadership and support in advancing Warhawk athletics.”  

Coach Barnes has been at the helm of the Warhawk men’s tennis program since 2002 and the UWW women’s team since 2003. Throughout his tenure, Barnes has guided UW-Whitewater through one of the toughest Division III schedules in the Midwest – a slate that features Division I and II opponents, as well as some of the top Division III institutions in the region each year.  

Still, the Warhawks have been dominant under Barnes. Under his leadership, the tennis program has become a model of consistency and competitiveness. The UWW men have not lost a conference match since 2010. Meanwhile, the women’s program had a win streak that eclipsed 130 matches against WIAC opponents. The Warhawk women have won 18 consecutive league titles. These feats are even more impressive considering UW-Whitewater had not won a conference championship in the 13 years prior to Barnes taking the helm.  

UW-Whitewater has also increased its national presence – specifically since 2007. The Warhawk women have participated in the NCAA Team Championship the last 17 seasons while the men have made the tournament 16 times in that span. UW-Whitewater has advanced to the Sweet 16 eleven times since 2007. Multiple singles and doubles players – 47 in fact – have qualified for the NCAA Individual Championship and/or Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Championship in that timeframe. Both programs and additional Warhawk individuals have held national rankings in the ITA polls over the last 15 seasons. Barnes has coached Warhawk tennis players to 33 All-America honors during his tenure.  

Beyond competitive achievements on the court, Barnes stresses academic success as a pillar of the tennis program. The men’s and women’s teams have been consistently recognized as an ITA All-Academic Team over the last decade. Individual Warhawks have continually been recognized as ITA Scholar Athletes – achieving a grade point average of at least 3.5. He has coached 11 Academic All-Americans, 12 WIAC Judy Kruckman Scholar Athletes of the Year and 76 UW-Whitewater Chancellor Scholar Athletes. 

Due to the success of the UW-Whitewater tennis program and Barnes’ engagement in the tennis community, he has been honored on numerous occasions from the conference to the national stage. Barnes was named the ITA National Coach of the Year in 2023-24. He earned Regional Coach of the Year honors from the ITA in both 2024 and 2016. In 2010, Barnes was named the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) National College Coach of the Year across all divisions. He was selected as the PTR Wisconsin Member of the Year in 2009. Barnes is a 10-time WIAC Women’s Coach of the Year, a four-time New Jersey Athletic Conference Men’s Coach of the Year and was the 2025 WIAC Men’s Coach of the Year this season. Barnes was named the WIAC All-Time Women’s Tennis Coach as part of the league’s centennial celebration in 2012. For his outreach and community presence, Barnes received the Midwest United States Tennis Association (USTA)/ITA Community and Campus Outreach Award twice, the USTA Midwest Rollie Mueller Presidents Award and was selected as the K-Swiss National Coach of the Year twice as a teaching professional.  

Barnes has been an active member in the tennis community throughout his career. He speaks regularly at tennis conventions across the Midwest. Barnes is currently serving on the Wisconsin Tennis Association Collegiate Committee, he previously chaired the ITA Men’s Central Region Tennis Ranking Committee and had served on the men’s and women’s ITA and NCAA Regional Ranking Committees multiple times. In addition, he has served on the USTA/WTA Collegiate and Junior Development Committees and both the men’s and women’s Midwest ITA Regional Tournament Committees.  

Through his fervent commitment to growing the sport, Barnes has created one of the top summer tennis camps in the nation as the Warhawk Tennis Camps Director. He has spent over 20 years hosting numerous camps that welcome over 700 campers to UW-Whitewater each summer.  

Barnes’, a University of Wisconsin (Madison) alumnus, earned his Master’s Degree in Professional Development with an emphasis in Health, Human Performance, Recreation and Coaching from UW-Whitewater. After working in the professional sector for a number of years, Barnes returned to Whitewater in 1998 as a teaching professional before taking the head coaching position.  

“I’ve felt so honored to have been part of the Warhawk Family and Athletic Department that has such an incredible tradition and reputation of success,” said Coach Barnes. “That success stems from great leadership and support from the Athletic Directors I’ve been lucky enough to work with, especially our current Director of Athletics Ryan Callahan and the entire administrative team leading this incredible institution. I’ve been lucky to have worked with hundreds of impressive student-athletes and incredible assistant coaches and support staff in 23 years as head coach. They have all helped to form the Warhawk Tennis Family for me and my family.”  

“It’s not about the championships, it’s about the relationships … but the championships were pretty fun,” added Barnes.  

Although Barnes’ last official day is in August, he will continue with the program in a volunteer capacity and continue to have a major role with Warhawk Tennis Camps in the future. 

Editor’s note: The press release is from UW-W Athletics.

UW-W Baseball Competes in DIII World Series Beginning Friday – Apparently Rain Delayed until 8:50 p.m.!


The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team poses after capturing the NCAA Whitewater Super Regional title on May 24, 2025, in Whitewater. (UW-Whitewater athletics photo/Michael Gouvion): http://app.readmedia.com/news/

Updated on 5/29/25 @ 10:40 a.m. to add more information about the World Series format as well as historical information on the teams.

By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com

UW-W Baseball is among eight teams that are playing in the DIII World Series in Eastlake, Ohio. The series begins on Friday, May 30 and concludes on Thursday, June 5. UW-W was the runner-up last year, losing the championship game 10-5 versus Misericordia. The Warhawks last won the series in 2014, when they beat Emory by 7-0.

Competing teams are:
No. 1 John Hopkins
No. 2 Denison
No. 3 UW-Whitewater
No. 4 Endicott
No. 5 Kean
No. 6 Trinity (TX)
No. 7 Rowan
No. 8 Messiah

The Warhawks (44-6 overall) play in the first round against Trinity (TX) this Friday, May 30 at 7 p.m. CDT. The game will be streaming on the NCAA website. If UW-W wins that game, they will play on Saturday, May 31 at 7 p.m. CDT versus the winner of the Denison/Rowan game.

The World Series consists of 2 four-team double-elimination brackets. The champions of the two brackets will play in a best of three championship series starting on Wednesday, June 4.

The Warhawks earned the 3-seed out of the eight advancing teams. UWW will play the Tigers, with Denison and Rowan being the other two teams in the pod. Johns Hopkins, Endicott, Kean, and Messiah, make up the other bracket.

The Warhawks last faced Trinity (TX) in 2024’s season opener. The two teams split the series 2-2. The Warhawks won the first two games, 14-4 and 21-2, before falling 8-7 and 9-1 in the back half of the series.

UW-Whitewater qualified for the championship after winning the NCAA Adrian (Michigan) Regional and the NCAA Whitewater Super Regional. The team swept the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season and tournament championships.

This link will provide you with rosters, stats, etc., and will also provide the link to the video streams for all of the games.

This link has a variety of information about the series, including the official bracket.

Finally, d3baseball.com is also worth visiting. Their fan survey, copied below, currently predicts that UW-W has a very slight edge to win bracket two and then would likely face Johns Hopkins.

All-Region IX Selections Announced: Scolan, Huseboe earn Major Awards

The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) and D3Baseball released their annual All-Region teams for NCAA Division III Baseball this afternoon.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team, a member of Region IX, earned numerous accolades, including two major awards from the two programs.

Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North), Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South), and Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) earned First Team honors for both ABCA and D3Baseball.

Max Huseboe (Ripon, Wis./Ripon) was a First Team selection to the D3Baseball All-Region Team. He adds to his WIAC Pitcher of the Year accolade, earning D3Baseball’s All-Region IX Pitcher of the Year award

In addition to a First Team ballot, Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) was named the Position Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association. Scolan was named the WIAC Position Player of the Year 

Holland, the Warhawks starting catcher, appeared in 49 out of the 50 games played so far this season. The sophomore leads the team in hits with 84, the third most in a single Warhawk season.

Cootway has appeared in every game for the Warhawks, playing infield, outfield, and primarily designated hitter. Cootway is second in the Warhawk Single Season Record Book with his 18 home runs in 2025.

Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) and Cade Hansen (New Braunfels, Texas/Smithson Valley) were named to the ABCA All-Region First Team, while picking up Second Team honors from D3Baseball. 

Thies has been a pivotal part of the Warhawk offense and showcased his skills with a two home-run game against UW-Oshkosh in the NCAA Super Regional.

Hansen makes up part of the Warhawk pitching rotation, the junior is 10-1 record and has three complete games during the 2025 season.

Logan Eisenbarth (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) and Eli Frank (Bayport, Wis./Bay Port) rounded out the Warhawks selections. Eisenbarth was selected to the ABCA Second Team, with Frank earning Third Team All-Region honors.

The Warhawks are finishing preparations and leave for Eastlake, Ohio, tomorrow morning. UW-Whitewater will face Trinity (Texas) in the first round of the NCAA Division III World Series on Friday, May 30th at 8 PM (ET).

Editor’s note: This article appeared on the UW-W Athletics website.

Warhawk Baseball Advances to NCAA DIII World Series after Decisive Game against UW-Oshkosh

Return to Eastlake: Warhawk Baseball Advances to NCAA World Series after Decisive Game against UW-Oshkosh

Titans force third game, but UWW answers back with a 10-0 shutout to clinch their spot in the DIII World Series for the second consecutive season

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will make their return to Eastlake, Ohio after an all-around showcase in a decisive third game against UW-Oshkosh in the NCAA Division III Super Regional in Whitewater, Wisconsin.

The Titans (35-16) forced a decisive third game, after opening the day with a 5-2 victory, but the Warhawks shut-out the Titans in the decision, allowing their bats to get to work with 10 runs on 17 hits. 

To open the day, it was a must win for the Titans in the best-of-three series as the Warhawks took the opening game with a dominant 14-1 win, yesterday. Read more…

The Titans got out to an early start on defense, stranding the Warhawks on the corners at the top of the first. UW-Oshkosh was the designated home team per NCAA policy in both games of the day. The momentum shifted into the bottom of the frame as UWO took an early 3-0 lead with an RBI-single and 2-run homer in the first inning.

Eli Frank (Bayport, Wis./Bay Port) closed the gap with a 2-out RBI single in the third, but UW-Oshkosh would make back up the run immediately with a sacrifice in the bottom of the inning.

The Warhawks had eight hits in the early game, but nothing was together. That changed in the 6th, when three consecutive singles ended with an RBI for Darryl Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King). That run cut the lead to just two, where it held until the bottom 8th.

UW-Oshkosh added an insurance run in the bottom of the 8th with a small ball rally. UW-Whitewater couldn’t make up the deficit with their last three outs, setting the stage for the decisive third game at Prucha Field. 

The Warhawks batted first again in the third game, and it didn’t take long to get the bats going. The second inning began with three straight singles to load the bases for UWW. However, UW-Oshkosh managed to escape only allowing one run on a sacrifice fly from Jackson. 

Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) tacked on another run, hitting his first home run of the day in the top of the 3rd. Dominik McVay (Mineral Point, Wis./Mineral Point) followed it up in the next frame, with his own no-doubter to left field. McVay’s jack scored two, but the Warhawks continued to rally in the top of the fourth. Thies and Frank each hit doubles that bounced high off the outfield wall to score two more as the UWW lead increased to 6-0.

Logan Eisenbarth (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) continued to deal on the mound, putting down nine batters straight. The offense added on two more to help him and the defense out, a sacrifice fly from Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) in the 5th and Andy Thies’s (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) second home run of the game in the 6th.

In the top of the 7th, the Titans got through three outs without allowing a run for the first time since the first inning. Eli Frank (Bayport, Wis./Bay Port) changed that in the top of the 8th with just one swing, hitting the 100th home run of the season for the Warhawk crew. 

Eisenbarth was relieved in the eighth and made his way to the dugout under a standing ovation from the Warhawk faithful. Jack Hagen (San Clemente, Cal./San Clemente) picked up where he left off, keeping the Titans shut out in the final two innings of work. 

Thies added an insurance run in the top of the ninth, going from second to home on a dropped-third-strike wild pitch. 

UW-Oshkosh grabbed their only extra-base-hit of the game in the bottom of the ninth, but a fly out to Scolan in left field secured the Warhawks’ spot in the NCAA Division III World Series for the second consecutive season.

Eisenbarth earned the win on the mound, going 7.0 innings without allowing a run and only three hits. The junior fanned six batters on the way to his 8th victory of the season.

The Warhawks will await word from the NCAA on the seeding for the NCAA World Series. Information will be released via www.ncaa.com/sports/baseball/d3 in the coming days. For the most up-to-date news and stories, visit uwwsports.com or download the Warhawk Athletics App. 

Editor’s note: The above article was posted to the UW-Whitewater website.