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11-inning Thriller in Game 1 swings momentum into Game 2 for an 11-4 win

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team secured their 9th tournament title in program history with a win over UW-Oshkosh in the 2025 WIAC Baseball Championship. After forcing a decisive game two in an 11-inning thriller, the Warhawks kept the momentum in their favor to cruise to an 11-4 win to claim the crown. 

The Warhawks batted first in game one, coming out of the elimination side of the WIAC Tournament bracket. Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) led off the inning with a single, and scored the first run with the help of a few errors by the Titan defense.

UW-Oshkosh took the lead with a 2-RBI double in the bottom of the second, and kept the Warhawks from rounding in the next two frames. The third and fourth innings both ended with a “double” play, a 643 and then strike-them-out-throw-them-out.

UW-Oshkosh extended their lead in the 5th, hitting a solo shot to take a 3-1 lead. But Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) answered back to cut the lead back to one with his own solo jack in the top of the 7th. 

The Warhawk defense and pitching kept working through the Titan order to keep the game close, it finally paid off with Sam Paden (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) hitting the tying single in the top of the 9th with two outs.

In the bottom of the 9th, UW-Oshkosh had runners in scoring position with one out, but Brandon Brust (The Woodlands, Tex./The Woodlands) got the Warhawks out of the jam, with a swinging strikeout and a weak pop-up. 

Both teams were held without a run in the first extra inning. The Warhawks were thrown out at home, to keep the game tied at 3-a-piece.

The Warhawks broke the tie in the top of the 11th, with Paden scoring two on a single. Dominik McVay (Mineral Point, Wis./Mineral Point) added an insurance run with two outs to put the Warhawks up 6-3.

Logan Eisenbarth (Barrington, Ill./Barrington) secured the save grabbing a quick two outs. The Titans managed two bases runners, but were stranded after a pop up to end the game.

In game two, the Warhawks switched back to the home team and a three-up-three-down sent the Warhawks to the bottom of the first quickly. UWW loaded up the bags, but the Titans ended the inning without a run.

The Warhawks took the first lead of the game with an Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) solo home run in the bottom of the third. The Warhawk defense kept UW-Oshkosh in check as well, not allowing more than one base runner through six innings. 

A rally in the bottom of the 6th kept swinging the Warhawks forward. The Warhawks scored six runs, all coming from two-RBI doubles from Holland, Eli Frank (Bayport, Wis./Bay Port), and then Cootway to put the Warhawks up 7-0.

UW-Oshkosh ended the shutout in the seventh, with two out singles to score two runners. 

The Warhawks answered back quickly though, Darryl Jackson (Milwaukee, Wis./Rufus King) scored from first with help from a single by Dominik McVay (Mineral Point, Wis./Mineral Point) and an error in the outfield. Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) hit another homer to break the double digit mark on the scoreboard. 

Jack Hagen (San Clemente, Cal./San Clemente) finished the last three innings on the mound for the save, with George Hansen (Superior, Wis./Superior) earning the win after pitching the first six innings. 

The NCAA Selection show is scheduled for Monday, May 12th. The Warhawks will find out their placement in the NCAA Tournament during the selection show. 

Scolan Goes for Cycle; Warhawks to Face Titans in WIAC Title Bout

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team were victorious in the rematch against UW-Platteville in the elimination game of the 2025 WIAC Tournament. 

The Warhawks’ Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) added a new accolade on his already storied career. Scolan went 4-for-4 from the plate, completing the cycle, the fourth time in Warhawk history. Scolan joins Daytona Bryden (2016 & 2018) and Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) (2023) in the Warhawk record books. 

Scolan recorded his single in inning number one but was stranded after the Warhawks two-lead off singles to start the game. 

UWW offense got clicking quickly though, spotting three runs in the bottom of the second. Aaron Holland (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) hit a two-RBI double to clean up Daryl Jackson and Danny Hopper (Palatine, Ill./Palatine), as Scolan tallied his double to score Holland.

The Warhawk defense was also clicking, not allowing their first base runner until the third inning. The Pioneers went 4.1 innings without a hit as Cade Hansen (New Braunfels, Texas/Smithson Valley) continued to deal on the mound.

Adam Cootway (DePere, Wis./Fox Valley Lutheran) added another run to the lead with a solo home run in the bottom of three, his second of the day. UW-Platteville was able to get out of the inning without any more damage and held the Warhawks without a run in the fourth.

Scolan led off the bottom of the fifth with a triple to left center. Eli Frank (Bayport, Wis./Bay Port) sent one to left field to give the Warhawks a 6-0 lead. However, the inning wasn’t over, with Dany Hopper hitting an RBI single, followed by Sam Paden (Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville) 2-run homer to push the lead up to nine. 

Holland had a productive at bat to score another, with Scolan achieving the cycle with a no-doubter over the right field scoreboard in the bottom of the 5th.

In the bottom of the 6th, Paden pushed in Cootway on a fielder’s choice. The Pioneers had two singles to lead off the 7th, but a 643 double play and Cade Hansen (New Braunfels, Texas/Smithson Valley) strikeout gave the Warhawks the 13-0 win.

Hansen only allowed five hits while fanning five in his complete game win. 

UWW baseball will take on UW-Oshkosh in the WIAC Championship Saturday morning, May 10. The game is set for 11 am. The Warhawks will need to win the first game in order to force a decisive second game for the WIAC Tournament Title.

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Tournament Schedule
Thursday, May 8
Game 1–UW-Platteville (#4) 6, UW-Whitewater (#1) 3  (Box Score)
Game 2–UW-Oshkosh (#3) 15, UW-La Crosse (#2) 4 (8 inn.)  (Box Score)

Friday, May 9
Game 3–UW-Whitewater 6, UW-La Crosse 5  (Box Score)  (UW-La Crosse eliminated)
Game 4–UW-Oshkosh 15, UW-Platteville 5 (7 inn.)  (Box Score)
Game 5–UW-Whitewater 13, UW-Platteville 0 (7 inn.)  (Box Score)  (UW-Platteville eliminated)

Saturday, May 10
Game 6–UW-Oshkosh at UW-Whitewater, 11:00 AM  (Live Video)  (Live Stats)
Game 7 (if necessary)–Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2:00 PM

Hosted by UW-Whitewater at Prucha Field at Jim Miller Stadium

Dogs, cats and other pets (with the exception of licensed service animals) are prohibited on the site of all WIAC championships and postseason tournaments (regardless of whether the event is conducted on- or off-campus)

Softball Tournament at van Steenderen Complex

Tournament Schedule

Friday, May 9
Game 1–UW-Platteville (#5) 9, UW-La Crosse (#4) 0 (6 inn.)  (Box Score)  (UW-La Crosse eliminated)
Game 2–UW-Stevens Point (#6) 9, UW-Eau Claire (#3) 4  (Box Score)  (UW-Eau Claire eliminated)
 
Saturday, May 10
Game 3–UW-Platteville at UW-Whitewater (#1), 11:00 AM  (Live Video)  (Live Stats)
Game 4–UW-Stevens Point vs. UW-Oshkosh (#2), 1:30 PM  (Live Video)  (Live Stats)
Game 5–Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4, 4:00 PM  (Live Video)  (Live Stats)
 
Sunday, May 11
Inclement weather date

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team won the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship for the 23rd time in the program’s history and the seventh time in the last eight seasons.

UW-Whitewater clinched the title outright – its second straight – on May 3 with a 19-4 victory against UW-Platteville.

The Warhawks are hosting the WIAC Tournament this weekend. The team dropped its opening game by 6-3 in the tournament against UW-Platteville and takes on UW-La Crosse in an elimination game today – Friday, May 9, at 10 a.m.

The NCAA Tournament begins with regional tournaments next week. UW-Whitewater was ranked No. 2 in the nation in the latest D3baseball.com National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25. D3baseball.com/National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Top 25.

Softball also clinched WIAC title; Also hosting WIAC tournament this weekend

The 2025 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team, clinched its 16th Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 12-2 league record.

The Warhawks, who’ve won six of the last eight league regular season titles and eight of the last 11, will host the WIAC Tournament starting Friday, May 9. As the top seed, the team has a first-round bye and plays its first game Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. at van Steenderen Softball Complex.

The NCAA Tournament begins next week with regional tournaments. UW-Whitewater was ranked 15th in the nation in the most recent National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater won the outright Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) baseball regular season title with a 19-4 seven-inning victory over UW-Platteville at Prucha Field at Jim Miller Stadium on May 3.

It is the second straight and 23rd overall regular-season championship in program history for UW-Whitewater (34-4 overall, 24-4 WIAC). The Warhawks also secured the top seed for the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver’s) that begins May 8, and will host the four-team, double-elimination event that will determine the conference’s automatic NCAA qualifier. UW-La Crosse is the No. 2 seed, while UW-Oshkosh is the No. 3 seed and UW-Platteville is the No. 4 seed.

In the opening game against UW-Platteville (18-19, 13-15) on May 3, the Pioneers scored three runs in the opening frame on a run-scoring single by Anthony Massa, and RBI groundouts by Sam Meidenbau and Connor Gressens.

In the bottom of the inning, Eli Frank had a sacrifice fly and Adam Cootway hit a solo homerun to close the gap to just one run. From there, it was all UW-Whitewater, as the Warhawks scored in every single inning. 

Matt Scolan highlighted the second inning, hitting a 3-run homer to collect the program career RBI record. Later in the game, Scolan would break career walks record as well.

The Warhawks extended the lead to nine in the fourth, highlighted by 2-RBI doubles from both Cootway and Andy Theis. Thies scored himself on a Hopper hit, sliding right under the tag from the catcher. Dominik McVay finished the inning with his own RBI to put the Warhawks up 12-3.

In the fifth inning, UW-Platteville capitalized on an error to get a runner on third and Trinity Beland had sacrifice fly for their fourth run of the game. 

In the bottom of the frame, Sam Paden had a base-clearing triple to extend the lead to double digits. Daryl Jackson added his own RBI single. 

Evan Olson, Thies, and Jackson Koenig all scored a run in the sixth for a 19-4 lead.

Cade Hansen pitched a complete game, notching 11 strikeouts in a 7.0 inning win.

Gressens led UW-Platteville with a pair of hits and RBI.

Source: WIAC website, which indicates “UW-Whitewater Sports Information contributed to this recap.”

Kelly Whipple, a General Business major, and member of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s bowling team, was selected as the 2024-25 NCAA Division III Player of the Year in women’s bowling by the National Tenpin Coaches Association.

Whipple earned the award for the second time in her career.

Whipple is the first two-time NTCA Division III Bowler of the Year for UW-Whitewater. In addition to this season, Whipple was the DIII Bowler of the Year in 2023 and the Division III Rookie of the Year in 2022. This is the fourth straight season and sixth overall the top bowler in Division III has been a Warhawk (Rachel Nelson 2024, Caitlin Mertins 2022, Amanda VanDuyn 2016, Katie Zwiefelhofer 2014). Whipple bowled in every possible frame for UWW this season. She is the eighth-ranked anchor bowler across all divisions with an 88.6% fill rate in the 10th frame. This season, Whipple has averaged 198.9 in traditional games and 197.3 in Baker games. She boasts a fill percentage of 85.7, strike percentage of 46.3 and makeable spare rate of 82.2%.

The 2024-25 Warhawks lead Division III in five of seven statistical categories recognized by the NTCA for awards. UW-Whitewater is the top Division III program in the latest NTCA Power Index and is ranked 12th overall. This season, UWW led Division III in traditional frame average (18.82%), Baker frame average (19.13%), Baker double percentage (42.4), strike percentage (42.3) and overall spare conversion (68.8%).

UW-Whitewater will make its 10th appearance in the USBC Intercollegiate Team Championships set for April 16-19 in Las Vegas. The Warhawks qualified after finishing among the top four teams in the Addison, Illinois sectional. Warhawk Jordyn Norvell (Pleasant Prairie, Wis./Tremper) qualified for the Intercollegiate Singles Championship after finishing fifth in a field of over 200 bowlers in the sectional. The ISC is set to run April 14-16 leading into the team championship.

(UW-Whitewater photo/Craig Schreiner)

Kacie Carollo named Regional Player of the Year for UW-Whitewater women’s basketball

Kacie Carollo, a Integrated Science-Business major from Whitewater, WI, and senior guard on the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women’s basketball team, has been named the Region 9 Player of the Year by D3hoops.com.

Carollo, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year, was recently named a finalist for the Jostens Trophy – the prestigious honor awarded to the top player in Division III. Additionally, she garnered First Team All-Region honors for the third consecutive season. An All-WIAC pick for the fourth time, Carollo was also selected to the All-Defensive Team for the third straight season.

Carollo’s 635 points this season is ranked fifth nationally. She also ranks among the top 2 in Division III in assists, field goals, free throws, points per game, rebounds and three-pointers. Over the course of the 2024-25 campaign, Carollo broke the league record for three-pointers made. She also broke the UWW program record for career rebounds, career double-doubles, points in a season, season scoring average and three-pointers made in a season.

This is the third consecutive season the Region 9 Player of the Year has been a Warhawk – joining Aleah Grundahl (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) from the two previous seasons.

Photos courtesy of Kodiak Creative

Providence, RI — Brayden Peet (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) and Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) claimed All-America honors at the 2025 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships after finishing fourth and fifth respectively Saturday. 

Peet opened Saturday with a semifinal matchup against third-seeded Cooper Willis of Augsburg. The 165-pounder bounced back from a 5-0 loss to Willis with a 6-0 win over Springfield’s Jake Deguire in the consolation semifinal. In the battle for third, Peet fell to second-seeded Tanner Gerber of UW-La Crosse by 15-6 major decision. Peet claimed his first All-America honor in his first NCAA Championship appearance with the fourth-place finish. 

Mallinder had a tough battle against top-ranked Chase Randall (Coast Guard) in his semifinal bout at 133 pounds. After the 7-2 loss, Mallinder dropped into the fifth-place match following a close 3-2 loss to fifth-seeded Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace). In his final bout of the 2025 championships, Mallinder pinned third-seeded Garrett Totten (TCNJ) in just 1:54. With the fifth-place finish, Mallinder earns his second All-America honor in as many seasons – he was sixth at 133 pounds a year ago.

Team scores are not available as the championship bouts are scheduled for 7 PM ET Saturday evening. 

Friday Recap
Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) and Brayden Peet (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) advance to the semifinal round of the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. 

Jalen Dunson (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest) represented the Warhawks in the 125-pound weight class. Dunson opened the day with a major decision win over Connor Fiser from Loras. The junior faced conference opponent Quinten Wolbert from UWL in the second round. Dunson lost by in a close 7-5 decision. In the wrestle-back rounds, Dunson won his first by a major decision & advanced again with a take down in the overtime period against Kaden Majcher from Lycoming. His run came to an end in round in the consolation bracket to the sixth seeded Jake Craig from Southern Maine.

Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park) went 3-0 in the 133 weight class to advance to the semifinals on Saturday. Mallinder secured a major decision followed by a technical fall on riding time in the first two rounds. The junior won his quarterfinal match over Connor Kidd from Luther. Mallinder will wrestle top-seeded Chase Randall from USCGA on Saturday. 

Brayden Peet (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore) Joins Mallinder in the semifinal round. Peet recorded three straight decisions at the 165-pound weight class. The sophmore will face third-seeded Cooper Willis from Augsburg on Saturday.  

Gavin Kohel (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) represented the Warhawks in the 184-pound weight class. Kohel seventh-seeded Tyler Winthers from Merchant Marine in the first round. In the second round of the sophmore battled but fell in a major decision. 

Full Results

125 pounds – Jalen Dunson (Oak Park, Ill./Oak Park River Forest)
R1: won by MD over Connor Fiser (Loras), 11-2
R2: lost by DEC to Quinten Wolbert (UWL), 7-5
Cons R2: won by MD over Wyatt Kaczrowski (Augsburg), 13-4
Cons. R3: won in SV-1 over Kaden Majcher (Lycoming), 12-9
Cons. R4: lost by DEC to #6 Jake Craig (Southern Maine), 4-1

133 pounds – Dominik Mallinder (Roselle, Ill./Lake Park)
R1: won by MD over Daniel Haws (Centenary), 12-2
R2: won by TF over Wyatt Magolski (UWL), 17-2 (7:00)
QF: won by DEC over Connor Kidd (Luther), 10-5
SF: lost by DEC to #1 Chase Randall (USCGA), 7-2
Cons. Semi: lost by DEC to #5 Jaden Hinton (Baldwin Wallace), 3-2
5th Place Match: won by FALL over #3 Garrett Totten (TCNJ) 1:54

165 pounds – Brayden Peet (Sycamore, Ill./Sycamore)
R1: won by DEC over Konrad Parker (Ithaca), 8-2
R2: won by DEC over Mark Troni (Wash. & Lee), 8-2
QF: won by DEC over Christophe Stathopoulos (Stevens), 7-3
SF: lost by DEC to #3 Cooper Willis (Augsburg), 5-0
Cons. Semi: won by DEC over Jake Deguire (Springfield), 6-0
3rd Place Match: lost by MD to #2 Tanner Gerber (UWL), 15-6

184 pounds – Gavin Kohel (River Falls, Wis./River Falls)
R1: lost by FALL to #7 Tyler Winthers (Merchant Marine), 3:32
Cons. R1: BYE
Cons R2: lost by MD to #8 Blake Williams (Adrian), 17-4