Sports

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the Kiwanis Whitewater Breakfast Club and Whitewater United FC (formerly Whitewater Youth Soccer Club.)

For the sixth year, the Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club has donated to Whitewater United FC (formerly Whitewater Youth Soccer Club).  On May 18, Tony Aranda, Head Coach of the U15 Select boys team and Vice President of Whitewater United FC, invited the Whitewater Kiwanis to attend a U15 Whitewater vs U15 Croatian Eagles (Milwaukee) soccer game at Whitewater High School. It was a tough, hard fought game resulting in a tie score of 1-1.  The Whitewater U8 team was invited on to the field at halftime to play as well.

Tony Aranda has been a leader in the Whitewater United FC club for 16 years.  Whitewater United FC has 12 teams of kids from ages 4 to 14 who host their home games at Moraine View Park.  For 28 years the league has been encouraging young soccer players to develop a love of soccer and teamwork.

The attached photo features the U15 Select Boys team, along with (left to right) Kiwanian Ed Schweitzer, Head Coach and Vice President of Whitewater United FC Tony Aranda, Kiwanian President Patrick Taylor and Kiwanian Jerry Grant.  Aranda accepted the $1,500 donation from Kiwanis on behalf of the Whitewater United.  The donation will be used for a new set of goals for U8 at Moraine View Park.

Registration for the next upcoming season, fall 2022- spring 2023, will open in June and registration can be done online on Whitewater United FC’s website at: www.whitewatersoccer.com. Registration is open to all Whitewater surrounding areas. 

Following is more information from the Whitewater United FC:

We will be holding tryouts for U12 and U13+ boys & girls select teams on June 6th, 14th, and 16th. On June 6th & 16th U12 tryouts are from 4:30-5:30pm and U13+ tryouts are from 6-7:30pm.  On June 14th U13+ tryouts are from 4:30-6pm and U12 tryouts are from 6:30-7:30pm.   There are three dates youth can tryout and must attend at least one for evaluation, but they may attend all three as well for additional evaluation.  The tryout fee is $25 and includes a t-shirt that youth must wear on tryout dates (this fee covers all tryout dates). We encourage everyone with a birth year of 2008-2013 who have an interest in playing select to tryout. You must register for tryouts and the link to register is: https://go.teamsnap.com/forms/ 315079.  Please register for tryouts by June 6th.  You can also find tryout information on our website at: www.whitewatersoccer.com. Registration for select teams will open after tryouts conclude, June 17th – July 15th for those who receive offer letters for a select team.  

The next soccer season will begin in September (our schedule follows the school year and one season is played in two sessions, fall & spring games) and registration will be open from June 1st – July 15th for Rec teams.  You can register starting June 1st and the link for registration will be sent out closer to that date.  It will also be open on our website at: whitewatersoccer.com.

If you have any questions you can check our website at: whitewatersoccer.com or email at: whitewateryouthsoccer@gmail.com.

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

NCAA Division III Baseball Web Page

The No. 9 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will host No. 12 UW-Stevens Point in the NCAA Super Regional this Friday-Saturday, May 27-28, at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium in Whitewater.

First pitch of the best-of-three series is set for Friday at 12 p.m. The second game is scheduled for Saturday at 11 a.m. and the third game, if necessary, will take place 45 minutes following the conclusion of Game 2.

Tickets for the event will cost $10 per day for adults and $8 for seniors, students and youth above the age of 2 and can be purchased at the entry gate.

The winner of the Super Regional will advance to the NCAA Division III Championship, which is set for June 3-8 at Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

The Warhawks (36-9 overall) won the NCAA Whitewater Regional over the weekend, defeating No. 20 Aurora 12-8 in the tournament final. UW-W earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 25-3 record.

UW-Stevens Point (38-8) claimed the NCAA Stevens Point Regional title with a 21-8 victory against No. 18 North Central (Ill.) in the final. The Pointers claimed an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the 2022 WIAC Tournament champion.

UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point met four times during the season. The Pointers took the opener by a 4-0 score on March 28 at Miller Stadium before the Warhawks took the next three meetings by scores of 2-0 on March 28 and 4-1 and 9-1 in back-to-back games on April 26 in Whitewater.

The two teams were ranked first and second in the final NCAA Region IX Ranking of the 2022 season.

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Sunday, May 22, 2022

Related Links:

Game 2 Box Score

Game 1 Box Score

NCAA Whitewater Regional Web Page

Postgame Video Interviews (Head Coach John Vodenlich and Matt Korman)

The No. 9 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team claimed the NCAA Whitewater Regional championship with a 12-8 victory against No. 20 Aurora (Ill.) in the second of two games played Sunday at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The Warhawks (36-9 overall), who claimed their first regional title since the format shifted to a four-team tournament, will take on No. 12 UW-Stevens Point Friday and Saturday, May 27-28, in a best-of-three series in the NCAA Super Regional Round.

After dropping the first game of the day by a 13-8 score, UW-Whitewater responded well in the night cap, posting 14 hits and getting clutch pitching performances on its way to a 12-8 triumph and the program’s first regional championship since 2016.

Centerfielder Zach Campbell and third baseman Matt Korman led the offense. Campbell finished 4-for-4 with three runs scored and three runs batted in, while Korman registered two hits, including a three-run homer, and tallied three runs scored and four RBIs.

Left fielder Matt Scolan and second baseman Sam Vomhof each totaled two hits and two runs scored. Shortstop Bennett Frazer collected two hits and two RBIs, and first baseman Nick Paget, right fielder Jacob DeMeyer and cather Ryan Norton each plated one run.

Cade Berendt tossed the first five innings to pick up the win, improving to 7-0 for the season. Sam Paden pitched three-plus innings to bridge the gap to Donovan Brandl, who got the final three outs in the bottom of the ninth inning.

The three UW-W pitchers combined to strand 10 Spartan runners in the contest.

The two teams traded runs in the first inning. Campbell’s two-out double to right center plated Vomhof to give the Warhawks the early lead. Aurora (36-11) responded in the bottom half of the frame with two runs to take the lead.

Korman homered with two outs in the third for his second long ball in as many days, giving UW-Whitewater a 4-2 advantage. The Spartans cut their deficit to 4-3 with a run in the bottom of the inning.

The Warhawks broke the game open in the fifth with four runs. Paget started the scoring with a run-scoring base hit up the middle and was followed by Korman, who smashed a single to right center that scored one run. DeMeyer added an RBI double and Frazer hit a sacrifice fly for an 8-3 lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Spartans rallied for two runs before Scolan threw out a third run trying to score on a base hit to left, keeping the UW-W lead at 8-5.

Aurora threatened again in the sixth, but Paden pitched out of it, leaving the bases loaded with a fielder’s choice ground ball to short.

UW-Whitewater added insurance runs in the seventh and eighth. Frazer knocked a base hit to center to score one run before Norton hit a sacrifice fly to left in the seventh. In the eighth, Campbell came through with a two-out, two-run double to right center to make it 12-5.

The Spartans touched home plate three times in the bottom of the ninth before Brandl retired the final three batters of the contest.

In the first game of the day, Aurora plated seven runs in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth to take a commanding lead. UW-W scored six times in the ninth inning before the rally came up short.

Korman collected three hits, including two doubles, with one run scored and one RBI. Scolan knocked in three runs, while Vomhof tallied two hits and one run scored. Second baseman David Rubin finished 2-for-4 with one run scored and one RBI and Campbell and Paget each added one hit, one run scored and one RBI.

Pitcher Cam Anfang dropped to 4-1 on the season with the loss. Nick Rector and Trey Bretl each pitched in relief.

The winner of this week’s Super Regional series will earn a trip to the NCAA Division III World Series, which is set for June 3-8 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point played four times during the regular season. The Warhawks took three of the four meetings, all played at Miller Stadium in Whitewater.

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

Saturday, May 21, 2022

Box Score

NCAA Whitewater Regional Web Page

The No. 9 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team used a timely offense and strong pitching Saturday to defeat No. 20 Aurora (Ill.) 8-4 on the second day of the NCAA Whitewater Regional at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The Warhawks (35-8 overall) will play in Sunday’s regional championship game against the winner of tonight’s Aurora/Augustana game. First pitch of the contest is scheduled for 11 a.m.

UW-Whitewater smashed three homers and totaled 13 hits in Saturday’s game. Kade Lancour allowed two runs over seven innings to improve to 9-0 on the year. Cade Berendt tossed the final two frames in relief.

Left fielder Matt Scolan tallied three hits, including a solo home run, a triple and a bunt single, and knocked in a pair of runs. Third baseman Matt Korman tallied two hits, including a two-run homer, and designated hitter Sam Paden registered two hits, including a two-run homer and a run-scoring double.

Catcher Ryan Norton posted two hits, two runs scored and one RBI and second baseman David Rubin collected a pair of hits.

The Warhawks were first on the board thanks to Scolan’s solo homer with two outs in the bottom of the third, his sixth of the year and second of the regional tournament.

After the Spartans (34-10) took the lead in the top of the fourth, UW-Whitewater responded in the fifth on Paden’s go-ahead, two-run homer to make it 3-2.

The Warhawks turned the game in the sixth. Following a 1-2-3 top half by Lancour, Korman hit a two-run homer the opposite way to right field, his fourth of the season, to increase the advantage to three runs. Norton and Paden hit RBI doubles later in the frame to make it 7-2.

UW-W added an insurance run in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk by Scolan.

Aurora tallied twice with two outs in the top of the ninth, but Berendt induced a pop-up with the tying run in the on-deck circle.

A UW-W loss Sunday would force a decisive seventh game of the regional to start approximately 45 minutes following the completion of Sunday’s first game.

Editor’s Note: The following was provided by Whitewater United FC.

Over Mother’s Day weekend teams from Whitewater’s local soccer club – Whitewater United FC – attended a soccer tournament in Janesville. It was a great weekend for soccer and Whitewater United FC took full advantage of the beautiful weather. Five of the teams attended the tournament. U10 Co-Ed, U12 Co-Ed, U12 Select Boys, U15 Select Boys, and U15 Select Girls. The U10 co-ed finished in fourth place overall in their age group. The U12 co-ed team finished fifth place in their respective age group. The U12 Select boys finished second place among a tough bracket of teams. The U15 Select boys finished in a respectable third place among some of the best clubs in the southern part of the state. U15 Select girls finished in second place after a weekend of tough games. Overall, there was outstanding effort from our players and support from our coaches and families. Thank you from Whitewater United FC Board!

If your child would like to be a part of Whitewater United FC, please visit www.whitewatersoccer.com and watch for registration to open in June!

By Chris Lindeke, Assistant Athletic Director, Strategic Communications and Branding, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

NCAA Release

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will make its 14th straight appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament and host the four-team Whitewater, Wisconsin Regional starting this Friday at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The top-seeded Warhawks (33-8 overall) will face No. 4 seed MSOE in their opening game Friday at 11 a.m., while No. 2 seed Aurora (Ill.) will play against No. 3 Augustana (Ill.) at 2:30 p.m.

The winner of this weekend’s double-elimination regional advances to the NCAA Super Regional round.

UW-Whitewater earned a Pool C (at-large) bid for its 24th appearance in the national tournament after capturing the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship for the fifth straight season and 21st time in program history.

See below for the complete schedule for the weekend.

Friday, May 20

Game 1: MSOE vs. UW-Whitewater, 11 a.m.

Game 2: Augustana vs. Aurora, 2:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 21

Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 11 a.m.

Game 4: Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, 2:30 p.m.

Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Loser of Game 4, 6 p.m.

Sunday, May 22

Game 6: Winner of Game 4 vs. Winner of Game 5, 11 a.m.

Game 7: Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (if necessary), 2:30 p.m.