Saturday, April 24, 2021

Box Score, Game 1: https://static.uwwsports.com/custompages/baseball/2021/uwspb24.htm

Box Score, Game 2: https://static.uwwsports.com/custompages/baseball/2021/uwspb25.htm

The No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team used a potent offense Saturday to earn two victories at UW-Stevens Point in a non-conference doubleheader.

The Warhawks (21-4 overall) put together one big inning early in each contest, defeating the Pointers 12-5 in Game 1 before finishing the day with a 17-1 triumph in seven innings.

In the opener, UW-Whitewater collected seven runs in the top of the third inning and never trailed. Catcher Ian Drays and second baseman Sam Vomhof recorded run-scoring singles before right fielder Jacob DeMeyer drew a bases-loaded walk to give the team a 3-0 lead. After shortstop Nick Santoro hit a sacrifice fly to plate Vomhof, first baseman Connor Moroder knocked a two-run single to right field and eventually came around to score on a wild pitch.

Moroder kept the offense going in the top of the fifth with a two-run homer, his first of the year, out to right field. The Warhawks added three more in the top of the ninth on a two-run single by Santoro and an RBI double to right center by left fielder Matt Korman.

Moroder collected three hits, two runs scored and four runs batted in. Santoro finished 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs, designated hitter Taylor White registered two hits and one run scored, and third baseman Tucker Criswell reached base three times with one hit and two walks while adding two runs scored.

Pitcher Max Huseboe tossed 4 2/3 innings in relief to pick up his first win of the year. Ben Muscatello earned his first save, collecting the final out of the eighth inning with two on base and pitching around a two-out walk in the bottom of the ninth. Along with starter Jim Jarecki, UW-W pitchers combined to strand 15 Pointer baserunners.

In Game 2, UW-Whitewater plated seven runs on six hits in the first inning and didn’t look back, and three Warhawk pitchers combined to hold UW-Stevens Point (18-7) to two hits and two walks in the contest.

Pitcher Trey Bretl started the game and earned his first win, striking out three over four innings of work. Vomhof tossed a pair of shutout frames in relief, and Hayden Fox closed the game in the bottom of the seventh.

Criswell and Korman posted three hits apiece to pace a balanced Warhawk offense. Criswell scored two runs and knocked in two, while Korman homered, scored twice and plated three runs.

Vomhof tallied two hits and two runs scored, and Santoro totaled two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs. Drays hit a three-run homer as part of UW-W’s big first inning.

DeMeyer reached base twice with one hit and one walk and added one RBI, and centerfielder Zach Campbell walked twice and scored two runs.

The Warhawks host UW-Stout for a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader Wednesday starting at 1 p.m. at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

Friday, April 23, 2021

Box Score, Game 1: https://static.uwwsports.com/custompages/softball/2021/sb23.htm

Box Score, Game 2: https://static.uwwsports.com/custompages/softball/2021/sb24.htm

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team defeated UW-La Crosse 6-2 in the first game before being edged 1-0 in the second game of Friday’s Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at van Steenderen Softball Complex.

With the split, the Warhawks (16-8 overall, 6-4 WIAC) remained in third place in the conference standings, one-half game ahead of the Eagles (10-8, 5-4).

In Game 1, catcher Nikki Mikosz hit her league-leading eighth home run of the season, and designated player Kennedy Cox, left fielder Krista Sbarra and second baseman Delaney Becker each plated runs to lead the offense.

Centerfielder Vera Pflugradt totaled three hits, finishing with a single, double and triple to complete three-fourths of a cycle, and scored one run.

Pitcher Kate Cleveland earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits over 4 1/3 innings. Reliever Marissa Adams picked up her second save of the year, tossing 2 2/3 shutout innings and escaping a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the top of the fifth.

UW-La Crosse took a 1-0 advantage in the top of the second before UW-Whitewater tied it in the bottom half of the frame on Becker’s sacrifice fly.

The Warhawks plated three in the third on an error and Mikosz’s two-run homer to deep left field. UW-W scored two more in the fourth on Sbarra’s infield single and Cox’s double to left center.

In the second game, the Warhawks loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but a line drive was caught, and the runner on second was doubled off to end the game.

Rhiann Dick scattered eight hits and struck out a season-high seven over five innings, taking the tough-luck loss to drop to 5-4. Adams tossed two more shutout innings in relief.

First baseman Kaleigh O’Brien reached base twice with one hit and one walk. Third baseman Meg Cohrs and right fielder Meghan Dunning accounted for UW-W’s other hits with one apiece.

UW-Whitewater visits UW-La Crosse for two more games this Sunday. First pitch of the non-conference doubleheader is set for 1 p.m.

Friday, April 23, 2021

Box Score, Game 1: https://static.uwwsports.com/custompages/baseball/2021/bb22.htm

Box Score, Game 2: https://static.uwwsports.com/custompages/baseball/2021/bb23.htm

The No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team continued Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play Friday afternoon by splitting a doubleheader against UW-Stevens Point at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The Warhawks (19-4 overall, 13-3 WIAC), who are tied atop the league standings with the Pointers (18-5, 13-3), claimed the opener by an 11-1 score in seven innings before suffering a 9-6 setback in the second game.

In Game 1, UW-Whitewater plated seven runs in the second inning and pounded out 15 hits in the contest to win by run rule after 6 1/2 innings.

Designated hitter Taylor White and first baseman Connor Moroder led the balanced offensive attack. White homered for the fourth time in five games and finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored and one run batted in, while Moroder collected three hits and a team-high four RBIs.

Left fielder Matt Korman registered two hits, and third baseman Tucker Criswell posted two hits, two runs scored and one RBI. Second baseman Sam Vomhof recorded two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs.

Pitcher Matt O’Sullivan improved to 6-0 on the year, allowing four hits while striking out six batters over his seven-inning performance.

In the nightcap, the Warhawks came back from a three-run deficit with three runs in the bottom of the sixth on a balk, a triple by Criswell and a run-scoring single by shortstop Nick Santoro.

UW-W took the lead in the bottom of the seventh on RBI doubles from Moroder and catcher Ryan Norton.

UW-Stevens Point plated five runs in the top of the ninth, including four with two outs, to take the lead for good.

Moroder led the offense with two hits, one run scored and two RBIs. Santoro tallied two hits and one RBI, and Vomhof finished with two hits and two runs scored.

Pitcher Kade Lancour took the loss in relief, falling to 0-1 on the year. Connor Spear tossed the first five frames, and Moroder recorded the final out in the top of the ninth in relief of Lancour.

The Warhawks and Pointers play two more times Saturday in Stevens Point. First pitch of the non-conference doubleheader is slated for 1 p.m.