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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Warhawk Softball Earns Close Victories on the Road
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater softball team extended its active win streak to eight games Tuesday with back-to-back, one-run wins at UW-Platteville in a non-conference doubleheader.
The Warhawks (24-8 overall) tied the first game in the seventh inning and tallied the go-ahead run in the eighth for a 6-5 triumph in extra innings. UW-W registered runs in the sixth and seventh innings to take Game 2 by a 2-1 score.
In the opener, first baseman Kaleigh O’Brien hit a game-tying single with one out to make it 5-5, and centerfielder Vera Pflugradt put UW-Whitewater ahead for good with an RBI single in the eighth.
Pitcher Marissa Adams retired eight straight batters over the final 2 2/3 innings to pick up the win, improving to 4-1 on the year. Kate Cleveland started and pitched one inning, and Mallory Hollatz took the middle 4 1/3 frames, pitching into the sixth inning.
Third baseman Meg Cohrs gave UW-W the lead with a double to right center in the top of the first before the Pioneers (15-15) took a 3-1 advantage in the bottom of the inning.
The Warhawks tallied three straight hits to start the top of the sixth, tying the game on a two-run triple to right by second baseman Delaney Becker and taking the lead on an RBI groundout by right fielder Taylor Briehl.
UW-Platteville took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the sixth before UW-Whitewater fought back to tie the game and take the lead for good.
Pflugradt led the offense with three hits and one runs scored. Cohrs, O’Brien, designated player Kennedy Cox and catcher Nikki Mikosz each finished with two hits.
In the second game, neither team scored until the bottom of the fifth, when the Pioneers took a 1-0 advantage on a groundout.
Shortstop Meghan Dunning homered to lead off the top of the sixth and tie the game, and pitcher Annie Morelli left a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the frame to set up the Warhawks for another late rally.
Pflugradt recorded her second go-ahead hit of the day with an RBI triple to right center to score Briehl.
UW-Platteville put the leadoff hitter aboard in the bottom of the seventh, but Adams shut the door, stranding the tying run in scoring position for her third save of the season.
Morelli was credited with the victory, moving to 3-0 for the season. Starter Rhiann Dick struck out six batters over five innings of work.
O’Brien collected a team-high two hits, and Briehl reached base twice with two walks.
UW-Whitewater wraps up the regular season this Saturday with a pair of Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference games at UW-River Falls. First pitch of the doubleheader is slated for 2 p.m. The Warhawks are one game out of first place in the conference standings heading into the weekend.
By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staf
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
Packers fans have heard plenty of rumors in recent days regarding Aaron Rodgers’ dispute with management and his desire to either be traded or retire. Here’s one of the latest rumors: that one of the major factors was the release of former Warkawk Jake Kumerow from the team.
Kumerow originally attended Illinois. He caught 3 passes for 15 yards with the Illini. He then transferred to UW-W. Kumerow finished with 158 receptions for 2648 yards and 36 touchdowns for the Warhawks, and was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2015. He has also been a member of the New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, and New Orleans Saints. He was released by the Packers during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020. (Source: Wikipedia)
Here’s a link to the story on packerswire.com
Article Submitted by Michael Hookstead
Whitewater High School Head Baseball Coach
mhookstead@wwusd.org
The Whippet Baseball Team took to the field on Friday, April 30th, against the Jefferson Eagles.
The Whippets started off with a rough 1st inning, giving up runs. The team battled the entire game, but fell short by a score of 10-2.
The coaching staff took a lot of positive things away from the game, though.
Article Submitted by Chad Carstens
Whitewater High School Head Cross Country Coach
ccarstens@wwusd.org
Photo Courtesy of Peter Mischka
On Saturday, May 1, the Whippet CC teams competed against some of the state’s best D1 teams in a WIAA Sectional hosted by Whitewater on the WHS campus. The weather was some of the wildest that we have experienced in recent memory with recorded gusts at 39 mph in the area. Teams traveled from as far away as Gibraltar, Fond du Lac, and the Oshkosh area to earn a trip to the WIAA State Meet to be held on Saturday, May 8th. The top two teams and the top five individuals not on those two teams would earn a trip to the State Meet.
Trenten Zahn was the highlight of the day as he executed perhaps his best race ever in a Whippet uniform. As he detailed the night before, he put himself in 11th place in the first mile, worked his way up to 7th in the second mile, and between 2.1 and 2.5 miles he throttled his way into 4th. Trenten knew finishing in the top 5 would automatically punch his ticket to state, but he wouldn’t settle. Whippet CC runners don’t settle; they strive for excellence and the pride that comes from within that giving your best is the only option. Furthermore, representing the Whitewater name is both a privilege and an honor. A runner from Kewaunee passed Trenten in the last 60 meters pushing him to fifth, but Trenten found another gear and took his 4th place spot back to finish in a time of 18:18.2. His racing strategy was simply flawless. Trenten certainly made the Whippet faithful proud with his efforts, and he will be rewarded with one more week of training and the joy that State week brings. Trenten will be competing at 11:00 am in Janesville at Blackhawk Golf Course which is a special place as that is the site of the famed Midwest Invitational that the team travels to annually, except this year, due to COVID. However, Trenten will get one last chance to race there along with many other D1 athletes. Trenten more than earned his spot on this extremely wild weather day. This will be Trenten’s second State CC meet as he competed there in 2018 as a sophomore.
Also racing for the boys was Junior Cooper Hammond who turned in a strong effort to finish in 30th. Sophomore CJ Tomomitsu fought off hip pain to take 35th. Freshman Nate Holden placed 46th, and Senior Will Hofmann placed 47th. Senior Evan Schepp placed 61st, and Sophomore Keith Cameron placed 62nd. The boys’ team placed 6th overall out of the 12 teams represented.
On the girls’ side, Junior Sophie Walton resumed the #1 runner position and redeemed herself after a tough race at conference the week prior. She finished in 39th place with a time of 25:23.8. Junior Gwen Truesdale placed 46th, followed by junior Olive Coburn in 52nd, junior Trinity Nickels in 55th, sophomore Caelyn Caputo in 56th, freshman Lauren Buehler in 57th, and rounding out the team at sectionals was Jennifer Villarreal in 61st. The team finished in 9th place out of 12 competing teams.
Full Results can be found at https://my.raceresult.com/169379/
Coach Carstens would like to thank Athletic Director Justin Crandall, Dr. Pate-Hefty, WUSD Administration, Russ Walton, maintenance workers, WUSD Staff, meet day workers, Jeff Miller, CC Parents, Mark Maas, Steve Johnson, Shannon Cushman, and countless others that helped to not only make this day a great day for the sport of cross country but to pull off four home events in a pandemic season at an untested site and passed with flying colors.
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