The Whitewater girls’ softball team finished the regular season with a win against Edgerton by a score of 12-2. The Whippets scored 1 run in the first inning but Edgerton took the lead with 2 runs in the top of the second. Whitewater exploded for 7 runs in the bottom of the second to take an 8-2 lead. The Whippets added 3 runs in the 3rd inning to go up 11-2 and won the game in the 5th inning as Bryce Hibbs hit a homerun to put Whitewater up by 10. Sara Johnson pitched a complete game to earn her 11th win of the season. Bryce Hibbs (photo) and Sara Johnson had 3 hits each while Morgan Gransee and Alyssa Schumacher had 2 hits each. Hibbs scored 4 runs while also hitting a double and a homerun. Liz Katzman, Alyssa Schumacher and Sara Johnson each drove in 3 runs.

This was also Senior Day so Whitewater honored 5 seniors for their contributions over the last 4 years. Honored were Autumn Lesar, Jocelin Beecroft, Sara Johnson, Catherine Yang and Kailey Ruhl.

Whitewater ended the season tied with East Troy for second place in the Rock Valley Conference with a 14-4 record. Overall the Whippets finished with a 15-6 record.

The Whippets start regional play next Tuesday, May 21st , as they travel to Waukesha to take on Waukesha Catholic Memorial. Game time is 5:00.

The Whitewater Whippet Golf Team concluded regular season play on Tuesday, May 14th competing in the final Rock Valley Conference (RVC) match of the season. The Whippets turned in a team score of 231. Wesley Abramson and Jaden Condon each shot a score of 50 to lead the Whippets. Abramson continued his consistent play, while Condon bounced back from a tough round on Monday at Abbey Springs. Camden Frye fired a 62. Dane Hillmer and Hogan Alexander finished out the scoring for the Whippets with a 69 and 74 respectively. Tomorrow, May 15th the Whippets will compete in the RVC Invitational at Riverside Golf Course in Janesville. Tee times are scheduled to begin at 9 a.m.

The Whippet Golf Team began championship play on Wednesday competing in the Rock Valley Conference Invitational. The team finished with a 447. Entering the invite, freshman Dane Hillmer (photo) found himself playing from the team’s number 5 position having battled an inconsistent driver all season long. Hillmer shot some balls on his family farm on Tuesday night, unable to find the right stroke. With the season struggles and the practice experience on his mind, Hillmer decided to leave the driver in his bag for most of the day. “I knew if I used my driver I was just going to get myself in trouble, so I just left it in the bag,” said Hillmer. The decision paid off for Hillmer who posted a career low round and led the team with a score of 106. Hillmer shot 60 on his front nine and  49 on the back nine. Fellow freshman Jaden Condon, having added a few new clubs to his bag over the weekend, found a groove to shoot 107. Condon shot 55 on the front and 52 on the back. Condon walked off the last green, feeling confident. “I feel that I did pretty well and am accomplishing most of my goals,” said Condon. Sophomore Wesley Abramson, the team’s number one golfer all season shot 113 with a 57, 56. Rounding out the scoring for the Whippets was Maddie Arnett and Camden Frye with a 121 and 137 respectively. The Whippets aim to build off of this momentum next Tuesday, May 21st at the WIAA Regional competition at Grand Geneva Highlands.

Complete preview, including game notes: https://uwwsports.com/news/2019/5/14/no-12-baseball-primed-for-ncaa-diii-

The No. 12 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team will make its 12th 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 second-seeded Warhawks (34-10 overall) will face No. 3 seed North Central (Ill.) in their opening game Friday at 3 p.m. No. 1 seed Webster (Mo.) will take on fourth-seeded Bethany Lutheran (Minn.) to open the day at 11 a.m. UW-Whitewater earned a Pool “C”, or at-large, bid for its 22nd appearance in the national tournament.
 
See below for the regional’s complete schedule.

Friday, May 17 (home teams listed first):
11 a.m. – Game 1 – Webster vs. Bethany Lutheran
3 p.m. – Game 2 – UW-Whitewater vs. North Central
 
Saturday, May 18:
11 a.m. – Game 3 – Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2
3 p.m. – Game 4 – Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2
6 p.m. – Game 5 – Winner of Game 4 vs. Loser of Game 3
 
Sunday, May 19:
12 p.m. – Game 6 – Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 5
4 p.m. – Game 7 – Winner of Game 6 vs. Loser of Game 6 (if necessary)