Editor’s note: The following announcement was posted to the WIAC website.

WHITEWATER, Wis.–­­­University of Wisconsin-Whitewater claimed the 2024 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) baseball title with an 8-7 victory over UW-Stevens Point at Prucha Field at James Miller Stadium on May 3.

It is the 22nd regular-season crown in program history and ninth in the last 11 seasons. The Warhawks (32-6 overall, 19-3 WIAC) also secured the top seed for the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver’s) and will host the four-team, double-elimination event May 9-11.

Against the Pointers (23-15, 13-9), the Warhawks opened up scoring right away, with a lead-off homer by Aaron Holland. UW-Stevens Point answered back with their own run in the top of the second, before going on their own hitting rally in the 3rd. 

The Pointers scored five runs on six hits in the third inning for a 6-1 lead, highlighted by Matt Baumann’s three-run homerun. It was his third straight game with a home run.

Matt Scolan closed the gap with a RBI single, but the Warhawks found themselves down 7-2 heading into the 7th inning. 

The Warhawks put up four runs in the bottom of the seventh. Scolan’s hit followed the foul line, but stayed fair to drive in two runs, a batter latter, Sam Paden singled bringing the Warhawks within one.

Bennett Frazer hit in the tying run in the bottom of the eighth, after the Warhawk defense had a shutout inning. In the top of the ninth, the Pointers got one runner on, but Holland made a great throw to catch him stealing and set-up the walk-off opportunity. 

The first two Warhawk runners got on base and it was Wyatt Hanse who finished it off with the walk-off single.

Holland and Eli Frank both had three hits for UW-Whitewater, while Logan Kottmeyer threw the final four innings to record his first win of the season.

UW-Stevens Point’s Bradley Comer, Connor Olson and Logan Holmolka each had two hits.