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