By Lynn Binnie
Whitewater Banner volunteer staff
whitewaterbanner@gmail.com
CORRECTION 5/17 @ 7:15 a.m. – Sunday’s first game begins at 11 a.m. [The Banner previously stated noon.] If the Warhawks win the first game, the “if necessary game” will begin 45 minutes after the conclusion of the first. Our apologies for the error.
After midnight on Saturday UW-W published stories on both of Saturday’s games.
Bethany Lutheran [unranked on the d3baseball.com poll and #32 on NCAA] snuck past Whitewater [#2 and #3 on the same polls] by a score of 8-7 on Saturday, May 16 in the NCAA DIII regional. The box score may be viewed here. A rather respectable crowd of 743 people was reported to be on hand for the contest. That game was played at 2:30.
The Warhawks didn’t get much rest, as their next contest was scheduled for 6 p.m. on Saturday but actually started at 6:25. They shook off the earlier loss and snuck past Macalester by a score of 9-8. The box score may be viewed here. Attendance was reported to be 651. Macalester was their opening opponent on Friday, and they beat them 13-4 then.
The only teams that haven’t been eliminated by two losses are now UW-W and Bethany Lutheran. The latter hasn’t lost a contest. Those two teams will face off on Sunday at 11 a.m. If UW-W wins, they will face Bethany Lutheran once again, beginning 45 minutes after the first game.
The Warhawks could sure use a strong cheering section on Sunday. Most everything you need to know may be found on UW-W’s Regional Tournament page. That includes admission costs, parking info (remember, Saturday is commencement, so parking arrangements will change), and the schedule for the tournament. Also see the Gameday Central page for further information.
