GAME RECAPS

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Game 1: UW-Stevens Point (28-13) def. UW-Platteville (22-19) 17-6

UW-Platteville took an early 3-0 lead after two but it was all Stevens Point after that.  The Pointers scored four in the fourth, six in the fifth, and seven in the sixth to rack up seventeen runs on eighteen hits.  Platteville did notch a run in each of the fifth, sixth, and seven innings but were unable to prevent the game from ending early after seven innings by virtue of the ten-run rule.  Senior rightfielder Brad Archambeau drove in four of the Pointer runs while his teammate Dan Douglas drove in four more.  Every Pointer batter recorded a hit in the game and all but one recorded an RBI.  Eric Van Beck picked up the win going six innings and giving up six hits and five runs while striking out one.  Van Beck is now 3-2 this season.  With the victory the Pointers advance to play number one seeded UW-Whitewater.  The WIAC tournament uses a double-elimination format so UW-Platteville will play again at 4:00 pm against the loser of the game between UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point.

 

Game 2: UW-Stevens Point (29-13) def. UW-Whitewater (35-5) 15-7

Similar to game one, the Pointers fell behind early, this time 4-0, but then got on a roll scoring fifteen runs in a 15-7 victory over UW-Whitewater.  The Pointers scored four in the top of the third, four in the top of the sixth and six more in the top of the ninth to cruise to their second victory in the WIAC tournament.  Eric Fritz went 4-for-6 from the dish while Brad Archambeau and Josh Krueger each tallied three hits for the Pointers.  Justin Jirschele did damage at the plate as well driving in four runs in the game.  Joel Delorit earned the victory for UW-SP and is now 7-3 this season.  The Pointers will move on to play in the first of what could be two championship games on Saturday in the double-elimination tournament.  The Warhawks will play again in an elimination game against UW-Platteville on Friday.

 

Game 3: UW-Whitewater (36-5) def. UW-Platteville (22-20) 14-0

Aaron Leitner pitched a two-hit shutout and the Warhawks took care of business at the plate in a 14-0 shutout of UW-Platteville.  The loss eliminates Platteville from the remainder of the WIAC tournament.  UW-Whitewater is 25-5-1 against UW-Platteville since 2005 with one of those losses coming this season.  UW-W scored in the third, fourth, fifth and seventh innings en route to victory.  Ben Kuhlmann went 3-for-5 in the game with four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the fifth.  Also chipping in at the plate were Rob Coe who went 3-for-5 with two RBIs, and Jordan Stine who went 3-for-5 with one RBI and three runs.  The Warhawks advance to take on five-time defending WIAC tournament champion UW-Stevens Point on Saturday at noon.  Since the Warhawks lost to Point on Friday in the double-elimination tournament, they will have to beat them twice on Saturday to dethrone them.

 

Game 4: UW-Whitewater (37-5) def. UW-Stevens Point (29-14)

The Pointers opened up a 2-0 lead after a leadoff homerun by Brad Archambeau in the bottom of the first and an RBI double by Eric Fritz in the second.  The Warhawks got one back in the top of the fifth on a sac bunt by Jordan Stine that scored Matt Beyer.  The pitching duel lasted until the top of the eighth when UW-W scored four to take a 5-2 lead.  A Pointer comeback was snuffed out by relief pitcher Ben Versnik in the bottom of the eighth.  After the Pointers scored one run, Versnik came on with one out and runners at the corners and stopped the rally, preserved the lead, and eventually earned the save.  Jason Hooper, UW-W’s starting pitcher, escaped danger in the bottom of the first with one out and the bases loaded to allow just one run en route to his sixth victory of the season.  The come from behind win by UW-W forced a second WIAC championship game to be played on Saturday.  The winner of the fifth and final game earns the automatic berth in the NCAA Division III baseball championship.

 

Game 5: UW-Whitewater (38-5) def. UW-Stevens Point (29-15)

UW-W took the lead in the first inning and never gave it up en route to their third WIAC conference title.  The Warhawks dethroned the Pointers who were five-time defending tournament champions.  UW-W had a 3-0 lead going into the fifth when the Pointers fought back to within one but the ‘Hawks added three in the bottom of the seventh and used a strong pitching performance from Jeff Donovan, who threw eight and a third innings giving up just two runs, to preserve their lead.  Donovan earned the win and improved to 4-0.  Daniel Putnam had the strongest batting performance for UW-W going 3-for-5 in the game with two RBIs.  Jordan Stine was the only other Warhawk to record multiple hits, going 2-for-5.  The Pointers will await the announcement of the 54-team field on Monday, May 17.