BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[cubs]

Oshkosh returns to Florida for the first time in a while for a weekend.  https://www.uwoshkoshtitans.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/schedule

Last time UWO went to Florida, they qualified for Regionals....  If I'm not mistaken, that was the same year Concordia-Chicago "double-dipped" them at Regionals to advance to the College World Series.

[PauldingLightUP]

Oshkosh returns to Florida for the first time in a while for a weekend.  https://www.uwoshkoshtitans.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/schedule

Last time UWO went to Florida, they qualified for Regionals....  If I'm not mistaken, that was the same year Concordia-Chicago "double-dipped" them at Regionals to advance to the College World Series.

Yep. That one will sting for a long time, if not forever. One win away from the final World Series in Appleton and couldn't win one.

[cubs]

Oshkosh returns to Florida for the first time in a while for a weekend.  https://www.uwoshkoshtitans.com/sports/bsb/2023-24/schedule

Last time UWO went to Florida, they qualified for Regionals....  If I'm not mistaken, that was the same year Concordia-Chicago "double-dipped" them at Regionals to advance to the College World Series.

Yep. That one will sting for a long time, if not forever. One win away from the final World Series in Appleton and couldn't win one.

Well considering that season is the only year Tomasiewicz and UWO have made Regionals in his now ten-season tenure, it shouldn't be too surprising I guess....

[PauldingLightUP]

Oshkosh wins opener over MSOE 11-9. Second game in the series on Saturday.

[cubs]

Oshkosh wins opener over MSOE 11-9. Second game in the series on Saturday.

Brinkman gets his doors blown off giving up 9 in just four innings of work as MSOE scored in three out of four innings against him...  UWO bullpen shut them down after that however with five scoreless innings of work allowing the bats to fight back against MSOE's All Region P Tyler Gronert.

[tomt4525]

https://athletics.uwsp.edu/sports/baseball/roster

Point's roster if finally up.

I would love to know what happened to a few incoming freshman...maybe injured?

Isaac Beeler OF Westlake(TX)
Eli Niemiec RHP St Thomas More
Asher Nicholson IF Denver(CO)
Calvin Hancock C Waterford
Hunter Loser C/3B Kewaskum

Also, I had really high hopes for Brennan Huber...multi time All State...I thought there was a chance he would take over in the OF for Payton Nelson.  He's listed on the roster but doesn't have a number, which is weird.

[tomt4525]

With Point's roster up, I'm also intrigued to see what a couple LHP transfer's can give UWSP this year.  Could make a deep staff without a true ace, even deeper.

Kaden Krueger Appleton West, transfer from D1 Bradley
Kenny Schultz Stevens Point, transfer from D2 St Cloud St

[badgerwarhawk]

The Warhawks opened the 2024 season with a convincing win over 19th ranked Trinity 14-3. Sam Paden had a pair of solo home runs and Andy Theis hit a two run homer. Paden finished 3x5 with 2 RBI and 3 RS.  Matt Scolon also finished with 3 hits and 4 RBI. Theis added a double and had 2 RBI. Cade Berendt apparently decided to return and was the starter. Berendt went 4 IP allowing 3 ER on 4 hits. Jack Hagen pitched the next four and got the win. Hagen allowed one hit and struck out 8. Danny Hooper pitched an inning and recorded a strikeout.

The two teams meet again today for games two and three of the four game series in San Antonio.

[tomt4525]

Pickering gets the start in Game 1 for the Pointers this morning.

[badgerwarhawk]

Warhawks split a twin bill with Trinity (Tx) yesterday romping 21-2 in the first game before dropping game two 8-7. Eli Frank led the 21 hits offense going 4x5,2 DBL with 4 RBI. Also recording a multiple hit game were Matt Scolon (3H, 3B, 1RBI), Daryl Jackson (3H, 1RBI), Alex Najera (2H, 2RBI), Dominik McVay (2H, HR, 1RBI) and Andy Theis (2H, 4RBI). Aaron Holland added a grand slam home run and finished with 5RBI. Ethan Wickman got the win in two innings of scoreless relief (1H, 1BB, 1K). Michael Hilker started allowing a pair of earned runs. Also pitching were Cade Hansen and Logan Kottmeyer. The staff allowed 7 hits.

The second game was close throughout.  The [bb][color]Warhawks[/b] scored a run in their first at bat on McVay's RBI single but Trinity plated one in their at bat. Two more Warhawks runs came in the third but again Trinity matched them in the bottom of the inning. The Warhawks took their only lead of the game 4-3, when Daryl Jackson scored on a wild pitch.  The lead increased to 6-3 when Matt Scolon hit a two run home run in the seventh.  Trinity took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning. A single sandwiched between a pair of HBP was followed by a grand slam putting Trinity up and they scored an insurance run later in the inning on a RBI single to increase their lead to 8-6. Frank's RBI single gave the Warhawks a run in the ninth but that's as far as it got. Frank finished with 3H, 2RBI and McVay also had 3H 1RBI. Najera and Scolon each had an RBI. Logan Eisenbarth took the loss (1IP, 2H, 4ER, 1K).  Max Huseboe started (5IP, 7H, 3ER, 4K), Burk Jackson (1H, 1ER, 1BB, 1K) and Jackson Koenig (1H) each pitched an inning.

The series concludes with a single game today.

[tomt4525]

Point opens the season losing 4-3 to North Central.  People on base basically every inning and couldn't come up with a big hit.  Pitching wasn't spectacular but was good enough, this one is on the lineup.  Way too many strikeouts and just flat out terrible at bats.  I would love to see some new blood in the lineup for some struggling hitters that looked out matched.

[badgerwarhawk]

Warhawks struggle at the plate and drop the series final 9-1.  The lone run came in the 7th on Matt Scolon's solo home run.  Trinity's Jackson Teer struck out 20, walked none and allowed just 4 hits in a complete game effort. Eli Frank took the loss (5.1IP, 5H, 3ER, 7K).  Pitching in relief were Ben Lee, Jacob McPhearson, Reese Fetherson and Brady Malkow.

The Warhawks finish the series in Texas 2-2. Trinity is 5-2.
 
The WARHAWKS travel to Pensacola, Fl. for eight games beginning 3/10 with McMurray.

[tomt4525]

The way this Point team hits and fields, they are going to be lucky to make the conference tourney.  It's pretty hard watching the entire team swing for the fences. 

Seeing all these other games with double digit runs being put up, this Point lineup won't keep up.

[cubs]

Warhawks struggle at the plate and drop the series final 9-1.  The lone run came in the 7th on Matt Scolon's solo home run.  Trinity's Jackson Teer struck out 20, walked none and allowed just 4 hits in a complete game effort.

Pretty impressive stat line, especially taking just 109 pitches to do so...  Just for comparison, Kerry Wood threw 122 pitches in his 20 K game against the Astros.

[badgerwarhawk]

Warhawks struggle at the plate and drop the series final 9-1.  The lone run came in the 7th on Matt Scolon's solo home run.  Trinity's Jackson Teer struck out 20, walked none and allowed just 4 hits in a complete game effort.

Pretty impressive stat line, especially taking just 109 pitches to do so...  Just for comparison, Kerry Wood threw 122 pitches in his 20 K game against the Astros.

Apparently it's new record for the conference and tied a program record that has stood alone since 1965.