BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Jim Dixon]

Tough to be Finlandia. four runs in six games and all their games on the road.

[badgerwarhawk]

Tough to be Finlandia. four runs in six games and all their games on the road.

This is their last season of affiliation with the WIAC.

[Jim Dixon]

It will be no better in the Coast 2 Coast but the WIAC does not need them anymore as a seventh team.  One might think that staying Pool B would have been to their benefit.

[badgerwarhawk]

I don't believe that it was ever their intention to be anything other than a temporary WIAC affiliate.

[badgerwarhawk]

WARHAWKS beat LaCrosse 9-2 in game one.  Plating five runs on four hits, three walks, a fielders choice and a wild pitch the WARHAWKS would get all the runs they needed in their first at bat.  Moroder, Santoro, Norton and DeMeyer each had RBIs in the inning.  The Eagles would get on the board with a single run in the fifth on a single by Kelly.  But the WARHAWKS were quick to answer matching the run with one of their own when Korman singled in the bottom of the inning.  LaCrosse struck again scoring a run in the seventh but again the WARHAWKS response was swift and added an extra pair when Korman had another single and Santoro scored when the WARHAWKS pulled off a successful double steal.  The final WARHAWKS run came in the eighth on Brandl's single up the middle.  DeMeyers 3 hits paced the offense while Campbell, Brandl and Korman each had a pair.  Westin Muir (3-0) went 7 innings surrendering 8 hits, 2 runs with a pair of walks and 6 strikeouts.  Spear finished the final two innings allowing a run on a hit and pair of walks with a single strikeout.  The two teams combined for 23 hits, all singles.

LaCrosse led 2-0 early in game two but the WARHAWKS bats came alive in the third with 4 runs on 4 hits, a wild pitch, two Eagle errors and a ground out.  Matt Korman's two run jack was the big hit of the inning.  Sam Vomhof's single also scored a run the inning.  4-2 stood to the fifth when Vomhof got a second RBI with another single increasing the WARHAWKS advantage to 5-2.  Korman hit his second two run home run in the seventh pushing the lead to five 7-2. After Vomhof led off with a triple in the eighth he scored the final WARHAWKS on Ben Wilkin's sacrifice fly.  LaCrosse got a run in the ninth.   O'Sullivan got the win allowing 2 runs on 5 hits and striking out 7 in 7 innings.  Mordor finished the final 2 innings allowing 1 run on 1 hit with a walk and a pair of strikeouts.   

The two teams play again Friday in LaDrosse.

Oshkosh took both games from Eau Claire 17-4 and 5-4.  Stout and Stevens Point were postponed till tomorrow. 

[cubs]

It appears as though it will be a battle between Eau Claire and Finlandia for the cellar, although I think UWEC shouldn't have a problem avoiding a last place finish....  With that said, I'd guess Whitewater, La Crosse, Platteville, Stevens Point, Oshkosh, and possibly even Stout should all go 8-0 against the pair.  If one of them happens to lose a game to either Eau Claire or Finlandia, it might be the difference between playing on the road versus at home in the #3 vs #6 or #4 vs #5 single elimination "play-in" games for the WIAC Tournament.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS improve to 11-2, 5-1 with a 6-5 extra inning opener and a 9-5 finisher over Oshkosh.  The Titans got a home run off starter Westin Muir in the third inning to go on top 1-0.  A wild pitch allowed the WARHAWKS to tie the score in the fifth.  A pair of runs in both the sixth and seventh built a WARHAWKS to 5-1.  Extra base hits by Sandoro (2b) and Vomhof (3b) accounted for the sixth inning pair while Vomhof's sac fly and Norton's double scored the pair in the seventh.  Oshkosh's offense became active with a run in the seventh, a pair in the eighth and another in the ninth sending the game to extra innings.   After the Titans left the bases loaded in the tenth the WARHAWKS scored when DeMeyer scored after he and Santoro teamed up for consecutive two out hits.  Muir allowed 4 hits, 1 run (earned), 2 walks and 9 strikeouts in 6 innings.  Muscatello went 1.1 inning allowing 3 runs (earned) on 3 hits, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.  Moroder picked up his second win allowing 4 hits, 1 run (earned) with 3 walks and 5 strikouts in the final 3.2 innings. 

Santoro got game two off to a interesting start with a 3 run inside the park home run but the Titans answered with a pair in the bottom of the inning.  3-2 stood until the Korman's sac fly added a run to the WARHAWKS lead.  The lead was increased to 6-2 when DeMeyer homered in the eighth.  -Like game one the Titans struck late and cut the lead to 6-5 in the bottom of the inning on a home run.  But the WARHAWKS put the game away with 3 runs in the ninth.  A fielding error and balk accounted for two of the runs while Brandl's single scored the other.  O'Sullivan picked up his fourth win allowing 6 hits, 2 runs (earned) with 3 walks and 7 strikeouts in 7 innings.  Kade Lancour allowed 3 runs (earned) on 4 hits and struck out 1 in an inning.  Brandl pitched a shutout inning with a hit and strikeout to finish the game.

LaCrosse won both ends of their twin bill with Platteville 18-6, 13-6.  Stout led Eau Claire 7-1 in the 6th in game one when the series was postponed.

[badgerwarhawk]

It appears as though it will be a battle between Eau Claire and Finlandia for the cellar, although I think UWEC shouldn't have a problem avoiding a last place finish....  With that said, I'd guess Whitewater, La Crosse, Platteville, Stevens Point, Oshkosh, and possibly even Stout should all go 8-0 against the pair.  If one of them happens to lose a game to either Eau Claire or Finlandia, it might be the difference between playing on the road versus at home in the #3 vs #6 or #4 vs #5 single elimination "play-in" games for the WIAC Tournament.

Eau Claire has had a couple close losses (3-1 Stout and 5-4 Oshkosh).  Findlandia's best loss is 6-3 to Platteville.  Otherwise many losses are run ruled.  I give Eau Claire the edge between the two.  Findlandia is headed out of the league after this year so it doesn't much matter.  Given circumstances I can see Eau Claire winning a game along the way.  I don't really see Findlandia doing that.  Neither of these will be involved in the playoffs other than perhaps to upset someone and change the higher seeding.   But as a baseball and a WIAC guy it's great to see Eau Claire back on the diamond.  Good luck to them and Findlandia wherever they are headed.

[badgerwarhawk]

Donovan Brandl went the distance and shutout the Titans 15-0 allowing just 2 hits, walking 3 and striking out 10 in the run rule shortened game one.  The WARHAWKS had 18 hits including 9 doubles.  Eight WARHAWKS hitters had multiple hits and seven, led by White and DeMeyer's 3, drove in runs.  This one was over immediately.

The Titans struck first with a solo home run in their first at bat of game two.  However the WARHAWKS tied the game on a groundout in the second and took a 2-1 lead with a Vomhoff single in the third.  The game took a turn in the fourth however when the Oshkosh head coach was ejected after arguing all three out calls in the inning.  The ejection fired up the Titans and in the fifth their bats took it out on starting pitcher Conner Spear with a pair of home runs taking a 4-2 lead.  Another Titan home run in the sixth increased the lead to 5-2.  However the WARHAWKS took the lead with 6 runs in the eighth on 3 singles and a triple.  The WARHAWKS offense generated 14 hits bringing the two game total to 32 hits without a home run.  The Titans were held to 7 four of which were home runs.  Sturdevant  led the offense with 3 hits.  Spear went 5 allowing 5 runs (earned) on 4 hits with 3 walks and 10 strikeout.  Mordor picked up his 3rd win of the season by pitching  the final four innings allowing a single hit with a strikeout and pair of walks. 

Both games were conference games today.  Tomorrow the two teams meet again in Oshkosh for a nonconference twin bill. 

Stevens Point beat Findlandia three times today 5-1, 11-3 and 5-1.  Stout swept Eau Claire 22-3 and 10-3.  LaCrosse beat Platteville twice 11-3 and 11-4.

[cubs]

Stevens Point beat Findlandia three times today 5-1, 11-3 and 5-1.

Pretty sure they only played twice....

[badgerwarhawk]

Stevens Point beat Findlandia three times today 5-1, 11-3 and 5-1.

Pretty sure they only played twice....

Thx, I thought that was odd and the two games had an identical score.  I just didn't take the time to check the box scores. 

[badgerwarhawk]

Westin Muir (4-0) allowed a single unearned run on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts in 8 complete innings leading the WARHAWKS to a 5-1 win in today's first game.  The Pioneers got on the board early with a run in their first at bat and held that lead into the fifth when Wilkins drove in the first WARHAWKS run and later scored himself on a wild pitch to make it 2-1.  The WARHAWKS added 3 insurance runs in the sixth on DeMeyer's sac fly, a Pioneer error and Korman's single. Santoro, Wilkins and Drays each had a pair of hits which included a double. DeMeyer, Wilkins, Santoro and Korman all drove in runs.  Muscatello allowed a hit finishing up in the ninth. 

WARHAWKS starting pitching continued to dominate the day in game two when O'Sullivan (5-0) pitched 8 scoreless innings allowing 4 hits and striking out 14 Pioneers.  Korman singled and doubled in the second and third innings driving in four runs to power the offense.  DeMeyer's single in the fourth drove in another and Campbell pushed a pair across with a double in the fifth to end the scoring.  Korman with 3 hits and Campbell with 2 each had a multiple hit day. 

WARHAWKS (15-2, 9-1) extend their winning streak to 7.  The two teams meet again Saturday.

The rest:  LaCrosse took a pair from Platteville 11-1, 10-6 on Tuesday and then lost a pair to Stevens Point 11-2 and 11-8 yesterday.  Oshkosh split with Stout  losing the opener 5-0 before taking game two 9-1.

Standings:
UW-Whitewater   9-1  15-2  W7
UW-Stevens Point   9-1  14-3  W7   
UW-Stout           6-4  9-7  L1
UW-La Crosse   5-5  12-6  L2
UW-Oshkosh   5-5  7-9  W1
UW-Platteville   4-6  8-10  L8
UW-Eau Claire   0-8   0-14    L14
Finlandia   0-8  0-15  L15

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS made it a weekend sweep of the Pioneers taking both games yesterday by scores of 4-3 and 5-2.  Platteville took an early 1-0 lead with a run in the first on a groundout.  But White's two run home run gave the WARHAWKS the lead in the second and a wild pitch later in the inning push the lead to 3-1.  That lead grew to 4-1 in the fourth when Campbell drove in a run with a single.  Platteville battled back with a single run in both the fifth and the eighth but Mordor struck out a pair and coaxed a ground out to end the threat in the ninth.  Santoro, White and Norton led the 11 hit offense with two hits apiece.  Brandl (3-1) got the win allowing 5 hits and 2 runs (earned) while striking 10 in 7 innings.  Muscatello allowed a run (earned) on  2 hits and struck out a pair in the eighth.  Mordor finished with a 1-2-3 ninth striking out two. 

As was the case in game one Platteville scored first with an unearned run in the third but Brandl's double in the fifth tied the game and White's second two run home run of the day put the WARHAWKS ahead for good 3-1 in the sixth and Vomhoff's single plated another pair in the eighth.  Platteville got on the board with an unearned run in the ninth before an infield groundout ended the game.  Spears (2-0)struck out 10 allowing just 3 hits and an unearned run in seven innings.  Lacour allowed a single hit and got a strikeout in the eighth.  Bretl allowed the unearned run in the ninth. 

Elsewhere:

Eau Claire broke into the win column beating Findlandia four times by scores of 2-0, 18-8 on Friday and 3-0 and 5-3 on Saturday.  Stevens Point did it's part to make this week's matchups with WHITEWATER a battle for first place by beating LaCrosse 8-3 and 12-9.  Oshkosh and Stout split with the Blue Devils winning the first game 7-4 and the Titan's game two 12-9. 

[badgerwarhawk]

WARHAWKS take run rule shortened game one over the Pointers 11-1 in seven innings.  The game was decided early as the WARHAWKS] plated 10 runners in their first two at bats.  White and Criswell each hit solo homeruns, DeMeyer hit a two run home run, Vomhoff drove in a pair with a single and White drove in another run in his second at bat of the inning.  The seven first inning runs were followed by 3 more in the second inning.  Santoro tripled to drive in a pair and a sac fly by DeMeyer scored the third run.  The Pointers got on the board in the fourth with a solo home run off Simmons bat.  The scoring concluded when the WARHAWKS got a single run on Santoro's homerin the seventh.  Muir (5-0) pitched a complete game allowing the single earned run on 3 hits, a walk and eight strikeouts.  Led by Santoro and DeMeyer with three apiece the WARHAWKS offense had 14 hits.  White, Criswell and Korman also had multiple hit games with each getting a pair.

The Pointers got on the board first in game two with a triple from Simmons that included a throwing error allowing him to score in their first at bat.  Criswell tied the game with his second solo home run of the day in the third but the WARHAWKS missed an opportunity to add runs when we left the bases loaded.  The Pointers took control of the game for good in the fourth with five runs which included a three run dinger by Comer.  The WARHAWKS would add single runs in the fifth on a single by Wilkins and in the ninth with a solo home run from Campbell.  The Pointers also had added a run in the seventh.  Muscatello took the loss allowing 6 runs (earned) on 5 hits with a walk and 4 strikeouts.  Mordor allowed a single run (earned) on 4 hits with a walk and 4 strikeouts in 4.1 innings of relief.  Husboe finished the final 0.2 innings with a single strikeout. 

The two teams meet again Friday.

In the rest of the league LaCrosse beat Stout twice 6-0 and 14-6.  Platteville took a pair from Eau Claire 8-2 and 10-4. 

[PauldingLightUP]

Very curious if the WIAC schools (primarily Whitewater) will be allowed by the conference and UW System to submit to host the predetermined regionals and super regionals.

Bids said to announced next week. Excited to seed these awarded for baseball and softball.