The UW-Whitewater women's softball team defeated St. Olaf College 11-0 on Tuesday in Fort Myers, Florida.  The Warhawks (6-1) used a balanced offensive attack and a solid pitching performance by Dianna Frisbie (Juneau/Dodgeland) to win their sixth game of the season.

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Frisbie started the game by striking out the first batter that she faced.  The next batter would walk and then advance to second on a wild pitch.  The third batter flew out to right and then Frisbie struck out the fourth batter for the final out of the inning.  Only one St. Olaf player would reach base after that.  Frisbie is now 3-0 this season and has only given up two hits.

Frisbie totalled eight strikeouts in the outing while only giving up one walk.  The eight strikeouts equals a season high for the team.  Warhawk pitcher Nikole Schulty (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock) also struck out eight while in Fort Myers when they played Union College.

Eight Warhawk players recorded a hit.  Suzanne Gersich (Wadsworth, IL/Warren) and Amanda LeBeau (Worth, IL/Richards) were the only two that notched multiple hit games.  Gersich had three hits, two of which were homeruns, while LeBeau had two.  Gersich also drove in five runs.

Amy Gahl (Beloit/Parkview), reigning WIAC conference player of the year, and Amanda LeBeau (Worth, IL/Richards) both extended their hitting streaks to seven games. 

St. Olaf pitcher Jenny Beiersdorf would record the loss after giving up nine runs on nine hits in one and two thirds of an inning.  St. Olaf is now 2-3 overall.

The Warhawks return to competition on Wednesday, March 26 in Fort Myers games against Middlebury and SUNY-Fredonia.

For additional information:
Brenda Volk, UW-Whitewater head coach, 262-472-1155