UW-Whitewater and Illinois Wesleyan split a doubleheader Tuesday in Bloomington, Illinois.  IWU won the first game 8-1, and Whitewater turned the tables and won game two 9-1.

Game 1 Box
Game 2 Box

In game one Whitewater scored first, in the first, on an RBI single by sophomore leftfielder Lauren Cruz (Des Plaines, IL/Maine West).  IWU came back with all the runs they would need in the bottom of the first with fours hits, two walks and a fielder's choice totaling four runs.  The Titans added three in the second inning on a three run home run off the bat of junior first baseman Valerie Hackett.  They closed the scoring with one in the fourth, with two walks playing a key role. 

IWU's Christy Engel upped her mark to 12-3 with the win, a four-hitter.

The loss snapped a seven game win streak for the Warhawks.

Whitewater got up early again in game two, plating a pair of runs with the help of two errors by the Titans.  Cruz brought in a run in the third with a sacrifice fly to make it 3-0 through three.  In the top of the fourth junior designated hitter Angie Kelm (Markesan/Markesan) and junior rightfielder Suzanne Gersich (Wadsworth, IL/Warren) stroked two run homers to make it 7-0 Whitewater.  UW-W went yard again in the sixth, with Cruz and sophomore shortstop Amanda LeBeau (Worth, IL/Richards) hitting back to back home runs with two outs.  IWU got on the scoreboard on a solo homer by senior catcher Kelly Nelson in the bottom of the sixth, but it wasn't enough to prevent the game from ending early by the eight-run rule.

Junior righthander Dianna Frisbie (Juneau/Dodgeland), 4-0, started for the Warhawks and got relief help from sophomore righthander Nikole Schulty (Woodstock, IL/Woodstock)  Cruz went 3x3, and LeBeau and freshman second baseman Kate McDonnell (Aurora, IL/West Aurora) added two hits apiece.

UW-W is 16-4 and IWU is 21-6.  The Warhawks will play return home to Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play, hosting UW-Oshkosh Thursday, April 17 at 3:00 at Lawcon Field.  Lawcon is east of Williams Center and north of Wells Hall of the UW-W campus.