A day after clinching their third consecutive Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title, the UW-Whitewater baseball team continued to do what they do best; score a lot and win.  The Warhawks defeated UW-Superior 17-7 (in seven innings) and 10-4 on Monday in their second doubleheader in two days in Superior.  UW-W is now 33-4 overall and 21-3 in the WIAC, while the Yellowjackets fall to 16-18 overall and 8-12 in the WIAC.

game one box score
game two box score

Two seven-run innings propelled the 'Hawks to victory in game one.  UW-W got out of the gates quickly with a leadoff double by Jordan Stine (Merrill/Merrill ).  The next six batters reached base before UW-Superior could record an out.  UW-W batted around in the inning as they went on to take a 7-0 lead.

Superior got three back in the bottom of the third but the Warhawks notched seven more in the top of the fourth to extend their lead to 14-3.  The Warhawks batted around again in that inning and recorded six straight singles after the leadoff batter was retired.  The Warhawks also pulled off a double steal in the inning when Stine stole second and Nick Rechlitz (Milwaukee/Marquette) stole home.

Another run by Superior in the bottom of the fourth made it 14-4 but UW-W pulled out to a 15-4 lead on a sacrifice fly by Tim Conroy (Barrington, IL/Barrington) in the top of the sixth.  Two more Superior runs in the bottom of the sixth made it 15-6 but the 'Hawks took those two runs back in the top of the second on a pinch-hit double by Travis Wessels (Tomah/Tomah) that plated Brandon Egnarski (Watertown/Watertown) and David Cladis (Joliet, IL/Joliet Catholic).

The Yellowjackets scored one in the bottom of the seventh but were unable to get within ten as the game ended early due to the ten-run differential rule.

Jason Hooper (Lake Mills/Lake Mills) recorded the victory in game one and is now 5-2 this season.  Hooper scattered seven hits across five and two-thirds while striking out two.

Game two saw the Warhawks fall behind 1-0 after two innings but two runs in the top of the fourth and two more in the top of the sixth gave UW-W a 4-1 lead.

A five-run eighth, thanks to a two-run double by Stine and a three-run homer by Jeff Donovan (Wauwatosa/East), gave the 'Hawks an eight run cushion.  A sacrifice fly by Cladis in the top of the ninth gave UW-W a 10-1 advantage heading into the bottom of the ninth.

Superior fought back with three runs in the last inning but was unable to overcome the Warhawk lead and were swept for the second straight day.

Riley Tincher (Oregon/Oregon) pitched seven and a third, scattering four hits and one run before giving way to Tom Kerndt (Lansing, IA/Lansing) in the eighth.  Tincher struckout eleven en route to the victory and is 11-0 this season.

Stine led the way offensively and went 4-for-8 on the day with five RBIs and three runs scored.  Rob Coe (Appleton/North) extended his hitting streak to nine games as he went 2-for-4 in game one and 3-for-5 in game two.  Coe drove in three in the first game and combined for three runs scored.

As a team UW-W combined to hit .333 on Monday going 24-for-72 at the plate.  They scored 27 total runs and had seven players record two or more hits.

UW-W will host Concordia University on Thursday in a twinbill starting at 1:00 pm.

For additional information, John Vodenlich