The No. 6 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team was swept on Saturday afternoon against fifth ranked UW-La Crosse in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader in La Crosse, Wis.
 
The Warhawks (21-8 overall, 8-6 WIAC) dropped the opener 6-2 before falling 6-0 in the second game.
 
Despite outhitting the Eagles (25-6 overall, 14-0 WIAC) by an 8-4 margin in Game 1, the Warhawks left 7 runners on base and were held to a pair of fourth-inning runs.
 
Senior catcher Dane Burman (Milton, Wis./Milton) and sophomore designated hitter Blake Fleischman (Germantown, Wis./Germantown)n led UW-Whitewater with two hits apiece, while sophomore outfielder Austin Jones (Wauwatosa, Wis./West) recorded a hit and run batted in.
 
Junior Mike Nompleggi (Oconto Falls/Oconto Falls) took the loss to drop to 2-1 for the year. The right-hander allowed three runs in six innings of work and totaled five strikeouts.
 
After UW-La Crosse scored twice in the first inning to take an early lead, the Warhawks bounced back to score two runs in the fourth inning to tie the game at two.
 
UW-Whitewater was unable to put any pressure on the Eagles in the late innings. UW-La Crosse scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to take the lead and seal the victory.
 
In the nightcap, UW-La Crosse tallied three unanswered runs in the first two innings and didn't look back. UW-Whitewater once again outhit the Eagles by a margin of 10-8 but were plagued by six fielding errors.
 
Freshman third baseman Cal Aldridge (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) finished 2-for-3 to lead the Warhawks' offense. Freshman Matt Wary (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove), junior Steve Chamberlain (Rockford, IL/Guilford), and Jones all finished with two hits apiece.
 
Senior Curtis Morgan (Green Lake/Green Lake) started the game and took the loss, falling to 4-1 for the season.
 
Sunday's doubleheader against UW-La Crosse begins at noon in La Crosse.