Daytona Bryden photo for April 13 story
Daytona Bryden finished the afternoon off with a season-high four hits in a loss against UW-La Crosse in the WIAC Championship Game.
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UW-Whitewater UWWBSB 29-14
14
Winner UW-La Crosse UWLBB 34-8
UW-Whitewater UWWBSB
29-14
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Final
14
UW-La Crosse UWLBB
34-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UW-Whitewater UWWBSB 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 9 4
UW-La Crosse UWLBB 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 X 14 15 3

W: Jameson Lavery (7-1) L: Jones, Austin (0-1) S: Brock Rude (4)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Warhawks Fall in WIAC Title Game, Await NCAA Fate

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La Crosse, Wis. – The No. 15 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team jumped out to a quick lead Sunday, but was unable to sustain the advantage in 14-5 setback against UW-La Crosse in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship game at Copeland Park.
 
The Warhawks (29-14) now seek an at-large bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament, which begins Wednesday, May 18. The field will be announced Sunday via a press release to be posted to NCAA.com at 11 p.m. Central Time.
 
UW-Whitewater left six runners on base in the contest, and the Eagles (34-8) tallied runs in the first, second, fifth and eighth innings to seal the victory.
 
Sophomore outfielder Daytona Bryden (Rockton, IL/Hononegah) finished with four hits to lead the UW-Whitewater offense. Sophomore first baseman Blake Fleischman (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) and freshman third baseman Cal Aldridge (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) each finished the contest with two hits apiece.
 
In the first, the Warhawks plated a run thanks to a Jordan Kuczynski (Germantown/Germantown) groundout that scored Bryden. UW-La Crosse responded with six runs in their half of the first, three coming via a home run.
 
In the fourth inning freshman Matt Wary (Elk Grove, Ill./Elk Grove) got the scoring started thanks to a home run to left field, followed by a double by Bryden that scored Aldridge. Fleischman cut the Eagles lead in half with a solo home run to right field in the top of the fifth inning.
 
UW-La Crosse responded scoring three runs of their own in the bottom half of the fifth on an RBI triple and a Whitewater error. UW-Whitewater scored again in the sixth inning via a home run off the bat of Aldridge.
 
Sophomore Austin Jones (Wauwatosa, Wis./West) got his first start of the season for the Warhawks but was short lived. He only faced six batters in the bottom of the first inning. The loss moves him to (0-1) on the season.
 
The Warhawks have qualified for the last eight NCAA Tournaments, making trips to the NCAA Division III World Series in 2008, 2011, and 2014 over that span.
 
 
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