The No. 2 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team closed out the two-day Moe's BBQ Smokin' Classic Tournament Saturday afternoon with a 3-1 setback against host Huntingdon in Montgomery, Ala.
 
The Warhawks (1-2 overall) left nine runners on base, including five in the first four innings, and the Hawks (5-0) tallied runs in the first and third frames.
 
Junior right fielder Alex Doud (Waukesha, Wis./Mukwonago) posted two hits and reached base three times to lead the UW-Whitewater offense. Senior catcher Mike Aiello (Racine, Wis./Horlick) scored one run and registered one hit, and senior third baseman Connor Schneider (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) drew a pair of walks.
 
Sophomore pitcher Matt O'Sullivan (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland) took the loss, allowing three runs in five innings of work. Sophomore Connor Spear (Highland, Ind./Mount Carmel (Ill.)) tossed three scoreless frames in relief.
 
The Warhawks put two runners on with nobody out after back-to-back hits by junior centerfielder Noah Jensen (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) and sophomore shortstop Nick Santoro (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), but Huntingdon escaped the jam on a double play and a strikeout.
 
UW-Whitewater put two on with no one out again in the fourth, but the Hawks retired the next three batters in order. The Warhawks put two more on with nobody out in the seventh, but were unable to push a run across the plate.
 
UW-Whitewater got on the board in the top of the ninth on a pair of Huntingdon errors and brought the tying run to the plate with one out, but was unable to stage a comeback.
 
The Warhawks return to action March 20 against Division II West Florida at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Fla. Check back soon for more information on the team's annual spring break trip to Florida.