Men's Tennis

UW-W Subway Athletes of the Week

For the week of March 25-31, 2019:

UW-W SUBWAY ATHLETES OF THE WEEK:
SOFTBALL - POSITION
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Caitlin Catino (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove), Senior, Outfielder
Catino finished 8-for-15 (.533) at the plate with three triples, one home run, one stolen base, two walks, six runs scored and six runs batted in last week to help the No. 17 Warhawks finish with a 4-2 record in the last half of their trip to the NTC Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. On Tuesday, she recorded two hits, including a triple and a two-run home run to help UW-Whitewater to a 4-0 triumph over No. 5 ranked MIT (Mass.). Catino recorded three hits, including two doubles, and added two runs scored and four RBIs in the Warhawks' 8-0, five-inning win over Colby (Maine) on Thursday. She finished the week with a .588 on-base percentage and a 1.133 slugging percentage.

        
BASEBALL - PITCHER
23952 Michael Kaska (Spring Grove, Ill./Richmond-Burton Community), Senior
Kaska tossed 17 shutout innings in two starts last week, helping the No. 22 Warhawks to wins in both games. On March 25, he shut out fellow 2018 NCAA Regional qualifier Franklin (Ind.) over eight innings, allowing only four hits and one walk while striking out 12 in UW-Whitewater's 6-3 victory in Auburndale, Fla. On Saturday at Miller Stadium against St. Scholastica (Minn.), Kaska pitched a complete-game, four-hit shutout, and tallied a career-high 17 strikeouts, second-most in one game in program history. He stranded 10 baserunners in the team's 2-0 win. With the two performances, Kaska lowered his earned run average to 1.80 for the year, and has 40 strikeouts in 25 innings.


HONORABLE MENTION:
BASEBALL - POSITION
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Nick Santoro (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), Sophomore, Infielder
Santoro batted .429 (9-for-21) with one double, one triple, one stolen base, two runs scored and two runs batted in to help the No. 22 Warhawks finish 4-1 last week. He started the week by posting one hit, one run scored and one stolen base in UW-Whitewater's 4-3 triumph over Middlebury (Vt.) in Auburndale, Fla. One day later, he finished with four hits, including one double, and scored one run against Elmhurst (Ill.). In the team's doubleheader sweep at home over St. Scholastica (Minn.) on Saturday, Santoro contributed four hits, including one triple, and two RBIs, and added eight assists and two putouts in the field.

                                        
SOFTBALL - PITCHER
23867 Dani Biesiada (Lisle, Ill./Naperville North), Junior
Biesiada tallied a 2-0 record with a 0.95 earned run average in 14 2/3 innings over five appearances last week, helping the No. 17 Warhawks to a 4-2 record in the final half of the team's trip to the NTC Spring Games in Clermont, Fla. She started the week Tuesday and Wednesday with back-to-back, one-inning shutout appearances in relief. Later on Wednesday, she posted a complete-game, 3-2 victory over No. 5 MIT (Mass.), scattering five hits and one walk and collecting five strikeouts over seven innings. Biesiada earned her second win of the week Thursday against Colby (Maine), pitching three scoreless innings of relief in UW-Whitewater's 8-0, five-inning triumph.
                                                
MEN'S TENNIS - SINGLES
23091 Brendan Pietila (Sussex, Wis./Arrowhead), Freshman
Pietila posted two wins last week as the Warhawks wrapped up play on their spring break trip in Hilton Head Island, S.C. He recorded a 6-3, 6-2 triumph at No. 5 singles on Wednesday to help UW-Whitewater to an 8-1 victory over DePauw (Ind.). One day later, Pietila overcame a first-set loss on his way to a 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-4) win at No. 4 singles against No. 37 Oberlin (Ohio). For the year, Pietila is 10-8 in singles play, including an 8-6 mark in dual format.
MEN'S TENNIS - DOUBLES
23094 Zach Wood (Downers Grove, Ill./South), Junior and Noah Guillermo (Muskego, Wis./Marquette University HS), Freshman
Wood and Guillermo teamed up for an 8-5 victory at No. 3 doubles during the Warhawks' 8-1 win over DePauw (Ind.) on Wednesday in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The duo is now 2-0 playing together this season. Wood also paired with Robert Rider (Annapolis, Md./South River) Thursday against No. 37 Oberlin (Ohio) for an 8-6 triumph at the third doubles position.
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Players Mentioned

Michael Kaska

#14 Michael Kaska

P
6' 2"
Junior
-/R
Dani Biesiada

#24 Dani Biesiada

P/OF
Sophomore
R/R
Caitlin Catino

#22 Caitlin Catino

OF
Junior
L/R
Nick Santoro

#2 Nick Santoro

INF
6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
Robert Rider

Robert Rider

6' 0"
Sophomore
Zach Wood

Zach Wood

6' 2"
Junior
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Freshman
Brendan Pietila

Brendan Pietila

5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Michael Kaska

#14 Michael Kaska

6' 2"
Junior
-/R
P
Dani Biesiada

#24 Dani Biesiada

Sophomore
R/R
P/OF
Caitlin Catino

#22 Caitlin Catino

Junior
L/R
OF
Nick Santoro

#2 Nick Santoro

6' 0"
Freshman
R/R
INF
Robert Rider

Robert Rider

6' 0"
Sophomore
Zach Wood

Zach Wood

6' 2"
Junior
Noah Guillermo

Noah Guillermo

5' 11"
Freshman
Brendan Pietila

Brendan Pietila

5' 11"
Freshman