The No. 23 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team extended its winning streak to six games Monday afternoon with two victories over UW-Stout in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.
The Warhawks (16-6 overall, 9-1 WIAC) mashed 33 hits in the two games combined, earning a 10-0 triumph in eight innings in the opener before posting a 19-0 win in the nightcap in seven innings. Both games were called due to run rule.
In Game 1, sophomore shortstop
Nick Santoro (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley), senior second baseman
Nick Schrader (Cambridge, Wis./Jefferson) and senior third baseman
Cal Aldridge (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge), the top three hitters in UW-Whitewater's lineup, combined for eight hits. All three tallied two runs scored and one run batted in.
Sophomore designated hitter
Connor Moroder (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) totaled two hits and two RBI, and senior catcher
Mike Aiello (Racine, Wis./Horlick), junior centerfielder
Alex Doud (Waukesha, Wis./Mukwonago), senior first baseman
Connor Schneider (Crystal Lake, Ill./Prairie Ridge) and sophomore pinch hitter
Cole Vento (Wind Lake, Wis./Brookfield East) each knocked in one run.
Sophomore
Westin Muir (St. Charles, Ill./North) allowed only five hits and one walk to the Blue Devils (10-9, 5-7) over eight innings and struck out a career-high 15 batters, tied for the third-most in one game in program history.
Santoro led the game off with a home run, and the Warhawks cruised from there.
In the second game, UW-Whitewater scored in every inning and collected four home runs along the way.
Sophomores
Connor Spear (Highland, Ind./Mount Carmel (Ill.)),
Evan Sigmund (Oconto Falls, Wis./Oconto Falls) and junior
Keith Kutzler (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) combined for a four-hit shutout. Spear (3-0) pitched the first five frames, surrendering only two hits while striking out four. Sigmund and Kutzler each tossed one scoreless relief inning.
Santoro finished 4-for-5 with two doubles, a home run, three runs scored and two RBI. Junior centerfielder
Noah Jensen (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper) posted three hits, including a home run, and added three runs scored and five RBI.
Schrader registered two hits, including a solo home run, and Aldridge recorded two hits, including one home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Junior infielder
Lucas Price (Spring Green, Wis./River Valley) plated two runs, while Moroder and Doud each knocked in a pair.
Aiello and freshman first baseman
Taylor White (Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge) plated one run apiece.
The Warhawks are scheduled to return to action Wednesday against Concordia Wisconsin. First pitch of the single game is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Miller Stadium.