The No. 16 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team recorded 32 hits in two games Friday in back-to-back wins over UW-Oshkosh in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.
The Warhawks (13-2 overall, 7-1 WIAC) posted a 15-0 victory in seven innings in the opener before defeating the Titans 8-5 in Game 2.
In Game 1, UW-Whitewater mashed 18 hits, and eight of the team's nine starting batters tallied two or more hits. UW-W broke the game open in the bottom of the fifth with six runs, and added four more in the sixth.
Donovan Brandl (Rudolph, Wis./Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln) tossed a complete-game, two-hit shutout, striking out eight to improve to 2-1 on the season. He also contributed with two hits, two runs scored and one run batted in at the plate.
Right fielder
Jacob DeMeyer (Harshaw, Wis./Rhinelander) and first baseman
Taylor White (Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge) tallied two hits and three RBIs apiece to pace the offense. Third baseman
Tucker Criswell (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) recorded two hits, two runs scored and two RBIs, and pinch hitter
Ian Drays (Whitewater, Wis./Jefferson) collected a two-run single in the bottom of the sixth.
Centerfielder
Zach Campbell (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) scored a team-high three runs and added one walk and a pair of hits. Second baseman
Sam Vomhof (DeForest, Wis./DeForest), left fielder
Matt Korman (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) and catcher
Ryan Norton (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) added two hits apiece.
In the nightcap, the Warhawks turned a 5-2 deficit into a three-run lead with six runs in the bottom of the seventh. After consecutive singles by Norton and second baseman
Bryan Sturdevant (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) to start the inning, Brandl plated two with an RBI single through the right side. DeMeyer tied the contest with a two-out hit to center, and Vomhof's two-run triple gave UW-W the lead for good. Korman added another run-scoring hit to cap the rally.
Connor Moroder (Pewaukee, Wis./Pewaukee) improved to 3-0, pitching four shutout innings in relief of starter
Connor Spear (Highland, Ind./Mount Carmel (Ill.)). Moroder allowed only one hit and two walks, stranding a pair of runners in the top of the ninth to seal the victory.
UW-Oshkosh (6-8, 4-4) hit four home runs in the game, including two in the top of the fifth and one in the sixth to take a three-run advantage.
Brandl, DeMeyer, Vomhof and shortstop
Nick Santoro (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) registered two hits apiece. DeMeyer and Santor each scored two runs, and Vomhof knocked in three runs. Sturdevant finished 3-for-3 at the plate before he was pinch run for in the seventh.
