Matt Korman May 31
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Matt Korman tallied three hits and four RBIs against Adrian (Mich.) in the NCAA Whitewater Regional championship game. (Photo by Doug Sasse, d3photography.com)
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Wis.-Whitewater UWWBB 40-7
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Winner Adrian ADRIAN 36-8
Wis.-Whitewater UWWBB
40-7
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Final
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Adrian ADRIAN
36-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Wis.-Whitewater UWWBB 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 7 8 2
Adrian ADRIAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3 1 8 9 1

W: Gage Ricker (7-1) L: Muscatello, Ben (1-2)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 5 Baseball Topped in Regional Final

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The No. 5 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team fell just short Monday in its quest for a bid to the NCAA Division III World Series in an 8-7 defeat against 10th-ranked Adrian (Mich.) in the championship game of the NCAA Whitewater Regional at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.
 
The Warhawks conclude the 2021 season with a 40-7 record after sharing the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference regular season championship with a 24-4 league record, claiming the conference tournament title and finishing as regional runner-up. UW-W posted a 3-2 mark at the regional tournament, including wins over fifth-seeded Luther, fourth-seeded Penn State Harrisburg and third-seeded Texas Lutheran, and made its 13th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
 
UW-Whitewater, the No. 2 seed in the regional tournament and the visiting team in Monday's championship game, held a 7-4 lead with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning before the top-seeded Bulldogs (36-8) rallied to tie the game at 7-7 to send the game into extra innings.
 
After the Warhawks stranded a runner at second base in the top of the 10th, Adrian won the game on a leadoff home run in the bottom half of the frame.
 
Pitcher Matt O'Sullivan (Sugar Grove, Ill./Kaneland) tossed 8 2/3 innings, striking out 10 for his sixth double-digit strikeout performance of the season. His 125 strikeouts for the year are the second-most in one season in school history. Westin Muir (Highlands Ranch, Colo./St. Charles North (Ill.)) and Ben Muscatello (Evergreen, Colo./Evergreen) each threw in relief, with Muscatello (1-2) taking the loss.
 
Left fielder Matt Korman (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union) led the offense with three hits, including a solo homer and a two-run double, and finished with four runs batted in. His 22 doubles in 2021 are tied for the second-most in one season in the program record book, and his 68 RBIs are tied for the third-most.
 
Catcher Ryan Norton (Fond du Lac, Wis./Fond du Lac) hit a two-run homer to start the scoring in the top of the second inning. First baseman Donovan Brandl (Rudolph, Wis./Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln) plated UW-Whitewater's other run with a groundout in the top of the ninth.
 
Second baseman Sam Vomhof (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) and shortstop Nick Santoro (Naperville, Ill./Waubonsie Valley) each reached base twice, Vomhof on a hit and a walk, and Santoro on two walks.
 
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