Taylor White May 9
Taylor White hit a pair of triples on Sunday against Finlandia. (File photo by Alexis Addante)
2
Finlandia FINNU 0-33
18
Winner Wis.-Whitewater UWWBB 30-4
Finlandia FINNU
0-33
2
Final
18
Wis.-Whitewater UWWBB
30-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Finlandia FINNU 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 3
Wis.-Whitewater UWWBB 1 5 0 8 1 3 X 18 21 1

W: Lancour, Kade (1-1) L: B. HALE (0-6)

Game Recap: Baseball |

No. 8 Baseball Caps Strong Weekend With Win

The No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team posted its 11th straight victory and scored double-digit runs for the seventh straight contest Sunday in an 18-2 win against Finlandia (Mich.) in a non-conference game at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.
 
The Warhawks (30-4 overall) tallied 21 hits in the affair and broke the game open with eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
 
Right fielder Taylor White (Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge) was one of three UW-W batters with three hits in the contest. He finished 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs scored and two runs batted in. Third baseman Peter Turelli (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) collected three hits, one run scored and one RBI, and first baseman Nick Paget (New Berlin, Wis./West) was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
 
Outfielder Eric Hughes (Janesville, Wis./Craig) totaled three hits, two runs scored and one RBI, while second baseman Jason Abatto (Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine) recorded three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs. Centerfielder Jacob DeMeyer (Harshaw, Wis./Rhinelander) finished with two hits, three runs scored and one RBI, and shortstop Austin Wessel (Hayward, Wis./Hayward) registered two hits, one run scored and three RBIs.
 
Starting pitcher Kade Lancour (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) moved to 1-1 on the year with the win, striking out 10 batters over five innings of work. Jim Jarecki (New Berlin, Wis./Marquette University HS) tossed a pair of hitless, scoreless innings to finish out the game.
 
UW-Whitewater, which holds a one-game lead in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, visits UW-Eau Claire Wednesday for a league doubleheader. First pitch in Eau Claire is slated for 1 p.m.
 
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