The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team finished out their sweep of UW-Eau Claire on Sunday, with a 15-1 7-inning win in the first game before a 14-7 second game.
Throughout the four games, the Warhawks had a dominant hitting streak, with a total of 62 runs, 71 hits, 13 doubles, 2 triples, and 10 home runs.
The first game was another short one, with the Warhawks picking up right where they left off from yesterday. In the first four at-bats of the game, the Warhawks already had 3 hits and the bases loaded. The Blugolds got out of the inning, but the Warhawks were able to add 2 runs in the first inning.
The Warhawks added on four more runs in innings two & three, with a 6-0 lead heading into the fifth. The UWW offense exploded in the fifth inning, hitting off 9 runs to increase the lead to 15-0.
The inning was highlighted by a
Matt Scolan (Downers Grove, Ill./South) two RBI single, followed by
Eli Frank (Bayport, Wis./Bay Port) cleaning off the bases with a 2-run homer.
Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) and Dominick McVay hit back to back triples to finish off the 9-run inning.
UW-Eau Claire would score their only run of the first game with a solo home run in the bottom of the fifth, but it wasn't enough, with the Warhawks coming away with the 15-1 victory in 7 innings.
The Warhawks picked up right where they left off the second game, but the Blugolds managed to keep it the closest margin all series.
The Warhawks scored 4 runs in the opening inning, with
Andy Thies (Tallahassee, Fla./Lawton Chiles) hitting a two run home run to finish out the inning. At his next at-bat Thies hit another solo home run, putting the Warhawks up 7-1 in the third inning.
The Warhawks would add on a couple more runs, getting the score up to 12-3. In the sixth & seventh, the Warhawks looked to make it another short game. In the top of the 8th, the Warhawks got the 10-run lead they needed, but the Blugolds put together some runs to force the game into the full 9.
The Warhawks added on another run in the top of the ninth, leading 14-7 heading into the final half inning. The defense did the work in the bottom of the ninth, with three straight outs after the lead runner got on first.
The Warhawks improve to 23-4 on the season, leading the WIAC conference with a 13-1 record.
The Warhawks next game is at home against Carthage for a non-conference match-up on Tuesday, April 14th.
