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| The Titans won their second D-III World Series in dominating fashion. UW-Oshkosh athletics photo |
Battle Creek MI -- Wisconsin-Oshkosh got a complete game from pitcher Jarrod Washburn and jumped into the lead on a first-inning home run by Jeff Zappa in a 6-2 victory over Wesleyan (Conn) that clinched the Titan's second Division III Baseball Championship title.
Freshman Jarrod Washburn pitched all nine innings in the national title game and earned the victory by scattering nine hits with eight strikeouts. The two Wesleyan University runs came in the bottom of the ninth inning and were the first earned scores allowed by UW-Oshkosh in its five World Series games.
Junior designated hitter Craig Pautz went 3-for-3 at the plate, including a third-inning two-run double, while senior third baseman Aaron Richartz, junior shortstop Tim Jorgensen and sophomore outfielder Jeff Zappa contributed two hits apiece.
Zappa led off the national championship game with his 12th home run of the season. The Titans increased their lead to 4-0 with three runs in the third inning and 6-0 with one run in both the fifth and ninth frames.
UW-Oshkosh outscored its World Series opponents, 49-7, while hitting .314 with 10 doubles and six home runs. The Titans' pitching staff limited opposing hitters to a .178 average with just four extra-base hits, all doubles.
UW-Oshkosh defeated Ithaca College (N.Y.), 9-2, in its first World Series contest and advanced to the title game with victories of 11-0 over Montclair State University (N.J.), 12-3 over Wesleyan University and 11-0 over Carthage College.
Earlier in the year, UW-Oshkosh won the WIAC championship for the 15th time in 16 years and the Division III Midwest Regional title for the 13th time in 14 seasons.
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| Titan's shortstop Tim Jorgensen was named the tournament MVP with a Series high in hits, home runs, RBIs and total bases. UW-Oshkosh athletics photo |
The Titans finished the season on a 13 game winning streak as they swept through the WIAC tournament, the Midwest Regional and the D-III World Series.
All Tournament Team
MVP - Tim Jorgensen, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Catcher - Kevin Ulwelling, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
First Base - Craig Lieder, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Second Base - Len Atkins, Cathage
Third Base - Aaron Richarz, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Richardo Ramirez, UC San Diego
Shortstop - Tim Jorgensen, Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Outfield - Brett Pattridge, Wisconsin-Oshkosh;Will Brandenburger, Wesleyan (Conn.); Josh Pepe, Wesleyan (Conn)
Pitcher - Craig Brewer, Wesleyan (Conn); Kevin Mlodik, Wisconsin-Oshkosh