Joe Pavlovich threw a shutout as UW-Oshkosh finished a 4-0 weekend against UW-Platteville on Sunday (May 5) at Tiedemann Field.
Pavlovich fired all seven innings, allowing just five hits, in the Titans' 10-0 opener victory. During the nightcap, UW-Oshkosh went ahead in the sixth inning and avoided a collapse for an 11-9 triumph. It was the Titans' first sweep of a WIAC series this year.
The long ball provided UW-Oshkosh (23-10/12-8 WIAC) with six runs in game one. Robbie Kleman executed a hit-and-run to perfection during the second inning, when he launched a two-run shot over the RF wall.
Michael Polcyn added two-run homers in both the third and sixth frames – each time driving home Michael Swift.
The Titans ended the game with three runs in the seventh. Swift, Doug Beattie and Tyler Kamps smashed three doubles in a row to complete the scoring.
Shane Murphy (loss) went 2.1 innings before Shane Sosinsky tossed the final 4.1. Both Pioneer pitchers allowed five earned runs.
UW-Oshkosh, which leads the NCAA Division III in slugging percentage (.535), booked three more homers in game two. The big blow was a three-run dinger from Bobby Kachel in the first inning. Kamps then smoked a solo shot in the second to make it 5-0.
The Pioneers (10-28/5-17 WIAC) took advantage of two errors to score three times in the fourth.
UW-Platteville tied the score, 5-5, after two runs in the sixth, including a RBI single from Topher Scheeler.
Polcyn and Kachel doubled to begin UW-Oshkosh's five-run rally in the bottom of the sixth. After one Titan scored on a wild pitch, Beattie lifted a high drive that cleared the wall in right-center for a 10-5 lead.
Nine Pioneers came to bat in the ninth as the game suddenly got tight. UW-Oshkosh allowed one man to score on a wild pitch and two more to touch home on errors. The tying run was on base when Ian Zahn got the final out.
Zahn didn't allow an earned run in 3.2 innings for the save. Peter Jewell picked up the relief win, going 1.2 frames with one ER and three strikeouts.
UW-Platteville used three pitchers, with Mike Boushley taking the loss after giving up 10 ER over 5.2 innings.
The Titans wrap up the regular season at #23 UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday (May 8).
By Jon Feyen, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information