The No. 10 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team continued Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play Sunday with a pair of wins against UW-Oshkosh at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.
The Warhawks (11-4 overall, 3-1 WIAC) defeated the Titans 3-0 in the first game before concluding the day with a 6-3 triumph.
In Game 2, UW-Whitewater plated four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to turn a 3-2 deficit into a three-run advantage. First baseman Nick Paget (New Berlin, Wis./West) tied the game with a run-scoring double and a ground ball by Zach Campbell (Burlington, Wis./Burlington) gave UW-W the lead. Pinch hitter David Rubin (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) knocked a two-out, two-run single down the right field line for a pair of insurance runs.
Sam Vomhof (DeForest, Wis./DeForest), who doubled to lead off the eighth, pitched around a two-out walk in the top of the ninth for his second save of the year.
Cade Berendt (Germantown, Wis./Germantown) improved to 3-0 on the season by tossing a scoreless eighth. He relieved Kade Lancour (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa), who struck out eight batters and allowed one earned run over seven innings.
The two teams were held scoreless over the first 5 1/2 frames before UW-Whitewater took a 2-0 lead in the sixth thanks to a run-scoring double by Paget and a two-out, RBI single up the middle by designated hitter Matt Korman (Waterford, Wis./Waterford Union).
UW-Oshkosh (6-8, 1-3) scored three times in the top of the seventh and had two runners on with one out in the top of the eighth. Berendt induced a flyout before ending the inning with a strikeout to set up UW-W's comeback.
In the opener, Westin Muir (Highlands Ranch, Colo./St. Charles North (Ill.)) and Eli Frank (Suamico, Wis./Bay Port) combined for a three-hit shutout and the Warhawks tallied twice in the bottom of the first and once in the bottom of the fifth.
Muir improved to 3-1 with the win, allowing two hits and four walks while striking out 10 over seven innings. The senior held the Titans hitless through the first 6 1/3 frames.
Frank earned his first save of the year, pitching around a one-out infield single in the eighth before retiring the side in order in the ninth. He finished with four strikeouts in the performance.
Third baseman Sam Vomhof (DeForest, Wis./DeForest) registered three hits, one run scored and one RBI. Right fielder Jacob DeMeyer (Harshaw, Wis./Rhinelander) totaled one hit and one RBI and Paget plated a run on a groundout in the first inning.
UW-Whitewater hosts UW-Oshkosh Monday for a doubleheader starting at 12 p.m. at Miller Stadium.
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Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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UW-Oshkosh (6-8, 1-3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
UW-Whitewater (11-4, 3-1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 10 | 1 |