No. 10 UW-Whitewater Splits WIAC Doubleheader

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The No. 10 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team finished 1-1 in a doubleheader Monday against UW-Oshkosh at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

 

The Warhawks (12-5 overall, 4-2 WIAC) topped the Titans 8-6 in the opener before falling 9-0 in Game 2.

 

In the opener, UW-Whitewater erased a 4-0 deficit with five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning and broke a 6-6 tie with two runs in the bottom of the seventh.

 

Cade Berendt improved to 4-0 with the win, striking out five over 2 1/3 innings of relief. Cam Anfang started and pitched the first three frames, striking out six, before being relieved by Nick Rector, who struck out three over 3 2/3 innings.

 

All nine hitters in the Warhawk lineup tallied at least one hit in the contest. Second baseman Bennett Frazer finished 3-for-4 with one run scored and two runs batted in. Shortstop Austin Wessel plated two runs and scored another.

 

UW-Oshkosh (7-9, 2-4) touched home plate three times in the first inning and once in the third for a 4-0 advantage.

 

Wessel got UW-W started in the bottom of the fifth with a bases-loaded, two-run single to right. Frazer plated another run with a base hit to left before Wessel scored on a passed ball to tie the game. Right fielder Jacob DeMeyer knocked an RBI double to right center to give the Warhawks the lead.

 

UW-Whitewater added one run in the sixth on a base hit to left center by Frazer.

 

The Titans tied the game at 6-6 with two in the top of the seventh inning. First baseman Nick Paget gave the Warhawks the lead for good with a run-scoring triple to right center with nobody out in the eighth. Centerfielder Zach Campbell doubled the advantage with a two-out base hit up the middle to plate Paget.

 

Berendt pitched around a leadoff single in the bottom of the frame to preserve the victory.

 

In the nightcap, UW-Whitewater totaled seven hits but left six runners on base in the contest, including three in the third inning and two more in the fourth.

 

Hayden Fox dropped to 1-1 with the loss, pitching the first 3 2/3 frames. Joey Pettit, Eli Frank, Max Huseboe and Trey Bretl each made relief appearances in the game.

 

DeMeyer and catcher Ryan Norton each registered two hits to lead the offense.