The No. 3 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team split with No. 11 UW-Oshkosh, falling in the first game, 5-1, and defeating the Titans, 11-1, in the second game of a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference double-header Wednesday at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The Warhawks (18-4, 10-2 WIAC) forced an early end to Game 2 in the seventh inning due to run rule and out-hit UW-Oshkosh, 15-3.

Junior Michael Kaska pitched the first five innings to record the win and make his season record 6-1. Kaska allowed only two hits and tallied two strikeouts. Senior Heath Renz tossed the final two innings for UW-Whitewater and allowed only one hit.

Senior Jeff Szubert recorded three hits and two runs batted in. Senior Daytona Bryden, junior Nick Schrader, senior Cal Aldridge and junior Matt Wary each posted two hits, and Wary recorded three RBI.

After recording one run in the second inning, the Titans (19-5, 6-3 WIAC) were held scoreless for the game.

In the fifth inning, Wary singled through the right side and sent Aldridge in for the run.

Szubert singled and advanced to second on an error from UW-Oshkosh, while freshman Nick Santoro made it home to make the score, 6-1.

The Warhawks tallied five more runs in the sixth inning, including another single from Wary that advanced two runners home. Junior Mike Aiello singled through the right side and Wary recorded a run. A single from Szubert plated Aiello to account for the final margin of the game.

In the first game, the Titans out-hit UW-Whitewater 10-3, and the Warhawks committed five errors.

Senior Austin Jones tossed the first seven innings, tallying 11 strikeouts and allowing only one earned run. He took the loss, dropping to 4-2 for the season.  Sophomore Riley Gruetzmacher and junior Sam Heilenbach combined to toss the final two innings.

Aiello posted one hit and one RBI in the game.

UW-Whitewater travel to Platteville, Wis. on Saturday and Sunday for doubleheaders against UW-Platteville starting at 12 p.m. each day.