The No. 18 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team maintained its two-game lead in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings Sunday with a doubleheader split at UW-La Crosse.

The Warhawks (24-7 overall, 16-2 WIAC) topped the Eagles 14-3 in seven innings in the first game, and were edged 11-10 in the nightcap.

In Game 1, the Warhawks broke open a three-run game with eight in the top of the sixth inning, and senior third baseman Cal Aldridge knocked three home runs for the first time in his career.

Aldridge finished 3-for-3 with two walks, three runs scored and five runs batted in. Sophomore shortstop Nick Santoro collected two hits, including one triple, and recorded five RBI. Senior second baseman Nick Schrader reached base four times with one hit and three walks and added two RBI, and junior first baseman Lucas Price and freshman left fielder Matt Korman each knocked in one run.

Sophomore pitcher Westin Muir improved to 5-0 with a complete-game performance, allowing three runs and striking out seven over seven innings of work.

Aldridge's first homer of the contest put UW-Whitewater ahead 1-0 in the top of the first, and Santoro's three-run triple made it a 4-0 advantage in the second.

After the Eagles (19-11, 14-4) plated three runs in the bottom of the fourth, the Warhawks responded with two in the fifth on a two-run homer by Aldridge to make it 6-3.

UW-Whitewater tallied five hits, drew three walks and was hit by three pitches during their eight-run sixth. Aldridge posted his third homer of the game, a two-run shot to right center, after Schrader singled home a pair of runs.

In a wild Game 2, the Warhawks held a 10-7 lead through seven, but UW-La Crosse scored three in the eighth to tie the game before walking off in the ninth on a sacrifice fly.

The two teams combined for 37 hits and 20 runners left on base.

Santoro, senior catcher Mike Aiello and sophomore designated hitter Connor Moroder finished with three hits apiece. Aiello scored two runs and knocked in four and knocked a home run. Korman collected two hits, one run scored and two RBI, and junior centerfielder Noah Jensen totaled two hits, including a home run.

Sophomore Matt O'Sullivan took the loss in relief, falling to 5-3 for the year. He was the fourth of four pitchers used by UW-Whitewater during the game.

The Warhawks wrap up the four-game set in La Crosse with a doubleheader Monday starting at 1 p.m.