UW-Platteville school officials announced on Dec. 3 the appointment of Chad Harris as head baseball coach. Harris has 17 years of collegiate coaching experiencing, most recently served as assistant coach and pitching coach at Dubuque.
Sunday saw the top two teams in the nation fall to conference foes. UW-Whitewater, with a split result with UW-Platteville, fared better than Top ranked Ramapo. The Roadrunners finished a 1-3 weekend being swept by Stockton.
UW-Platteville used some luck on Wednesday to extend their win streak to 14 and a three game advantage in the WIAC race. Just to the south, Jameson Sadowske was 2-0 with a save as UW-La Crosse won three times.
UW-Whitewater got comeback wins in both ends of a doubleheader with UW-Platteville on Wednesday. Back east, Mary Washington used some charity by Bridgewater (Va.) to win in the battle of the Eagles.
A RBI record for Brett Van Asdlen, Aurora and a fine effort against a nationally-ranked opponent by Bill Oppriecht, UW-Platteville have earned them the final National Hitter and Pitcher of the Week honors.
Trailing 6-1 entering the top of the ninth, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville baseball team scored eight times in the top of the ninth to rally for a 9-6 win over St. Ambrose University on Wednesday afternoon at Modern Woodmen Park in Davenport, Iowa.
Platteville hires Harris
December 02, 2018UW-Platteville school officials announced on Dec. 3 the appointment of Chad Harris as head baseball coach. Harris has 17 years of collegiate coaching experiencing, most recently served as assistant coach and pitching coach at Dubuque.
