The UW-Oshkosh baseball team used a pair of complete-games from Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh) and Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) to defeat UW-Platteville twice in a doubleheader on Monday (May 5) in Platteville.

Demmin gave up just one earned run and struck out 10 batters as the Titans won the opener, 12-2. UW-Oshkosh took the second contest, 7-3, after Rubens allowed two earned runs on 13 hits while striking out four.

The Titans (28-7/19-5 WIAC) wasted no time in game one, getting a leadoff triple from Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire). He scored on a Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) single for a 1-0 lead. Jason Fosler (Jr. • DeForest) brought in another run on a sacrifice fly.

After scoring on a Blake Berger (Fr. • Star Prairie) single in the third frame, UW-Oshkosh tallied four times in the fourth inning. Berg drove in a run with a single while Berger forced in one on a walk. A Pioneers’ error and Brock Wetenkamp sacrifice fly made it a 7-0 advantage.

UW-Platteville (17-23/9-15 WIAC) used a leadoff double and an error to score in the fifth inning. The Titans turned it into an 8-1 ballgame on an error in the seventh frame.

Derek Hiroskey (Fr. • Kimberly) started the eighth-inning scoring with a sacrifice fly. UW-Oshkosh went up, 11-1, with run-scoring singles by Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest) and Fadness. The Titans’ final run scored on a Mike Waupoose (Jr. Keshena) single in the ninth frame.

Mike Flood launched a solo home run in the eighth inning for UW-Platteville’s second run. Flood, Gabe Neitzel and Lee Hawkins each had two of the Pioneers’ 10 base hits.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 17 base hits, including three apiece from Berg, Leighton and Kyle Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh). Fadness, Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) and Waupoose recorded two hits each.

Wil Osmanski took the loss for UW-Platteville, allowing four earned runs on eight hits in 3.1 innings. Justin Crotty threw the final 5.2 frames and surrendered five runs on nine hits.

The Titans jumped in front early in the nightcap, scoring five runs in the first inning. Brad Demmin and Kannenberg each hit a run-scoring double and Hiroskey knocked in a run with a single. An error allowed UW-Oshkosh to mark a 5-0 advantage.

Leighton doubled home a run in the Titans’ third frame before another run came home on an error. UW-Platteville cut its deficit to 7-1 in the bottom half on a single by Neitzel.

The Pioneers tallied single runs in the fourth and ninth innings to complete the scoring. Matt Paulus singled in a run while the last score came on a double play.

UW-Platteville out-hit the Titans, 13-10. The Pioneers received two hits apiece from Neitzel, Hawkins, Mike Kuhn, Jerod Haxton, Paulus and Jason Jacobson. Kannenberg, Hiroskey and Leighton each had two hits for UW-Oshkosh.

The loss went to Joe Cox, who gave up five runs while recording the game’s first out. Mike Davis threw five shutout innings to end the game for the Pioneers.

Brad Demmin extended his hitting streak to 22 games for the Titans, who entered the doubleheader ranked 13th in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com..

UW-Oshkosh bashed out a season-high hit total and Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) earned two saves as the Titans won both games of a baseball doubleheader with Marian College on Tuesday (April 29) in Fond du Lac.

The Titans (25-6) recorded 20 base hits in taking the opener, 12-7. Rubens allowed just one hit and didn’t give up a run in the final 2.2 innings.

Brock Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc) knocked in five runs as UW-Oshkosh won the second contest, 10-5. Six strikeouts and just one run allowed highlighted Rubens’ 3.2 innings while he gave up just one run.

Marian College (17-17) tallied first in game one, scoring twice in the first inning. After Joe Mleziva tripled a run in, Jake Wilson added a run-scoring single for a 2-0 lead.

Blake Berger (Fr. • Star Prairie) followed a single with a two-run home run in the Titans’ second inning. Two more singles set up Shayne Jansen (Fr. • De Pere), who launched a three-run homer to take a 5-2 advantage. Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) and Berger each added a run-scoring single to complete the seven-run frame.

UW-Oshkosh notched three more runs in the fourth inning on singles by Mike Waupoose (Jr. • Keshena), Jansen and Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest). The Sabres cut their deficit to 10-3 in the bottom half when a run scored on a wild pitch.

Marian College tallied another run in the sixth frame on an error and got two more on a Wilson double. The Sabres made it 10-7 on Charlie Beau’s triple in the seventh inning.

A Berg double and Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) single knocked in the game’s final runs in the ninth frame. The Titans’ season-best hit total featured four from Derek Hiroskey (Fr. • Kimberly) and three apiece by Berg, Berger, Waupoose and Jansen.

The Sabres finished with 13 hits, including three from both Jeremy Bartelt and Wilson. Dan Wolter took the loss, allowing seven runs in 1.2 innings. T.J. Mlodzik pitched seven frames for Marian College and gave up five runs on 13 hits.

Ryan Kuepper (Fr. • Menasha) started on the mound for UW-Oshkosh and picked up the win by allowing five earned runs on 10 hits in six innings. Demmin extended his hitting streak to 18 games for the Titans while Fosler’s reached 17 consecutive contests.

Marian College got on the board in the nightcap with a James Goodfellow sacrifice fly in the first inning. After a triple by Kyle Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh), Wetenkamp tied the game with a run-scoring groundout in the second frame.

The Titans scored on a Berger double in the fourth inning and got a two-run double from Hiroskey in the fifth. Jason Fosler (Jr. • DeForest) tacked on a sacrifice fly for a 5-1 lead.

A pair of 15-run games by the UW-Oshkosh bats pushed the Titans past Carroll College in both games of a baseball doubleheader held Saturday (April 26) at Tiedemann Field.

A seven-run second inning vaulted the Titans to a 15-0 victory in the opener. Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest) launched a three-run homer and Blake Berger (Fr. • Star Prairie) blasted a grand slam to highlight the frame.

UW-Oshkosh (23-6) overcame a pair of four-run deficits to take the second contest, 15-8. The Titans set an NCAA Division III record with four triples in the fifth inning as they tallied eight runs.

Shayne Jansen (Fr. • De Pere) continued the power display in game one with a leadoff home run in the third inning. After a run-scoring groundout, Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) smashed a two-run homer for an 11-0 lead.

The Titans added three more runs on four hits in the fourth frame. Derek Hiroskey (Fr. • Kimberly) doubled in a run before a hit batter loaded the bases. Leighton then got hit by a pitch to force in a run while a sacrifice fly made it 14-0.

Berger hit a solo home run in the fifth inning to finish 3-for-4 with three runs scored and five batted in. UW-Oshkosh’s 13 hits included three by Demmin and two apiece from Leighton and Jansen.

Carroll College (6-20) finished the game with four hits. Colin Mulligan took the loss for the Pioneers, giving up 14 runs on 12 hits in 3.2 innings.

Luke Vosz (Fr. • Rosholt) earned the win in his first career start, throwing four scoreless innings while allowing three hits. The save went to Matt Ramlet (So. • Norwalk), who gave up just one hit in the final three frames.

The Pioneers bolted to a strong start in the nightcap with a leadoff home run from Jason Infusino. Kyle Kannenberg’s single and a Carroll College error put the Titans in front 2-1 after one inning of play.

After tying the contest on a passed ball in the second inning, Carroll College took a 6-2 lead in the fourth frame. The Pioneers used run-scoring doubles from Andy Sturtevant and Justin Ahrens along with a two-run single by Matt Bauer to go ahead.

The Titans cut into their deficit with a run-scoring groundout and Kannenberg single in the third inning. A run-scoring groundout and Infusino double made it an 8-4 Pioneer advantage in the top of the fifth inning.

Demmin recorded the first triple in UW-Oshkosh’s fifth-inning outburst. He scored on a wild pitch before Lucas Wirth (So. • Omro) and Leighton each hit a run-scoring triple. Hiroskey added a two-run double and Kannenberg finished the frame with a three-run triple to put the Titans up, 12-4.

Mike Waupoose (Jr. • Keshena) stroked a two-run homer in the sixth inning and Wirth tacked on a run-scoring groundout in the eighth to complete the scoring.

UW-Oshkosh finished with 14 hits, including three from both Kannenberg and Berger and two from Leighton. The Pioneers’ nine hits featured three apiece by Infusino and Ahrens.

Travis Helland (So. • Baldwin) picked up the win for the Titans, who entered the games ranked ninth in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com. He surrendered two runs in 2.2 innings while Anthony Leaman (Fr. • Green Bay) fired four scoreless innings to earn the save.

Carroll College’s Evan Walsh took the loss, giving up 10 runs on 10 hits in 4.2 frames. Dave Mihlsimmer allowed four runs in 1.1 innings for the Pioneers.

UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stevens Point played to a deadlock as the two nationally-ranked teams split a baseball doubleheader on Wednesday (April 23) at Tiedemann Field.

The Titans (21-6/16-4 WIAC) entered the games ranked 9th in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com while the Pointers (20-9/12-4 WIAC) came in 24th.

UW-Stevens Point exploded for 11 runs in the middle innings to take the first contest, 15-4. A complete-game by Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) allowed UW-Oshkosh to prevail in game two, 11-4. Rubens gave up just two earned runs on seven hits in nine innings of work.

Leadoff walks helped the Titans mark in the first two innings of the opener. Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) hit a run scoring double and Kyle Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh) added a run-scoring single to put UW-Oshkosh on the board in the first frame. A sacrifice fly from Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) in the second inning made it 3-0.

The Pointers did all of their damage in the third frame after there were two outs. Doug Coe and Brandon Scheidler each hit two-run singles and Justin Bushong stroked a run-scoring double for a 5-3 lead.

Brad Frank doubled home another UW-Stevens Point run in the fourth inning. The Titans used a double by Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire) and a Berg single to tally once in the bottom of the frame.

A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases for the Pointers in the fifth inning. One run came in on a wild pitch before Stewart Larsen doubled in two runs. Tim Schlosser ended the outburst with a two-run home run for an 11-4 advantage.

UW-Stevens Point added a pair of runs in the sixth inning on a Bushong single and a double play groundout. Bushong’s sacrifice fly and Sam Spurney’s single completed the scoring in the seventh frame.

Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh) took the loss for UW-Oshkosh, which allowed season-high totals for runs and hits. He gave up 11 runs on 14 hits in four innings. The Pointers’ Garrett Nix earned the win by surrendering four runs on seven hits over five innings.

Coe tallied four hits while Frank and Schlosser each recorded three of the Pointers’ 18. UW-Oshkosh’s eight hits included two each from Kannenberg and Jason Fosler (Jr. • DeForest).

The Titans got on the scoreboard first in the nightcap with three runs in the fourth frame. After a run-scoring groundout by Derek Hiroskey (Fr. • Kimberly), Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest) laced a two-run triple to put UW-Oshkosh up 3-0.

Back-to-back doubles by Fosler and Kannenberg started a rally in the Titans’ sixth inning. Hiroskey knocked in a run with a single, Berger hit a sacrifice fly and Berg notched a two-run single to stretch the margin to 8-0.

UW-Stevens Point scored a pair of unearned runs in the seventh frame. Schlosser knocked in the Pointers’ last two runs with a single in the ninth inning.

UW-Oshkosh added two runs on a Kannenberg double and one more on an error in the eighth inning. Kannenberg recorded three hits while Berg, Fosler and Brock Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc) each had two of the Titans’ 15.

Mike Thrun allowed three runs on five hits in 4.2 innings to take the loss. The Pointers’ seven hits included two apiece from Scheidler and Schlosser.

Fosler extended his hitting streak to 16 games while Brad Demmin’s reached 14 games. Rubens’ streak of 23 innings without giving up an earned run ended as UW-Oshkosh’s advantage in the all-time series with UW-Stevens Point moved to 119-69-1.

Jason Fosler (Jr. • DeForest) had a pair of three-hit games and extended his hitting streak to 12 contests as the UW-Oshkosh baseball team swept a doubleheader against UW-Stout on Saturday (April 19) at Tiedemann Field.

The Titans (18-5/13-3 WIAC) won the first contest, 11-7, as Fosler went 3-for-4 at the plate with two runs scored and three runs batted in. He was 3-for-5 with a run scored as UW-Oshkosh prevailed in the nightcap, 8-7.

Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest) led off the second inning with a single for UW-Oshkosh before scoring on a double by Brock Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc). The Titans added another run on Derek Hiroskey’s (Fr. • Kimberly) sacrifice fly in the fourth inning.

UW-Stout (11-18/3-13 WIAC) came back with two runs on one hit and an error in the fifth inning. Andy Lorenzen brought the first run home on a double while a Titans’ miscue allowed the Blue Devils to tie the game, 2-2.

An error and pair of hit-by-pitches helped UW-Oshkosh respond in the bottom of the fifth frame. Fosler’s sacrifice fly and Leighton’s single put the Titans ahead, 4-2.

Wetenkamp increased the advantage with a leadoff home run in the sixth inning. The Titans made it 8-2 with run-scoring singles by Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh), Kyle Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh) and Fosler.

UW-Stout fought back in the eighth inning with five runs. The Blue Devils scored on a sacrifice fly before Brandon O’Connell blasted a three-run homer to trim their deficit to 8-7.

The Titans recorded four singles in the bottom of the eighth inning, with Fosler’s hit bringing in a run. Hiroskey knocked in a pair of runs with a single to complete the scoring.

Evan Matson (Fr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) started on the mound for UW-Oshkosh and allowed two runs on three hits in 4.1 innings of work. The win went to Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh), who allowed five runs on four hits in the final 4.2 frames.

Wetenkamp contributed three hits to the Titans’ total of 15. Brad Demmin, Kannenberg and Leighton recorded two hits apiece. O’Connell and Mike White each had two of the Blue Devils’ seven base hits.

UW-Oshkosh jumped to a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning of game two. After a sacrifice fly scored UW-Oshkosh’s first run, Kannenberg launched a three-run home run.

UW-Stout registered single runs in each of the fourth, sixth and seventh innings. The Blue Devils scored on a double by Ryan Stace, a single by Matt Tschida and a single from Erik Johnson.

Doubles by Kannenberg and Fosler got the Titans going in the fifth inning. UW-Oshkosh went up 7-1 with run-scoring singles by Wetenkamp, Mike Waupoose (Jr. • Keshena) and Hiroskey. UW-Oshkosh added one more run in the seventh inning on a Hiroskey double.

The Blue Devils staged a rally in the ninth inning. Following a single, a hit-by-pitch and a walk, Matt Krause hit a run-scoring single and Stace knocked in two runs with a double to make the final tally 8-7.

Curt Hendricks (Sr. • De Pere) surrendered three runs on nine hits and struck out five batters over seven innings to earn the victory. Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) picked up his fifth save of the season by allowing one hit and recording the game’s final out.

UW-Stout changed pitchers every inning, with Bryan Vilstrup starting both contests. Curtis Dachel gave up two unearned runs in the fifth inning to take the loss in the opener. In game two, Josh Brandt took the loss after allowing four runs and four hits in the third inning.

Both teams registered 13 hits in the contest. Fosler and Hiroskey each had three hits for the Titans, who entered the doubleheader ranked 16th in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com. Krause and Stace notched three hits apiece for UW-Stout.

The UW-Oshkosh baseball team piled up 24 runs in taking both games of a doubleheader against UW-La Crosse on Sunday (April 13) in La Crosse.

The Titans (12-5/7-3 WIAC) scored in each of the first five innings as they took the first game, 9-6. An eight-run fifth inning and six-run seventh inning led UW-Oshkosh past the Eagles, 15-2, in the second contest.

Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire) led off the opener with a double for the Titans. He stole third base and scored on a Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) sacrifice fly for a 1-0 lead.

After Brock Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc) singled in the second frame, Fadness singled him home to go ahead 2-0.

UW-La Crosse (12-12/5-7 WIAC) tallied a pair of runs in its half of the second inning to tie the game. The Eagles got a walk and double before scoring twice on a groundout and an error by UW-Oshkosh.

Singles from Brad Demmin, Kyle Kannenberg (So. •Oshkosh) and Jason Fosler (Jr. • DeForest) started a Titans’ rally in the third inning. UW-Oshkosh took a 4-2 advantage with a sacrifice fly from Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest) and an error by the Eagles.

Fadness and Brad Demmin singled in the fourth inning before the Titans scored a run on a balk. Kannenberg added a sacrifice fly to make it 6-2. UW-La Crosse tacked on two runs of its own in the bottom half with run-scoring singles by Cory Poppitz and Greg Gibson.

The Titans got two more runs with a Fadness single and UW-La Crosse error in the fifth frame. Wetenkamp hit a run-scoring groundout in the ninth for UW-Oshkosh’s last tally.

UW-La Crosse received a run-scoring single from Tony Peterson in the fifth inning and a solo home run from Darren O’Donnell in the ninth.

Fadness led the Titans’ 12-hit attack with four hits, two runs scored and two runs batted in. Brad Demmin, Kannenberg and Fosler had two hits apiece.

The Eagles also finished with 12 base hits, including two each from Storm Gram, Dusty Otto, Peterson and O’Donnell. Britton Wolf surrendered seven runs on 11 hits in five innings to take the loss for UW-La Crosse.

Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh) earned the win, surrendering four earned runs on 10 hits while striking out three in 7.2 innings. Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) gave up one run in the last 1.1 innings to pick up the save.

UW-Oshkosh went ahead in the first inning of the nightcap with a run-scoring double from Kannenberg. The Eagles’ Josh Weber walked and stole a base in the third frame before tying the game at 1 on an error by the Titans.

Mike Waupoose (Jr. • Keshena) and Derek Hiroskey (Fr. • Kimberly) both reached on errors to start off the UW-Oshkosh fifth inning. Fadness and Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) each knocked in a run with a hit and Brad Demmin tallied a sacrifice fly for a 4-1 lead. After a Fosler run-scoring single and another sacrifice fly, Waupoose smashed a three-run homer to complete the eruption.

A Fosler double and UW-La Crosse error started a second big frame for the Titans in the seventh inning. Hiroskey hit a run-scoring single and then UW-Oshkosh made it 15-1 with a three-run, pinch-hit homer by Shayne Jansen (Fr. • De Pere).

UW-La Crosse got a run-scoring triple from Gram in the seventh inning to complete the scoring. Luke Zurbriggen took the loss for the Eagles after giving up nine runs, one of which was earned, on eight hits in five innings.

Greg Perlewitz gave up two runs on five hits to pick up the complete-game victory in seven innings. UW-Oshkosh entered the games ranked 21st in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com.

The Titans amassed 14 hits, including two apiece from Berg, Kannenberg, Fosler, Waupoose and Hiroskey. Travis Kerr went 2-for-3 as UW-La Crosse finished with five hits.

Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) threw 10.2 consecutive innings to earn a save and a win as the UW-Oshkosh baseball team defeated UW-Whitewater in both games of a doubleheader on Sunday (April 6) in Whitewater.

The Titans (10-5/5-3 WIAC) took the first game, 8-5, as Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire) registered four hits and four runs scored. Rubens pitched the last five outs, allowing just one hit, to record the save.

UW-Oshkosh got a complete-game victory from Rubens in winning the second contest, 10-5. Kyle Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh) led the Titans’ bats with four hits and five runs batted in.

Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest) got the scoring started in the UW-Oshkosh half of the second inning. He launched a one-out solo homer to take a 1-0 advantage.

A walk from Derek Hiroskey (Fr. • Kimberly) started a two-run tally for the Titans in the third frame. Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) grounded out later in the inning to drive him home and Brock Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc) singled in one more run for a 3-0 UW-Oshkosh lead.

Kannenberg’s leadoff double got the Titans going once again in the fourth inning. Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) knocked in a run with a groundout and Brad Demmin hit a run-scoring single to make it 5-0.

The Titans scored in five consecutive innings, getting a solo home run from Jason Fosler (Jr. • DeForest) in the fifth frame.

UW-Whitewater (11-4/2-2 WIAC) bounced back with four runs on five hits in the fifth inning. Jeff Donovan put the first number on the scoreboard with a run-scoring single and Thomas Corcoran added one more run on a double. With two outs, Ben Prather hit a two-run single to pull the Warhawks within 6-4.

UW-Oshkosh notched one run in both the sixth and eighth innings on a run-scoring groundout by Wetenkamp and a sacrifice fly by Brad Demmin.

The Warhawks received a