Considering the alternative, UW-Oshkosh head baseball coach Tom Lechnir was more than happy with the Titans' doubleheader sweep of UW-Stout on Saturday (May 5) at Tiedemann Field.

Faced with the possibility of its season coming to a premature end, the Titans clinched second place in the WIAC standings with a 4-3 victory over the Blue Devils in game one, then built some momentum heading into the WIAC Tournament with a 12-5 thumping in game two.

UW-Oshkosh, which at one time or another started seven first-year players, earned the No. 2 seed for the upcoming double-elimination conference tournament.

"How can you not (be happy)?" Lechnir said. "Every time we win I consider it a success. "We talk all the time that you have to earn it in our program. We earned it. We didn't win a conference championship, but we earned right where we are at."

The Titans (27-13/16-8 WIAC) will play third-seeded UW-La Crosse at 1 p.m. on Friday (May 12) at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids. Top-seeded UW-Whitewater, which won its sixth conference title in the last seven years when it split with UW-La Crosse on Saturday, will play fourth-seeded UW-Stevens Point at 10 a.m. on Friday.

If UW-Oshkosh lost both of its games Saturday, it would have failed to qualify for the conference tournament. And although it grabbed a 4-1 lead in game one, UW-Stout threatened in the seventh.

With the Titans leading 4-2 with one out and runners on first and third, Seth Maier smacked a double to left centerfield that scored both runners and Maier advanced to third on the throw. But the second runner, Luke Schultz, ran over UW-Oshkosh catcher Kyle Kopitzke (Fr. • De Pere), which is not allowed per NCAA rules. Schultz was called out.

Instead of a 4-4 tie with one out and a runner at third, the score stayed 4-3 with two outs in favor of UW-Oshkosh. Adam Bretl (Jr. • Sturgeon Bay), who relieved starter Curt Hendricks (Jr. • De Pere) earlier in the inning, walked Erik Johnson then struck out Nick Klaren, stranding the tying run at third.

"That was a huge play in the game," Lechnir said. "That was a huge difference. It was just something that no doubt changed the complexion of the day and no doubt changed the complexion of the game."

After allowing 31 runs to the Blue Devils on Friday, the Titans only allowed eight on Saturday.

"They seemed to have better command," Lechnir said. "They hit their spots and they got in on them a little bit. They made the adjustments they had to. Of course it's not a hitter's day, it's a pitchers day."

Hendricks threw 6 1/3 innings before giving way to Bretl in game one. Bretl picked up the win in game two, throwing 4 1/3 innings of relief of starter Jordan Michalkiewicz (Fr. • Menasha).

"As long as you kept the ball down they weren't going to hit anything," Hendricks said. "When I left the ball up they got hits, so I just focused on getting the ball down."

In the second game, the Titans took advantage of six UW-Stout errors.

Josh Shere (Sr. • Janesville) had a two-run double in a seven-run fourth inning for UW-Oshkosh, while Bryan Schwebke (Jr. • Oshkosh and Mike Waupoose (Fr. • Keshena) were both 3-for-5 at the plate.

The University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh treated Fox Cities Stadium like a home away from home Wednesday night as the Titans swept a pair of games from Lawrence University.

The Titans rallied to win the opener, 13-12, before following that up with a 14-7 triumph in the nightcap.

In game two, UW-Oshkosh (25-11) jumped out to an 11-4 lead after four innings and never looked back.

The Titans had eight hits in the game as Jason Fosler went 3-for-5 with three doubles and three RBI.

Cal Stanke (3-0) picked up the win in relief, walking one while striking out nine. He scattered nine hits and allowed three runs. He came on in the third in relief of starter Casey Mumper.

In the opener, the Titans' Mike Waupoose ended the slugfest with a two-out, pinch-hit RBI single to center to score Josh Shere in the bottom of the ninth.

Lawrence had tied the game in the top half of the ninth with a pair of runs, the tying run scoring on an infield single by Billy Bodle.

The Vikings opened the game with single runs in the first and second innings before UW-Oshkosh struck for five in the bottom of the second.

The big blast was Bryan Schwebke's two-run triple.

Lawrence retook the lead with a four-run fourth, before the Titans battled back in the fifth with three runs for a brief 8-6 lead.

The Vikings answered with three runs in the sixth, but the Titans answered with a pair in the bottom half. Lawrence
tied the game at 10-10 with a single run in the seventh.

The Titans appeared to have plated the game-winning runs in the eighth thanks to an error and an RBI single by pinch-hitter Ryan Hubacek.

But again Lawrence battled back to tie the game in the ninth, setting up Waupoose's heroics.

Fosler paced the Titans with four hits in five at bats, while Schwebke and T.J. Arrowood added tow hits each.

The UW-Oshkosh baseball team remains in the thick of the WIAC race thanks to another doubleheader sweep of UW-Stevens Point.

The Titans beat the Pointers, 4-2 and 7-3, at Tiedemann Field on Monday (May 1) to take all four games in their series.

UW-Oshkosh (23-11/14-6 WIAC) is one game out of first place behind defending NCAA Division III champion UW-Whitewater (24-10/15-5 WIAC). Both teams host two doubleheaders this weekend as UW-Oshkosh plays host to UW-Stout (12-18/9-9 WIAC) while UW-Whitewater plays host to third-place UW-La Crosse (19-15/13-7 WIAC).

In the first game against UW-Stevens Point, the Titans scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning to take the lead and never looked back.

UW-Oshkosh scored its first run when Bryan Schwebke (Jr. • Oshkosh) scored from second base off of the bat of Josh Shere's (Sr. • Janesville) single. Mickey Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire) scored one batter later when Brad Demmin (Fr. • Oshkosh) reached first base on a fielder's choice.

Schwebke and Demmin were the offense for the Titans in the second game as well. Schwebke opened up the scoring for UW-Oshkosh in the third inning with a three-run home run and Demmin had a two-run double in the fifth.

Adam Bretl (Jr. • Sturgeon Bay) and Jim Ziegler (Sr. • Eden) picked up pitching victories for the Titans.

UW-Oshkosh (23-11/14-6 WIAC) returns to action on Wednesday (May 3) with a 4 p.m. doubleheader at Fox Cities Stadium against Lawrence University.

A pair of one-run baseball games went in favor of UW-Oshkosh as the Titans swept a doubleheader from UW-Stevens Point on Saturday (April 29) at Tiedemann Field. The Titans had just two hits in a 2-1 victory in the opener and then drew three straight walks in the bottom of the 11th inning to pull out a 4-3 win in the nightcap.

UW-Oshkosh (21-11/12-6 WIAC) counted both of its runs and both of its hits in the sixth inning of the first game. The Titans opened the inning with a pair of ground outs before Andrew Stendahl (Fr. • Cottage Grove) singled to center field to break up the no-hit bid of UW-Stevens Point pitcher Jordan Zimmermann. Stendahl then stole second base and scored on a home run to right field by Mickey Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire).

UW-Stevens Point (20-12/10-7 WIAC) had nine hits in the opener, but only two after the fourth inning. The Pointers took a 1-0 lead in the third inning as Joel Hojnacki singled to left field and later scored on a double to center field by Chuck Brehm.

Adam Evanoff led the Pointers with three hits, singles in the first, fourth and ninth innings. In addition to his double, the Pointers also received a single from Brehm.

Jim Ziegler (Sr. • Eden) started on the mound for the Titans and pitched seven innings to gain the victory. Ziegler (4-2) scattered eight hits and struck out two batters before Adam Roos (Jr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) replaced him in the eighth inning. Roos retired six of the seven batters he faced in the eighth and ninth innings to record the save.

Zimmermann (3-3) suffered a tough pitching loss for the Pointers. He faced only 27 batters, three over the minimum, and allowed just three runners to reach second base. Zimmermann had six strikeouts and only one walk in the complete game setback.

Fadness also had the big hit in the second game with a one-out double in the bottom of the 11th inning. Following an intentional walk to Josh Shere (Sr. • Janesville), Brad Demmin (Fr. • Oshkosh) and Brock Wetenkamp (Fr. • Manitowoc) drew consecutive walks to produce the winning run.

UW-Stevens Point left a runner at third base in the top of the 11th inning after working out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the bottom of the 10th.

After UW-Oshkosh took a 1-0 lead on a run-scoring single by Shere in the second inning, UW-Stevens Point tallied a pair of runs in the fourth inning on a run-scoring double by Doug Coe and a sacrifice fly by Tim Schlosser. The Pointers increased their lead to 3-1 in the fifth inning when Stewart Larsen scored on an error following a double by Brehm.

UW-Oshkosh tied the game at 3-3 when Bryan Schwebke (Jr. • Oshkosh) hit a run-scoring double in the sixth inning and Demmin added a sacrifice fly in the seventh.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 11 hits, including four by Schwebke and two by Fadness. Besides his double in the sixth inning, Schwebke also singled in the eighth and 10th innings and tripled in the sixth.

UW-Stevens Point had 10 hits, including two by Brehm, Coe, Hojnacki and Zimmerman.

UW-Oshkosh hit into four double plays in the nightcap, while UW-Stevens Point had three runners picked off first base and a failed suicide squeeze attempt in the fifth inning. In all, the two teams combined to leave 27 runners on base, including 15 by the Titans.

Roos (6-2) earned the pitching win for UW-Oshkosh, allowing just one hit over the ninth, 10th and 11th innings. He followed starter Jordan Michalkiewicz (Fr. • Menasha) and relievers Mitch Huffman (So. • Mequon) and Adam Bretl (Jr. • Sturgeon Bay). Bretl entered the game in the fifth inning and hurled 3.2 scoreless innings before being replaced by Roos.

Jeff Zielke took the pitching loss for the Pointers in relief of Josh Perkins, who struck out a career-high 10 batters in seven innings of work. The Pointers walked 10 batters while hitting two in the loss.

The UW-Oshkosh baseball team fell to third-place in the WIAC standings after dropping a pair of games to UW-Platteville on Monday (April 24) at Tiedemann Field. UW-Platteville took the opener, 7-6, and the nightcap, 12-7.

UW-Oshkosh (18-10/10-6 WIAC) entered the doubleheader atop the WIAC standings, but a pair of losses to UW-Platteville (15-15/8-11 WIAC) left the Titans trailing first-place UW-Whitewater (20-10/11-5 WIAC) and second-place UW-Stevens Point (18-10/10-5) in the league race.

UW-Platteville took a 2-0 lead in the opener by scoring twice in the second inning. The Pioneers had two hits in the inning, including a run-scoring single by Nick Aplin.

UW-Oshkosh sliced its deficit in half in the third inning when Josh Shere (Sr. • Janesville) belted a solo home run. The Pioneers matched the tally in the bottom portion of the inning on a run-scoring single by Gabe Neitzel.

Both teams exchanged runs in the fifth inning as UW-Oshkosh scored on a single by Brad Demmin (Fr. • Oshkosh) and UW-Platteville on a solo home run by Jason Watson.

UW-Platteville extended its lead to 7-3 by getting a solo home run by Alex Siehoff and consecutive run-scoring doubles by Brandon Ihm and Jerod Haxton.

T.J. Arrowood (Jr. • Cecil) supplied the dramatics for UW-Oshkosh in the eighth inning by slugging a one-out, pinch-hit inside-the-park grand slam. Mickey Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire) followed Arrowood's home run with a single, but UW-Platteville pitcher Joe Lange retired the next two UW-Oshkosh batters in order to end the threat and leave the Titans with a 7-6 deficit.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 12 hits in the opener, including two by Demmin, Shere and Brandon Burgert (So. • Oshkosh). UW-Platteville compiled 11 hits, including two by Neitzel, Siehoff, Watson and Ross Bennett.

Adam Roos (Jr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) took the pitching loss for UW-Oshkosh after hurling the first six innings. Roos yielded 10 hits and five earned runs before being replaced by Jeremiah Gowey (Sr. • La Crosse).

Bill Bulaga pitched the first seven innings to gain the victory for the Pioneers. He scattered nine hits and allowed just three runs. Bulaga was replaced by Joe Lange in the eighth inning and Kyle Brudos in the ninth, with the latter earning a save.

UW-Platteville smashed three home runs in the first four innings of the second game to take a 7-1 lead. The Pioneers got a two-run home run from Bennett in the first inning, a grand slam from Neitzel in the third and a solo home run from Ihm in the fourth.

After scoring on Burgert's single in the fourth inning, UW-Oshkosh cut its deficit to 7-3 in the fifth inning on a two-run home run by Shere. UW-Platteville got one of those runs back in the bottom of the fifth inning as Mike Flood delivered a run-scoring single.

UW-Oshkosh narrowed its deficit in the seventh inning by scoring twice. The Titans counted their runs on a single by Arrowood and a sacrifice fly by Mike Waupoose (Fr. • Keshena).

UW-Platteville broke the game open in the eighth inning by scoring four runs on five hits to take a 12-5 lead. The big hit in the inning was a bases-loaded double by Nick Pepper.

UW-Oshkosh closed its scoring with two runs in the ninth inning, including a bases-loaded walk issued to Waupoose.

UW-Oshkosh had 11 hits in the nightcap, including three by Jason Fosler (Fr. • DeForest). The Titans also received two hits from Arrowood, Burgert and Shere. UW-Platteville's 14 hits featured three by Flood and two by Bennett, Neitzel, Watson and Scott Dybevik.

Adam Bretl (Jr. • Sturgeon Bay) started on the mound for the Titans, but took the loss after lasting just three innings. He was charged with six runs and six hits. Brad Keeling (Fr. • Woodruff) hurled the final five innings for UW-Oshkosh.

Ryan Slaght pitched the first eight innings for the Pioneers to gain the win. Slaght, who scattered 11 hits and surrendered seven runs, was replaced by Jay Lindner and Brudos in the ninth inning.

UW-Oshkosh left 22 runners on base in the doubleheader, 11 in each game. UW-Platteville left 15 runners on base, including eight in the opener.

The UW-Oshkosh baseball team exchanged victories with UW-Platteville on Sunday (April 23) at Tiedemann Field. UW-Platteville won the first game of the doubleheader by an 8-4 score, while UW-Oshkosh took the nightcap by an 11-5 count.

After scoring once in the first inning of the opener, UW-Platteville (13-15/6-11 WIAC) tallied four runs on four hits in the fourth. The key hits for the Pioneers in the inning were a run-scoring triple by Jason Watson and a two-run home run by Gabe Neitzel.

UW-Oshkosh (18-8/10-4 WIAC) cut its deficit to 5-3 on a two-run triple by Andrew Stendahl in the fourth inning. UW-Platteville got two of those runs back in the bottom of the fourth inning on a single by Jerod Haxton and a sacrifice fly by Mike Flood.

The Pioneers increased their lead to 8-3 on a run-scoring double by Mike Luchterhand in the seventh inning. UW-Oshkosh, which had only two hits over the last five innings of play, scored its final run of the contest on a single by Bryan Schwebke.

Mitch Huffman, the first of three UW-Oshkosh pitchers, took the loss for the Titans. He went three innings, allowing five runs and six hits while striking out five batters. Jim Ziegler finished the game for the Titans, yielding just one run and three hits in 4.2 innings.

Corey Connolly recorded the pitching victory for the Pioneers. He hurled the first five innings, allowing three runs and four hits while striking out five batters. Nick Pepper and Joe Langer tossed the last four innings for UW-Platteville and held UW-Oshkosh to just one run and only two hits.

Stendahl and Jason Fosler had two hits each as UW-Oshkosh totaled six for the game.

UW-Platteville had 12 hits in the contest, including three by Haxton and two by Flood, Neitzel and Nick Aplin.

UW-Oshkosh snapped a four-game losing streak to UW-Platteville by taking the nightcap. The victory kept the Titans atop the WIAC standings by one-half game.

After scoring in the first inning of the second game on a sacrifice fly by Mickey Fadness, UW-Oshkosh tallied four runs on three hits in the second inning to take a 5-0 lead. The Titans' third inning featured a two-run double by Josh Shere and a sacrifice fly by Brad Demmin.

UW-Platteville got on the scoreboard in the fifth inning on a run-scoring single by Watson. UW-Oshkosh answered back in the sixth inning by scoring two unearned runs.

UW-Platteville sliced its deficit to 7-3 as Haxton and Aplin hit run-scoring singles in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively.

UW-Oshkosh put the game out of reach in the ninth inning as it scored four runs on five hits, including a bases-loaded triple by Fadness and a run-scoring double by Ryan Hubacek.

The Pioneers created the final score by registering a pair of unearned runs in the ninth inning.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 12 hits in the nightcap, including two by Schwebke, Shere, Demmin and Mike Waupoose.

UW-Platteville banged out 13 hits, including three by Aplin and two by Watson, Luchterhand and Ross Bennett.

The Titans received a strong pitching performance from starter Curt Hendricks. Hendricks hurled 7.2 innings, scattering nine hits and allowing just one earned run. He struck out seven batters, including all three in the sixth inning.

Starter Justin Athey lasted just 1.1 innings for UW-Platteville. He was charged with five runs and five hits. The Pioneers sent five more pitchers to the mound, including Jay Lindner who allowed just two runs and five hits in five innings of work.

Adam Roos (Jr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) pitched a complete game in the nightcap to earn his WIAC-leading fifth victory of the season as the UW-Oshkosh baseball team split a doubleheader with defending NCAA Division III champion UW-Whitewater on Wednesday (April 19) at Tiedemann Field.

Both teams won by 9-4 scores, with UW-Whitewater (18-8/9-3 WIAC) taking the first game and UW-Oshkosh (17-7/9-3 WIAC) the second. The decisions left the two squads tied for first place in the WIAC standings. UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater also split a doubleheader on April 5 in Whitewater.

Roos (5-1) scattered eight hits and struck out five batters while holding UW-Whitewater to four runs. The Warhawks went hitless through four innings of play as Roos retired 11 of the first 12 batters he faced. UW-Whitewater was held scoreless by Roos until the sixth inning.

UW-Oshkosh grabbed a 3-0 lead in the third inning of the nightcap as Jason Fosler (Fr. • DeForest) delivered a run-scoring single and T.J. Arrowood (Jr. • Cecil) a two-run double. Singles by Mickey Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire), Brandon Burgert (So. • Oshkosh) and Travis Helland (Fr. • Baldwin) to open the fourth inning helped the Titans extend their lead to 5-0.

UW-Oshkosh increased its lead to 9-0 in the fifth inning by scoring four runs on three hits, including a two-run double by Josh Shere (Sr. • Janesville) and a run-scoring double by Fadness.

UW-Whitewater cut its deficit by scoring twice in both the sixth and ninth innings. The Warhawks got three of their eight hits off Roos in the sixth inning, including run-scoring singles by Matt Schliewe and Greg Harder. Schliewe had two of UW-Whitewater's four hits in the game.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 14 hits off four UW-Whitewater pitchers, including three by Fadness and two by Burgert, Fosler, Shere and Brad Demmin (Fr. • Oshkosh).

Chris Spangler (4-1) took the pitching loss for UW-Whitewater after hurling the first 2.2 innings of the contest and allowing three runs and six hits.

UW-Whitewater scored three runs in the first inning of the opener with the help of three hits, two walks and one hit batter. Singles by Eddie Adamson and Jason Rutz produced two of the Warhawks' three runs in the frame.

UW-Oshkosh also scored in the first inning as Demmin laced a run-scoring single.

UW-Whitewater pushed its lead to 7-1 after scoring once in the third and sixth innings and twice in the seventh. The Warhawks' seventh inning featured run-scoring singles by Ben Prather and Harder.

UW-Oshkosh cut its deficit to 7-2 in the seventh inning as Fadness scored on an infield double play.

UW-Whitewater counted runs in the eighth and ninth innings before UW-Oshkosh scored twice in the ninth. The Titans scored their runs in the ninth inning with the assistance of three hits and one UW-Whitewater error.

UW-Oshkosh had nine hits in the opener, including two by Demmin, Fadness and Schwebke. All of the Titans' hits in the contest were singles.

The Warhawks compiled 13 hits, including three by Harder and Rutz. Jordan Stine's double in the seventh inning was the lone extra-base hit for UW-Whitewater.

Jim Ziegler (Sr. • Eden) allowed four runs and seven hits in the first four innings of the contest to take the pitching loss for the Titans. Ziegler (3-2) was replaced by Jordan Michalkiewicz (Fr. • Menasha) in the fifth, Casey Mumper (Fr. • Kewaunee) in the sixth and Cal Stanke (Jr. • Menasha) in the seventh.

Adam Dominick (4-0) started on the mound for the Warhawks and hurled five innings before being replaced by Spangler in the sixth and Jay Grutzmacher in the eighth. Dominick struck out four batters and held the Titans to just one run and four hits.

The UW-Oshkosh baseball team jumped out to big leads in each game and held on to sweep a doubleheader from UW-La Crosse on Friday (April 14) in La Crosse. The Titans won the opener, 8-6 and the nightcap, 11-9.

In the opener, UW-Oshkosh (16-6/8-2 WIAC) took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on a Jason Fosler sacrifice fly. UW-La Crosse (11-15/7-7 WIAC) came back to take a 2-1 lead in the second on an UW-Oshkosh error and Andy Podmolik’s run-scoring single.

UW-Oshkosh came right back to regain the lead with a pair of runs in the third as Josh Shere hit a solo home run and Mickey Fadness aa run-scoring single.

UW-La Crosse tied the game in its half of the fifth inning on Trevor Wallace’s single, but UW-Oshkosh scored five times in the top of the sixth. Ryan Hubacek had a pinch-hit single for a 4-3 lead and Brad Demmin hit a two-out grand slam for an 8-3 lead.

The Eagles cut the margin to 8-4 on Matt Sampson’s solo home run in the eighth and UW-La Crosse added two runs in the bottom of the ninth. The Eagles had runners on second and third bases in the ninth inning, but Sampson fouled out to the catcher to end the game.

Mitch Huffman earned the win for UW-Oshkosh, pitching 8.2 innings, allowing 13 hits, six runs and two walks while striking out five. Brad Bolton picked up the save.

UW-Oshkosh had 11 hits in the game, including three by Fadness and two by Demmin and Andrew Stendahl.

Matt Zurbriggen took the loss for the Eagles, pitching 6.0 innings, allowing nine hits, eight runs and four walks while striking out two.

Bach finished 4-for-5 while Podmolik was 3-for-5. Tony Peterson and Sampson each had two hits.

In the nightcap, the Titans took an 8-0 lead after two innings of play.

UW-Oshkosh scored five times in the first inning on only three hits, finishing the inning with three walks and three hit-by-pitches. The Titans scored three runs in the second inning, highlighted by Shere’s solo home run. UW-Oshkosh took a 10-0 lead in the fifth inning on a Shere run-scoring double and a T.J. Arrowood run-scoring single.

UW-La Crosse cut the margin to 10-4 in the fifth inning, highlighted by Sampson’s solo home run and Podmolik’s run-scoring single.

The Eagles scored twice in the seventh inning, including one on a solo home run by Peterson.

UW-La Crosse cut its deficit to 11-9 in the ninth inning by scoring three runs, including two on a Peterson single. The Eagles had the tying run at the plate with one out in the inning, but Bach struck out and Mike Schmidt grounded out.

Joe Bemis suffered the loss, pitching 1.1 innings, allowing six hits, eight runs and three walks. The Eagles’ pitching staff hit seven batters in the game and walked eight.

Podmolik was 3-for-4 for UW-La Crosse while Steve Ems finished 2-for-2.

Brad Bolton earned the win for UW-Oshkosh, pitching four innings, allowing four hits, five runs and three walks with one strikeout. Jim Ziegler earned the save, pitching one inning, allowing one hit with one strikeout.

Demmin was 4-for-5 for the Titans, while Brandon Burgert was 3-for-5 with two runs batted in. Shere finished with two hits, three runs scored and two runs batted in.

The UW-Oshkosh baseball team opened a four-game series with UW-La Crosse by splitting a doubleheader with the Eagles on Thursday (April 13) in La Crosse. UW-Oshkosh won the opener, 6-1, while UW-La Crosse came back to take the nightcap, 7-1.

In the opener, Adam Roos earned the win for the Titans, pitching 8.2 innings, allowing seven hits, one run and two walks with four strikeouts. Jim Ziegler earned the save.

Ross Benitz was the losing pitcher for the Eagles, going 7.1, allowing 11 hits, six runs (four earned) and two walks with three strikeouts.

UW-Oshkosh (14-6/6-2 WIAC) scored a pair of unearned runs in the second for a 2-0 lead before Trevor Wallace cut the margin to 2-1 for UW-La Crosse (11-13/7-5 WIAC) with an RBI groundout in the sixth scoring Andy Podmolik.

The Titans added a run in the seventh on Andrew Stendahl's single and three more in the eighth, highlighted by Ryan Hubacek's two-run single.

UW-Oshkosh totaled 13 hits in the opener, including three by Bryan Schwebke and two by Stendahl, T.J. Arrowood and Mickey Fadness.

In the nightcap, Tony Peterson earned the win for UW-L, pitching seven innings, allowing two hits, one unearned run and three walks while striking out three. Derrick Minnig pitched two innings, allowing two hits and two walks with two strikeouts.

Peterson tripled in Wallace in the bottom of the first to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead before the Titans tied it in the third on a Josh Shere RBI single. UW-La Crosse took a 6-1 lead with five runs in the sixth inning. Justin Bach had an RBI single; Dusty Otto a sacrifice fly; Podmolik a two-run double and John Stetzenbach RBI single. The Eagles finished the scoring with a run in the eighth on a double play.

Ziegler took the loss for UW-Oshkosh, pitching 5.2 innings, allowing 10 hits, six runs (five earned) and one walk with one strikeout.

UW-Oshkosh had only four hits in the second game, two by both Shere and Brad Demmin.

UW-Oshkosh and UW-La Crosse will play another doubleheader on Friday (April 14) at 1 p.m. in La Crosse.

UW-Oshkosh ended a 10-game losing streak to defending national champion UW-Whitewater on Wednesday (April 5) as it split a baseball doubleheader in Whitewater.

The Titans won the first game 10-4, before dropping the second game, 13-4.

The Titans are now 11-5 overall and 5-1 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In the opener, UW-Oshkosh was down 4-3 going into the top of the eighth inning, but would battle back by scoring four runs in the eighth inning and three in the ninth to secure the victory.

In the eighth inning, Brad Demmin reached base the hard way by being struck by UW-Whitewater pitcher Mike Jacobson.

The Warhawks then brought in Adam Dominick to pitch to Ryan Hubacek. Demmin then advanced to second base after Hubacek grounded out. Pinch hitter Mike Ackley walked before Mickey Fadness drove a single to center field allowing Demmin to score and moving Ackley to second.

Jason Fosler followed, ripping a triple to right field scoring Fadness and Ackley. Fosler ended the Titans' scoring barrage by crossing the plate on Brandon Burgert's single to left field.

Burgert was the game's leading hitter with a 4-for-4 performance and three RBI. Fadness was 4-for-5 with two RBI, while Fosler went 3-for-4 with four RBI.

Titans' pitcher Jim Ziegler pitched all nine innings, giving up four hits and striking out three after facing 40 batters in the game.

Ziegler is now 3-0 on the season.

In the nightcap, UW-Oshkosh managed one run in the fifth and three in the sixth but it wasn't enough.

Although UW-Oshkosh racked up 10 hits in the game, the team managed only two extra base hits from Fosler and Mickey Fadness. Fadness was the Titans' leading hitter, going 3-for-4.

The UW-Oshkosh baseball team put its brand new scoreboard to good use on Saturday (April 1).

Playing for the first time in Wisconsin this season, the Titans pounded UW-Superior, 22-0 and 12-2, in a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader sweep.

The 34 runs scored by the Titans (8-4, 2-0) christened the new electronic scoreboard in centerfield unveiled before the game. In the opener, Mitch Huffman held UW-Superior (3-11, 0-2) to just three hits and struck out four in the seven-inning victory.

Bryan Schwebke was 3-for-5 with three RBI and four runs scored while Andrew Stendahl was 3-for-4 with four RBI. Mike Ackley was 3-for-3 with a solo home run and a two-run single, while Brad Demmin was 1-for-3 with two RBI.

In the second game, Oshkosh West grad Brandon Burgert had a run-scoring single in the second inning and a two run double in the sixth as the Titans used a trio of pitchers — Jordan Michalkiewicz, Stuart Accola and Cal Stanke — to keep UW-Superior at bay.