Baseball Team To Hold Informational
Meeting
The UW-Oshkosh baseball team will hold a mandatory
informational meeting for all new and returning players on Wednesday,
Sept. 3 in room 161 of Kolf Sports Center. The meeting begins
at 9 p.m.
All candidates for the 2009 team should bring their
Titan ID card to the meeting. New players must have all of their
athletic training information completed, which includes a health
history questionnaire, a physical exam and health insurance form.
Athletic training information can be found at www.uwosh.edu/athletic_training/newathletes.php.
All athletic training information and a copy your insurance card
(front and back) should also be brought to the meeting.
For more information, contact UW-Oshkosh head baseball
coach Tom Lechnir at (920) 424-0374 or by e-mail at lechnir@uwosh.edu. |
All-Region Team Includes Four
Titans
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First
baseman Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) earned honors for
the second consecutive season as the Titans placed four players
on the 2008 ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III All-Midwest Region
Baseball Team.
Demmin made the first team along with pitcher Jeremy Rubens
(So. • New Franken). Outfielder Nolan Fadness (Fr. •
Eau Claire) and second baseman Kyle Kannenberg (So. •
Oshkosh) were named to the All-Midwest Region Second Team.
Demmin led the Titans in 13 offensive categories. He finished
with a .411 batting average, 45 runs scored and 65 hits while
starting all 40 contests. Demmin also topped the squad with
15 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 52 runs batted
in.
Demmin recorded multiple hits in 20 games during 2008 and closed
the season with a 27-game hitting streak intact. He posted five
hits, five runs scored and six runs batted in as UW-Oshkosh
defeated UW-La Crosse, 14-5. Demmin’s three hits, three
runs scored and five runs batted in led the Titans to a 14-10
victory over UW-Stevens Point.
Demmin made the All-Midwest Region First Team in 2007 after
hitting .385 and scoring 34 runs. He tallied 69 hits, 14 doubles,
five home runs and 43 runs batted in while starting 45 games.
Demmin now owns 13 home runs, 95 runs batted in and a .398 batting
average in 85 career games.
Rubens won a team-high 10 games for UW-Oshkosh this season.
His 2.27 earned run average and seven saves contributed to his
10-2 record in 21 appearances. Rubens threw four complete games
and struck out 37 batters in 83.1 innings of work.
Rubens allowed just five hits while throwing nine shutout innings
in the Titans 3-1 loss to UW-Superior. He gave up two runs over
nine innings as UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-Stevens Point, 11-4.
Rubens earned the NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Week award
for his three wins and two saves from April 14-20.
In 2007, Rubens posted a 4-1 record on the mound in 11 appearances.
He started seven contests and finished with a 3.14 earned run
average. In his 51.2 innings pitched, Rubens struck out 32 batters
while walking seven. For his career, he now holds a 14-3 record,
an earned run average of 2.60 and 69 strikeouts in 135 innings
of work.
Fadness hit .333 in 2008 while starting 37 games as a UW-Oshkosh
outfielder. He led the squad with seven stolen bases and was
second on the team with 39 runs scored. Fadness also knocked
in 22 runs and had 14 multi-hit games.
In the Titans 8-5 victory over UW-Whitewater, Fadness went 4-for-4
and scored four runs. UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-La Crosse, 9-6,
thanks to four hits, two runs scored and two runs batted in
from Fadness one week later.
Kannenberg finished the 2008 season with a .370 batting average,
which was good enough for second on UW-Oshkosh. He also ranked
second on the Titans with 57 hits and 32 runs batted in. Kannenberg
tied for the team lead with 15 doubles and started all 40 games.
Kannenberg posted multiple hits in 19 contests and had a 16-game
hitting streak during 2008. He finished with four hits and five
runs batted in as the Titans won, 10-5, over UW-Whitewater.
Kannenberg’s three hits and five runs batted in led UW-Oshkosh
to a 15-8 victory against Carroll College.
During 2007, Kannenberg started 35 games and finished with a
.227 batting average. He homered twice and scored 15 times while
driving in 12 runs. Kannenberg holds a .308 batting average,
18 doubles, four home runs and 44 runs batted in during his
80 career games as a Titan.
Other members of the first team included Chris Bullis, Dan Leslie,
Matt Pexa and Lonnie Robinson from University of St. Thomas
(Minn.), Peter Burg, Sean Claugherty and Steve Kraushaar from
the College of St. Scholastica (Minn.), Adam Dominick and Billy
Johnson from UW-Whitewater, Dan Kaczrowski and Josh Roiger from
Hamline University (Minn.), Doug Coe from UW-Stevens Point and
Brandon Carr from Bethel University (Minn.).
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Five Titans Receive All-WIAC Honors
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Highlighted
by the repeat selections of first baseman Brad Demmin (Jr. •
Oshkosh) and outfielder Jason Fosler (Jr. • DeForest),
UW-Oshkosh placed five players on the 2008 All-WIAC Baseball
Team. A vote of the league’s head coaches decided the
players on the squad.
Joining Demmin and Fosler on the first team were outfielder
Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire), second baseman Kyle
Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh) and pitcher Jeremy Rubens (So.
• New Franken). Pitchers Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh)
and Curt Hendricks (Sr. • De Pere) received honorable
mention along with catcher Derek Hiroskey (Fr. • Kimberly).
Brad Demmin led the Titans in 13 offensive categories. He finished
with a .411 batting average, 45 runs scored and 65 hits while
starting all 40 contests. Demmin also topped the squad with
15 doubles, five triples, eight home runs and 52 runs batted
in.
Brad Demmin recorded multiple hits in 20 games during 2008 and
closed the season with a 27-game hitting streak intact. He posted
five hits, five runs scored and six runs batted in as UW-Oshkosh
defeated UW-La Crosse, 14-5. Demmin’s three hits, three
runs scored and five runs batted in led the Titans to a 14-10
victory over UW-Stevens Point.
Brad Demmin made the All-WIAC First Team in 2007 after hitting
.385 and scoring 34 runs. He tallied 69 hits, 14 doubles, five
home runs and 43 runs batted in while starting 45 games. Demmin
now owns 13 home runs, 95 runs batted in and a .398 batting
average in 85 career games.
Jason Fosler made the All-WIAC squad in 2007 as well. During
the 2008 campaign, he batted .336 with 10 doubles, one home
run and 18 runs batted in. Fosler posted 18 multi-hit games
and recorded an 18-game hitting streak while playing in 35 contests.
Fosler went a perfect 4-for-4 at the plate with a run batted
in as UW-Oshkosh fell, 9-7, to UW-Whitewater. In the Titans
11-7 win over UW-Stout, he tallied three hits, two runs scored
and three runs batted in.
Fosler started 30 games in 2006, hitting .367 with 23 runs batted
in. In 2007, he homered six times and drove in 43 runs while
posting a batting average of .358. Fosler now holds a .354 batting
average along with 103 runs, seven home runs and 84 runs batted
in during his 115 career games.
Fadness hit .333 in 2008 while starting 37 games as a UW-Oshkosh
outfielder. He led the squad with seven stolen bases and was
second on the team with 39 runs scored. Fadness also knocked
in 22 runs and had 14 multi-hit games.
In the Titans 8-5 victory over UW-Whitewater, Fadness went 4-for-4
and scored four runs. UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-La Crosse, 9-6,
thanks to four hits, two runs scored and two runs batted in
from Fadness one week later.
Kannenberg finished the 2008 season with a .370 batting average,
which was good enough for second on UW-Oshkosh. He also ranked
second on the Titans with 57 hits and 32 runs batted in. Kannenberg
tied for the team lead with 15 doubles and started all 40 games.
Kannenberg posted multiple hits in 19 contests and had a 16-game
hitting streak during 2008. He finished with four hits and five
runs batted in as the Titans won, 10-5, over UW-Whitewater.
Kannenberg’s three hits and five runs batted in led UW-Oshkosh
to a 15-8 victory against Carroll College.
During 2007, Kannenberg started 35 games and finished with a
.227 batting average. He homered twice and scored 15 times while
driving in 12 runs. Kannenberg holds a .308 batting average,
18 doubles, four home runs and 44 runs batted in during his
80 career games as a Titan.
Rubens won a team-high 10 games for UW-Oshkosh this season.
His 2.27 earned run average and seven saves contributed to his
10-2 record in 21 appearances. Rubens threw four complete games
and struck out 37 batters in 83.1 innings of work.
Rubens allowed just five hits while throwing nine shutout innings
in the Titans 3-1 loss to UW-Superior. He gave up two runs over
nine innings as UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-Stevens Point, 11-4.
Rubens earned the NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Week award
for his three wins and two saves from April 14-20.
In 2007, Rubens posted a 4-1 record on the mound in 11 appearances.
He started seven contests and finished with a 3.14 earned run
average. In his 51.2 innings pitched, Rubens struck out 32 batters
while walking seven. For his career, he now holds a 14-3 record,
an earned run average of 2.60 and 69 strikeouts in 135 innings
of work.
Ryan Demmin, Curt Hendricks and Derek Hiroskey each earned honorable
mention accolades. Demmin went 6-2 on the pitching mound and
struck out a team-high 68 batters. Hendricks started eight games
on his way to a pitching record of 5-2. Hiroskey started 39
games while hitting .333 at the plate in 2008.
Outfielder
Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) made the WIAC All-Sportsmanship
Team. Other members of the team were UW-Platteville’s
Aaron Daniels, UW-Stevens Point’s Travis Kempf, UW-Whitewater’s
Ben Kuhlman, UW-Superior’s Paul Schlangen, UW-La Crosse’s
Mike Schmidt and UW-Stout’s Mike White.
Doug
Coe of UW-Stevens Point won the Position Player of the Year
award while UW-Whitewater’s Adam Dominick was the Pitcher
of the Year. The Warhawks took the other two honors with Ben
Prather winning the Scholar-Athlete award and John Vodenlich
earning Coach of the Year.
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Tommies Eliminate Titans From NCAA Regional
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Lonnie
Robinson retired the first 17 batters he faced as the University
of St. Thomas (Minn.) advanced in the NCAA Division III Oshkosh
Regional with a 3-1 win over the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
on Thursday (May 15) at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh.
Robinson allowed one run on four hits to earn the complete-game
victory. The Tommies (34-7) scored a pair of runs in the opening
inning and added one more in the seventh.
After a UW-Oshkosh (29-11) error to lead off the contest, Chris
Bullis ripped a run-scoring double to take the lead. Tom Wippler
singled home a run with two outs to make it a 2-0 advantage.
The Tommies’ final score came when Brian Schmitz walked
with the bases loaded to force in a run.
The Titans posted their lone tally in the ninth inning on a
Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) double. Demmin extended his
hitting streak to 27 games, the third-longest streak in WIAC
history, and finished with two of UW-Oshkosh’s four base
hits. Brock Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc) recorded the other
two hits for the Titans.
Evan Matson (Fr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) gave
up two unearned runs on five hits in three innings to take the
pitching loss. UW-Oshkosh finished the game with Curt Hendricks
(Sr. • De Pere), Ryan Kuepper (Fr. • Menasha) and
Travis Helland (So. • Baldwin) on the mound.
The University of St. Thomas totaled 10 hits, including three
from Bullis and two by Matt McQuillan.
UW-Oshkosh finished its 24th NCAA Division III postseason appearance.
The Tommies move on to face the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
(37-8) on Friday (May 16) at 10 a.m.
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Two-Out Hits Lift Red Men Past
Titans
In NCAA Tournament Opener
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A
pair of two-out, two-run doubles pushed Carthage College past
UW-Oshkosh, 6-3, in a first round game of the NCAA Division
III Oshkosh Regional Baseball Tournament held Wednesday (May
14) at E.J. Schneider Field in Oshkosh.
UW-Oshkosh
(29-10) took a 3-0 lead after scoring once in the first inning
and twice in the second. The Titans scored on Brad Demmin's
(Jr. • Oshkosh) single in the first and Nolan Fadness'
(Fr. • Eau Claire) sacrifice fly and Derek Leighton's
(Jr. • DeForest) single in the second. Brad Demmin, who
later added a single in the seventh inning, extended his hitting
streak to 26 consecutive games.
Following
a solo home run by David Hermes in the second inning, Carthage
College (36-8) tallied four runs in the third on two-run doubles
by Jason Acevado and Mike McGuire.
The Red
Men, who are playing in their 15th NCAA Division III regional,
scored their final run thanks to a UW-Oshkosh error in the eighth
inning.
UW-Oshkosh’s
six hits featured two apiece from Brad Demmin and Derek Hiroskey
(Fr. • Kimberly).
Carthage
College totaled seven base hits, including two from Chris Shannon.
Both pitchers
threw complete games, with the Red Men’s Jacob Husing
earning his seventh win of the season against one defeat. He
allowed two earned runs while striking out nine batters and
walking five.
The pitching
loss went to UW-Oshkosh's Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh),
who allowed five earned runs while striking out six batters.
Ryan Demmin owns a 6-2 record on the mound.
UW-Oshkosh
is appearing in its 24th NCAA Division III regional. Wednesday's
game was the first postseason encounter between the two teams
since 1995.
UW-Oshkosh
returns to action against the University of St. Thomas (Minn.)
at 1 p.m. on Thursday (May 15). The Tommies own a 33-7 record.
Carthage College faces the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
(36-8) at 4 p.m. on Thursday.
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Titans To Host NCAA Regional
UW-Oshkosh
has been selected to serve as one of eight regional hosts for
the 2008 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship. The double-elimination
tournament will be held May 14-18 at Oshkosh North High School's
E.J. Schneider Field.
The NCAA will
announce the 54 teams for its Division III Baseball Championship
on May 12. Six teams will compete at five regional sites while
eight teams will participate at three regional sites.
Other regional
tournaments will be held in Abilene, Texas, Auburn, N.Y., Danville,
Va., Harwich, Mass., Moline, Ill., Newark, N.J., and Terre Haute,
Ind.
Winners of
the eight regional tournaments will advance to the double-elimination
championship at Time Warner Cable Field at Fox Cities Stadium
in Grand Chute, Wis. That event will be held May 23-27, with UW-Oshkosh
and Lawrence University serving as the host schools.
In Oshkosh,
E.J. Schneider Field will be the site of its 19th NCAA Division
III regional baseball tournament. The facility was the venue for
tournaments held in 1979, 1981-1996 and 1998.
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Ninth-Inning Rally Lifts Warhawks
Past Titans
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UW-Whitewater
scored twice in the bottom of the ninth inning to defeat UW-Oshkosh,
5-4, and eliminate the Titans from the WIAC Baseball Tournament
on Saturday (May 10) in Wisconsin Rapids.
The game matched two nationally-ranked teams, with UW-Whitewater
ranked 8th in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com and the
Titans listing 10th.
Trailing
4-3, the Warhawks (35-7) opened the ninth frame with three singles,
including a run-scoring hit by Ben Kuhlmann. UW-Whitewater won
in walk-off fashion when Kuhlmann scored on a UW-Oshkosh (29-9)
error.
Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire) led off the game with
a walk for the Titans. He came home on a Blake Berger (Fr. •
Star Prairie) double for a 1-0 lead.
UW-Oshkosh loaded the bases in the third inning with a pair
of singles and a walk. Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) scored
on a wild pitch before Derek Leighton (Jr. • DeForest)
hit a two-run single to make it 4-0.
The Warhawks tallied twice in the sixth frame on a Kevin Zalnis
double and a run-scoring groundout by Jordan Stine. UW-Whitewater
cut its deficit to 4-3 with a run-scoring single from Thomas
Corcoran in the seventh inning.
Gregg Reik earned the win for the Warhawks, allowing one hit
in 1.1 innings. Joe Munn started on the mound while Greg Donovan
threw five perfect frames for UW-Whitewater.
The loss went to Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken), who
gave up three runs on six hits in three innings. UW-Oshkosh’s
starter was Evan Matson (Fr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada)
and he surrendered one earned run on seven hits in 5.1 frames.
UW-Whitewater finished with 13 hits, including two apiece from
Kuhlmann, Jeff Donovan, Zalnis, Stine and Billy Johnson.
Demmin extended his hitting streak to 25 games as he totaled
two hits in the contest. Two of the Titans’ five hits
came from Berger.
It was the first loss after holding a sixth-inning lead for
UW-Oshkosh this season, which now owns a 23-1 record when leading
after the sixth.
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Titans Open WIAC Tournament With
Mixed Results
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Blake
Berger (Fr. • Star Prairie) and Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh)
combined for 11 runs batted in and 10 hits in the nightcap as
UW-Oshkosh remained alive at the WIAC Baseball Tournament held
Friday (May 9) in
Wisconsin Rapids.
UW-Oshkosh
(29-8) dropped a 10-0 decision to UW-Stevens Point (26-14) in
the first game as the Pointers' Mike Thrun pitched a five-hit,
complete-game shutout. The Titans, behind the five hits and
five runs batted in of Berger and the five hits and six runs
batted in of Brad Demmin, posted a 14-5 win over UW-La Crosse
(19-20) in the nightcap.
UW-Oshkosh
will play UW-Whitewater (34-7) at noon on Saturday (May 10)
in an elimination game. The winner of that contest advances
to meet unbeaten UW-Stevens Point at 3 p.m. on Saturday in the
championship round of the double-elimination tournament. The
WIAC Tournament champion will receive the league's automatic
bid to the 54-team NCAA Division III Championship.
UW-Stevens Point started the scoring with a pair of singles
in the third inning. With one out, Doug Coe blasted a three-run
home run to give the Pointers the lead.
UW-Stevens
Point, ranked 23rd in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com,
used the long ball to score again in the fifth inning. After
Brandon Scheidler led off the inning with a home run, Jason
Bushong hit a solo homer for a 5-0 advantage.
Run-scoring singles by Brad Archambeau and Tim Schlosser increased
the Pointers’ lead in the sixth inning. Bushong added
a run-scoring double to make it 8-0.
Bushong homered and Joel Hojnacki doubled in a run during the
eighth inning to complete the scoring.
UW-Stevens
Point registered 18 hits, including four from Bushong and three
from both Archambeau and Schlosser.
The
Titans finished with five hits, one each by five different players.
Curt
Hendricks (Sr. • De Pere) took the pitching loss for UW-Oshkosh.
He threw all eight innings and allowed 10 runs on 18 hits. Thrun
picked up the victory by allowing five hits and striking out
five in eight innings.
Against UW-La Crosse, Berger got UW-Oshkosh on the board with
a two-run double in the first inning. Brad Demmin increased
the Titans' advantage to 6-0 by belting a grand slam in the
third inning.
UW-La Crosse came back with a solo home run from Tony Peterson
in the second inning and a three-run home run from Mike Schmidt
in the third.
UW-Oshkosh, ranked 10th in the country, added single runs in
the fourth and fifth innings with a sacrifice fly and a single.
Berger smacked a two-run home run in the sixth inning to give
the Titans a 10-4 lead.
Berger also had a run-scoring single in the eighth inning and
Brad Demmin tacked on a two-run double in the ninth. Nolan Fadness
(Fr. • Eau Claire) added three hits as the Titans totaled
20 to tie a season high. Brad Demmin extended his hitting streak
to 24 games and Kyle Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh) to 16
against the Eagles.
Mike
Schmidt had three of the 11 base hits for UW-La Crosse.
Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken), who relieved starter
Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh) in the fourth inning, gave
up just one run on six hits over six innings to earn the win.
The loss went to Ross Benitz, who surrendered seven runs on
10 hits in four innings.
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Titans Seeded Second For WIAC Tournament
 UW-Oshkosh
will be the second seed when the 2008 WIAC Baseball Tournament opens
Friday (May 9) at Witter Field in Wisconsin Rapids.
The Titans (28-7) gained their seed by finishing second in the WIAC’s
regular season standings with a 19-7 record. UW-Oshkosh opens the
four-team, double-elimination tournament against third-seeded UW-Stevens
Point (25-14) at 1 p.m. on Friday. The Pointers finished third in
the league’s regular season race with a 16-8 record.
Action in the WIAC Tournament starts at 10 a.m. on Friday as top-seeded
UW-Whitewater (33-6) battles fourth-seeded UW-La Crosse (19-18).
UW-Whitewater captured the conference’s regular season crown
with a 20-4 record, while UW-La Crosse finished fourth with a mark
of 12-12.
The tournament concludes with games at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Friday
and noon and 3 p.m. on Saturday (May 10). If necessary, a second
championship game will be played at 6 p.m. on Saturday.
The WIAC Tournament winner receives an automatic berth to the 54-team
NCAA Division III Championship.
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Titans Sweep Pioneers To Finish
Second In WIAC Race
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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
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Titans, Pioneers Each Taste Victory
Brad
Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh)
hit a three-run homer and
extended his hitting streak
to 20 games as UW-Oshkosh
and UW-Platteville split a
baseball doubleheader on Sunday
(May 4) in Platteville.
Curt Hendricks (Sr. •
De Pere) threw seven strong
innings to lead the Titans
to a 5-1 victory in the opener.
A five-run first inning propelled
the Pioneers past UW-Oshkosh,
12-6, in the second game.
The Titans (26-7/17-5 WIAC)
used a Jason Fosler (Jr. •
DeForest) single to take a
1-0 advantage in the first
inning of game one. An error
and run-scoring groundout
by Nolan Fadness (Fr. •
Eau Claire) made it a 3-0
UW-Oshkosh lead after four
frames.
Fadness singled to lead off
the seventh inning before
scoring on a double by Demmin.
UW-Platteville (17-21/9-13
WIAC) cut its deficit to 4-1
in the bottom half with a
solo home run from Mike Kuhn.
UW-Oshkosh notched its final
tally in the eighth inning
on a run-scoring triple by
Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville).
The Titans’ 11 base
hits included three by Fadness
and two apiece from Fosler
and Kyle Kannenberg (So. •
Oshkosh).
Hendricks held the Pioneers
to three hits and one run
to earn the victory. Joe Lange
took the loss for UW-Platteville,
allowing four earned runs
on 10 hits in eight innings.
Four Pioneers had one hit
each in the contest.
The Titans got on the board
in the first frame of the
nightcap with a sacrifice
fly by Kannenberg. After a
single, walk and hit-by-pitch,
UW-Platteville walked three
times with the bases loaded
in the bottom half. The Pioneers
went up 5-1 on a wild pitch
and a run-scoring single from
Jerod Haxton.
UW-Platteville loaded the
bases again in the fourth
inning on its way to four
runs. Two-run doubles by Ross
Bennett and Lee Hawkins made
it a 9-1 advantage.
Fadness singled and Berg walked
to get UW-Oshkosh started
in the fifth inning. Demmin
stepped up with nobody out
and blasted a three-run home
run to make it 9-4.
Derek Hiroskey (Fr. •
Kimberly) knocked in a run
on a fielder’s choice
in the Titans’ half
of the seventh frame. Brock
Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc)
tacked on a run-scoring single
for UW-Oshkosh’s last
run.
The Pioneers added three runs
in the eighth inning on a
Flood single and two-run single
by Hawkins. UW-Platteville’s
11 hits included two apiece
from Flood, Haxton and Gabe
Neitzel. Hawkins tallied three
hits and five runs batted
in.
Greg Perlewitz (Jr. •
Thiensville) gave up nine
runs on five hits and five
walks in three innings to
take the loss. Ryan Kuepper
(Fr. • Menasha) threw
the last five frames for UW-Oshkosh,
allowing three runs on six
hits.
The win went to Kyle Mack,
who surrendered four runs
on seven hits in six innings.
Mike Davis, Corey Connolly
and Aaron Daniels each threw
a scoreless frame for the
Pioneers.
Demmin recorded three of the
Titans’ 11 hits while
Fadness and Berg each had
two. Fosler went 0-for-5 at
the plate in the nightcap
to have his 18-game hitting
streak end.
UW-Oshkosh entered the games
ranked 13th in the NCAA Division
III by D3baseball.com. |
Titans, Pioneers Postponed Again
Rain
has once again pushed back the start
of the four-game baseball series between
UW-Oshkosh and UW-Platteville.
UW-Oshkosh
(25-6/16-4 WIAC) was planning to renew
its rivalry with the Pioneers (16-20/8-12
WIAC) on Friday (May 2) in Platteville,
but rain postponed that doubleheader
and the twin bill scheduled for Saturday
(May 3).
The teams
will make up those games with doubleheaders
at 1 p.m. on Sunday (May 4) and noon
on Monday (May 5) in Platteville.
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Titans Cage Sabres
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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.
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
three-run tally by the Sabres made it a ballgame in the sixth
inning. Goodfellow knocked in a run with a triple before two more
runs scored on a UW-Oshkosh error to make it 5-4.
The Titans put the game out of reach with four runs in the seventh
frame. A Kannenberg run-scoring single set up Wetenkamp, who crushed
a three-run homer for a 9-4 advantage.
Marian College got a solo home run from Bartelt in the bottom
of the seventh while Wetenkamp added a run-scoring single in the
ninth inning to complete the scoring.
UW-Oshkosh
out-hit the Sabres, 14-11, with the help of four hits from Berger,
three from Hiroskey and two apiece by Kannenberg and Wetenkamp.
Marian College got three hits from Nick Reschke and two from Ryan
Hiller. The Sabres’ Tony Hoitink took the loss after giving
up four runs on six hits in four innings. Drew Powers also gave
up five runs in three innings for Marian College.
Evan Matson earned the win for the Titans, allowing three earned
runs in 5.1 innings. UW-Oshkosh entered the contests ranked 13th
in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com.
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Titans Pound Pioneers
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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.
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Rubens Selected National Pitcher
Of The Week
|  UW-Oshkosh's
Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken),
who painted a masterpiece of relief pitching
in games held April 14-20, has earned
NCAA Division III Pitcher of the Week
honors by the National Collegiate Baseball
Writers Association.
The
right-handed Rubens appeared in five contests
in relief and pitched a total of 15 innings,
posting a 3-0 record with two saves as
UW-Oshkosh extended its winning streak
to 12 games. He allowed nine hits and
only two unearned runs while striking
out six batters and walking two.
Rubens picked up a pair of wins in UW-Oshkosh
victories of 7-6 (11 innings) and 7-5
(11 innings) over UW-La Crosse on April
14. He pitched a total of 9.1 innings
against the Eagles, allowing just six
hits and two unearned runs.
In UW-Oshkosh’s 3-2 win over 22nd-ranked
UW-Stevens Point, Rubens pitched the final
1.1 innings to earn the save. He retired
all four batters in faced, including one
by a strikeout.
After earning a save in UW-Oshkosh’s
8-7 win over UW-Stout on April 19, Rubens
recorded the victory in the Titans’
9-5 win over UW-Stout on April 20. His
triumph came after he allowed just two
hits in four scoreless innings.
This season, Rubens owns a 7-1 record
with five saves and a 2.25 earned run
average in 48 innings pitched. His 14
appearances also includes 19 strikeouts.
Last year, Rubens compiled a 4-1 record
and a 3.14 earned run average in 51.2
innings pitched.
The NCAA Division III Hitter of the Week
was Ricky Angel of Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Titans, Pointers Split Nationally-Ranked
Affair
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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 ninth 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.
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Titans Complete Four-Game Sweep
Of Blue Devils
The
UW-Oshkosh baseball team used a seven-run second inning in the
opener and a five-run seventh inning in the nightcap to win both
games of a doubleheader against UW-Stout on Sunday (April 20)
at Tiedemann Field.
Greg Perlewitz (Jr. • Thiensville) threw a complete-game
six-hitter as the Titans took game one, 14-2, in seven innings.
Perlewitz struck out nine batters while walking two in the contest.
A three-run homer from Blake Berger (Fr. • Star Prairie)
highlighted UW-Oshkosh’s big seventh inning in the second
game, which ended in a 9-5 victory.
UW-Stout (11-20/3-15 WIAC) tallied first in the opener, getting
a leadoff double by Brandon O’Connell in the second inning.
He came in to score after two wild pitches by UW-Oshkosh.
The Titans (20-5/15-3 WIAC) exploded for seven runs on six hits
in the bottom half of the second frame. Derek Hiroskey (Fr. •
Kimberly) knocked in two runs with a single before Berger added
a run-scoring single and Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire)
a run-scoring groundout. Brad Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) finished
off the inning with a three-run homer for a 7-1 lead.
The Blue Devils scored in the fourth inning after an O’Connell
double and Matt Krause single. UW-Oshkosh scored one run in both
the third and fourth innings with run-scoring singles from Berger
and Kyle Kannenberg (So. • Oshkosh).
Leading 9-2, the Titans tacked on three runs in the fifth inning
and two runs in the sixth frame. Fadness’ three-run homer
and Brock Wetenkamp’s (Jr. • Manitowoc) double, along
with a wild pitch, completed the scoring.
UW-Oshkosh out-hit UW-Stout, 15-6. Berger and Wetenkamp each recorded
three hits for the Titans while Fadness, Kannenberg and Hiroskey
had two hits apiece.
The Blue Devils’ Bryan Vilstrup took the loss, allowing
seven runs on six hits in two innings. O’Connell notched
two of UW-Stout’s six base hits and scored twice.
A single from Kannenberg and double by Fosler started the scoring
in the second inning of game two. Derek Leighton (Jr. •
DeForest) knocked in the contest’s first run with a groundout.
UW-Stout tied the game with a run-scoring single from Mike White
in the third inning.
Demmin walked before advancing on an error in the Titans’
fourth frame. UW-Oshkosh went up 4-1 with a Leighton single, a
Wetenkamp sacrifice fly and a Berger single.
The Blue Devils responded in the top of the fifth inning by taking
a 5-4 lead. Brian Giebel and Erik Johnson each hit two-run homers
to go ahead.
UW-Oshkosh equaled the score with Demmin’s leadoff home
run in the seventh inning. After Fosler scored on a Blue Devils’
error, Berger blasted his three-run shot to put the game away.
Ryan Kuepper (Fr. • Menasha) started on the mound for the
Titans and allowed four earned runs on six hits in five innings.
Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) picked up the win, throwing
four shutout innings while giving up just two hits.
UW-Stout’s Matt Doornick took the loss, surrendering five
runs, one earned, in 3.2 innings. Nate Hanson started the contest
and gave up two earned runs in 3.1 frames.
The Blue Devils finished with eight hits, including two from Tim
Schneider, who also scored twice. UW-Oshkosh, which is ranked
16th in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com, totaled 10 hits
in the contest. Kannenberg recorded three hits while Fosler and
Berger each had two.
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Titans Hold Off Blue Devils
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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.
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Titans Sweep Pointers In
Nationally-Ranked Battle
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Brad
Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) had five hits
and drove in six runs as UW-Oshkosh swept
a baseball doubleheader against UW-Stevens
Point on Wednesday (April 16) at Tiedemann
Field.
The Titans (16-5/11-3 WIAC) won the first
contest, 3-2, and overcame six UW-Stevens
Point home runs to prevail in the second game,
14-10. UW-Oshkosh entered the games ranked
16th in the NCAA Division III by D3baseball.com
while UW-Stevens Point (15-8/7-3 WIAC) listed
22nd.
The Pointers tallied first in the opener with
a solo home run from Eric Fritz on the second
pitch of the contest. The next two batters
singled before UW-Oshkosh turned a double
play to keep the score at 1-0.
UW-Oshkosh's Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau
Claire) got hit by a pitch to start off the
third inning. The Titans then notched
back-to-back singles, with Jason Fosler's
(Jr. • DeForest) hit tying the game
at 1.
Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) led off
the fifth frame with a single. Brad Demmin
followed with a run-scoring double to gain
a 2-1 lead.
A UW-Stevens Point error put a runner on base
for the Titans in the sixth inning. After
a sacrifice bunt, Derek Hiroskey (Fr. •
Kimberly) singled to place runners at first
and third base. A Pointers’
pickoff attempt failed and the error allowed
UW-Oshkosh's third run to score.
Fritz doubled with one out to get the Pointers
going in the eighth inning. Justin Bushong
drove him home to cut UW-Stevens Point's deficit
to 3-2.
Ryan Demmin (So. • Oshkosh) picked up
the win for the Titans, allowing one run on
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