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
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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
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.
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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 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.
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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
four hits over three innings. Ryan Kuepper
(Fr. • Menasha) threw the first 4.2
frames and gave up one run on four hits while
Jeremy Rubens (So. • New Franken) fired
the final 1.1 innings flawlessly to earn the
save.
The Pointers' Mike Thrun took the loss, surrendering
three runs on nine hits in 5.1 innings. Joel
Delorit threw the last 2.2 frames without
allowing a hit.
UW-Oshkosh out-hit the Pointers, 9-8. The
Titans got two hits from both Brad Demmin
and Fosler while UW-Stevens Point received
two hits apiece from Fritz and Bushong.
Berg laced a one-out double to begin the scoring
in the first inning of the nightcap. Brad
Demmin came up next and hit a run-scoring
double for a 1-0 lead.
A double and single started another UW-Oshkosh
threat in the second frame. The following
two Titans were hit by pitches as Berg forced
in a run with the bases loaded. Brad Demmin
stepped up and cleared them with one swing on
a grand slam for a 6-0 advantage.
UW-Stevens Point used the long ball to get
back into the game in the third inning. Brad
Archambeau hit a leadoff shot and Bushong
blasted a two-run homer to make it 6-3.
The Titans marked two singles and a walk to
load the bases in the fourth inning. Fosler
knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly and
two more runs came home on a UW-Stevens Point
error.
Sam Spurney started off the UW-Stevens Point
sixth inning with a solo home run. Fritz then
blasted a two-run homer and Brad Frank added
a solo shot to bring the Pointers within 9-7.
Demmin started UW-Oshkosh’s response
in the bottom half of the frame with a triple.
Fosler chipped in a run-scoring single before
Hiroskey and Derek Leighton (Jr. DeForest)
each hit a two-run double to increase the
Titans’ lead to 14-7.
Fritz and Frank put together back-to-back
doubles to put a run on the board in the eighth
inning. A run-scoring groundout, along with
a solo home run from Spurney rounded out the
Pointers’ scoring.
Four pitchers took the mound for the Titans,
with Greg Perlewitz (Jr. • Thiensville)
allowing three runs in 1.1 innings to earn
the win. Kuepper threw the final four innings
to get the save, giving up four runs on six
hits.
UW-Stevens Point used five pitchers as Lucas
Hoeschele took the loss, surrendering six
runs in 1.1 innings. Scott Williams gave up
four runs in four innings and Mitch Kouba
allowed four runs while recording one out.
UW-Oshkosh finished with 15 hits, including
four from Leighton and three apiece from Berg
and Brad Demmin. Berg scored three times,
as did Demmin, who also batted in five runs.
Fritz and Frank each totaled three of the
Pointers’ 14 base hits. Bushong, Spurney
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Titans Work Overtime To Sweep Eagles
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Brad
Demmin (Jr. • Oshkosh) scored a game-winning
run and hit a game-winning single as UW-Oshkosh
swept a baseball doubleheader against UW-La
Crosse on Monday (April 14) in La Crosse.
Demmin came home on a wild pitch in the 11th
inning to push the Titans past the Eagles, 7-6,
in the first contest. UW-Oshkosh (14-5/9-3 WIAC)
took the second game, 7-5, when Demmin singled
in a run in the 11th frame.
Nolan Fadness (Fr. • Eau Claire) started
off a wild first inning in the opener with a
single. After an error and balk by the Eagles,
the Titans took a 4-0 advantage with run-scoring
singles from Demmin, Jason Fosler (Jr. •
DeForest) and Mike Waupoose (Jr. • Keshena).
UW-La Crosse (12-14/5-9 WIAC) answered right
back with four runs in the bottom of the frame.
After two singles to start the inning, Darren
O’Donnell laced a two-run double and Dusty
Otto ripped a run-scoring single. Josh Weber
added a run-scoring double to tie the contest,
4-4.
The Eagles’ Storm Gram reached on a bunt
single and stole third base to take the lead
in the second inning. He scored on a sacrifice
fly from O’Donnell to make it 5-4.
Fadness and Demmin each singled to start a Titans’
rally in the fourth frame. Kyle Kannenberg (So.
• Oshkosh) retook a 6-5 lead when he blasted
a two-run double.
Gram bunted safely again in the sixth inning
after Tyler Peterson got on base. Travis Kerr
equaled the score at 6 with a sacrifice fly.
Demmin reached on a fielder’s choice in
the Titans’ half of the 11th inning. He
advanced on a Kannenberg single before scoring
on a wild pitch with one out.
Curt Hendricks (Sr. • De Pere) started
on the mound for UW-Oshkosh, giving up six runs
in 5.2 innings. The win went to Jeremy Rubens
(So. • New Franken), who threw 5.1 scoreless
frames and allowed just three hits while striking
out three.
The Eagles’ Mike Brehm took the loss,
allowing one run on five hits in the last four
innings. Ross Benitz started the contest and
gave up three earned runs on nine hits in seven
innings of work.
Fadness
and Pete Berg (Jr. • Janesville) each
totaled three hits as the Titans finished with
14. Demmin and Kannenberg recorded two hits
apiece.
UW-La Crosse finished with 11 hits, including
three from Gram and two from Tony Peterson while
O’Donnell knocked in three runs.
The Titans also tallied early in the nightcap,
scoring three runs in the first inning. An Eagles’
error and Berg bunt single set up Demmin, who
blasted a three-run home run.
Brock Wetenkamp (Jr. • Manitowoc) singled
to lead off the UW-Oshkosh second inning. After
a sacrifice, Fadness singled him home to put
the Titans up, 4-0.
An error and wild pitch allowed the Eagles to
get going in the bottom half of the second frame.
UW-La Crosse made it 4-2 with a pair of run-scoring
groundouts.
The Eagles got one run on a solo homer by Peterson
in the fourth inning while UW-Oshkosh notched
one run on a Kannenberg single in the seventh
inning.
UW-La Crosse came back in the ninth frame thanks
to a one-out error by the Titans. The Eagles
tied the game at 5 after a Peterson single and
run-scoring groundout by Weber.
Fadness hit a leadoff double in the 11th inning
to set up Demmin’s run-scoring single.
Demmin scored to make it 7-5 when Fosler grounded
out.
Rubens earned his second win of the day, allowing
two unearned runs on three hits in four innings.
Evan Matson (Fr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario,
Canada) started for the Titans and gave up just
one earned run while striking out four in seven
frames.
Brandon Walczak took the loss for UW-La Crosse,
surrendering two runs in one inning. The
Eagles’ starter was Greg Gibson, who gave
up four runs on nine hits in seven innings of
work.
Fadness recorded four hits and three runs scored
as part of the Titans’ 15-hit performance.
Kannenberg added three hits while Demmin and
Wetenkamp each had two. Demmin also scored twice
and batted in four runs.
UW-La Crosse finished with 10 hits, including
two apiece from Gram, Kerr and Peterson.
UW-Oshkosh, ranked 16th in the NCAA Division
III by D3baseball.com, defeated UW-La Crosse
for the eighth straight game. The Titans have
also won 19 of the last 23 meetings with the
Eagles.
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Titans Defeat Eagles Twice
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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) | |
