Titans' NCAA Postseason Run Ends
In Regional Final
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UW-Oshkosh
earned its way into the championship contest before losing
to host UW-Eau Claire in the NCAA Division III Eau Claire
Regional Women's Softball Tournament on Sunday (May 11) in
Eau Claire.
The Titans (32-11) topped the University of St. Thomas (Minn.)
in the first contest, 4-0. Jenny Ross threw a shutout in the
second game as the Blugolds (32-11) defeated UW-Oshkosh, 6-0.
The University of St. Thomas entered the day ranked third
in the NCAA Division III by the National Fastpitch Coaches
Association, UW-Oshkosh 14th and UW-Eau Claire 25th.
UW-Eau Claire advances to the eight-team finals of the NCAA
Division III Championship in Salem, Va. on May 16-20. UW-Eau
Claire defeated the UW-Oshkosh in the title game of the Eau
Claire Regional for the second consecutive year.
The Titans used a pair of singles to get the scoring started
in the fourth inning against the University of St. Thomas
(42-5). After a sacrifice, Kayla Kodet (Fr. • Manitowoc)
ripped a run-scoring single. Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton)
followed with a two-out single to make it a 2-0 lead.
UW-Oshkosh took advantage of a Tommies’ error in the
fifth frame to score again. Whitney Tornow (So. • Neenah)
brought in a run on a fielder’s choice before Sydney
Wyss (Fr. • Monroe) made it 4-0 with a sacrifice fly.
The University of St. Thomas out-hit the Titans, 6-4.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) picked up the shutout
win, giving up six hits while striking out eight in seven
innings. The loss went to Maria Bye, who surrendered three
earned runs on four hits in six innings. It was just the second
loss of the season for Bye.
UW-Eau Claire got on the board right away with a Casey Leisgang
solo home run in the first inning. Jill Janke made it 2-0
in the third frame after singling and scoring on a wild pitch.
Another Janke single got the Blugolds going in the fifth inning.
With two outs, Bekki Kidnie hit a two-run single for a 4-0
lead. Leisgang and Janke each added a run-scoring single in
the sixth inning to complete the scoring.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) recorded two of the Titans’
five base hits. The loss went to Amy Sullivan (Sr. •
Oshkosh), who allowed four runs while striking out six in
five innings.
Ross gave up just five hits while striking out five in seven
innings to get the win. Janke tallied four hits while Leisgang
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Titans Remain Alive In NCAA Regional
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UW-Oshkosh
managed only four hits on Saturday (May 10), but the offensive
production was just enough to pick up a pair of victories
and remain alive in the NCAA Division III Women's Softball
Eau Claire Regional in Eau Claire.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) struck out her 1,000th
career batter as the Titans (31-10) defeated Illinois Wesleyan
University, 1-0. Ashley Steltenpohl (Jr. • Wisconsin
Rapids) hit a solo home run in the fifth inning for the game's
lone score.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) knocked in both runs
against Aurora University (Ill.) to lead UW-Oshkosh to a 2-1
victory. The Titans advance to play third-ranked University
of St. Thomas (Minn.) at noon on Sunday (May 11) in an elimination
game.
Stampfli allowed just four hits while striking out nine in
seven innings to get the shutout win over Illinois Wesleyan
University (30-11). The Titans only other hit came on Dani
Olsen’s (Sr. • Verona) single in the opening inning.
The loss went to Christy Engel, who allowed one run on two
hits while striking out 10 in six innings. Illinois Wesleyan
University totaled four hits, with two apiece from Monica
Urban and Ashley Deck.
Both Aurora University (37-8) and UW-Oshkosh registered two
hits in the second contest. After a Kayla Kodet (Fr. •
Manitowoc) single, Heinzelman got hit by a pitch with the
bases loaded to put the Titans up, 1-0, in the second inning.
Nikki Veen tallied the Spartans’ run in the fourth frame
on a solo home run. Heinzelman answered back in the bottom
half with a solo shot for the game’s deciding run.
Aurora University’s only other hit was an Abby Young
single in the first inning. Nicole Capone took the loss, allowing
one run in 1.2 innings while Anna Snyder gave up one run and
struck out eight in 5.1 frames.
Amy Sullivan (Sr. • Oshkosh) earned the win, surrendering
one run on two hits in four innings. The save went to Stampfli,
who struck out seven in three flawless frames.
Stampfli increased her career strikeout total to 1,011, which
is the seventh-best mark in NCAA Division III history.
UW-Oshkosh entered the day ranked 14th in the NCAA Division
III by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association., Illinois
Wesleyan University 23rd.
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Blugolds Hand Titans NCAA Regional
Loss
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UW-Eau
Claire made the most of its two hits as it topped UW-Oshkosh,
2-0, in a second round contest of the NCAA Division III Women's
Softball Eau Claire Regional held Friday (May 9) in Eau Claire.
UW-Eau
Claire's (30-11) two hits provided all of the scoring as Jenny
Ross and Casey Leisgang smashed solo home runs in the second
and sixth inning, respectively.
UW-Oshkosh
(29-10) had just three hits in the game, singles by Amie Heinzelman
(So. • Monroe) in the first inning and Kayla Kodet (Fr.
• Manitowoc) and Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton)
in the fourth.
UW-Oshkosh
left six runners on base and UW-Eau Claire three.
Ross
also was the winning pitcher for UW-Eau Claire, which entered
the game ranked 25th in the NCAA Division III by the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association. She struck out six batters
and walked on to earn the complete-game victory.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) took the pitching
loss for 14th-ranked UW-Oshkosh. She struck out seven batters
in five innings to increase her career total to 995. Amy Sullivan
(Sr. • Oshkosh) pitched the final inning for the Titans.
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Titans Strike Down Spartans In NCAA
Regional Opener
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Ronessa
Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) struck out 16 batters in a
complete-game two-hitter as UW-Oshkosh defeated Aurora University
(Ill.), 5-0, to advance to the second round of the NCAA Division
III Eau Claire Regonal Women's Softball Tournament on Thursday
(May 8) in Eau Claire.
The Titans (29-9) scored four times in the second inning to
take control of the contest. Aurora University’s (35-7)
only base runners came on singles in the fifth and seventh
frames.
Ashley Steltenpohl (Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids) and Veronica
Bolle (Fr. • Manitowoc) started the UW-Oshkosh scoring
with walks in the second inning. The first run came home on
a Spartans’ error before Kayla Kodet (Fr. • Manitowoc)
hit a run-scoring single. Amie Heinzelman’s (So. •
Monroe) two-run triple made it a 4-0 advantage.
Kodet doubled to lead off the Titans’ fifth inning.
With one-out, Dani Olsen (Sr. • Verona) doubled her
home to tack on UW-Oshkosh’s fifth run.
Aurora
University’s lone hits came on a Shannon Starr single
in the fifth inning and a Abby Young infield single in the
seventh.
The
Titans finished with five hits, including two from Kodet and
one apiece from Heinzelman, Olsen and Whitney Tornow (So.
• Neenah).
Stampfli
retired the first 12 batters in the contest. She struck out
the side in the second, third and sixth innings.
Anna Snyder took the loss for the Spartans, giving up one
earned run on five hits in six innings. She walked two and
struck out five.
UW-Oshkosh
will face 25th-ranked UW-Eau Claire (29-11) in the second
round. The Titans entered Thursday's contest ranked 14th in
the NCAA Division III by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
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Titans Capture WIAC Tournament Title
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UW-Oshkosh
defeated UW-River Falls in two of
three games on Sunday (May 4) to
win the 2008 WIAC Women's Softball
Tournament held in Stevens Point.
With the victory, the Titans (28-9)
advance to the NCAA Division III
Tournament for the second straight
season and for the sixth time in
school history. It was UW-Oshkosh’s
first WIAC Tournament title since
1985.
Whitney Tornow (So. • Neenah)
knocked in five of the Titans’
13 runs on the day, including both
in a 2-1 victory in the first game.
UW-River Falls took the second game,
3-2. In the final, the Titans notched
eight runs in the final three innings
to win, 9-1.
UW-Oshkosh got going right away,
scoring in the first inning of game
one. Amie Heinzelman (So. •
Monroe) led off the frame with a
walk and scored on Tornow’s
double for a 1-0 lead.
UW-River Falls (29-13) tied the
game in the second inning after
opening with three consecutive singles.
Ashley James brought in the tying
run with a fielder’s choice.
A leadoff single by Sammi Kirst
(Fr. • Markesan) started the
UW-Oshkosh fifth frame. After a
pair of groundouts and a walk, Tornow
knocked in the deciding run on a
two-out single.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead)
threw all seven innings for the
win, allowing one run on seven hits
while striking out 12. The loss
went to Brittany Rathbun, who gave
up one run on two hits in two innings.
Ashley Bertrand started on the mound
and surrendered one run on two hits
in four frames.
The Falcons recorded seven base
hits and the Titans finished with
four. Keri Feller had two hits for
UW-River Falls while Tornow tallied
two for UW-Oshkosh.
In the second game, Mindy Rudinger
led off the contest with a home
run. Amanda Peters added a run-scoring
single for a 2-0 Falcons’
advantage. UW-Oshkosh tied it up
in the bottom half with a two-run
homer by Tornow.
Emily Howlett doubled and scored
on an error in the third frame to
tally the final run. Peters had
three hits while Howlett recorded
two of UW-River Falls’ eight
base hits.
UW-Oshkosh’s Amy Sullivan
(Sr. • Oshkosh) took the loss,
allowing three runs on eight hits
in seven innings. Bertrand earned
the win, throwing all seven innings
and surrendering two runs on just
three hits while striking out 12.
Game three started off with a bang
as Heinzelman homered in the first
at-bat. The Titans tacked on four
runs in the fourth inning, highlighted
by a two-run double from Dani Olsen
(Sr. • Verona), to go up 5-0.
The Falcons answered with a solo
home run from Rudinger in the bottom
of the fourth frame. Olsen got that
run back in the fifth inning with
a run-scoring single for a 6-1 Titans’
advantage.
Kayla Kodet (Fr. • Manitowoc)
brought home the final runs with
a three-run double in the sixth
inning. UW-Oshkosh finished with
13 hits, including a 4-for-4 day
by Olsen and two hits apiece by
Heinzelman, Tornow, Ashley Steltenpohl
(Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids) and
Kodet.
UW-River Falls’ Bertrand took
the loss, giving up five runs in
4.1 innings. Rathbun threw the last
1.2 frames and allowed four runs
on eight hits. The Falcons got one
hit from both Rudinger and Cassie
Peterson.
Stampfli threw all six innings for
her second complete-game win of
the day. She surrendered just one
run on two hits while striking out
six.
UW-Oshkosh entered the games ranked
14th in the NCAA Division III by
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Start Of WIAC Tournament
Delayed
The
WIAC Women’s Softball Tournament scheduled
for Friday (May 2) and Saturday (May 3)
at Zenoff Park in Stevens Point has been
pushed back a day due to the threat of inclement
weather.
The nine-team
tournament will now start at 9.a.m. on Saturday
with a single-elimination game between eighth-seeded
UW-Superior (13-21/2-12 WIAC) and ninth-seeded
UW-Stout (7-28/0-16 WIAC). After that it
is all double-elimination, with the championship
contest scheduled for Sunday (May 4) afternoon.
The WIAC Tournament champion receives an
automatic entry to the 59-team NCAA Division
III Championship.
Second-seeded
UW-Oshkosh's participation in the WIAC Tournament
begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday against seventh-seeded
UW-Platteville (13-19/7-8 WIAC).
If UW-Oshkosh
(24-8/10-3 WIAC) defeats UW-Platteville,
the Titans will play the winner between
third-seeded UW-Eau Claire (25-9/10-4 WIAC)
and sixth-seeded UW-La Crosse (22-15/8-8
WIAC) at 4 p.m. on Saturday. If UW-Platteville
defeats UW-Oshkosh, the Titans will battle
the loser between UW-Eau Claire and UW-La
Crosse at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.
The tournament
starts on Sunday at 9 a.m.
More information about the 2008 WIAC Women's
Softball Tournament can be found at http://athletics.uwsp.edu/Sports/softball/2008/wiactourneysb.asp
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Titans Seeded Second For
WIAC Tournament
Stevens
Point's Zenoff Park will be the place Friday
(May 2) and Saturday (May 3) as UW-Stevens Point
hosts the 2008 WIAC Women's Softball Tournament.
This is the third time that UW-Stevens Point
has hosted the WIAC Tournament, with the others
coming in 1991 and 1999.
Action begins Friday
at 9 a.m. with a single-elimination game between
eighth-seeded UW-Superior (13-21/2-12 WIAC)
and ninth-seeded UW-Stout (7-28/0-16 WIAC).
After that it is all double-elimination with
two games going simultaneously for the majority
of time. There will be at least 15 games played
with the possibility of a 16th contest. The
WIAC Tournament champion receives an automatic
entry to the 59-team NCAA Division III Championship.
UW-Eau Claire is the two-time defending WIAC
Tournament champion, winning as a fourth seed
over top-seeded UW-Oshkosh last year. The
Blugolds and Titans faced each other three times
in last year’s tournament as UW-Eau Claire
won the first contest 4-3 in nine innings. In
the championship round the Titans got the Blugolds
by a score of 2-1 to force a 16th and deciding
game. In that contest, UW-Eau Claire hit a solo
home run in the top of the ninth inning to capture
the title by a score of 3-2.
Top-seeded UW-Whitewater
(28-6/14-2 WIAC) won this league's regular season
title after being predicted to finish fifth
in the preseason. Since getting swept by UW-Oshkosh
on April 17, the Warhawks have won straight
12 games. The last time the Warhawks won the
conference tournament title was in 2003. Only
twice since 1999 and just six times since 1986
has the top-seeded team won the WIAC Tournament.
Last year’s
regular season champion and this year’s
preseason favorite UW-Oshkosh (24-8/10-3 WIAC)
is the tournament's No. 2 seed. After starting
the season with a 6-6 record, the Titans have
won 18 of their last 20 games. UW-Oshkosh is
seeking its first WIAC Tournament crown since
1985.
Pitching is once
again carrying the Titans as they lead the WIAC
with a 1.62 earned run average. 2007 NCAA Division
III All-America pitcher Ronessa Stampfli (Sr.
• Brodhead) has compiled a 13-3 record
and a 1.50 earned run average this season. She
has totaled 946 strikeouts during her career,
the seventh-highest total in NCAA Division III
history. Pitching mate Amy Sullivan (Sr. •
Oshkosh) owns a 9-5 record with 124 strikeouts
and a 1.66 earned run average this season.
Offensively, UW-Oshkosh
has three players hitting over .350 this season.
Outfielder Whitney Tornow (So. • Neenah)
has hit .490 with five home runs, nine doubles,
17 runs scored and 27 runs batted in. Catcher
Dani Olsen (Sr. • Verona) owns a .375
batting average with four home runs, two triples,
four doubles, 28 runs scored and 17 runs batted
in. Outfielder Amie Heinzelman (So. •
Monroe) possesses a .359 batting average with
four home runs, four triples, 13 doubles, 40
runs scored and 21 runs batted in.
UW-Oshkosh's participation
in the WIAC Tournament begins Friday at 11 a.m.
against seventh-seeded UW-Platteville (13-19/7-8
WIAC). The only regular season meeting between
the two teams was held April 3 and the result
was a 2-1 victory for UW-Platteville.
If UW-Oshkosh defeats
UW-Platteville, the Titans will play the winner
between third-seeded UW-Eau Claire (25-9/10-4
WIAC) and sixth-seeded UW-La Crosse (22-15/8-8
WIAC) at 4 p.m. on Friday. If UW-Platteville
defeats UW-Oshkosh, the Titans will battle the
loser of the game between UW-Eau Claire and
UW-La Crosse at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. The tournament
continues on Saturday at 9 a.m.
Fourth-seeded UW-Stevens
Point (23-9/8-6 WIAC) and fifth-seeded UW-River
Falls (25-11/8-8 WIAC) are also competing in
the tournament.
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Titans Trounce Green Knights
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A
three-homer day from Veronica Bolle (Fr.
• Manitowoc) and a two-hitter by Ronessa
Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) led UW-Oshkosh
to wins in both games of a softball women's
doubleheader with St. Norbert College on
Sunday (April 27) at the Oshkosh Sports
Complex.
Stampfli threw seven shutout innings and
struck out 11 batters as the Titans (24-8)
took game one, 7-0. A solo shot and grand
slam by Bolle helped UW-Oshkosh win, 10-1,
in the second contest.
UW-Oshkosh scored in the first four frames
of the opener, beginning with a run-scoring
double from Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton)
in the first inning. Bolle hit a solo home
run in the second inning to put the Titans
up, 2-0.
Singles by Amie Heinzelman (So. •
Monroe) and Dani Olsen (Sr. • Verona)
started off a three-run third inning for
the Titans. Spang and Ashley Steltenpohl
(Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids) each hit
a run-scoring double before Bolle made it
5-0 with a single.
Heinzelman walked to lead off both the fourth
and sixth innings. She scored on a Green
Knights’ (15-14) error and a wild
pitch to account for the game’s final
runs.
St. Norbert College received a bunt single
from Tracy Palmer in the third inning and
a single from Sam Boushley in the fourth
inning for its lone base hits. Mara Resch
took the loss, allowing six runs on nine
hits in four innings.
The Titans finished with 12 hits, including
three by Olsen and two apiece from Spang
and Bolle, who each batted in two runs.
Kayla Kodet (Fr. • Manitowoc) doubled
in the second inning to start the scoring
in the nightcap. A single by Amy Sullivan
(Sr. • Oshkosh) brought her home before
Heinzelman tripled in a run to make it 2-0.
Stephanie Ortiz pinch-hit in the fifth inning
for the Green Knights and delivered a solo
home run. Three of St. Norbert College’s
six base hits in the game belonged to Kim
Sawyer.
Spang started UW-Oshkosh’s extra-base
frenzy with a triple in the sixth frame.
Steltenpohl knocked out a two-run homer
and then Bolle blasted a solo shot for a
5-1 lead.
Three singles, with the last coming from
Steltenpohl, led to a run in the Titans’
seventh inning. Bolle came up next and finished
off the day with a grand slam.
Sullivan surrendered just one run on six
hits while striking out seven in seven innings
to earn the complete-game victory. The Green
Knights’ Kayla Krueger gave up four
runs on seven hits in 5.1 frames to take
the loss.
Heinzelman led the Titans’ 13-hit
performance with a 3-for-4 day at the plate.
Spang, Steltenpohl, Bolle and Kodet each
recorded two hits while Bolle knocked in
five runs.
UW-Oshkosh entered the games ranked 23rd
in the NCAA Division III by the National
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Titans Oust Maroons Twice
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Dani
Olsen (Sr. • Verona) homered three
times and drove in eight runs to lead the
UW-Oshkosh women's softball team to a doubleheader
sweep over the University of Chicago (Ill.)
on Saturday (April 26) at the Oshkosh Sports
Complex.
The Titans (22-8) were out-hit 10-5 in the
opener, but still prevailed by a score of
7-5. UW-Oshkosh batters drew eight walks
in the game while Amie Heinzelman (So. •
Monroe) recorded two hits and three runs
scored.
Amy
Sullivan’s (Sr. • Oshkosh) three-hitter
shut out the Maroons (10-18) in the second
game, 8-0. She struck out 10 batters in
the five-inning victory.
Each team tallied once in the third inning
of the first contest. The University of
Chicago scored on a Lauren White single
while UW-Oshkosh equaled the scored with
a single by Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton).
Two walks and an error helped the Titans
post four runs in the fourth frame. After
one run came in on a Maroons’ fielding
miscue, Olsen crushed a three-run homer
for a 5-1 lead.
The University of Chicago notched one run
on a single by Vanessa Pineros in the fifth
inning. Two more walks and a hit-by-pitch
set up Veronica Bolle’s two-run single
to give the Titans a 7-2 advantage in the
sixth inning.
White hit a run-scoring double and Hannah
Lighty added a two-run double to close the
gap in the Maroons’ seventh frame.
Pineros tallied three of Chicago’s
hits while Jen Jacobson and White each had
two.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead)
gave up five runs on ten hits while striking
out 13 in 6.2 innings to earn the win. Sullivan
picked up the save by recording a strikeout
on the final batter. White surrendered three
earned runs on five hits in six innings
to take the loss for the Maroons.
Olsen launched a solo shot in the third
inning to start off the scoring in the nightcap.
UW-Oshkosh went up 4-0 with a two-run double
from Heinzelman and a University of Chicago
error in the fourth frame.
A single and pair of walks set up a dramatic
conclusion in the fifth inning. Olsen hit
a bases-loaded home run to end the contest
by giving the Titans an eight-run advantage
at the end of five frames.
The Titans’ seven hits featured two
apiece from Olsen and Kayla Kodet (Fr. •
Manitowoc). UW-Oshkosh entered the doubleheader
ranked 23rd in the NCAA Division III by
the National Fastpitch Coaches Association.
Jen Jacobson extended her hitting streak
to 23 games while Pineros had the other
two hits for the Maroons. The loss went
to Kathleen Duffy, who allowed six earned
runs on seven hits in 4.1 inning of work.
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Sullivan Named National Player Of
The Week
| UW-Oshkosh
pitcher Amy Sullivan (Sr. • Oshkosh) has
been named the Louisville Slugger/National Fastpitch
Coaches Association NCAA Division III Player
of the Week for games held April 14-20.
Pitching
in three contests, the right-handed Sullivan
allowed just one earned run and seven hits in
22 innings to record victories over 14th-ranked
UW-Eau Claire, UW-Whitewater and 10th-ranked
UW-River Falls. Sullivan struck out 33 batters
while limiting opponents to just a .096 batting
average during the week.
In UW-Oshkosh’s
7-0 win over UW-Eau Claire on April 15, Sullivan
allowed just one hit in seven innings. She struck
out nine batters and walked one.
In the Titans’
6-1 win over UW-Whitewater on April 17, Sullivan
hurled all 10 innings and yielded just four
hits while striking out 13 batters.
In UW-Oshkosh’s
7-0 victory over UW-River Falls on April 20,
Sullivan pitched the first five innings of the
contest and allowed just two hits while striking
out 11 batters.
This
season, Sullivan owns a 7-4 record with a 1.59
earned run average in 61.2 innings pitched.
She has 97 strikeouts.
Last
year, Sullivan earned NCAA Division III All-Great
Lakes Region second team honors after posting
a 14-1 record with a 1.52 earned run average.
Other
Player of the Week honorees for games held April
14-20 were Tonya Callahan of NCAA Division I
University of Tennessee and Jacque Curtis of
NCAA Division II Philadelphia University (Pa.).
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Eagles Knock Titans Out Of WIAC Lead
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UW-Oshkosh
fell out of the WIAC lead as it split a
women's softball doubleheader with UW-La
Crosse on Wednesday (April 23) at the Oshkosh
Sports Complex.
The Titans (20-8/10-3 WIAC) made an early
5-0 lead hold up as they captured the opener,
9-3. UW-La Crosse (20-13/6-6 WIAC) ended
UW-Oshkosh's 10-game winning streak with
a 6-3 victory in the nightcap.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) drew
a leadoff walk and advanced on an error
in the first inning of the opener. A two
-run double by Sydnee Wyss (Fr. •
Monroe) gave the Titans a 2-0 advantage.
Another Heinzelman walk, a hit-by-pitch
and an error got UW-Oshkosh going in the
third frame. Whitney Tornow (So. •
Neenah) and Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton)
each smashed a two-run single and the Titans
went up 6-0. Spang later scored on a passed
ball to give the Titans a 7-0 lead.
Two
singles allowed the Eagles to tally three
runs in the sixth inning. Liz Bradley stepped
up with one out and stroked a three-run
homer to put UW-La Crosse on the board.
The
Titans responded with two consecutive singles
in the bottom of the sixth inning. Veronica
Bolle (Fr. • Manitowoc) singled in
a run before the final score came in on
a fielder’s choice.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead)
threw all seven innings to earn the win,
allowing three runs on six hits while striking
out nine batters. UW-Oshkosh out-hit the
Eagles, 9-6, with the help of two hits and
two runs batted in from both Wyss and Tornow.
UW-La Crosse’s Heather Schultz took
the loss, giving up four earned runs in
the first two innings. Kaylyn Von Glahn
threw the last four innings and allowed
two runs on five hits.
Rachel Weyer doubled and scored on an error
to start off game two. UW-Oshkosh tied the
game at 1-1 with a Tornow double in the
bottom of the first inning.
A walk and pair of passed balls put the
Eagles ahead 2-1 in the second inning. Ashley
Steltenpohl (Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids)
equaled the score in the bottom half of
the frame with a run-scoring single.
UW-La Crosse singled and got hit by a pitch
with one out to start the scoring in the
third inning. Jess Iwanski’s single
regained a 3-2 lead for the Eagles.
Steltenpohl launched a solo home run to
tie the game in the fourth inning. An inside-the-park
home run by Bradley allowed the Eagles to
go up 4-3 after five innings.
Weyer doubled and scored on a sacrifice
fly from Jenna Ahnen to add another run
for UW-La Crosse in the seventh inning.
Bradley finished the scoring with a run-scoring
double.
The Eagles tallied eight hits in the contest,
including two each from Bradley and Weyer.
UW-Oshkosh’s six hits featured two
with two runs batted in from Steltenpohl.
Shelly Monahan gave up three runs on six
hits in four innings as the starting pitcher
for UW-La Crosse. The win went to Iwanski,
who did not allow a hit in three frames.
Amy Sullivan (Sr. • Oshkosh) took
the loss, surrendering four earned runs
while striking out nine batters in 6.1 innings.
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Titans Spear Blue Devils
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Ronessa
Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) moved into
seventh place in the NCAA Division III all-time
strikeout rankings as UW-Oshkosh swept a
women's softball doubleheader against UW-Stout
on Monday (April 21) at the Oshkosh Sports
Complex.
The Titans took game one, 1-0, on the strength
of Stampfli’s one-hit, shutout performance.
She walked two batters and struck out 15,
bringing her career total to 911. Sydnee
Wyss’ (Fr. • Monroe) single
brought home the winning run in the bottom
of the seventh inning.
UW-Oshkosh (19-7/9-2 WIAC) pitching allowed
just three hits in winning the second contest,
10-2, in six innings.
Ashley Steltenpohl (Jr. • Wisconsin
Rapids) singled with one out to get the
Titans going in the seventh frame. A Blue
Devils’ error and a single by Dani
Olsen (Sr. • Verona) set up the walk-off
single by Wyss.
UW-Stout’s (7-20/0-10 WIAC) lone hit
was a single by Kaitlin Helgaas in the fourth
inning. Katie Fichter took the loss for
the Blue Devils, giving up one unearned
run and six hits in 6.1 innings of work.
Olsen recorded two of the Titans’
six hits as UW-Oshkosh won its ninth consecutive
game.
The Blue Devils used a UW-Oshkosh error
to get the scoring started in the nightcap.
A run-scoring single by Nelly Peterson and
a run-scoring double by Natalie Most put
UW-Stout up 2-0 in the first inning.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) walked
and Wyss singled to open the Titans’
half of the first frame. UW-Oshkosh then
scored twice on errors to tie the game at
2.
A hit-by-pitch and walk put runners aboard
for the Titans in the second inning. Olsen
knocked in a run with single before one
more run came home on an error. Whitney
Tornow (So. • Neenah) hit a two-run
double to make it a 6-2 advantage.
UW-Oshkosh walked twice and reached on an
error to load the bases in the sixth frame.
Wyss smashed a three-run double to clear
the bases before Veronica Bolle (Fr. •
Manitowoc) rounded out the scoring with
a single.
The Blue Devils had one batter reach base
in their last 16 at-bats, finishing the
game with three hits. Most laced a double
while Peterson and Carly Grover each had
a single.
Nicole Galarno (Fr. • New London)
started on the mound for the Titans, allowing
two unearned runs on three hits in 0.2 innings.
Amy Sullivan (Sr. • Oshkosh) earned
the victory after keeping UW-Stout without
a hit over the final 5.1 innings. Sullivan
has allowed just one run and 15 hits while
striking out 62 batters in her last 41 innings
pitched.
UW-Oshkosh totaled seven hits, including
two from both Wyss and Aerial Spang (Fr.
• Appleton). Heinzelman and Wyss registered
three runs apiece.
Kristy Hoffman started for UW-Stout, while
Rachel Roberts took the loss after surrendering
four runs and two hits in one inning. Fichter
threw the last 3.1 innings, giving up four
runs on three hits.
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Titans Clip 10th-Ranked
Falcons
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The
UW-Oshkosh softball team celebrated its
home opener with a doubleheader sweep of
10th-ranked UW-River Falls on Sunday (April
20) at the Oshkosh Sports Complex.
UW-Oshkosh (17-7/7-2 WIAC) played on its
home field for the first time in the last
40 contests. The Titans held the Falcons
(22-6/5-3 WIAC) to a total of seven base
hits while recording 24 hits of their own
in the two games.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead)
struck out eight batters in a complete-game
win as the Titans took the opener, 5-2.
The duo of Amy Sullivan (Sr. • Oshkosh)
and Nicole Galarno (Fr. • New London)
combined for a 7-0 shutout victory in game
two.
UW-River Falls got off to a great start,
with Mindy Rudinger hitting a home run in
the first at-bat of the opener. The Titans
responded with two runs in the bottom of
the frame on an error and a run-scoring
double from Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton).
Whitney Tornow (So. • Neenah) blasted
a solo shot of her own in the third inning.
A single later in the frame by Kayla Kodet
(Fr. • Manitowoc) put the Titans up,
4-1.
Keri Feller hit a two-out solo home run
to account for the Falcons’ final
run in the fourth inning. UW-Oshkosh tallied
once in the fifth inning when Sydnee Wyss
(Fr. • Monroe) took home on a double
steal.
The Titans out-hit UW-River Falls, 10-3.
Kodet went 3-for-3 at the plate while Spang,
Wyss and Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe)
each recorded two hits.
UW-Oshkosh tallied in each of the nightcap’s
first five innings. The Titans scored on
a Tornow single in the first frame and a
Sammi Kirst (Fr. • Markesan) single
in the second inning. Kirst then stole home
on a successful double steal.
Ashley Steltenpohl (Jr. • Wisconsin
Rapids) rocketed a two-run home run in the
third inning to make the score 5-0. A run-scoring
single by Wyss in the fourth frame and a
solo home run by Kodet in the fifth inning
completed the scoring.
Sullivan earned the victory by giving up
just two hits while striking out 11 in five
innings. Galarno threw the last two frames
and surrendered one hit while striking out
three.
Ashley Bertrand took the loss in game one
for the Falcons. She allowed three earned
runs on 10 hits over six innings.
Brittany Rathbun hurled all six innings
to take the loss in game two for UW-River
Falls, which entered the games ranked 10th
in the NCAA Division III by the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association. Rathbun gave
up seven runs on 14 hits and struck out
two.
Wyss totaled three of the Titans’
14 hits while Heinzelman, Tornow and Kodet
belted two hits apiece. UW-River Falls received
one hit each from Jessica Lundgren, Emily
Howlett, Cassie Peterson and Feller. |
Titans' Home Opener Postponed
The
UW-Oshkosh women's softball team’s doubleheader
against UW-Stout on Saturday (April 19) at the Oshkosh
Sports Complex was postponed.
UW-Stout decided not
to travel to UW-Oshkosh after seeing a weather forecast
on Friday (April 18) that called for a 50 percent
chance of rain on Saturday in Oshkosh.
The games have been
rescheduled for 2 p.m. on Monday (April 21) at the
Oshkosh Sports Complex.
UW-Oshkosh will host
nationally-ranked UW-River Falls in a doubleheader
that begins at noon on Sunday (April 20) at the
Oshkosh Sports Complex. It will be the Titans' first
home games of the 2008 season.
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Titans Ground Warhawks
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Complete-game
performances from Amy Sullivan (Sr. •
Oshkosh) and Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead)
combined with an Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton)
grand slam as UW-Oshkosh defeated UW-Whitewater
in both games of a women's softball doubleheader
on Thursday (April 17) in Whitewater.
Sullivan threw all 10 innings, allowing just
four hits and striking out 13, in the Titans’
6-1 victory in the opener. Spang’s bases-loaded
home run put the contest out of reach in the
tenth frame.
UW-Oshkosh (15-7/5-2 WIAC) used four runs batted
in from Whitney Tornow (So. • Neenah)
to take the nightcap, 4-2. Stampfli struck out
eight and gave up five hits to earn the seven-inning
win.
Neither team scored in the first game until
the Titans came to the plate in the sixth inning.
Dani Olsen (Sr. • Verona) walked to lead
off the frame and advanced on an error. Sydnee
Wyss (Fr. • Monroe) singled her home for
a 1-0 advantage.
The Warhawks (16-6/4-2 WIAC) tied the game in
their half of the sixth inning, getting a one-out
triple from Amanda LaBeau. A wild pitch allowed
her to even the score at 1.
Sammi Kirst (Fr. • Markesan) singled to
start off the Titans’ rally in the tenth
and final frame. UW-Whitewater committed an
error before Tornow knocked in the lead run
with a single. Spang then came up and blasted
a grand slam to complete the scoring.
UW-Oshkosh used two hits apiece from Wyss and
Veronica Bolle (Fr. • Manitowoc) to out-hit
the Warhawks, 9-4. Jessica Stang allowed one
earned run and struck out 10 over ten innings
to take the loss for UW-Whitewater.
Olsen singled and stole second base to start
the scoring in the third inning of the second
game. Tornow followed with a single to put the
Titans up, 1-0.
Another Olsen single, along with a walk and
an error, got UW-Oshkosh going in the seventh
inning. This time, Tornow doubled with the bases
loaded to drive in three runs and make it 4-0.
The Warhawks’ comeback attempt featured
a leadoff single by Lauren Cruz in the bottom
of the seventh frame. With two outs, Lauren
Rankins launched a two-run homer to put UW-Whitewater
on the scoreboard.
The Titans recorded a 6-5 victory in the hit
column thanks to a pair of hits from both Olsen
and Tornow. UW-Whitewater’s Nikole Schulty
took the loss, surrendering one earned run and
striking out eight in seven innings. |
Titans Wallop Yellowjackets
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UW-Oshkosh
set WIAC single-game records for runs batted
in and home runs as it swept a women's softball
doubleheader from UW-Superior on Wednesday (April
16) in Eau Claire.
The Titans (13-7/3-2 WIAC) homered eight times
to win the first contest, 31-1, in five innings.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) accounted
for a conference-record three home runs and
a school-record eight runs batted in.
UW-Oshkosh head coach Cindy Suess won her 100th
game (100-50-1 record) as the Titans took the
nightcap, 10-1, in five innings. Dani Olsen
(Sr. • Verona) accounted for three hits,
three runs batted in and two runs scored in
the victory.
Heinzelman hit her first round-tripper in the
opener’s first at-bat. After a walk by
Whitney Tornow (So. • Neenah), Sydnee
Wyss (Fr. • Monroe) launched a two-run
homer for a 3-0 lead.
UW-Superior (11-13/0-4 WIAC) tallied in the
bottom half of the first inning, getting a leadoff
single from Becky Crane. She stole second base
and scored on a single by Brooke Bailey.
Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton) hit a three-run
homer as UW-Oshkosh tallied nine times in the
third frame. Heinzelman also crushed a three-run
blast and Wyss recorded a pair of run-scoring
singles for a 12-1 advantage.
The Titans kept hitting in the fourth inning,
notching four runs on five hits. Tornow laced
a two-run double while Spang and Veronica Bolle
(Fr. • Manitowoc) each knocked in a run
with a single to make it 16-1.
UW-Oshkosh exploded for 15 runs and 12 hits
in the fifth inning. The majority of the damage
came via the long ball, with a three-run shot
from Tornow, a grand slam by Heinzelman, a three-run
blast from Ashley Steltenpohl (Jr. • Wisconsin
Rapids) and a three-run homer from Bolle rounding
out the record-setting day.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) threw
a complete-game two-hitter to pick up the win,
allowing one run and striking out seven in five
innings.
The Yellowjackets’ Nichole Tessier took
the loss, giving up 22 earned runs on 21 hits
in 3.2 innings of work.
Tornow led the Titans’ 30-hit day with
five base hits and tied a WIAC record with three
doubles. Wyss and Spang each recorded four hits
and four runs batted in while Bolle had four
hits and knocked in five runs.
UW-Superior received one hit apiece from Crane
and Bailey with Crane scoring once and Bailey
driving in the Yellowjackets’ lone run.
Walks from Tornow and Steltenpohl got UW-Oshkosh
started in the first inning of the nightcap.
Wyss singled to drive in a run and take a 1-0
lead.
Crane singled to lead off the bottom half of
the first frame before stealing second base.
Bailey singled her home with two outs to tie
the contest, 1-1.
A triple by Olsen allowed the Titans to tally
again in the third inning. Tornow hit a sacrifice
fly to take the lead for good at 2-1.
UW-Oshkosh continued its offensive showcase
with a Spang two-run home run in the fourth
inning. Kayla Kodet (Fr. • Manitowoc)
added a solo homer and Olsen singled in a run
to make it a 6-1 score.
A pair of singles and a walk loaded the bases
for the Titans in the fifth frame. Olsen then
ripped a two-run double before two more runs
came in on Yellowjacket errors to complete the
scoring.
Wyss and Kodet each notched two of UW-Oshkosh’s
11 base hits. The Yellowjackets finished with
five hits, including two apiece from Crane and
Bailey.
Nicole Galarno (Fr. • New London) threw
all five innings to earn the win, giving up
just one run on five hits while striking out
six. UW-Superior’s Alyson Lundberg surrendered
seven earned runs and struck out four over five
innings to take the loss.
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Titans, 14th-Ranked Blugolds Swap
Pitching Gems
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Jenny
Ross threw a perfect game and Amy Sullivan (Sr.
• Oshkosh) threw a one-hitter as UW-Oshkosh
and nationally-ranked UW-Eau Claire split a
women's softball doubleheader on Tuesday (April
15) in Eau Claire.
Ross did not allow a hit in seven innings while
striking out six to lead the Eagles to a 3-0
win in the first game. The Titans (11-7/1-2
WIAC) took the second contest, 7-0, as Sullivan
allowed one hit and struck out nine over seven
innings.
UW-Eau Claire (18-6/3-1 WIAC) tallied three
times in the sixth inning to account for all
of the scoring in the opener. Tamara Zeman led
off the inning with a solo home run for a 1-0
lead. After a single by Jill Janke, Michelle
Butkus launched a two-run homer.
Ross also went 2-for-2 at the plate to contribute
to the Blugolds’ six hits. Butkus scored
once and batted in two runs.
Ronessa Stampfli (Sr. • Brodhead) took
the loss for the Titans after giving up three
runs on six hits while striking out 11 in six
innings.
Ross’ perfect game was the first in UW-Eau
Claire history. UW-Oshkosh was no-hit for the
first time in 176 games, with the last time
being against UW-Whitewater in 2004.
The Titans finally got on the scoreboard in
the third inning of game two. Whitney Tornow
(So. • Neenah) crushed a solo home run
with two outs for a 1-0 advantage.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) tripled
to lead off the UW-Oshkosh fifth frame. She
scored on a single from Dani Olsen (Sr. •
Verona). Sydnee Wyss (Fr. • Monroe) followed
with a run-scoring double and Ashley Steltenpohl
(Jr. • Wisconsin Rapids) added a two-run
double for a 5-0 Titans’ lead.
Wyss singled with one out to start UW-Oshkosh
off in the seventh inning. Steltenpohl then
came up with two outs and blasted a two-run
homer for the contest’s final margin.
The Titans finished with 10 hits, including
three from both Wyss and Steltenpohl. Steltenpohl
batted in four runs and Olsen tallied two hits.
UW-Eau Claire’s lone hit came on a Butkus
double in the fourth inning. Bri Sturm took
the loss, allowing five runs while striking
out five in 4.1 innings.
Ross pitched the final 2.2 innings for the Blugolds
and gave up two runs on four hits while striking
out four. UW-Eau Claire entered the games ranked
14th in the NCAA Division III by the National
Fastpitch Coaches Association. |
Titans Handed Another Set Of Postponements
Poor weather
conditions has once again postponed action for the UW-Oshkosh
women's softball team.
UW-Oshkosh was originally
scheduled to play doubleheaders against UW-Superior
on Saturday (April 12) in Superior and UW-Eau Claire
on Sunday (April 13) in Eau Claire. The Titans will
now compete against UW-Eau Claire at 3 p.m. on Tuesday
(April 15) in Eau Claire and UW-Superior at 1 p.m. on
Wednesday (April 16) in Eau Claire. Both doubleheaders
will be held at the Bollinger Fields.
UW-Oshkosh also takes to
the diamond for three more doubleheaders this week.
The Titans will play UW-Whitewater at 3 p.m. on Thursday
(April 17) in Whitewater before hosting UW-Stout at
2 p.m. on Saturday (April 19) and UW-River Falls at
noon on Sunday (April 20) at the Oshkosh Sports Complex.
UW-Oshkosh, the defending
WIAC champion, owns a 10-6 record (0-1 WIAC).
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Titans' Doubleheader With Pointers
Postponed Again
With rain in
Thursday (April 10) afternoon's forecast, doubleheaders
in Oshkosh between the UW-Oshkosh and UW-Stevens Point baseball
and women's softball teams have been postponed. It marks
the second straight day that the doubleheaders have been
postponed due to inclement weather.
UW-Oshkosh (10-5/5-3 WIAC)
was planning to play UW-Stevens Point (11-6/3-1 WIAC) in
baseball at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Tiedemann Field. The teams
will make up their doubleheader at 1 p.m. on Wednesday (April
16) at Tiedemann Field.
In women's softball, UW-Oshkosh
(10-6/0-1 WIAC) was hoping to battle UW-Stevens Point (15-5/1-3
WIAC) in a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Thursday at the Oshkosh
Sports Complex. The doubleheader will be rescheduled at
a later date. |
Titans' Doubleheader With Pointers Postponed
Wet field conditions
in Oshkosh has forced the UW-Oshkosh baseball and women's softball
teams to postpone their doubleheaders against UW-Stevens Point
on Wednesday (April 9).
UW-Oshkosh (10-5/5-3 WIAC) was
planning to play UW-Stevens Point (11-6/3-1 WIAC) in baseball
at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Tiedemann Field. The teams have rescheduled
their doubleheader for 1 p.m. on Thursday (April 10) at Tiedemann
Field.
In women's softball, UW-Oshkosh
(10-6/0-1 WIAC) was hoping to battle UW-Stevens Point (15-5/1-3
WIAC) in a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday at the Oshkosh Sports
Complex. The games will be made up at 3 p.m. on Thursday at
the Oshkosh Sports Complex.
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Titans Top Vikings, Pilots
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The UW-Oshkosh
women's softball team used outstanding pitching performances
from Amy Sullivan (Sr. • Oshkosh) and Ronessa Stampfli
(Sr. • Brodhead) to defeat both Grand View College
(Iowa) and Bethel College (Ind.) on Saturday (April 5) in
Bourbonnais, Ill.
Sullivan struck out 12 while allowing four hits in the Titans’
6-0 victory over the Vikings (14-15). It was the third consecutive
shutout win for UW-Oshkosh (10-6).
The Titans knocked off Bethel College, 4-2, in the second
contest as Stampfli struck out 18 batters, the second-best
total in WIAC history. She surrendered one earned run and
four hits over seven innings of work.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) singled to lead off
the UW-Oshkosh first inning against the Vikings. After a
walk and sacrifice, Sydnee Wyss (Fr. • Monroe) hit
a run-scoring single to put the Titans up 1-0.
Six hits led to four runs in the Titans’ third trip
to the plate. Aerial Spang (Fr. • Appleton) followed
a Dani Olsen (Sr. • Verona) double with a run-scoring
double of her own. Veronica Bolle (Fr. • Manitowoc)
and Jamie Adamski (Fr. • Pulaski) each singled home
a run to make the score 5-0.
UW-Oshkosh added one more run in the fifth frame after getting
a one-out single from Beth Stetzer (Fr. • Oregon).
Heinzelman doubled with two outs to drive in the Titans’
sixth tally of the contest.
Wyss posted a 4-for-4 day at the plate as the Titans mashed
out 14 hits. Olsen, Heinzelman and Adamski added two hits
apiece.
Sarah Nelsen took the loss for Grand View College, allowing
six runs and 14 hits while striking out six in eight innings.
The Vikings totaled four hits in the contest.
The Titans notched two runs on three hits in the first inning
of the late game. Olsen singled before Bolle and Wyss each
hit run-scoring singles to put UW-Oshkosh up 2-0.
The Pilots (24-3), who are ranked 12th in the NAIA, took
advantage of a Titans’ error to post a run in the
fourth frame. Brittney Fisher doubled home Sarah Rassi to
cut Bethel College’s deficit to 2-1.
UW-Oshkosh also benefited from an error to put a runner
on base in the seventh inning. Heinzelman took advantage
and made it a 3-1 game with a run-scoring triple. She scored
on a groundout by Olsen for the Titans’ fourth run.
Bethel College received a solo home run from Katie Boocher
in its half of the seventh frame.
The Pilots finished with four hits, including two by Boocher.
The loss went to Rachel Zirille, who gave up three earned
runs on six hits while striking out six over seven innings.
Wyss accounted for two of the Titans’ six hits. She
added a run batted in while Heinzelman, Olsen and Bolle
each recorded one run scored and one run batted in.
Stampfli struck out the side in the first, third and fifth
innings. She also fanned three batters in both the second
and fourth frames.
UW-Oshkosh notched a victory over a team ranked in the top-16
of the NAIA for the second consecutive day. The Titans defeated
16th-ranked Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) on Friday
(April 4). |
Titans Post A Pair Of Shutouts
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Ronessa Stampfli
(Sr. • Brodhead) earned both a win and a save as the
UW-Oshkosh women’s softball team defeated both Ohio
Dominican University and Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)
on Friday (April 4) in Bourbonnais, Ill.
UW-Oshkosh (8-6) took down Ohio Dominican University, 2-0,
in the first game after Amy Sullivan (Sr. • Oshkosh)
threw 6.2 shutout innings. She allowed just four hits while
striking out eight to pick up the win and Stampfli recorded
the final out for the save.
A complete-game one-hitter from Stampfli led the Titans
to a 1-0 victory over Olivet Nazarene University (27-4)
in the second contest. Stampfli struck out 11 batters and
walked two in a dominating seven-inning performance.
Amie Heinzelman (So. • Monroe) led off the opener
with a walk before advancing on a sacrifice bunt. The Titans
took a 1-0 advantage when Heinzelman came home on an error
by the Panthers (8-15).
Another Heinzelman walk and sacrifice started a UW-Oshkosh
threat in the third inning. Veronica Bolle (Fr. •
Manitowoc) laced a run-scoring single to put the Titans
up 2-0 for the game’s final margin.
Bolle finished the game 3-f | |