BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[cubs]

UWO gets a seven inning no-hitter from Brett Gaynor to complete the DH sweep against River Falls yesterday. Gaynor faced the minimum 21 hitters with the only batter reaching due to an infield error but then being erased via a caught stealing.

That was the 12th no-hitter in the history of tge storied UWO baseball program.

UWO appears to be locking down the #3 seed beating up on teams in the lower third of the conference the last few weeks after losing five straight to La Crosse and Whitewater.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS (22-2, 13-2) knocked out 17 hits scoring a 8 inning run ruled 18-5 win over Stevens Point in game one today. Scolon and Paden led the way with 3 hits apiece. Scolon's hits included a pair of home runs and 4 rbi. Holland also had 4 rbi on a grand slam home run and Cootway hit a pair of home runs and had 2 rbi. Thies contributed with 3 rbi while Jackson, McVay and Spring had solo rbi. Cade Hansen (W 5-1) got the win giving up 3 runs on 9 hits with 5 strikeouts in 6 innings.  Wickman and Malkow pitched in relief.

Game two was headed in the same direction as the WARHAWKS were leading 18-9 going into the eighth when the game was suspended due darkness.  Play will resume prior to tomorrow's games.

[cubs]

Have a weekend Adam Cootway!

He goes 10-for-17, with 5 HR's, and 14 RBI's in four games against Point this weekend...

[Mitch Hall]

I was impressed with how well Eau Claire played against a strong La Crosse team. Can anyone explain why the Blugolds haven't won more games ?

[PauldingLightUP]

I was impressed with how well Eau Claire played against a strong La Crosse team. Can anyone explain why the Blugolds haven't won more games ?

Eau Claire was up in every game I think and La Crosse came back to win every time. What a series.

Second day in Oshkosh was much closer as Oshkosh needed a walk off in game one and the Titans embarrassingly lost game two to the Falcons. That is a bad loss.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS (25-2, 16-2) pounded on Pointer (13-16, 8-10) pitching scoring 56 runs on 61 hits including 13 home runs. Cubs already mentioned the huge series Cootway put up.  He was getting intentionally walked by the end until his last at bat when, with bases empty, they pitched to him and he promptly doubled. It was also a record breaking and tying day for Scolon who broke the program career hits record with his 260 hit and tied the WIAC record for runs scored with 225 when he scored three times on Saturday.

Eisenbarth (3-0) got the win in relief in the suspended game which finished a run ruled eight innings 20-10.  Eisenbarth threw 3 scoreless innings.  Huseboe (4-0) allowed a single run on 4 hits with 7 strikeouts over 7 innings for the win in game three of the series. Hopper pitched two scoreless innings allowing a single hit in relief.  Taczy (1-0) came in relief in game four pitching a scoreless inning with a walk and strikeout for the win. 

[cubs]

Through two weeks of play, I feel like their is a significant gap from the top two teams in the league (Whitewater & La Crosse) to the third team in the league.  In addition, I don't think the gap from 3rd to 4th/5th/6th is even close to the gap from 1st & 2nd to 3rd...

National Contenders-Whitewater & La Crosse
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WIAC Tournament Qualifier-UWO
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WIAC Tournament Qualifier Contenders-Stout, River Falls, Platteville
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Missing WIAC Tournament-Stevens Point
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Struggle Bus-Eau Claire

Taking a look at things two weeks later, I'd maybe shift one team down a level, but otherwise most of this stays the same....

National Contenders-Whitewater & La Crosse
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WIAC Tournament Qualifier-UWO
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WIAC Tournament Qualifier Contenders-Stout, Platteville
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Missing WIAC Tournament-Stevens Point, River Falls
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Struggle Bus-Eau Claire

Losing three of four to River Falls is really going to come back to haunt Stevens Point...  While they are in the mix for the #4 spot right now, they finish with 8 out of 10 against La Crosse and UWO.

Both Stout and Platteville also have a difficult stretch to end the season finishing with eight against Whitewater/UWO and six against La Crosse/Whitewater respectively.  That said, if Platteville takes care of business against Eau Claire, I think they have the inside track at the #4 spot.  I may have written the Pioneers off a little too early after they were swept by UWO and started 2-6.

[cubs]

With the switch to NPI ranking being the criteria for "at-large" bids this year, the WIAC is in position to have three teams qualify for Regionals this season with less than a month to go...  Whitewater and La Crosse are pretty much "locks" right now and UWO is safely in at this time being in the top half of the 23 at-large selections.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS (26-2, 16-2) played an out of conference game beating Rockford College (18-13) 11-3.  McVey led the 14 hit WARHAWK offense with 3 doubles and 3 rbi.  Charlie Bogue chipped in with two hits and a pair of rbi.  Jackson, Frank, Cootway, Paden and Hopper each had a rbi.  Frank got the start on the mound allowing just a single hit, walking a pair and striking out a 2 in 3 innings.  Hansen relieved him surrendering a hit and striking out a pair in an inning. Malkow (2-0) got the win pitching a hitless 3 innings and striking out 5. Dupor surrendered a couple of runs in his inning and Brust closed the ninth giving up a hit and striking out 1. 

[cubs]

Both Stout and Platteville also have a difficult stretch to end the season finishing with eight against Whitewater/UWO and six against La Crosse/Whitewater respectively.  That said, if Platteville takes care of business against Eau Claire, I think they have the inside track at the #4 spot.  I may have written the Pioneers off a little too early after they were swept by UWO and started 2-6.

Platteville takes another step towards the #4 seed and picks up a nice win this afternoon thanks to a two out 2-run HR (their third HR of the afternoon) in the Bottom of the 8th inning to take the opener 4-2.... La Crosse put runners on 2nd and 3rd with one out in the in the Top of the 9th but a groundout to third and a flyout stranded them.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS (28-2, 18-2) took both ends of yesterday's games with Oshkosh (21-11, 12-9) 11-5 and 10-7. Leading 4-2 after five innings the HAWKS scored a combined 7 runs in the 7th and 8th to put game one away.  C.Hansen (6-1) started allowing 5 hits and 2 runs with a walk and 3ks over 5 innings. Huseboe and Hopper followed surrendering 3 runs before Eisenbarth finished with a 1-2-3 9th.  Holland led the 15 hit offense with 3 hits while Frank, Scolon, Thies, Paden and McVey all had a pair of hits. Paden drove in 3 while Frank, Thies and McVey each had 2 rbi and Holland and Cootway added one apiece.

Oshkosh led 7-5 after 4 innings in game two. The WARHAWKS got a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to take a 8-7 lead and added a pair of insurance runs in the eighth to secure the win.  Hagen started and struggled giving up 4 hits and walk good for 4 runs in the first inning. Lee relieved him allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and 3 walks in his 2 innings. The pitching settled down after that. G.Hansen (2-0), Wickman, Brust and Eisenbarth surrendered just a single run on 3 hits over the final 5 innings.  The wind, blowing in off the river, was a factor in the first game but died down for game two and the WARHAWKS bats took advantage with home runs from McVey (3 run), Holland (2 run), Scolon, Frank and Paden.  The offense had a second 15 hit day with Paden and Hopper leading the way with 3 each.  Holland, Cootway and Jackson had a pair of hits.

[cubs]

Is it just me or has Hagen not been as "dominant" his last few outings as he was last season for the Warhawks?  I can't help but wonder if all those innings on short rest during the Postseason last year are impacting his effectiveness this year, at least against teams in the top half of the WIAC?

[badgerwarhawk]

I don't think it's just you.    

[badgerwarhawk]

Stout (14-20,12-10) snapped the WARHAWKS (29-3,19-3) ten game winning streak with a 6-5 win in game one.  Trailing 5-1 in the seventh the Blue Devils tied the game with a home run and three unearned runs and then carried that momentum into the eighth scoring the go ahead run on back-to-back doubles. The WARHAWKS got solo home runs from Scolon and Cootway while Thies was good for a pair. Holland had an rbi.  Cootway led the 10 hit offense with a pair of hits. Hoseboe (4-1) took the loss striking out 7 in 6.2 innings.

WARHAWKS take a run ruled game two 13-2.  Scolon went 5x5 including two home runs, a triple and had 5 rbi.  Cootway had a home run and 3 rbi, Thies a home run and pair of rbi and Spring had a home run.  Jackson and Frank also had a rbi. Eisenbarth (4-0) started and got the win pitching 5.1 innings.  Malkow struck out 3 pitching the final 1.2 innings.   

Scolon has tied the program career home run record previously held jointly by Pat Tobiasz and Cal Adridge with his 47 home run.

[PauldingLightUP]

UW-Eau Claire finally won their first conference game, hanging on for a 9-8 win over UW-Platteville in game 2 today.