Ripon College started the NCAA Division 3 baseball Midwest regional with a major upset, knocking off top-seed and defending NCAA Champion Whitewater 15-7 in La Crosse on Wednesday.
The 8th-seeded Red Hawks (24-14) pounded out 13 hits and moved into the winners bracket with a matchup against fifth seeded Coe (32-12) at 4:30 p.m. today.
The Warhawks (33-10) now face fourth-seeded St. John’s (26-15) at 10 a.m. today in an elimination game.
The host team, second-seeded UW-La Crosse (29-12), scored six runs in the eighth to pull out a 10-3 win over seventh-seeded St. Scholastica. The Eagles will take on third-seeded Washington University (34-14) at 7:45 p.m. tonight.
Central Regional
In Waverly, Iowa, top seeded UW-Stevens Point beat sixth-seeded Greenville 7-4. The Pointers (32-12) will face Wartburg (32-13) at 3:30 p.m. today.
Fifth-seeded Carthage College fell to second-seeded Webster 4-3. Carthage (28-14) will play Greenville at noon today in an elimination game.