Caleb Boushley

Caleb Boushley – Photo Courtesy of UW-La Crosse Athletics

The WIAC made history on Saturday when two of its teams qualified for the NCAA D-3 baseball College World Series at Fox Cities Stadium later this week.

UW-La Crosse, as the top seed in the Midwest Regional, beat St. John’s 5-3 in the title game at Copeland Park on Saturday. UW-Whitewater, also a top seed in the Central Regional, swept fifth-seeded Rose-Hulman 11-0 and 5-3 in the championships games in Sauget, Illinois to gain a spot in the field.

La Crosse (38-8) will open play on Friday at 1:15pm against Trinity of Texas (39-8). Whitewater (34-15) will play at 7:45 Friday night against La Roche of Pittsburgh.

In the La Crosse win, starter Caleb Boushley (10-0) scattered eight hits and struck out five. Taylor Kohlwey had two hits, extending his hitting streak to 49 straight games, second most in team NCAA Division 3 history. [Read more…]

Taylor Kohlwey – Chris Schwarz – Caleb Boushley: Photo Courtesy of Jim Lund – UW La Crosse athletics.

UW-La Crosse’s Taylor Kohlwey was named the WIAC’s Position Player of the Year. Teammate Caleb Boushley was named the Pitcher of the Year and Eagles head coach Chris Schwarz was named the league’s Coach of the Year on Tuesday.

It’s the second Position Player of the Year honor for Kohlwey, who also won it back in 2014. He becomes the third player in league history to win the award twice, joining UW-Oshkosh’s Jeremy Jirschele (2004 & 2005) and UW-Whitewater’s Marty Herum (2012 & 2013).

Kohlwey leads all NCAA Division 3 hitters with a .494 batting average. He carries a 45-game hitting streak into today’s NCAA Division 3 Midwest Regional opener against Beloit College in La Crosse. [Read more…]

Field is set for NCAA D-3 CWS

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