Wisconsin News and Sports
Eight teams will continue their pursuit of a national title starting today at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.
This year’s field includes a WIAC representative making its NCAA Division 3 College World Series debut in the UW-La Crosse Eagles.
UW-L (33-13) opens pool play against Salisbury (33-4-1) at 7:45 p.m.
Prior to that game, play begins with Frostburg State taking on Ramapo at 10 a.m., then Webster battles Cortland State and Trinity squares off with Emory.
It took a pair of wins Sunday in La Crosse, but the UW-La Crosse Eagles earned their first ever trip to the NCAA Division 3 College Baseball World Series.
The Eagles won Game 1, 5-4, on Ben Morgan’s RBI single in the top of the ninth against Coe College (Iowa).
Needing yet another victory against the Kohawks, UW-L found themselves down 4-2 early after surrendering a couple of home runs. Then the Eagles (33-13) got hot, scoring seven runs in the sixth inning en route to a 15-4 Midwest Region-clinching victory.
The No. 20 Eagles will open the D3 World Series Friday against No. 5 Salisbury (Md.) at 6:45pm at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton.
UW-Stevens Point remains unbeaten at the NCAA Division 3 Baseball championships after rallying with 3-runs in the 8th inning to top Kean 4-3 on Saturday.
The Pointers will face Linfield (40-7) at 8pm tonight with the winner advancing to the Monday championship game.
Luke Watson shut out Kean in the final two innings for the save. JP Feyereisen went the first 7 innings for the victory.
Other Saturday finals
Linfield 10, Southern Main 1
Ithaca 5, Millsaps 2
Webster 5, Manchester 3