NCAA Division 3 College World Series

Cortland sweeps La Crosse with big 9th inning (D-3 World Series)

May 27, 2015 By Bill Scott

UW-La Crosse was three outs away from forcing a third and deciding game against top-ranked SUNY-Cortland at the NCAA Division 3 College World Series today. But Cortland had something else in mind.

Cortland rallied in the 9th for five runs on four hits and pulled out a 6-2 victory in winning the program’s first national title. They finished 45-4 on the season, winning the title in their 13th attempt.

La Crosse was making its first trip to the World Series and finished runner-up.

Joe Miller allowed one run and six hits in 5 1/3 innings for the Eagles. Miller also pitched six innings in La Crosse’s 3-2 win over Emory in 12 innings on Saturday.

UW-La Crosse reaches first ever NCAA D3 World Series

May 18, 2015 By Bill Scott

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.

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Pointers fall at D-3 College World Series

May 27, 2013 By Bill Scott

UW-Stevens Point lost for the first time last night at the NCAA Division 3 College World Series.

Linfield scored twice in the 7th and three times in the 8th to rally for a 5-3 win over the pointers and remain the only unbeaten team in the field.

The Pointers (41-10) will face Southern Maine (44-9) in an elimination game at noon today.

The eight team field is now down to four teams heading to today’s (Monday) play.

NCAA D-3 Baseball field set

May 20, 2013 By Bill Scott

The UW-Stevens Point Pointers advanced to the NCAA Division 3 College Baseball

Fox Cities Stadium

World Series at Fox Cities Stadium. It’s te 5th appearance in the finals for the Pointers and their 1st since 2010.

Stevens Point advanced by winning the Whitewater Regional. The Pointers beat Case Western 1-0 in the title game on Saturday.

The Pointers will take on Manchester University at 4:30pm on Friday. Manchester is making its second trip to Appleton. Manchester’s first appearance came in 2004. [Read more…]