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NCAA D-3 Tournament pairings announced

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The NCAA Division 3 men’s and women’s basketball pairings were unveiled today.

On the men’s side, WIAC Tournament Champion UW-Platteville (18-10) earned the league’s automatic bid, making their 12th NCAA appearance.  The Pioneers will meet Capital University (Ohio) (20-7) in Rock Island, Illinois.  The Pioneers have won four National Championships in 1991, 1995, 1998 and 1999.

WIAC teams UW-Oshkosh and UW-La Crosse both received at-large bids.  Oshkosh (23-3) is the defending national runner-up but missed a chance to host when the Titans were upset in the WIAC Tournament by UW-Stevens Point.  The Titans will meet Midwest Conference champion Lake Forest College (Ill.) (18-9) in a first round game in Collegeville, Minnesota.  The Titans are making their program-record fourth consecutive NCAA appearance and ninth overall.

UW-La Crosse (17-9) will make its second NCAA appearance will face the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) (22-4) in a first round contest in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The other match-up will feature defending national champion Nebraska Wesleyan University (26-1) and Eureka College (Ill.) (13-14).

In the women’s field, WIAC Champion UW-Oshkosh received an automatic berth into the 64-team field.  The Titans (24-3) will make their fifth NCAA appearance in the last six seasons and 15th overall.  The Titans, won the National Title in 1996 and will host first and second round games.  Oshkosh will meet Pomona-Pitzer College of California (22-5) in its opening game. [Read more…]

La Crosse’s Koelbl resigns

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Ken Koelbl – Photo Courtesy of UW-La Crosse Athletics

UW-La Crosse head men’s basketball coach Ken Koelbl has resigned to pursue a full-time position in the University’s Admissions Office.  Koelbl just completed his 14th season as the Eagles’ head coach in 2016-17.

The University will hire an interim coach for the upcoming 2017-18 season and conduct a national search for a full-time replacement at the end of the upcoming season.

Koelbl led UW-La Crosse to nine overall winning seasons in the last 12 years.  The Eagles advanced to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Tournament Semifinals six times (2006, 2007, 2012, 2014, 2-16, 2017) under Koelbl, including three of the last four seasons.

Koelbl was named the 2015-16 WIAC Coach of the Year after leading UW-La Crosse to its 12th regular-season conference title in school history and first since 1965.  The Eagles finished 16-10 overall and 10-4 in the WIAC in 2015-16.

Koelbl compiled an overall record of 201-161 (.555) and 105-113 (.482) in the WIAC at UW-La Crosse.  He ranks second in school history in victories (201).  Burt McDonald is the all-time leader (263).

La Crosse falls short of World Series bid

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Caleb Boushley – Photo Courtesy of UW-La Crosse athletics.

UW-La Crosse missed out on a chance to make the NCAA D-3 College World Series field for a third straight year, falling Monday 17-3 to Concordia-Chicago in the NCAA Midwest Regional at UW-Whitewater.

It means the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WIAC) will be left out of the D-3 College World Series for the first time since 2012.

Concordia-Chicago pounded out 17 hits to improve to 33-11 and secure its first ever World Series berth.

The Eagles also suffered a 14-0 loss to Concordia-Chicago in a winner’s bracket game on Sunday morning.  They then beat St. Thomas in an elimination game Sunday night and would have needed to beat Concordia twice to win the Midwest Region Championship.

Starter Caleb Boushley allowed seven runs and nine hits in six innings to take the loss.  Boushley entered the game with a 9-2 record and a 1.48 ERA.

The Eagles had their chances, but stranded 15 base runners for the game.

Concordia-Chicago went 4-0 in the regional and outscored its opponents 46-8.

La Crosse advances to winners bracket of Midwest baseball regional

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Mason McMahon – Photo Courtesy of Jim Lund and UW-La Crosse Athletics

Mason McMahon scattered five hits in six innings to lead UW-La Crosse to a 5-2 win over top-seed and host UW-Whitewater in the NCAA’s Midwest Regional.

La Crosse (30-17) will face Concordia-Chicago in a winners bracket game at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday.

The Warhawks fell to 36-8 and dropped into the losers bracket in the double elimination tournament.  They’ll face St. Thomas (27-17) at 10 a.m. Saturday.

St. Norbert eliminated

The St. Norbert College Green Knights struck out 13 times and fell to St. Scholastica 2-0 on Friday morning, becoming the first team to be eliminated from the NCAA Midwest Regional field. [Read more…]

Whitewater & La Crosse earn NCAA baseball wins

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UW-Whitewater and UW-La Crosse both earned opening round wins on Thursday at the NCAA D-3 Midwest Baseball Regional in Whitewater.

The top-seeded and host Warhawks (36-7) held off St. Norbert College 4-2 in their opening round game.

Heath Renz (pictured) allowed one run and struck out five in four innings to improve to 9-0 on the season.  Mike Nompleggi earned his 7th save.

Blake Fleischman and Steve Chamberlain both had RBI doubles for the Warhawks, who improved to 36-7.

Whitewater will face La Crosse in a winners bracket matchup at 4:30 p.m. today.  In eight meetings this season, the Warhawks are 7-1 against the Eagles.

La Crosse cruises on day 1

Joel Zyhowski drove in three runs for the Eagles as they rolled to a 11-2 win over the Saints of St. Scholastica (32-9) in the first game of the day on Thursday. [Read more…]

UW-Whitewater to host 8-team NCAA baseball regional

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Prucha Field – Photo Courtesy of UW-Whitewater Athletics

Second ranked UW-Whitewater will host the Midwest Regional of the 2017 NCAA Division III Baseball Championship starting Thursday at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The Warhawks (35-7 overall) are the number-one seed in the eight-team regional and will host eighth-seeded St. Norbert College on Thursday at 1:15 p.m.  The Green Knights won three straight elimination games on Saturday to win the Midwest Conference Tournament.

UW-La Crosse also earned an at-large spot in the field and will be seeded fifth.  The Eagles will face St. Scholastica in the first game of the dam on Thursday at 10 a.m. [Read more…]

NCAA D-3 Softball Regionals open today

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UW-Whitewater (36-7) will host a four-team, double-elimination regional which opens today.  The Warhawks will square off against Hope College (Mich.) (25.13) in its first game.  Trine University (Ind.) (32-8) and Greenville College (Ill.) (19-14) are also in the four-team field.

It’s the fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance for Whitewater and 20th overall.  The Warhawks have national runner-up finishes in 1987 and 2008.

UW-La Crosse (28-14) will host a four-team, double-elimination regional which starts on Friday.  The Eagles will face St. Norbert College (21-14) in their opening game.  UW-Oshkosh (30-11) will also take part and face Benedictine University (Ill.) (33-11) in its first game.

Vodenlich reaches 500 wins at Whitewater

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John Vodenlich (Photo Courtesy of UW-Whitewater/Craig Schreiner)

One day after clinching the WIAC regular season baseball title, UW-Whitewater coach John Vodenlich earned his 500th victory at the school in a 23-6 win over UW-Oshkosh.

The Warhawks went on to sweep the double-header, then win two more games at St. Norbert College on Sunday to finish the regular season with a 32-6 record, 17-3 in league play.  It also gives Vodenlich 503 career wins at Whitewater and 532 wins overall, counting his two year stint as head coach at Edgewood College.

Vodenlich, who is in his 14th season at the school, is the fourth coach in WIAC history to reach the 500 win milestone.

Whitewater will host the four-team WIAC Tournament this Friday and Saturday.  The top-seeded Warhawks will host Oshkosh in the second game of the tournament at 1 p.m. Friday afternoon.  Third-seeded Stevens Point faces 2nd-seeded La Crosse in the opener at 10 a.m. on Friday morning.

The WIAC Tournament champion will receive an automatic bid into the NCAA D-3 Tournament at Fox Cities Stadium.

La Crosse eliminated from D-3 CWS (AUDIO)

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Chris Schwarz - Photo Jim Lund/UW La Crosse Athletics

Chris Schwarz – Photo Jim Lund/UW La Crosse Athletics

Both Wisconsin teams have been eliminated from the NCAA Division 3 College World Series field.

UW-Whitewater was eliminated Saturday night, falling 4-3 to St. John Fisher of New York.  The Warhawks saw their season come to an end at 34-17.

UW-La Crosse followed suit on Sunday night, falling to SUNY Cortland 8-3 at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton.

The Eagles (39-10) got three hits from Ben Morgan, but senior Taylor Kohlwey went 0 for 5, seeing his 51-game hitting streak come to an end.

SUNY Cortland eliminated La Crosse in last year’s championship game.

Five teams still remain in the field, heading to action on Monday morning.

AUDIO: Coach Chris Schwarz on the loss :22

AUDIO: Coach Chris Schwarz says they’ll miss the seniors :23

La Crosse still alive, Whitewater eliminated from D-3 CWS

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Troy Kenkel - Photo by Doug Sundin - UW Oshkosh IMC

Troy Kenkel – Photo by Doug Sundin – UW Oshkosh IMC

The 4th ranked UW-La Crosse baseball team remains alive for at least one more day at the NCAA Division 3 College World Series at Fox Cities Stadium.  Their WIAC counterpart, UW-Whitewater lost their first two games and has been eliminated from the double elimination tournament.

The Eagles responded from a 8-0 shutout loss in game one to Trinity with a 12-3 win over Emory University in an elimination game at Fox Cities Stadium.

The Eagles broke the game open with a seven-run fourth inning to go up 9-3 and cruise to their 39th victory (39-9) of the season.  They finished with 18 hits for the game.

La Crosse will play next at 4:30 this afternoon against the loser of the game between the State University of New York Cortland and Trinity University. [Read more…]