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Whitewater plays for trip to the D-3 World Series today

May 31, 2021 By Bill Scott

The 5th ranked UW-Whitewater baseball team plays for the NCAA Whitewater Regional title on Monday.

The Warhawks moved into the title game after Sunday’s 9-4 win over Texas Lutheran.  They’ll face 10th ranked Adrian College (Michigan) at 11am Monday for the Regional Championship and a trip to the NCAA D-3 College World Series in Cedar Rapids, Iowa later this week.

After Whitewater jumped out to a 7-0 lead against Texas Lutheran, the Bulldogs scored three times in the bottom of the sixth to draw within 7-4.  The Warhawks would score twice in the 9th inning on a Ben Wilkins two-out, two-run triple for some insurance.

Donovan Brandl earned the win with five-plus innings of work, improving to 7-1 on the year.

Adrian College beat the Warhawks 3-2 earlier in the day to set up Monday’s championship game.

 

Filed Under: Sports, Top Story Tagged With: NCAA, UW-Whitewater

Whitewater advances to Stagg Bowl Championship game

December 15, 2019 By Bill Scott

The six-time national champion UW-Whitewater Warhawks got a big defensive stop late to knock off St. John’s of Minnesota 35-32 to advance to the Stagg Bowl for the first time since 2014 and first time under head coach Kevin Bullis.

Warhawks linebacker Matt Anderson stripped Johnnies running back Kai Barber after a short reception to stop a late St. John’s drive.

The seventh-ranked Warhawks (13-1) advance to the title game against No. 5 North Central of Illinois, which advanced with a 45-14 win in the other D-3 National Semifinal over Muhlenberg (Pa.).

St. John’s quarterback Jackson Erdmann completed 29 of 50 passes for 342 yards and a touchdown.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: NCAA, Stagg Bowl, UW-Whitewater

Whitewater advances to NCAA D-3 football semifinals

December 9, 2019 By Bill Scott

Photo Courtesy of Michael McLoone – UW Whitewater Athletics

The No. 7 UW-Whitewater Warhawks knocked off No. 2 and defending national champion Mary Hardin-Baylor 26-7 in Belton, Texas on Saturday.  The Warhawks held the Crusaders (12-1) to 140 total yards, including a negative three rushing yards.

The Warhawks (12-1) rushed for 239 yards and owning the time of possession to the tune of 43 minutes.  The Warhawks opening drive covered 17-plays and 79 yards, holding the ball for nearly 11 minutes.

Whitewater will face St. John’s of Minnesota, a 34-33 winner at Wheaton (Illinois), in next Saturday’s national semifinal.

The Warhawks will make their 12th appearance in the national semifinals, all since 2005.

 

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: NCAA, UW-Whitewater

Whitewater advances to NCAA football quarterfinals

December 2, 2019 By Bill Scott

The UW-Whitewater Warhawks scored 31-straight first half points and knocked off Wartburg (Iowa) 41-28 in the NCAA Division III playoffs at Perkins Stadium on Saturday.

The Warhawks improved to 11-1 and advanced to the national quarterfinals for the 13th time in 15 years.  The Warhawks will face top-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor (Texas) on Saturday.

The two teams met in last seasons national semifinal with Mary Hardin-Baylor pulling out a 31-14 win in Belton, Texas.

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Whitewater eliminated in baseball regional

May 19, 2019 By Bill Scott

Number-12 ranked UW-Whitewater dropped a pair of games in the NCAA baseball regionals, seeing their season come to an end.

The Warhawks (35-12) fell 7-5 to 18th ranked Webster (Missouri), the regional’s No. 1 seed and then fell 13-4 to North Central (Ill.) in an elimination game at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The Warhawks had swept the WIAC regular season and tournament championships and was competing in its 12th straight NCAA Tournament and 22nd overall.

 

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Warhawks open play in NCAA D-3 Baseball Regionals today

May 17, 2019 By Bill Scott

The UW-Whitwater Warhawks open play Friday afternoon in the NCAA Divison 3 baseball regionals at Prucha Field in Whitewater.

The 12th ranked Warhawks (34-10) earned one of 18 at-large bids into the 58-team field and will host a four-team double-elimination regional.  Whitewater opens today at 3 p.m. against North Central College of Illinois (31-11).  Webster University (Missouri) (31-10) and Bethany Lutheran College (Minnesota) (23-16) makes up the other half of the regional.

The Warhawks are in the NCAA Tournament for the 12th straight season, having previously won Division 3 titles in 2005 and 2014.  They have a total of 22 NCAA appearances.

 

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: NCAA Division 3 baseball regional, UW-Whitewater

NCAA D-3 Tournament pairings announced

February 25, 2019 By Bill Scott

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…]

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: NCAA D-3 Basketball Tournament, Ripon College, UW-La Crosse, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Whitewater

Wisconsin teams fall short of D-3 College World Series field

May 21, 2018 By Bill Scott

Fox Cities Stadium to host its final D-3 College World Series this week.

For the second straight season, Wisconsin will not have any representation in the NCAA Division-3 College World Series.

The 2018 D-3 CWS starts Friday morning at Fox Cities Stadium in Grand Chute.  It’s the 19th and final season for the event in the Fox Cities.

UW-Whitewater’s season came to an end as the Warhawks fell 6-3 to Rhodes (Tennessee) early Sunday and were then beaten 4-1 by Texas-Tyler to be eliminated in the Central Regional in Sauget, Illinois.  The Warhawks had already beaten Texas-Tyler 8-2 on Saturday.

The Warhawks finished the season with a 33-8 record, claiming the schools 5th WIAC regular season title with a 20-4 record.

In Duluth, Minnesota, UW-Oshkosh had two games to win just once, but fell to Concordia-Chicago 7-1 and 3-2, to fall short of the Duluth Regional title.

Oshkosh finished the season 34-10, their best win total since 2007.

 

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: D-3 College World Series, Fox Cities Stadium, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater

Whitewater, Oshkosh post NCAA Regional opening game wins

May 18, 2018 By Bill Scott

Whitewater’s Blake Fleischman helps the Warhawks advance.  Photo:  Courtesy of Whitewater Athletics

 

Top-ranked Whitewater rolled to a 12-1 win over Monmouth (Ill.) at the NCAA Central Regional at GCS Ballpark in Sauget, Illinois on Thursday.

Leading 2-1 through the first 5 1/2 innings, the Warhawks (32-6) scored five runs in the sixth to pull away.

With Thursday’s win, the Warhawks remain in the winners bracket and faces Texas-Tyler on Friday night at 7:45 p.m.

Oshkosh wins

The Oshkosh Titans pulled out a thrilling 4-3 win over Bethel University (Minn.) to open the NCAA Division III Championship on Thursday in Duluth, Minnesota.

Zach Radde singled up the middle to score Sean Cummins with one out in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Titans the win.

The 7th-ranked Titans (32-8) advance to play North Central College (Illinois) in a winners bracket matchup at 7 p.m. Friday night.

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: NCAA Baseball Regionals, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater

Oshkosh, Whitewater earn spots in NCAA D-3 Baseball Tournament Field

May 15, 2018 By Bill Scott

For the 12th straight season, the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) will be represented by multiple teams in the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship after University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater received bids into this year’s championship.

The teams earned two of the 18 at-large spots into the 58-team field.  UW-Oshkosh (31-8) will compete in a regional hosted by College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minnesota.  The Titans, who are making their league-leading 25th NCAA appearance, and first since 2008, will open against Bethel University (Minn.) (32-9).  Oshkosh won national titles in 1985 and 1994.

UW-Whitewater (31-6) is making its 11th straight appearance and 21st overall with national championships in 2005 and 2014.  The Warhawks will participate in a regional hosted by the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in Sauget, Illinois.  The Warhawks will face Monmouth College (Illinois) (28-12-2) in their first game.

Both regionals follow a double-elimination format and begin on May 17.  Winners of the eight regional tournaments will qualify for the NCAA D-3 Championship at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, May 25-30.

The 2018 Championships mark the final season that the event will be held at Fox Cities Stadium.

 

Filed Under: Sports Tagged With: Fox Cities Stadium, NCAA, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Whitewater, WIAC

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