BASEBALL (22-7 overall, 15-5 WIAC)

April 29 - Home vs. UW-Stout (DH), Noon (University Field)

May 1 - Home vs. UW-Oshkosh (DH), 1 pm (University Field)

May 4 - at UW-Whitewater (DH), Noon

May 5 - at UW-Whitewater (DH), Noon

The WIAC championship comes down to eight games this week as the Pointers host UW-Stout on Monday and UW-Oshkosh on Wednesday before heading to UW-Whitewater for a four-game series against the first-place Warhawks over the weekend.

UW-Stevens Point enters the week at 15-5 in the league and trails UW-Whitewater, which is 15-4 in the WIAC, by one-half game. The Pointers are also close to clinching a berth in the league tournament on May 10-11.

The Pointers split a doubleheader at UW-Platteville on Wednesday, winning 4-1 and losing 11-5. Sunday, they swept UW-Stout 9-1 and 5-3.

Senior Bill Verbrick (Appleton, WI) pitched eight innings and struck out 11 in Sunday�s opener to become the school�s all-time career strikeout leader and raise his season record to 7-1. He also pitched one inning in the second game for a save and lowered his season earned run average to 1.98.

Randy Reed (Appleton, WI) hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning of the second game to break a 3-3 tie and give the Pointers the lead. Matt Peetz (Spring Green, WI) was three-for-three and finished six-for-13 for the week. Ryan Ivy (Kenosha, WI) had hits in both games at Platteville, but was hitless in Sunday�s opener to end his school-record hitting streak at 24 games.

SOFTBALL (19-9 overall, 7-4 WIAC)

April 30 - Home vs. UW-Parkside (DH), 3 pm (McCarty Field)

May 3-4 - WIAC Tournament (at Onalaska)

(First game: May 3 at 11 a.m. vs. UW-Stout or UW-Superior)

UW-Stevens Point looks for its second straight WIAC tournament title this weekend when the Pointers take part in the nine-team event at the OmniCenter in Onalaska.

The Pointers are the No. 2 seed for the tournament and open play Friday at 11 a.m. against either UW-Stout or UW-Superior. UW-Eau Claire is the top seed for the tournament.

UW-Stevens Point, which has won seven straight games, has its final regular season games and final home games on Tuesday when it host UW-Parkside at 3 p.m. at McCarty Field.

The Pointers had seven games rained out last week, playing just two games at St. Norbert on Thursday and winning both by 8-5 and 6-4 scores. Amanda Sparks (Elcho, WI) and Jill Van Wychen (Kaukauna, WI) both finished four-for-seven in the doubleheader.

Karen Guckenberger (South Milwaukee, WI) earned the win in the first game and tied the school�s career record with her 11th save in the second game. Katie Knoedler (Mosinee, WI) pitched three innings in relief for pick up the victory.

TRACK AND FIELD

May 3-4 - WIAC Outdoor Championships (at La Crosse)

Becky Lebak (Burlington, WI) finished 12th among 21 runners in the 5000 meters to lead the UW-Stevens Point outdoor track and field teams this weekend at the 93rd annual Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa.

Lebak posted a time of 17:27.65 and was one of only two NCAA Division III runners in the field.

Also, the men's distance medley relay team of Steve Gillespie (Green Lake, WI), Matt Legel (Crystal Lake, IL), Jesse Baumann (Verona, WI) and Mark LaLonde (Park Falls, WI) placed 10th in 10:10.02. The women's sprint medley relay of Lisa Anderson (Porterfield, WI), Jody Butkowski (Stevens Point, WI), Jesalyn Maher (Wauwatosa, WI) and April Raykowski (Stevens Point, WI) was 13th in 4:13.36.

Noah Eschenbauch (Rosholt, WI) placed 19th in the men's hammer throw at 163 feet, eight inches. Eschenbauch and teammate Luke Hilgers (Nekoosa, WI) were the only Division III competitors among the 24 participants in the event. Hilgers was 21st at 161 feet, one inch.

The rest of the men�s squad participated at the Loras Invitational. Andy Schliepp (Wild Rose, WI) was second in the 110 hurdles at 15.49 seconds and Jesse LaLonde (Park Falls, WI) was third in the 1,500 meters at 4:00.51. Tom Rutkowski (Greenfield, WI) tied for third in the pole vault at 4.63 meters and provisionally qualified for the NCAA outdoor championships.

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