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BASEBALL (38-11 overall, 19-5 WIAC)

Season complete

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UW-Stevens Point fell one game short of qualifying for the NCAA Division III World Series for the second time in school history after suffering a 7-3 loss to UW-Whitewater in the title game of the NCAA regional on Sunday in Whitewater.

The Pointers lost their first game of the weekend 5-3 to St. Scholastica, but battled back with a 2-0 win over St. Thomas on Friday and an 18-3 win over St. Scholastica and 13-5 triumph over UW-Whitewater on Saturday to reach the title game.

UW-Stevens Point finished with a school record 38 victories and had the fifth-highest home run total in Division III history with 93 round-trippers for the season.

Matt Polomis (Wausaukee, WI) pitched seven scoreless innings in the win over St. Thomas and also had five hits on the weekend to earn all-tournament honors. He was joined by Jake Frombach (Stratford, WI), Tim Schlosser (Oconomowoc, WI), Ryan Jones (Eau Claire, WI) and Steve Wiczek (Stevens Point, WI). Kevin Pankow (Oconomowoc, WI) also had an outstanding weekend, retiring 17 of 18 batters faced with one hit batter. Jordan Zimmermann (Auburndale, WI) pitched eight innings, allowing five hits and no earned runs in the win over St. Scholastica.

 

TRACK AND FIELD

May 26-28 � NCAA Division III Outdoor Championships (at Waverly, Iowa)

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The Pointers posted a share of national qualifying performances over the weekend to strengthen their squads entering this weekend�s NCAA Division III outdoor championships at Waverly, Iowa. The meet runs from Thursday through Saturday. Official entries are announced on Monday night.

UW-Stevens Point competed at the North Central Invitational on Friday and got an automatic qualifying time in the 800-meter run from Jenna Mitchler (Kaukauna, WI), who won the event in 2:11.16 and now owns the nation�s second-best time in the 800 and 1500-meters. Marie Burrows (Menomonee Falls, WI) earned a spot at nationals in the 400-meter dash by winning the event in 56.84 seconds.

Other national qualifiers for the women�s team will likely be Liz Goergen (Apple Valley, MN) in both hurdles events, Megan Craig (Bangor, WI) in the 800 and 1500-meter runs, Teresa Stanley (Whitewater, WI) in the 3000-meter steeplechase and Julia Slabosheski (Princeton, WI) in the discus. The 1600-meter relay team of Burrows, Mitchler, Goergen and Katie Simo (Appleton, WI) will also be invited.

The men�s team got a provisional qualifying performance in the decathlon this weekend from Kyle Steiner (Grafton, WI), who had a score of 6,466 at the Augustana Invitational. Mark LaLonde (Park Falls, WI) has one of the nation�s top times in the 3000-meter steeplechase and will also compete in the 5000-meter runs. Mitch Ellis (Three Lakes, WI) will likely be invited in the high jump.

 

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