BASEBALL (26-14-1 overall, 14-9 WIAC)

Season complete

UW-Stevens Point had its season end in the WIAC tournament in Whitewater over the weekend with a pair of losses to UW-Oshkosh. The Pointers lost to the Titans 8-5 in the opening game of the tournament and then rebounded to beat UW-La Crosse 9-5 on Friday before losing again to UW-Oshkosh 7-5 on Saturday. It marked the first time since 1996 that the Pointers did not reach the WIAC tournament championship game.

In both games against UW-Oshkosh, the Pointers fell behind early before scoring the final five runs of each game. Mike Hall (Manitowoc, WI), Kevin Fry (Helenville, WI) and Matt Peterson (Plymouth, WI) all homered to spark the attempted comeback in the first loss to the Titans.

Against UW-La Crosse, senior Jeff Pieper (Wausau, WI) pitched seven strong innings to pick up the victory and finish his career with a 23-6 record, marking the highest career winning percentage of any pitcher in school history at .793. Joe Waksmonski (Schofield, WI) was three-for-three in the win.

Kevin Pankow (Oconomowoc, WI) allowed just two hits over five innings of relief to give the Pointers a chance to rally against UW-Oshkosh on Saturday. UW-Stevens Point battled back and had the tying run at the plate in the ninth, but couldn�t finish the comeback and ends the year with a 26-14-1 record.

UW-Whitewater beat UW-Oshkosh 12-1 in the title game, though both teams received bids to the NCAA Division III tournament.

TRACK AND FIELD

May 16 - Men at Augustana (Ill.) Invite

May 16 - Women at North Central College Open
May 17 - Men and Women at UW-Oshkosh Invite

The final qualifiers for the NCAA Division III outdoor championships will be determined this weekend as the Pointers take part in Last Chance meets around the Midwest. Athletes will compete Friday at Augustana or North Central and then may compete again on Saturday at UW-Oshkosh with hopes of improving their marks to qualify for nationals, which take place May 22-24 in Canton, N.Y.

The most significant time improvement last weekend came in the 4x400-meter relays as the men�s team of Matt Buska (Mosinee, WI), Aaron Carley (Mauston, WI), Andrew Schliepp (Redgranite, WI) and Matt Legel (Crystal Lake, IL) ran a provisional time of 3:15.39. The women�s team of Tara Schmitt (Brookfield, WI), Jody Butkowski (Stevens Point, WI), Val Kolonko (Ashland, WI) and Kim Klosno (Stevens Point, WI) ran a provisional time of 3:54.05.

Other provisional qualifying time improvements came from Jesse Baumann (Verona, WI) in the men�s 1500-meter run at 3:54.40 and Liz Goergen (Apple Valley, MN) in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:04.06.

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