Baseball � Position Player
Matt Peetz (Spring Green, WI/River Valley)
� The senior third baseman recorded two hits in each game as the Pointers swept
a four-game weekend series at UW-La Crosse. Peetz went eight-for-15 (.533),
scored six runs and drove in seven against the Eagles. His two-run home run in
Thursday's second game gave the Pointers a 3-2 lead which they would extend to a
9-6 victory. In both of Friday's games Peetz started the game-winning rally with
a double. He scored the tying run in the eighth inning of game one and the
winning run in the ninth inning of game two. For the week, he had three doubles
and a home run.
Baseball � Pitcher
Kevin Pankow (Oconomowoc,
WI/Oconomowoc) � The junior right-hander won both halves of Friday's
doubleheader against UW-La Crosse in relief. Pankow threw the final two innings
in game one, striking out two and allowing just one hit, for a 4-3 Pointer
victory. In the second game, Pankow entered in the eighth inning and allowed one
earned run as the Pointers scored a run in the ninth for a 13-12 win. For the
week, Pankow threw six innings in relief, allowing seven hits, two earned runs,
striking out five and walking none.
Softball � Position Player
Jenni Van Cuyk
(Kimberly,
WI/Kimberly) � The sophomore first baseman racked up a .393 batting average over
10 games last week. Van Cuyk went two-for-two with three runs batted in,
as the Pointers completed a sweep of UW-Platteville with an 8-0 victory on
Monday. She also went two-for-two, with an RBI double and a stolen base in an
8-0 win over Northland College on Saturday. For the week, Van Cuyk was
11-for-28, with two doubles, two stolen bases and five runs batted in.
Softball � Pitcher
Stephanie Anderson (Milwaukee,
WI/King) � The sophomore pitcher threw her first career complete game shutout as
a Pointer, blanking UW-Platteville 1-0 on Monday. She also fired a five-inning
shut out against Northland College on Saturday. For the week, Anderson went 2-2
with a pair of shutouts. She had a 1.48 earned run average, striking out
26 hitters in 28.1 innings pitched. She allowed just six earned runs and
opponents hit only .175 against her.
Men�s Track Events
Marcus VerDuin (Howards
Grove, WI/Howards Grove) � The sophomore sprinter won the 100-meter dash at the
Coldman Invitational. VerDuin scorched the track in 11.17 seconds, nipping
teammate Cagney Scott by one-hundredth of a second. VerDuin also ran on the
winning 4 x 100 meter relay team.
Men�s Field Events
Josh VanderVelden
(Kimberly,
WI/Kimberly) � The senior thrower claimed first place in the shot put at the
Coldman Invitational in Stevens Point this weekend. VanderVelden threw 14.98
meters to win the event by three inches. He also placed seventh in the discus
throw with a toss of 38.77 meters.
Women�s Track Events
Jenna Mitchler (Kaukauna,
WI/Kaukauna) � The sophomore recorded an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the
5,000 meter run at the Coldman Invitational in Stevens Point. Mitchler ran a
personal best time of 17:56.38 to win the event by nearly 30 seconds. The
Pointers placed second in the nine-team meet.
Women�s Field Events
Nicole Pooley (Fenninmore, IL/Fennimore) � The
sophomore claimed first place in the high jump at the Coldman Invitational.
Pooley cleared 1.59 meters to tie with teammate Stephanie Renk, but won the
event based on fewer missed attempts. Pooley is just two inches short of the
NCAA provisional qualifying height.
