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Weekly Report - a look at what�s taking place in UW-Stevens Point
athletics. For further information on UW-Stevens Point athletics
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The website includes up-to-date news, schedules, stats and more on
all of UW-Stevens Point�s athletic teams.
BASEBALL (35-9 overall,
19-5 WIAC)
NCAA Division III
Tournament (at Whitewater)
May 19 � UW-Whitewater
vs. St. Thomas, 11 am
May 19 � UW-Stevens
Point vs. St. Scholastica, 2:30 pm
May 20 � First round
losers, 11 am
May 20 � First round
winners, 2:30 pm
May 21 � Elimination
game, 11 am
May 21 � Championship
game, 2:30 pm
May 22 � Championship
game, if necessary, Noon
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UW-Stevens Point
claimed its first WIAC tournament title and NCAA Division III
tournament berth since 2002 by capturing the conference tournament
in dramatic fashion with a 6-5 win over UW-Whitewater in the title
game in Wisconsin Rapids.
The teams may face each
other again this weekend as the Pointers earned the top seed for
the NCAA regional, which will be played in Whitewater. UW-Stevens
Point will meet fourth seed St. Scholastica on Thursday at 2:30,
while second-seeded UW-Whitewater plays third-seeded St. Thomas.
Meeting each other for
the seventh time in nine days, the Pointers beat the top-ranked
Warhawks in the title game on the strength of a two-run homer by
Tim Schlosser (Oconomowoc, WI) in the top of the ninth inning for
a 6-4 lead. Matt Polomis (Wausaukee, WI) homered in the eighth to
tie the game and Matt Mehne (Amherst, WI) pitched the final three
innings for the win.
In the opening round,
the Pointers beat UW-Oshkosh 6-4 behind a complete game effort
from J.C. Reinke (Bonduel, WI) and a two-run single by Polomis to
break a 4-4 tie in the bottom of the eighth. UW-Stevens Point then
defeated UW-Whitewater 15-4, getting home runs by five different
players and a solid pitching effort from Polomis. Jake Frombach
(Stratford, WI) was four-for-five and Ryan Jones (Eau Claire, WI)
drove in five runs.
UW-Stevens Point lost
4-3 to UW-Whitewater in the championship round as Steve Wiczek
(Stevens Point, WI) drove in two runs, but the Pointers left the
bases loaded in the eighth and ninth innings to spoil a strong
six-inning pitching performance from Jordan Zimmermann
(Auburndale, WI).
The winner of this
weekend�s regional tournament earns a spot in the Division III
World Series May 27-31 at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton.
TRACK AND FIELD
May 19-20 � at North
Central Invitational
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http://www.uwsp.edu/athletics/wtrack/
The Pointers
competed in the first of two consecutive weekends at North Central
in last-chance meets to qualify for nationals with no team scores
kept. The Pointer women were well represented in the 1,500-meter
run with Jenna Mitchler (Kaukauna, WI) placing second and Megan
Craig (Bangor, WI) third. Both runners eclipsed the automatic
qualifying standard for the NCAA Division III Championships with
Mitchler finishing in 4:31.82 and Craig right behind in 4:33.44.
Teresa Stanley
(Whitewater, WI) earned a provisional qualifying time in the 3,000
meter steeplechase, finishing second in 10:53.1. Liz Goergen
(Apple Valley, MN) placed fifth in the 100 meter hurdles, stopping
the clock in 14.69 seconds. Jessica Beaulieu (Eau Claire, WI) had
the Pointers� top performance in the field events, provisionally
qualifying in the hammer throw with a toss of 152 feet, 10 inches.
On the men�s side,
Mitch Ellis (Three Lakes, WI) had the day�s top finish for the
Pointers, placing second in the high jump. Ellis cleared six feet,
8.25 inches, which provisionally qualifies him for the NCAA
Division III Championships. The Pointers� 1600-meter relay team
also earned provisional qualifying status, finishing fourth in a
time of 3:15.30.
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