Spring baseball in Florida is usually full of surprises. The schedule indicated that the UW-Whitewater baseball team was to play Bowdoin College (Maine) Wednesday morning. SURPRISE! The Hawks actually played Washington and Jefferson College (Penn) on Wednesday for the second time in three days.
The two teams played a high scoring game Monday with the Warhawks scoring six runs in the final two innings for a 12-8 victory.
The Hawks again pounded the ball around Myrtle Lake Park led by right fielder Dan Putnam (Pictured). The junior from Ashland (WI) finished the game a single shy of hitting for the cycle in a 12-4 Warhawk win over the Presidents.
Putnam tripled in the first inning, homered in the fourth, doubled in the sixth and scored three runs while driving in four.
Putnam's homer put the game out of reach in the bottom of the fourth inning, while the Warhawks tacked on three insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to secure the eight-run triumph.
Mike Kenseth was the only other Warhawk with a multi-hit game. The senior shortstop pounded out two hits to go along with two runs scored and one RBI.
Jordan Stine recorded three RBIs in the game; one on a sacrifice fly in the fourth and two off of a double in the sixth. Stine has had four multiple RBI games this season.
Starting pitcher Aaron Leitner picked up his second victory in three decisions so far this spring. The sophomore from Chilton scattered nine hits while striking out four and walking none in 4.2 innings pitched.
The Hawks received an outstanding effort from the bullpen with Kyle Lee (3.0), Logan Peot (0.1) and Jason Hooper (0.2) giving up no runs, four hits while striking out four W & J batters over the final 4.1 innings.
The one negative aspect to the game was sloppy play in the field for both teams. W&J finished with five errors, Whitewater with four. The Warhawks scored twelve runs on just ten hits and five Warhawks reached base after being hit by a pitch.
The Warhawks are now 8 & 1 on the season. They are scheduled to open the home portion of the schedule Saturday afternoon by host Ripon College in a twin bill beginning a 1 p.m. It will be the first game played at the sparkling new James B. Miller Stadium at Prucha Field.
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