The UW-Whitewater pitching staff is much more than just Riley Tincher and Jason Hooper. The two veteran pitchers have dominated the headlines for much of the season. Sunday’s starting combo of Aaron Leitner and Jeff Donovan continued to show there own dominance.
Leitner (see adacent photo) won game-one vs. UW-Superior. The sophomore transfer from Lawrence University scattered eight hits, walked three and struck out eight in seven innings of work. Eric Schmitz went the final two innings, allowing just one hit and striking out two. Leitner is now 5 & 1 on the season.
The former Player of the Year in the Midwest Conference has been a major cog on the UW-W pitching staff. Leitner’s only loss occurred on March 20th in Winterhaven, Florida vs. Cortland State, New York.
The key to Aaron’s success has been keeping the ball down, getting ahead in the count and throwing strikes.
Leitner says pitching is much more complex in the WIAC.
“In the Midwest Conference most teams would have three or four really good hitters in a lineup,” Leitner tells Voices Eye on Baseball. “In this conference you face really good hitters from one to nine.”
The Warhawks slammed three home runs in the game. Jeff Donvan hit his 11th of the season. The red-hot Matt Beyer slammed his seventh and Rob Coe his third of the season,
In game two, Jeff Donovan did not allow a hit until there was two out in the fifth inning.
Superior designated hitter Shaun Marshall broke up the no hit bid by blasting a two-run home run. Donovan went seven and two thirds innings to improve his record to 3-0. The lanky righthander allowed five hits, walked six and struck out three. Ben Versnik closed out the game, allowing just one hit to record his seventh save of the season..
“It’s great to be part of it, we did it as a team,” Donovan said following Sunday’s WIAC clinching sweep of Superior. “I was honored to have the opportunity to get the ball (pitch) in a situation like that.”
Whitewater will wind up the WIAC portion of the schedule Monday by playing the doubleheader postponed on Saturday.
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