The UW-Whitewater baseball team returned the favor in game-two Sunday afternoon getting a much-needed 13-8 win at Nelson Field on the campus of UW-Stout.GAME TWO
The Warhawks jumped out quick by scoring five runs on three hits in the first inning to set the tone for game two. UW-Stout fought back to tie the score with two runs in the first and three in the second.
Dylan Friend's sacrifice fly in the third plated Sam Keller to give UW-W a 6-5 lead, but the Devils again tied the score in the bottom of the fourth on an RBI double to right center.
A leadoff homer by Jeff Donovan in the top of the fifth, his second of the afternoon (see adjacent photo) gave the Warhawks their third lead of the game, but it was matched by the Blue Devils first batter in the bottom half of the inning to once again tie the score.
A Putnam single in the top of the sixth plated Matt Beyer and the Warhawks never looked back. With an 8-7 lead going into the seventh, UW-W scored three more in the top of the seventh and two more in the eighth while giving up just one run as they went on to win 13-8.
The top of the Warhawk order (Putnam, Eichstaedt, Coe and Donovan) went 17-for-37 on the day for a .459 average. They accounted for 12 runs, 14 RBI and 5 walks. Putnam (.522) and Donovan (.420) are the only two every game starters for the Warhawks batting over .400, but Coe (.385) and Eichstaedt (.349) are doing damage at the plate as well.
Donovan not only had a great day at the plate, but pitched a solid game two to earn the victory. Donovan went eight innings and struck out eleven. He is 7-0 this season with an ERA of 3.55. Kyle Lee pitched the ninth inning for the Hawks.
GAME TWO LINE SCORE:
UW-Whitewater: 13 runs, 11 hits, 3 errors, 8 LOB
UW-Stout: 8 runs, 13 hits, 2 errors 10 LOB
UW-W will play UW-Stout again on Monday in Menomonie with game-one of a twinbill beginning at 12-noon.
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