Hawks extend lead in WIAC race by having "bye" week

Heading into the week, the UW-Whitewater baseball team had a chance to extend its lead in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings by have a “bye week” in conference play.

Due to the Easter weekend this week’s WIAC play was completed Friday afternoon and the Hawks gained a game on both second place UW-Stevens Point and third place UW-Oshkosh

Friday afternoon, Stevens Point split its doubleheader at Superior. The Pointers won game-one 10-2 but dropped the nightcap 12-2.

Meanwhile Oshkosh swept Stout in Menomonie Friday 6-1 and 8-5. On Thursday the Blue Devils and Titans split its twinbill. Stout scored four runs in the 9th inning in game-one for a come from behind 7-6 win over UWO. The Blue Devils nearly did the same in game-two by rallying again for four in the ninth but falling short in the Titans 7-6 victory.

Now with the dust, or should we say mud settled, the Hawks are now in first place in the WIAC standings at 11 & 3. UWSP sits a game back at 10 & 4, Oshkosh ends the week in third place at 9 & 5.

Things will get very interesting this coming week in the conference race.

UW-Whitewater will be back in the conference on Wednesday hosting UW-Platteville for a 1 p.m. doubleheader.

Coming up Wednesday, Oshkosh will be in Stevens Point for two games vs. the second place Pointers.

Next weekend (April 30, May 1) the Warhawks will have a key four-game series in Oshkosh.

UW-La Crosse appears to have the fourth spot in the conference in hand with it’s current 10 & 8 mark. Stout is fifth at 10 & 8.

As previously reported here on voiceseyeonbaseball.blogspot.com, the Warhawks swept nonconference doubleheaders against Edgewood (12-2 & 14-2) on Wednesday. On Thursday the Hawks beat nationally-ranked Concordia (Chicago) 7-6 in a single game played on Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.