The UW-Whitewater baseball team rode the starting pitching of Justin Lambert and a 12 hit attack led by Travis Wessels to a 6-1 win over UW-Superior in the first game of a WIAC opening weekend doubleheader on Prucha Field at James Miller Stadium in Whitewater.Lambert pitched eight solid innings giving up just one run, scattered eight Yellowjacket hits while striking out five and issuing just one walk.
The sophomore from Mount Horeb has been an “innings eater” in his two starting assignments so far this season. He piched 7.1 innings in an 8-6 win over Mt. Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) last month in Florida. In game-one against Superior, Lambert pitched 8.0 innings before turning it over to Mathew Roberts who pitched the 9th inning.
(In the adjacent photo - UWW starting pitcher Justin Lambert stares in to Warhawk catcher Rob Coe in the Warhawks 6-2 win over the Yellowjackets. Lambert pitched 8 solid innings in his second start of the season - Tom Pattison Photo)
Travis Wessels paced UWW’a 12 hit attack with a 3 for 4 game-one including two doubles, two RBIs while scoring two Warhawk runs.
Wessels has taken over the everyday shortstop spot role replacing Mike Kenseth who wrapped a great career last spring. The junior from Tomah is enjoying being the Hawks everyday shortstop.
“It feels good,” Wessels said after game 1 Saturday afternoon. “I fielded the ball when it was hit to me today and I finally got a couple of hits (three for four in game-one and two four five in game-two).”For me it is playing a solid short stop in the field and get some timely hits. If I can do that I will have a successful season.”
Veteran UWW head coach John Vodenlich has been impressed with Wessels’ play.
“He can throw, he has good hands and he can run,” Vodenlich tells Voiceseyeonbaseball.blogspot.com. “As you saw today he has a pretty good stick too.”
Back in 2009 Mike Kenseth suffered a late-season injury and Wessels played great in helping lead Whitewater to the NCAA Regional title game.
Danny Putnam stayed hot at the plate going 3 for 5 in game-one of the doubleheader.
Andrew Eichstadt added a 2 for 4 game while Putnam and Matt Beyer added an RBI each for the Warhawks.
U-dub dub raised its record to 8 & 2 on the season and 1 & 0 in the WIAC.
The loss drops the Yellowjackets to 3 & 7 and 0-1 in conference play
FINAL LINE SCORE:
Whitewater 6 runs, 12 hits, 0 errors, 7 left on base
Superior 1 run, 10 hits, 6 errors, 9 left on base
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