Race for WIAC Championship heats up this week

What did Yogi Berra one say? It is déjà vu all over again!

UW-Whitewater, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh appear to be the three WIAC baseball teams that will battle it out for the 2011 WIAC Championship.

The Warhawks enter the week in 1st place in the standings with an 11 & 3 conference mark. The Pointers are a game back in second place with a 10 & 4 record. Oshkosh is two games back of UWW in 3rd place sporting a 9 & 5 conference mark.

This will definitely be a “week of reckoning” and it all begins on Wednesday when UW-Stevens Point travels to Oshkosh for a doubleheader vs. the Titans. Meanwhile the Warhawks will host UW-Platteville in a twinbill on Prucha Field at James Miller Stadium.

Coming up this weekend the highlight match-up will be UW-Whitewater at UW-Oshkosh for a critical four-game series. The Pointers will be in Plattville for doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.

When the “dust settles” following this weekend’s action possibly a clearer view of the three school’s championship hunt will be able to be determined.

On May 6th (Friday) and May 7th (Saturday) the Warhawks will close out the regular season by hosting UW-La Crosse for four games. UW-Stout will be at UW-Stevens Point and UW-Oshkosh makes the long trek to Superior for a four-game series vs. the Yellowjackets.

The team that wins the WIAC regular season title will play host to the three-team, double-elimination WIAC Post-Season Tournament with the winner earning the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division III postseason playoffs.


WIAC BASEBALL STANDINGS (as of 4/25/11)
UW-Whitewater, 11-3 (WIAC), 21-5 (overall)
UW-Stevens Point, 10-4 (WIAC), 19-8 (overall)
UW-Oshkosh, 9-5 (WIAC), 20-6 (overall)
UW-La Crosse, 10-8 (WIAC), 18-11 (overall)
UW-Platteville, 6-12 (WIAC), 8-21 (overall)
UW-Stout, 5-11 (WIAC), 10-18 (overall)
UW-Superior, 3-11 (WIAC), 7-20 (overall)

Conference Games Remaining

Wednesday, April 27th
UW-Stevens Point @ UW-Oshkosh (DH)
UW-Platteville @ UW-Whitewater (DH)

Saturday, April 30th
UW-Whitewater @ UW-Oshkosh (DH)
UW-Stevens Point @ UW-Platteville (DH)

Sunday, May 1st
UW-Whitewater @ UW-Oshkosh (DH)
UW-Stevens Point @ UW-Platteville (DH)

Friday, May 6th
UW-La Crosse @ UW-Whitewater (DH)
UW-Oshkosh @ UW-Superior (DH)
UW-Stout @ UW-Stevens Point (DH)

Saturday, May 7th
UW-La Crosse @ UW-Whitewater (DH)
UW-Oshkosh @ UW-Superior (DH)
UW-Stout @ UW-Stevens Point (DH)