The UW-Whitewater baseball team made quick work of UW-Superior in game-two of Saturday’s WIAC opening doubleheader on Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.
The Warhawks jumped out to a 14-nothing lead through three innings and cruised to a 17-1 seven inning “run-rule” victory over the Yellowjackets.
The top of the order for the Warhawks destroyed Superior pitching a game-two.
Andrew Eichstaedt and Danny Putnam combined to got 8 for 10 at the plate in the twinbill nightcap.
Eichstaedt, a transfer from UW-Oshkosh, was 4 for 5 including a home run, 4 RBI while scoring 3 runs.
Putnam also finished 4 for 5 scoring 3 of the Hawks 17 runs.
(In the adjacent photo - Hawk head coach John Vodenlich (left) has a short "confab" with Danny Putnam (center) and Andrew Eichstaedt (right). The two combined to go 8 for 10 in the Hawks 17-1 victory in game-two of the WIAC opening weekend for both teams - Tom Pattison photo)
For Eichstaedt, the former Oshkosh Titan, it was all about relaxing at the plate.
“Coaches were just telling me to relax up there (at the plate)” Eichstaedt said following the game.
In his new relaxed approach, the junior ripped a two-run homer in his first at bat scoring Putnam in front of him. As Eichstaedt crossed home plate he yelled out “finally” for good reason.
“I was pretty excited because in three years in college it was my first home run.”
After only playing 10 games for UW-Oshkosh last season, Eichstaedt quit the team and shortly and made the decision to transfer to UW-Whitewater.
“I like it down here a lot,” the Hawks third baseman indicated after the Warhawks game-two victory Saturday. “All the guys are real nice and I think I have found a spot at third base. So far everything is working out real well.”
Colin Grove started game-two for the Hawks and was taken out of the game as a precautionary measure after pitching just one inning.
“He is going to be an excellent pitcher for us,” Vodenlich said about his freshman pitcher out of Beloit Memorial High School.
Kyle Lee entered the game as Whitewater’s long relief specialist. The former Beaver Dam athlete didn’t disappoint by giving up just two hits and zero runs in five innings of relief. Lee was credited with the win to raise his 2011 record to 2 & 0.
Jack Larson pitched the sixth and gave up three hits and a run in the final inning of the run-rule shortened game.
The win ups UWW’s season record to 9 & 2 overall and 2 & 0 in the WIAC.
The two teams will do it again Sunday with game-one’s first pitch set for 12-noon at the Mills.
GAME 2 LINE SCORE
UW-Whitewater 17 runs, 19 hits, 0 errors, 7 LOB
UW-Superior 1 run, 6 hits, 3 errors, 9 LOB
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