Warhawks 5, UW-Platteville 1 (Game-One)

The UW-Whitewater baseball team got back to its winning ways in the WIAC Wednesday afternoon by sweeping UW-Platteville, 5-1 and 8-2 on Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.

The Warhawks were coming off a four-game split at Stevens Point over the weekend.

Game 1

Remember when Milwaukee Brewers leadoff batter Paul Molitor was nicknamed the igniter as part of Bambi’s bombers in the early 80s?

Danny Putnam has been the “igniter” for the Hawks offense since the first pitch of the 2011 season. Putnam led off game-one with a double and scored on Rob Coe’s one-out two-base hit to give the Warhawks an early 1-0 advantage.

Jared Fon, who got the start at third base, opened the fifth inning with a double, was sacrificed to second by leftfielder Matt Beyer. Second baseman David Cladis’ sacrifice fly drove in Fon. Putnam followed with a single and stole second, and came all the way around on a Pioneer throwing error. Three consecutive walks, the third to designated hitter Ryan Leavitt gave Whitewater its third run of the inning and a 4-0 lead after five.

In the Hawks’ 6th inning it was “second verse – same as the first.

Fon doubled to lead off the sixth and Beyer's sacrifice bunt moved Fon to third, Cladis delivered his second RBI of the game with another sacrifice fly.

(In the adjacent photo - Jared Fon (25) got the start at 3rd base in both games of UWW's doubleheader sweep of UW-Platteville - Tom Pattison photo)

Fon led all hitters in the game with a 3 for 4 game that included two doubles and two runs scored. Putnam continued his hitting ways by going 2 for 4 including scoring a pair of runs.

Senior lefthander Riley Tincher allowed just one run on eight hits, walked none, and struck out eight in eight innings of work on the mound.

Jack Larsen pitched a scoreless ninth inning for the Hawks.

The victory ups Tincher's season record to 5 & 1 season.