The Warhawks placed four players on the NCAA Division III Midwest Region all-tournament team.Jeff Donovan was voted the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
The senior pitcher/first baseman was joined on the squad by teammates Rob Coe, Matt Beyer and Dylan Friend.
• Donovan pitched 12.0 innings in two appearances on the way to the regional title. The senior out of Wauwatosa East High School held opponents to a 1.50 earned run average, walking just one batter while striking out nine. “J-Doe” led the tournament with four runs scored along with one home run and three runs batted in.
• Coe, another of the team’s senior team leaders, hit a solid .357 with one home run, three runs scored and three RBI. The senior from Appleton North High School also flashed some outstanding catching in the tournament including throwing out St. Scholastic’s Joe Link in the championship game.. It was Links first and only time Link was caught stealing after 44 consecutive stolen bases in 2011 – tops in the nation in Division III statistics.
• Beyer, in the No. 7 spot in the UWW batting order was a key cog in getting the Warhawks to the championship game. The junior from Janesville Parker High School hit .462 including a triple and two runs batted and was 2 for 2 in stolen base attempts. Beyer’s tournament resume included driving in the winning run with a sacrifice fly in UWW’s 3-2 opening round victory over St. Thomas on Wednesday. He was 4 for 5 in Thursday’s extra inning win setting up the victory by tripling to in the 10th and scoring on Dylan Friend’s game-winning double. Beyer was not done with his heroics. In Friday’s critical 2-1 win over rival UW-Stevens Point, Beyer had his second game-winning RBI, singling home Jared Fon who had doubled earlier in the 6th inning.
• Friend matched Beyer by hitting .462 in regional action. The freshman center fielder hit three doubles, including the game-winner vs. St. Thomas. His six hits tied with Beyer for the team-lead in regional play. Beyer also excelled out in center field making several impressive catches by getting to the ball with his speed in the outfield.
The Hawks open play on Friday vs. Buena Vista University (Iowa) at the 2011 NCAA Division III World Series in Appleton.
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