The UW-Whitewater baseball team fought off the disappointment of Friday night’s loss to Buena Vista (Iowa) with a stress-free, 8-3 victory over Western New England (Mass) Saturday in second day action at the NCAA Division III World Series at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton.
The Hawks played error-free baseball while pounding out nine hits, including three for extra bases, a left just six runners on base vs. WNEC compared to the 12 left on base Friday night.
The top of the batting order was outstanding, as the top four in the order combined to go 6-for-14 with eight runs scored and four RBI. Danny Putnam went 1-for-4 with two runs scored, Andrew Eichstaedt went 1-for-3 with a run scored and Rob Coe was 2-for-3 with three runs scored and an RBI.
(In the adjacent photo - UWW's Rob Coe catches a glance back at his dugout after lacing one of his two hits in Saturday's 8-3 Warhawk win over Western New England College at the NCAA Division III World Series in Appleton - photo courtesy of Jeff Seisser, Daily Jefferson County Union)
Jeff Donovan, less than 24 hours after seeing his team fall short vs. Buena Vista, let his bat talk Saturday afternoon.
The senior out of Wauwatosa East High School wasted little time putting Whitewater on the board. The Warhawk first baseman crushed a triple that bounced just in front of the 405-foot marker on the right-center field wall. Danny Putnam and Rob Coe scored on the play.
Donovan scored one pitch later on a passed ball to put UW-W up, 3-0.
In the sixth inning “J-Doe” did it again, lacing a double to nearly the exact same spot as his first inning triple. Coe scored from first base on the play.
Putnam stole third in the bottom of the seventh and scored a throwing error by the Golden Bear catcher. Later in the frame, Andrew Eichstaedt scored on Coe's RBI single. Coe came home on Brent Young's RBI base hit two batters later.
Coe, an Appleton North High School graduate, was 2-for-3 in front of his home-town crowd. Jared Fon added a 2-for-4 effort on the day as well.
UW-Whitewater stating pitcher, Justin Lamber,t turned in a gem, pitching seven innings of two-run ball.
"He's really pitched well down the stretch," Vodenlich said of the right-hander, starter who ate up seven innings. "(No. 1 starter Riley) Tincher's going to be in the mix for us, and we're going to need them all."
Mathew Roberts took care of the eighth inning, setting down Western New England in order. Jack Larsen closed out the game in the ninth after surrendering one run.
According to veteran Warhawk coach John Vodenlich, when you are in the “elimination bracket” of a double-elimination tournament the task at hand is simple – to survive and advance.
"Hopefully, we're here for a while," Vodenlich said. "It's an elimination game from this point on. Our guys know that our back is against the wall."
Next up for Whitewater is a 12-noon game Sunday vs. the loser of Saturday night’s Marrietta (Ohio) vs. Chapman (California) game.
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