• The Warhawk baseball team held a practice under the lights on Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium Tuesday evening. Why under the lights? The Hawks are playing a 4:30 p.m. in the opener vs. Buena Vista (Iowa). A win Friday means Whitewater would play a 7:45 p.m. game Saturday. UW-Whitewater has not played a night game this season.
• A first look at the 2011 D III World Series brackets one would think the Warhawks are in the “easier” lower bracket. Buena Vista and Western New England are making each school’s first trip to the World Series.
• The ultimate “cardinal sin” of teams in NCAA playoff competition is underestimating your opponent. Want proof? Christopher Newport entered last week’s South Regional ranked No. 2 in the country and the No. 1 seed in the region. CNU season ended quickly, losing two straight in the regional, including an 11-3 loss to Wabash College who was 22 & 22 entering the game. NOTE: All teams are good if they have made it to the NCAA Division III World Series!
• Hey, let’s have a big crowd of Warhawk fans make the trip up to Appleton to root on the Warhawk baseball team. UWW fans have been the best in the WIAC all year – there were road games where Whitewater had as many, or more fans than the home team.
• For those of you that will be at Fox Cities Stadium for Friday’s 4:30 p.m. first round game vs. Buena Vista. Plan on getting to the stadium early.
• The UW-Whitewater Alumni Association and the athletic department invite you to join them for a World Series tailgate party on Friday, May 27 at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin. The tailgate will begin at 2:30 and end at 4:30. Food and beverage will be provided and all alumni, family, friends and supporters of Warhawk baseball are welcome. The tailgate will take place in the parking lot on the first base side of the stadium.
• On a personal note – thanks to all of you that have either posted, or contacted me, following my announcement that I have retired after 34 years of broadcasting games on the radio – the last 23 involving UW-Whitewater games.
• I have been very fortunate in my radio career having the opportunity to broadcast UWW men’s basketball 1989 NCAA Division III National Championship. It was my first year at WFAW/KOOL 106.5. National championship broadcasts for the UWW baseball team, women’s volleyball team, and six consecutive broadcasts from the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl and helping call the 2007 & 2009 national championship broadcasts along side Gary Douglas.
• As I indicated yesterday – while I will not actually be doing the “color analysis” on KOOL 106.5’s Hawk radio broadcasts, I’ll still be part of the radio station’s “game-day” package.
• During the upcoming KOOL 106.5 Division III World Series broadcasts, I’ll actually be kicking off each Warhawk broadcast with WARHAWK BASEBALL TODAY. It is five minutes of pregame programming featuring highlights and sound bites from the previous day’s game.
GO WARHAWKS!!
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