Welcome to the intersection of Mills Parkway and Alumni Trail

Welcome to Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium. I’m blogging today from the corner of Mill’s Parkway and Alumni Trail where the UW-Whitewater baseball team gets set to play UW-La Crosse in the final two games of the WIAC regular season.

Yesterday the forecast called for showers throughout the day. An updated forecast has taken showers out of the forecast for this afternoon calling for cloudy skies and a high of 58 degrees. The wind will be blowing in from right field with gusts to 25 mph.

UW-Whitewater entered the 2011 campaign having won 9 WIAC championships over the past 11 years including 6 of the past 8.

The Hawks have a chance to extend its title run this afternoon. Here is the scenario…

• Heading into the day UW-Stevens Point (18-4) holds a one-game advantage over the Warhawks (17-5).

• If Stevens Point sweeps its doubleheader today the Pointers are the 2011 WIAC Champions.

• If Whitewater sweeps UW-La Crosse today and Stout wins of its two games at UWSP the Pointers and Warhawks will share the 2011 conference title but Stevens Point will host next week’s three-team WIAC postseason tournament.

• If UWW sweeps UWL and UW-Stout sweeps UW-Stevens Point today the Warhawks will win the undisputed WIAC title and host the WIAC postseason tournament.

First pitch in game No. 1 is set for 12-Noon.

A reminder – formal dedication ceremonies for James B. Miller Stadium will take place between games of today’s doubleheader.

- More to come