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UW-Platteville UWPBSB16 0
9
Winner UW-Stevens Point BSB UWSPBSB 0
UW-Platteville UWPBSB16
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Final
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UW-Stevens Point BSB UWSPBSB
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Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UW-Platteville UWPBSB16 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 1
UW-Stevens Point BSB UWSPBSB 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 0 9 9 1

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UW-Platteville UWPBSB16 13-14
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Winner UW-Stevens Point BSB UWSPBSB 13-13
UW-Platteville UWPBSB16
13-14
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Final
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UW-Stevens Point BSB UWSPBSB
13-13
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
UW-Platteville UWPBSB16 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 1
UW-Stevens Point BSB UWSPBSB 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 3 7 0

W: McHugh, Kody (2-0) L: Kaufmann (0-3) S: Holzli, Andrew (1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Hanke's Homer Leads to Sweep of Pioneers

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point baseball team improved its winning streak to five games by sweeping conference foe UW-Platteville 9-2 and 3-2 on Friday afternoon at University Field.

UW-STevens Point 9 UW-Platteville 2

UW-Stevens Point (13-13, 5-5) used a six run sixth inning to take a 9-1 lead over UW-Platteville (13-14, 1-9) and never looked back en route to a 9-2 victory.

After the first two batters of the inning reached, Clint Rose (Watertown, WI/Watertown) drove in the first run of the inning on an RBI groundout. This was followed by RBI singles by Ben Gerber (Stoughton, WI/Stoughton) and Cody Hanke (Marathon, WI/Marathon). Turner Doornink (Clintonville, WI/Clintonville) led off the inning with a walk, and on his second time to the plate delivered a two run single to round up the scoring.

Mark Kowalke (Baraboo, WI/Baraboo) pitched seven innings picking up the win, striking out five and allowing six hits. Drew Spaeth (Stratford, WI/Stratford) pitched the final two innings to close out the game.

Peter Strommen (Madison, WI/East) was 2-3 at the plate with one run and three RBIs, including a two-run single in the third inning. Gerber and William Iloncaie (East Troy, WI/East Troy) also had two hits apiece, with Hanke and Doornink each driving in two.

Colin Deboer and Max Meitzler each had two hits for Platteville.

UW-Stevens Point 3 UW-Platteville 2

Cody Hanke (Marathon, WI/Marathon) hit the game-winning home run in the bottom of the third inning as the Pointers were able to hold off the Pioneers for a 3-2 win.

The Pointers took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on consecutive singles by Ray Greco (Downers Grove, IL/North), Ryan Stanicek (Loves Park, IL/Boylan Catholic) and Hanke to begin the game, and Stanicek later scoring on a groundout by Kyle Mzrozinski.

Platteville then tied the game in the top of the third inning on an RBI double by Tanner Galeazzi and a hit by pitch by Max Meitzler.

Hanke then homered in the bottom of the third to give the Pointers lead.

Kody McHugh (Mosinee, WI/Mosinee) got the win in relief for the Pointers, pitching 2.2 innings with three strike outs. Andrew Holzli (Fort Atkinson, WI/Fort Atkinson) pitched 1.2 innings to pick up the save, including striking out the side on nine pitches in the ninth.

Colin Deboer was 3-5 with a run scored to lead the Pioneers. Meitzler and Galeazzi each had two hits and an RBI.

The Pointers and Pioneers are back in action tomorrow for a doubleheader at University Field with first pitch scheduled for 12 p.m.

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