OSHKOSH, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point baseball team (26-9) got three RBI from
Bradley Comer (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander) to split Saturday's non-conference doubleheader at UW-Oshkosh (19-14). The Pointers came up short in game one, 4-2, before a rally to win game two, 3-1.
Comer had three hits on the day, including a double in each game. He drove in one and scored a run in game one. In game two, his two-run double gave UWSP a lead that wouldn't be relinquished.
Payton Nelson (Wausau, Wis./West) had three hits in game one, coming up a home run shy of hitting for the cycle. He scored a run in game one as well.
Lucas Luedtke (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) and
Quin Henwood (Appleton, Wis./North) each had two hits on the day. Luedtke's both came in game one. Henwood had a hit in each game and scored a run in game two.
Game 1 – UWSP 2, UWO 4
Nelson singled with two away in the third inning and moved to second on a failed pickoff.
Bradley Comer (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander) followed with an RBI single to put UWSP in front, 1-0.
The Titans took the lead in the bottom of the third with a walk, hit batter and two hits for a 3-1 edge.
Comer doubled to begin the sixth inning.
Lucas Luedtke (River Falls, Wis./River Falls) singled to center and Comer scored on a fielding error as UWSP got within 3-2.
Nelson led off the eighth with a triple down the right field line. He was stranded there as UWSP's attempt to tie the game was unsuccessful. UWO got a run in the bottom of the eighth for a much needed insurance run.
In the ninth,
Kyle Finger (Clintonville, Wis./Clintonville) led off with a single.
Jakob Boos (Littleton, Colo./Heritage) followed with a walk, but UWSP was unable to get either run home in the frame.
Nick Paulsen (Balsam Lake, Wis./Unity) went 7.0 in the start. He had three strikeouts and scattered five hits.
Tyler Beyer (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln) struck out on in an inning of relief.
Game 2 – UWSP 3, UWO 1
UWSP starting pitcher
Nathan Krommenakker (Rudolph, Wis./Lincoln) began the game with 4.0 frames on no-hit ball. The Titans got their first hit in the fifth and a trio of bases on balls gave UWO a 1-0 lead.
Jacob Lillge (Little Chute, Wis./Little Chute) got the Pointers' first hit to lead off the sixth.
Aaron Simmons (Franklin, Wis./Franklin) drew a one-out walk. Then with two down, Comer ripped a double to right-center to give UWSP a 2-1 edge.
Two UWO errors in the ninth coupled with a Henwood hit let the Pointers add to the lead, 3-1.
Krommenakker went 5.0 with three strikeouts. He allowed just two hits.
Austin Syvertson (Randolph, Wis./Randolph) struck out two in the final 2.2 to pick up the save. He stranded the bases loaded in the seventh as UWSP clung to a one-run lead.
The Pointers host UW-Platteville on Wednesday (May 12) in the final home games of the season. First pitch at Zimmermann Field is set for 1:00 p.m.