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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Athletics

OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF UW-STEVENS POINT
Brenden Canterbury
Ashley Steltenpohl
4
Augustana AUGIE 38-8
6
Winner UW-Stevens Point UWSPB 30-11
Augustana AUGIE
38-8
4
Final
6
UW-Stevens Point UWSPB
30-11
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Augustana AUGIE 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 10 1
UW-Stevens Point UWSPB 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 X 6 7 1

W: Pickering, Casey (7-2) L: Boushele, Harrison (8-3) S: Ferry, Sidney (8)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Canterbury, Oliver Go Deep as Pointers Win Battle of Ranked Teams

STEVENS POINT, Wis. – A pair of three-run innings highlighted by two-run home runs powered the No. 15 UW-Stevens Point baseball team (30-11) past No. 17 Augustana (38-8) by a 6-4 final in the NCAA Tournament Regional opening game on Friday.
 
Kamden Oliver (Viroqua, Wis./Viroqua) broke up a scoreless tie in the fourth with a two-run opposite field home run. He had two hits, three RBI and two runs scored on the day.
 
Brenden Canterbury (Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca) belted a two-run home run an inning later in what proved to the be the difference. He also scored twice with two hits and two RBI.
 
Bradley Comer (Rhinelander, Wis./Rhinelander) singled in the first and Trent Van Ess (Two Rivers, Wis./Two Rivers) singled in the third, but both innings saw the Pointers leave a runner aboard.
 
Anthony Tomczak (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) drew a one-out walk in the fourth. Oliver followed with a two-run home run to left for a 2-0 lead. Canterbury singled and Quin Henwood (Appleton, Wis./North) drew a walk. Logan Homolka (Marshfield, Wis./Marshfield) roped a single through the right side plating Canterbury for a 3-0 advantage.
 
The Vikings got on the board in the fifth on two hits, including a two-out double.
 
UWSP got right back to work in the bottom of the frame. Comer drew a base on balls with one away. Two batters later, Oliver doubled to right-center as UWSP got the run back. Canterbury followed with a two-run home run to left and the lead was 6-1.
 
Augustana got two runs in the sixth on three hits. Reliever Austin Syvertson (Randolph, Wis./Randolph) stranded the bases loaded as the lead remained 6-3.
 
The Vikings turned three hits into a run in the seventh. Syvertson again held the lead by stranding two more runners.
 
Casey Pickering (Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley) earned his seventh win of the year with 5.0 innings. He struck out three. Syvertson tossed a season-high 2.2 innings. Sidney Ferry (Paw Paw, Mich./Homeschooled) tossed a perfect ninth to record his 23rd career save.
 
The Pointers will face Webster in game 4 of the Regional on Saturday (May 20). First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m. Webster defeated Loras, 15-0, in game 2. Loras and Augustana will play an elimination game at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday.
 
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