DAVENPORT, Fla. – The UW-Stevens Point baseball team (3-6) held Coe (8-2) to four hits, but the Pointers fell short in the runs column, 4-2.
The Pointers only mustered four hits as well with
Connor Olson (Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead),
Brennan Huber (Wisconsin Rapids, Wis./Lincoln),
Kamden Oliver (Viroqua, Wis./Viroqua) and
Cooper Brown (Appleton, Wis./Appleton West) with one each.
The Kohawks broke the scoreless tie in the third inning on a leadoff single, a sac bunt and another single for a 1-0 lead.
A leadoff walk in the fourth followed by a double, a sac bunt and a sac fly put Coe in front, 3-0.
Huber legged out an infield single with one down in the bottom of the fourth. He stole second and scored on a double by Oliver to get UWSP on the board.
Coe hit a leadoff home run in the sixth to put the Pointers in a 4-2 hole.'
Anthony Tomczak (Muskego, Wis./Muskego) was hit by a pitch to begin the seventh. Brown doubled to put two in scoring position.
Jackson Adams (Janesville, Wis./Janesville Craig) hit a sac fly but the Pointers could do no further damage.
Nick Paulsen (Balsam Lake, Wis./Unity) had a strong outing with 6.0 innings pitched in the start. He struck out eight.
Mitchell Crawley (Wind Lake, Wis./Muskego) tossed a scoreless frame.
Jeremiah Jahnke (Winneconne, Wis./Winneconne) and
Easton Zempel (Middleton, Wis./Middleton) combine for another shutout frame.
Isaiah Piscitello (Wausau, Wis./West) struck out the side in a scoreless ninth.
The Pointers wrap up play in Florida on Saturday (March 22) with a 9:30 a.m. ET game against St. Olaf.