OSHKOSH, Wis. – The UW-Stevens Point softball team (30-13) won the WIAC Tournament (presented by Culver's) on Saturday for the just the third time in program history. UWSP defeated host No. 14 UW-Oshkosh () in the semifinals by a 2-1 final. In the championship game, the Pointers beat UW-Platteville () by a 5-2 score. The WIAC Tournament title is the first for UWSP since 2001 and the Pointers were the first five-seed to win the tournament.
Kodi Rizzo (Newark, Ill./Newark Community) fired a complete-game one-hitter in the semifinal win over UWO. She earned the save in the title game with 2.2 shutout innings allowing just one hit.
Kaitlyn Roberts (Yorkville, Ill./Yorkville) had three hits and
Ella Smith (Johnsburg, Ill./Johnsburg) had two hits on the day. Roberts scored a run in each game. Smith had an RBI in the title game.
Semifinal – UWSP 2, UW-Oshkosh 1
Roberts was the game's first base runner with a one-out single in the fourth.
Rachael Madsen (Kenosha, Wis./Mary D. Bradford) and Smith each singled and a miscue in center gave the Pointers a 1-0 lead.
Trinity Otto (Mequon, Wis./Homestead) reached on a bunt to make it 2-0.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Titans spoiled Rizzo's perfect game bid with a leadoff walk. With two away, the Titans' lone hit of the game plated a run to make it 2-1.
Rizzo shut down UWO the rest of the way. She struck out eight and allowed just one hit and one walk.
Final – UWSP 5, UWP 2
Otto started the second inning with an infield single. Two batters later,
Ashley LeCavalier (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg) hit a two-run home run.
Morgan Harwood (Neenah, Wis./Neenah) followed with a solo home run and UWSP had a 3-0 lead.
Hailee Thomspon drew a walk to start the fourth. Two batters later, Roberts doubled to put two in scoring position. A sac fly by Madsen extended the lead to 4-0.
The Pioneers got two runs in the fifth on two hits and left two aboard as UWSP maintained the lead at 4-2.
Roberts started the seventh with a single. She moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Smith to make it 5-2.
Harwood started and went 4.1 innings. She struck out three. Rizzo finished the game with 2.2 innings and two strikeouts.
The Pointers will await Monday's (May 11) NCAA Selection Show at 11:00 a.m. ET on NCAA.com.
