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Pointers sweep Pioneers
Sports Reporter
Although a day later than planned, the No. 22 ranked- University of Wisconsin- Stevens Point baseball team completed a sweep of UW- Platteville on Senior Weekend at University Field.
The sweep capped off a perfect 12-0 record for the Pointers on their home turf. It also marked the end of an era as the seniors played their final home game of their career which includes 126 wins and counting, along with two World Series appearances.
The winning weekend moves the Pointers to 19- 8 overall and 11-3 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The first doubleheaders were moved back a day due to inclement weather. However, that didn’t stop the Pointers from taking two on Sunday.
Game one featured a low scoring battle where the Pioneers kept the Pointer offense off-balance by throwing five pitchers.
Although the offense struggled early, scoring only three runs in the first seven innings, Brad Frank came up big with a three run home run in the bottom of the eighth to break a 3-3 tie.
Travis Kempf was solid on the mound for the Pointers, giving up just three runs on five hits while striking out four in six innings.
Scott Williams earned his second win of the season, as he threw two scoreless innings and surrendered only one hit.
In game two of Sunday's doubleheader, Point left no doubt about the outcome.
They scored six runs in the second and seven in the third on their way to a 13-0 victory.
Justin Bushong went 3- for-4 with five RBIs in the victory. Brandon Scheidler added a home run in the win.
On Monday morning, freshman pitcher Joel Delorit scattered eight hits and gave up four runs while striking out eight in six and two- thirds innings of work.
The offense gave him all the support he needed as they scored 14 runs on 12 hits while taking advantage of six walks and four Pioneer errors.
Several players chipped in on offense for the Pointers as eight different players scored at least one run in the contest.
In game two, the Pointers wasted no time taking the lead as they scored three runs in the first en route to 10-0 lead.
The Pioneers answered with five runs of their own in the top of the sixth, but that wasn’t enough as the Pointers held on by the final score of 11-7.
Starting pitcher Mike Thrun gave up just one hit in four innings of work. Stevens Point ended up using six pitchers in the victory.
Although the defense struggled by yielding five errors, the Pointers offense made up for the defensive blunders. Stewart Larsen led the way at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs scored and four RBIs.
The Pointers travel to Oshkosh again this Wednesday for a doubleheader against the No. 16 ranked Titans.
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