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Warhawks sweep Pointers

STEVENS POINT — The UW-Whitewater softball team is on a roll.

The Warhawks improved to 8-0 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference by winning a doubleheader at UW-Stevens Point on Wednesday.

Whitewater (18-2 overall) rolled to a five-inning 9-0 victory in game one and won the nightcap, 11-4.

Orfordville Parkview graduate Amy Gahl led the hit parade for the Warhawks. Gahl finished 6-for-8 in the two games, including a home run and a double in the first game.

Whitewater jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead in game one, while pitcher Jessica Stang threw three-hit ball to pick up the win.

Suzanne Gersich was 4-for-5 in the second game with two RBI and three runs scored.

The Warhawks will play at Dubuque (Iowa) today in a nonconference doubleheader.

Game one

WHITEWATER 9, STEVENS POINT 0 (5)

UW-Whitewater 243 00—9 10 0

UW-Stevens Point 000 00—0 3 3

Stang and Yucuis; Kastenmeier, Nelson (3) and Peper.

Leading hitters—Gahl (W) 3x3, Gersich (W) 2x3. 2B—Gersich (W). 3B—Smith (W). HR—Gahl (W), Cruz (W), Bothun (W).

SO—Stang (W) 4, Kastenmeier (SP) 5, Nelson (SP) 3. BB—Stang 1, Kastenmeier 1, Nelson 1.

Game two

WHITEWATER 11, STEVENS POINT 4

UW-Whitewater 410 011 4—11 19 4

UW-Stevens Point 000 202 0—4 5 3

Bahr, Frisbie (5) and Yucuis; Dorn and Arndt.

Leading hitters—Gahl (W) 3x5, Gersich (W) 4x5, Cruz (W) 2x4, LeBeau (W) 3x5, Rankins (W) 2x4, Yucuis (W) 2x4, McDonnell (W) 2x4, Dorn (SP) 2x3. 2B—Gahl (W), Gersich (W), McDonnell (W), Nelson (W), Dorn (SP). HR—Cruz (W).

SO—Bahr (W) 2, Frisbie (W) 6, Dorn (SP) 2. BB—Bahr 2, Frisbie 1, Dorn 1.