Whitewater, Marian split
FOND DU LAC UW-Whitewater split a nonconference college baseball doubleheader at Marian College on Thursday, losing 6-4 in the first game and winning, 13-6 in the second.
Whitewater (24-13) fell behind 4-0 in the first inning of the opener. Kevin Zalnis drove in two runs for the Warhawks, who scored three times in the eighth to cut the deficit to 5-4.
Whitewater took control from the start in the second game. Zalnis’ two-run double in the fourth gave the Warhawks a 4-0 lead.
Ryan Leavitt’s two-run double, and Matt Beyer’s two-run homer in the five-run fifth gave Whitewater an 11-1 lead.
Leavitt and Beyer each had four hits to lead the Warhawks’ 18-hit attack.
Whitewater (15-9) is done with Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. The Warhawks trail Stevens Point (13-7), which plays at Platteville in doubleheaders Saturday and Sunday. Third-place Oshkosh (12-8) is at Superior for two closing doubleheaders this weekend.
The Warhwks play at Concordia in a nonconference doubleheader Tuesday.
(First Game)
MARIAN 6, WHITEWATER 4
Whitewater (ab-r-h-rbi)—Beyer, lf, 4-1-1-0; Rechlitz, 3b, 4-1-1-0; Kuhlmann, 2b, 4-1-1-0; Zalnis, 1b, 4-1-2-2; Coe, c, 4-0-1-1; Wessels, ss, 4-0-1-1; Millar, dh, 4-0-1-0; Wong, cf, 4-0-0-0; Ross, rf, 3-0-0-0; Trepanier, ph, 1-0-0-0. Totals: 36-4-8-4.
Marian (ab-r-h-rbi)—Porcaro, dh, 4-1-1-0; Reschke, ph, 1-0-0-0; Noltz, cf, 4-1-1-0; Bartelt, ss, 3-2-1-0; Goodfellow, rf, 2-1-1-1; Reschke, p-1b, 3-0-3-2; Schmitz, pr, 0-0-0-0; Unrein, 1b, 1-0-1-0; Klismith, c, 3-1-0-1; Lentz, cf, 0-0-0-0; Hiller, lf, 2-0-1-1; Haase, pr, 0-0-0-0; Beau, 3b, 3-0-0-1; Wilderman, 2b, 3-0-0-0. Totals: 29-6-9-6.
UW-Whitewater 000 100 030—4
Marian 400 010 01x—6
E—Beau. LOB—Whitewater 5, Marian 7. 2B—Zalnis, Coe. Sac—Klismith, Beau. SF—Goodfellow. SB—Rechlitz, Kuhlmann, Wong, Ross.
UW-Whitewater IP H R ER BB SO
Versnik (L, 2-3) 4.2 8 5 5 1 3
Lee 3 1 1 1 4 2
Lovera .1 0 0 0 0 0
Marian
Gardner 7 4 1 1 0 6
Mlodzik 1 4 3 3 0 1
Raddant 1 0 0 0 0 2
(Second Game)
WHITEWATER 13, MARIAN 6
Whitewater (ab-r-h-rbi)—Beyer, lf, 5-2-4-2; Wong, cf, 3-3-2-1; Cordio, ph, 10-0-0-0; Kuhlmann, 2b, 3-2-3-1; Zalnis, 1b, 6-0-2-3; Coe, c, 3-1-1-0; Millar, ph, 2-0-0-0; Wessles, ss, 4-1-0-1; Casper, dh, 1-0-0-0; Murphy, dh, 2-1-1-0; Zimmerman, dh, 2-1-1-1; Rechlitz, 3b, 3-0-0-0; Francour, 3b, 1-0-0-0; Leavitt, rf, 4-2-4-2. Totals: 40-13-18-11.
Marian (ab-r-h-rbi)—Porcaro, dh, 4-1-2-0; Stern, ph, 1-0-0-0; Noltz, cf, 3-2-2-0; Bartelt, ss, 3-0-1-2; Goodfellow, c, 4-0-0-1; P. Reschke, 1b, 2-0-0-1; N. Reschke, 1b, 2-0-0-1; Klismith, rf, 3-0-1-0; Lantz, cf, 1-0-0-0; Hiller, lf, 3-1-1-0; Haase, lf, 1-0-0-0; Beau, 3b, 4-1-2-1; Wilderman, 2b, 4-1-1-1. Totals: 35-6-10-6.
UW-Whitewater 220 251 010—13
Marian 000 130 020—6
E—Wessles, Goodfellow, Beau. LOB—Whitewater 12, Marian 4. 2B—Wong, Kuhlmann, Zalnis, Coe, Leavitt 3, Bartelt, Klismith, Beau. HR—Beyer, Zimmerman. Sac—Wong, Wessles, Rechlitz. SF—Bartelt. SB—Wong, Kuhlmann 2.
UW-Whitewater IP H R ER BB SO
Lovera (W, 2-1) 4 7 4 3 0 1
Hanson 3 0 0 0 0 2
Herrforth 1 2 2 2 0 1
Schmitz 1 1 0 0 0 1
Marian
Styer (L, 0-1) 1.2 7 4 4 0 0
Bille 2.1 2 2 2 3 1
Unrein 2 6 6 4 0 0
Morgan 3 3 1 1 3 1

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