Pioneers Tally Senior Day Split With Titans

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville baseball team (14-21, 9-13 WIAC) split a conference doubleheader with UW-Oshkosh (20-19, 12-10 WIAC) on Senior Day Saturday afternoon from Kendall Murray Field. The Pioneers took game one in comeback fashion 5-4 before the Titans rolled to an 11-1 win in game two.

Game One

The Titans got to Pioneers starting pitcher Mitchell Pomeroy four times in the first two innings on a couple of home runs and an RBI double. But the senior settled in and allowed just three hits across the final seven innings to record his second complete game of the season.

At the plate, UW-Platteville slowly chipped away at the early deficit, scoring one run in each of the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to get back within one. In the fourth, junior Brady Katterhagen brought home Pomeroy with a single up the middle to get the Pioneers on the board. The next inning, sophomore Spencer Robertson tripled to lead off and then scored on a single by junior Slate Higa. Pomeroy helped himself in the sixth inning with an RBI triple to left center to make it 4-3.

The Pioneers tied the game in the top of the fourth inning after junior Justin Lago leadoff with a solo home run to the opposite field. Then with two outs, Katterhagen drove in the go-ahead run with a double down the left field line.

Pomeroy wrapped up the game one win with a three-up, three-down ninth inning that included a pair of strikeouts. He finished with five strikeouts on the day and gave up a total of seven hits while tallying three hits of his own at the plate.

UW-Platteville totaled nine hits as a team in the game, led by Pomeroy's three. Katterhagen had two, while junior Caleb Parker also reached base multiple times with a hit and a walk.

Game Two

UW-Oshkosh scored twice in the top of the first inning on a two-run home run and added another run in the second frame to increase the lead to three. Parker brought home Robertson in the third inning with a sacrifice fly to get the Pioneers on the board, but the Titans put together a six-run fifth inning to take command at 9-1.

A two-run sixth inning for the Titans made it 11-1 and the Pioneers were unable to score any runs over the next couple at-bats as they fell in seven.

Senior Jake Schneider fell to 0-2 on the year after tagged for eight runs across 4.1 innings. UW-Platteville was only able to get two hits in the loss, with junior Chris Tsouras and Robertson each recording one.

Up Next

The Pioneers wrap up the season tomorrow at home with the final two games against UW-Oshkosh. Game times are scheduled for noon and 3 p.m.