This Week In Pioneer Athletics

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville baseball and softball teams each compete in a weekend doubleheader, with softball playing its home opener on Sunday against Simpson. Baseball travels to Carroll for a pair of Saturday contests.

Baseball Heads to Carroll Saturday

After picking up a pair of wins in Florida this past week, the Pioneers baseball team returns to Wisconsin to take on Carroll (Wis.) on the road this Saturday in a doubleheader starting at noon.

UW-Platteville took on Carroll while in Pensacola, with UW-Platteville winning 11-1 in seven innings. Carroll has lost six straight games to enter the week at 4-10 on the year and will play Rockford on Thursday before welcoming UW-Platteville to town.

Softball Takes on Simpson in Home Opener Sunday

The Pioneers softball team is off to a 12-2 start, with eight of the those wins coming last week in Florida. UW-Platteville will host Simpson in a doubleheader on Sunday, with games slated to begin at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.

The Storm have won six straight games to enter the week at 11-5 overall. Simpson will play doubleheaders against Westminster (Mo.) and Cornell College this week before traveling to UW-Platteville on Sunday. Offensively, the Storm have connected on 13 home runs, with four coming from senior Maddie Luderman.