Pioneers drop WIAC doubleheader
MAUSTON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville baseball team dropped the third and fourth games of the WIAC series against UW-Stout on Tuesday as the Blue Devils seemed to capitalize on all opportunities given to them by the Pioneers at the Woodside Sports Complex.
Game 2
Game 2
![Wis.-Stout](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/hdj2x1ip414jct04.png)
![Wis.-Platteville](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/fmv9xte7zc23eu6s.png)
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
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0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
Game 1
Game 1
![Wis.-Stout](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/hdj2x1ip414jct04.png)
![Wis.-Platteville](https://cdn.prestosports.com/action/cdn/logos/id/fmv9xte7zc23eu6s.png)
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
Team Stats
Game 2
Wis.-Stout
Game 1
Wis.-Stout
![Pioneers drop WIAC doubleheader](/sports/bsb/2020-21/photos/0003/0304216476.jpg?max_width=600)
MAUSTON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville baseball team could not seem to benefit from any of UW-Stout's mistakes on Tuesday, while the Blue Devils capitalized on the opportunities given to them by the Pioneers at the Woodside Sports Complex.
UW-Stout swept the Pioneers 7-3 and 16-5 (seven innings) to complete the series sweep.
UW-Platteville (2-8, 0-4 WIAC) outhit UW-Stout (9-5, 4-0 WIAC) 24-21 while the Pioneers' bullpen struck out 19 compared to the Blue Devil's 13. However, 15 walks and eight errors were too much to overcome.
Ross Krist went 5-8 on he day while Wyatt Molitor finished 4-7. Krist tallied two doubles and a homerun while Molitor also doubled in game two.
Sam Hernandez (1-1) suffered the loss in game one and struck out five, walked six and allowed six hits and three earned runs. Isaac Bixby had a career best day throwing the final five innings of the first game and striking out four while walking none and allowing just three hits.
Zach Lieb (0-2) took the loss in the second game. Lieb tallied five strikeouts while walking four and allowing nine hits and earned runs.
Wednesday's game at Cornell College was cancelled due to weather so the Pioneers will return to action on Saturday, April 2 for another four-game WIAC series at UW-La Crosse. First pitch is scheduled for noon.