Pioneers score 32 runs to sweep UW-Stout
Posted April 24, 2010
Despite soggy conditions, UW-Platteville banged out 32 runs to sweep a pair of slugfests over UW-Stout at Kendall Murray Field Saturday. The Pioneers won the opener 11-10 in 11 innings then used a 15-run fifth to win the nightcap 21-10.
Bomkamp gets winning RBI in game one
Steve Bomkamp singled home Joe Nartowicz with the winning run in the opener on Senior Day for the Pioneers. Nartowicz reached on an error, stole second, and advanced to third on Jason Jacobson's single.
Wil Osmanski earned the win in relief, working out of a bases-loaded jam in the top of the 11th.
The Pioneers surged to an early 5-1 lead, thanks to Aaron Hopson's home and Wade Axelson's two-run triple. The Blue Devils took a 6-5 lead in the top of the fifth, scoring five times on three hits.
Jason Jacobson smashed a three-run home run, and Axelson knocked a solo HR, giving UWP a 9-5 lead in the bottom of the fifth. In the sixth, UW-Stout's Jake Duske hit a two-run home run, Jesse Brockman had an RBI triple, and Ryan Gilbertson grounded out to score Brockman with the go-ahead at 10-9.
The Pioneers forced extra innings when Hopson singled and eventually scored on Jacobson's one-out triple in the ninth.
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| Wade Axelson | Jason Jacobson |
| Grand-Slam in Game 2 | 2 3-run HRs |
15-run inning keys game two victory
Trailing 8-5 in the nightcap, the Pioneers exploded for 15 runs in the fifth inning and beat the Blue Devils 21-10.
Axelson connected on a grand-slam, and Jacobson hit a three-run home run and a two-run single in the inning. Coach Eric Frese's team had seven hits in the frame. Both Jacobson and Axelson had five RBI in the contest.
Brett Benesh and Nartowicz each added a pair of hits in the game. Sam Hershberger earned the victory in relief, while Nate Poelman pitched a scoreless seventh, helping the game end early due to the 10-run rule.
Josh Anderson had five hits on the day for Stout, including four in the first game, and A.J. Yusten drove home four in the second.
The Pioneers improved to 16-13 overall and 6-10 in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the Blue Devils fell to 9-16, 4-8.
The same two teams are scheduled to play in Platteville again Sunday at noon, although poor weather conditions may move the contests to Monday.
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