RIVER FALLS, Wis. — The UW-River Falls Falcons baseball team fell in a doubleheader against No. 4 UW-Whitewater Warhawks on Sunday afternoon, losing 9-3 and 10-0.
UWRF drops to 18-17 overall and 11-13 in WIAC play. The Falcons return home for their final regular-season games Friday-Saturday against UW-Eau Claire.
UW-Whitewater 9, UW-River Falls 3
The Falcons battled with the top-five-ranked Warhawks before getting overmatched late, dropping game one 9-3.
UWRF took its first lead of the series in the second inning on a
Carter Klein sacrifice fly, giving the Falcons a 1-0 edge.
Two River Falls errors put the Warhawks in position to take the lead in the fourth, as they recorded a pair of hits to score two runs. A single and a double plated another run in the fifth.
Andrew Athmann doubled home
Kaleb Zabielski to cut the Whitewater lead to one. Athmann later scored on a groundout to tie the game.
The tie was short-lived, as Whitewater continued to build its lead with two runs in the sixth, one in the seventh, and three in the eighth to secure the 9-3 win.
Brett Sullivan started on the mound for the Falcons, throwing five strong innings while allowing just one earned run and striking out two.
Athmann and
Hudson Wagner led the offense, combining for five of the Falcons' seven hits.
UW-Whitewater 10, UW-River Falls 0 (8 inn.)
The Warhawks mercy-ruled the Falcons in game two to complete the sweep.
Whitewater scored nine runs between the third and fifth innings, then added one in the eighth to walk off with a single.
Three Warhawk pitchers combined to shut out the Falcons, allowing just three hits.
Tanner Hraby and
John Santelman each recorded a hit and a walk in the game.
