Yellowjackets report: UWS baseball loses conference title game

Q: What was the final score of the UWS baseball conference title game?

Wisconsin-Superior lost the UMAC conference title game to Bethany Lutheran with a final score of 10-4.

Q: How did UWS baseball perform in the UMAC tournament championship?

UWS baseball fought back to tie the game but ultimately lost to Bethany Lutheran, who broke the game open in the sixth inning.

Q: Who were the key players for UWS in the championship game?

Key players for UWS included Paddy Kelly, Tanner Voight, and Brian O'Dwyer, with each contributing to the team's scoring.

May 11—Wisconsin-Superior baseball's season came to an end on Saturday in Mankato in the championship of the UMAC tournament, as Bethany Lutheran proved too tough to tame for the second-straight day.

The Vikings took the title game 10-4 on Saturday, breaking it open with six runs in the bottom of the sixth.

After falling behind in the early going, UWS fought back to tie it in the third on RBI singles from Paddy Kelly and Tanner Voight, then took a brief lead on Brian O'Dwyer's solo homer in the fourth. That lead only lasted a half-inning, and the tie unraveled after eight straight Vikings reached base with one out: five singles, two walks and a hit batsman, leading to a 9-3 Bethany lead.

UWS scored once on a fielder's choice in the ninth inning but that was all.

Dagostino, Voight and Carter Thielke finished with two hits apiece.

Kevin Rahe took the loss, allowing four runs on four hits in 5 1/3 innings.

UWS finishes its season with a 27-14 record.

The Yellowjackets reached the championship game with two wins, defeating Northwestern 11-8 on Thursday and Minnesota Morris 24-6 on Friday night, either side of a 9-5 loss to Bethany.

In the Northwestern game, six runs in the sixth turned the game around for UWS, including a Voight go-ahead grand slam, his second homer of the game. Voight finished 4-for-5 with seven RBIs. Kelly added three hits and Niles Monroe had a two-run homer.

In Friday's first game, Bethany scored seven of its nine runs from the sixth inning onward to send UWS to the elimination bracket. Voight and Wylee Lottman had two hits apiece.

Later Friday, UWS scored all six times it came to bat, with five different players recording four or more RBIs: Trey Sybrant had six, Voight and O'Dwyer five and Dagostino and Lottman four.

An uphill battle for Wisconsin-Superior in the UMAC tournament ended in the third game, as host Northwestern defeated them 5-4 in an elimination game on Friday afternoon in St. Paul.

Samantha Swartz had a sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth to give UWS a 4-3 lead but the Eagles fought back in the bottom half, turning two hits, a walk, a hit batter and a sacrifice fly into the tying and eventual winning runs.

MyKenzie Leccia finished with two of the Yellowjackets' five hits, while Bethany Lewis took the loss in relief for the Yellowjackets, whose season ended with a 25-16 record.

UWS dropped its opener 2-0 on Thursday afternoon to Bethany Lutheran, failing to score despite outhitting the Vikings 6-5.

Sophia Otto was 3-for-3 for UWS, while pitcher Abby Mitchell (Carlton/Wrenshall) took the loss despite eight strikeouts. She allowed two runs on five hits.

UWS bounced back early Friday and defeated Minnesota Morris 3-1 on the strength of a two-run homer from Leccia and a solo shot from Peyton Bennett. Mitchell allowed one run on four hits in a complete game.