VERONA, WIS. – The Edgewood College Eagles hosted their final nonconference matchup of the season Thursday evening. They hosted the UW-Whitewater Warhawks, ranked sixth in the latest D3baseball.com poll. The Warhawks (30-6) had a dominant performance on offense and defense in an 18-2 victory over the Eagles (17-16).
HOW IT HAPPENED
- A home run to left field kicked off the scoring for UW-Whitewater, plating two runs for a 2-0 lead. The visitors would add on five more in the second before
Brevin Brisack broke the ice for Edgewood College with a solo home run to left field.
- A two-run home run in the third and another run in the fifth made it 10-1 Warhawks. They put things well away in the seventh, adding on eight more runs. An error by the pitcher would allow the Eagles to plate a run in the bottom of the seventh with two outs to finalize an 18-2 tally.
- Michael Hikker Jr. was outstanding on the mound. He allowed one run in five innings pitched and struck out 10.
UP NEXT
Edgewood College will host Benedictine, ranked 12th in the latest D3baseball.com poll, for Veteran's Appreciation Day Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for noon in the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) doubleheader.
