BASEBALL (30-14 overall, 8-5 WIAC)

Season complete

UW-Stevens Point had its season come to an end in the NCAA Division III tournament with a pair of losses on Friday. The Pointers won their first game on Thursday over Ripon 3-1, but then lost to St. Thomas 5-1 and to Ripon 2-0 on Friday.

Troy Bielmeier (Wautoma, WI) pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings to earn the win against Ripon. Bill Verbrick (Appleton, WI) came on to pick up a save as the Pointers set a WIAC team record with their 11th save of the season.

Pat McCann (Antigo, WI) had three hits in the win and joined Bielmeier as the Pointers' all-tournament selections.

UW-Stevens Point's offense was shut down on Friday, scoring just one run in the two games. However, the Pointers did manage 17 hits for the day. The loss to Ripon snapped a string of 67 games without being shutout. Verbrick took the loss against St. Thomas and Jeff Pieper (Wausau, WI) suffered his first defeat of the season against Ripon.

The Pointers had six seniors on the roster and achieved their third 30-win season in school history. The past five seasons are the five winningest seasons in the school's 47-year baseball history.

TRACK AND FIELD

May 24-26 - at NCAA Division III Championships (Decatur, Ill.)

The Pointers had their final tune-up for this weekend's NCAA Division III outdoor championships with athletes at the North Central and UW-La Crosse Invitationals attempting to qualify for this weekend's competition.

Jeremiah Rolfs (Wild Rose, WI) automatically qualified in the discus with a throw of 168 feet, nine inches at Saturday's UW-Oshkosh Invitational. Luke Hilgers (Nekoosa, WI) provisionally qualified in the shot put at 52 feet, two inches at UW-Oshkosh.

Ben Treptow (Viroqua, WI) and Chris Horvat (Menomonee Falls, WI) also both had automatic qualifying times in the 800 meters by taking the top two spots in the event at the North Central Invite. Treptow finished in 1:51.28 and Horvat ran 1:51.53. Jesse Drake (Rhinelander, WI) won the 1,500 meters with an automatic qualifying time of 3:51.23.

The Pointers' 4x400 meter relay of Matt Buska (Mosinee, WI), Craig Gunderson (Waupaca, WI), Eric Miller (Green Bay, WI) and Treptow also qualified automatically in 3:14.31.

Leah Juno (Brillion, WI) had the best time in the country in the women's 1,500 meters by nearly four seconds at 4:30.85 at the North Central Invite.

Jody Butkowski (Stevens Point, WI) automatically qualified in the triple jump at 38 feet, 3 1/4 inches and Megan Lundahl (Sturgeon Bay, WI) provisionally qualified in the discus with a throw of 143 feet, eight inches.

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