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Players of the Week � Apr. 11
Baseball - Position Player
Chuck Brehm (Spencer,
WI/Spencer) -
The junior leftfielder smashed a grand slam home run on back-to-back days to
help extend the Pointers winning streak to 10 games. Brehm went four-for-five in
Saturday's second game against UW-Platteville, totaling seven RBIs, a double and
two home runs, including a seventh inning grand slam. He matched his feat in the
second game on Sunday hitting another grand slam in the fourth. For the week,
Brehm hit .520 (13-for-25) at the plate, smashing four doubles and four home
runs. He scored 11 runs, had 16 runs batted in and accumulated a slugging
percentage of 1.160.
Baseball - Pitcher
Matt Polomis (Wausaukee,
WI/Wausaukee) -
The senior lefthanded pitcher made his first career start memorable by shutting
down St. Norbert on just two hits in a 13-2 victory on Tuesday. Polomis limited
the Green Knights to just a pair of solo home runs. Polomis struck out four and
needed just 66 pitches to earn the eight-inning, complete game victory. Prior to
this start, Polomis had just 2.2 innings pitched in his career.
Softball - Position Player
Rebekah Bauer (Stevens
Point,
WI/SPASH) -
The junior leftfielder went four-for-four to lead the Pointers to a 7-2 victory
over UW-Platteville in their Thursday doubleheader. All four of Bauer's hits
were singles, with two of them driving in runs. In the second game Bauer picked
up a double and a stolen base. For the week, Bauer was five-for-eight at the
plate, with a double, three RBIs and two stolen bases.
Softball - Pitcher
Kelly Jablonski (Stevens
Point,
WI/SPASH) -
The freshman pitcher earned a victory over UW-Platteville last Thursday,
limiting the Pioneers to seven hits over seven innings. Jablonski struck out
four hitters in claiming the WIAC opener for the Pointers.
Men's Track Events
Bryan Buechel (New Holstein,
WI/New Holstein) -
The junior sprinter won two individual events and ran on both relays in the
Coldman Invitational hosted by UW-Stevens Point. Buechel outran 51 competitors
in the 200-meter run, winning in 22.92 seconds. He also claimed first in the
triple jump covering 13.24 meters (43' 5.25''). Buechel and his teammates placed
second in the 4x400 meter relay and third in the 4x100 meter relay.
Men's Field Events
Kent Hutchinson (Green Bay,
WI/Preble) -
The junior recorded three top-three finishes at the Coldman Invitational in
Stevens Point. His best finish of the day was in the triple jump, where he
placed second with a lead of 13.06 meters (42' 10.25''). Hutchinson placed third
in both the javelin throw, with a toss of 47.77 meters (156' 9''), and the long
jump, covering 6.62 meters (21' 8.75''). He also took sixth in the high jump,
clearing 1.89 meters (6' 2.25'').
Women's
Track Events
Jenna Mitchler
(Kaukauna, WI/Kaukauna) - The junior led from start
to finish in the 5,000 meter run at UW-Stevens Point's Coldman Invitational.
Mitchler paced the field of 27 runners in a time of 17:51.67, as her and
teammate Teresa Stanley took the first two places. The Pointers took fourth
place of 14 teams at the invite.
Women's
Field Events
Kateley Haberman (Whitewater, WI/Whitwater) - The
freshman set a new school record in the pole vault at the Coldman Invitational
in Stevens Point. Haberman cleared 3.38 meters (11' 1'') to break Katie Eiring's
record from the 2000 season of 11' 0.25''. She finished third at the meet and
her jump surpassed the provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships.
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