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Titans Have Two All-WIAC First Team Selections

Outfielder Nolan Fadness (Jr. • Eau Claire) earned his third straight distinction and third baseman Blake Berger (Jr. • Star Prairie) his second as UW-Oshkosh placed two members on the 2010 All-WIAC Baseball Team.

Fadness set a WIAC record with nine triples. His 24 stolen bases was also tops in the conference, while he ranked fifth in the league with 53 runs scored. Fadness finished with a .352 batting average, four home runs, eight doubles, 25 walks and 33 runs batted in. He compiled a 23-game hitting streak during the first half of the year.

In a doubleheader sweep over Lawrence University, Fadness went 7-for-9 with six runs scored and seven runs batted in. He also compiled four hits and three runs during a win against UW-Stout. Fadness led UW-Oshkosh to a victory with his three-hit, four-run batted in performance against Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), while also adding three-hit games in a triumph over UW-Platteville and a loss to UW-Whitewater.

He started all 40 contests in 2009, batting .329 with five doubles, three triples, 44 runs scored, 16 stolen bases and 22 runs batted in. During 2008, he started 37 games, hitting .333 with two home runs, six doubles, seven stolen bases, 39 runs scored and 22 runs batted in. Playing in 115 career games, Fadness now has a .338 batting average with 136 runs, six home runs, 19 doubles and 77 runs batted in.

Berger led UW-Oshkosh with a .363 batting average, seven home runs, 11 doubles and 45 runs batted in. He also posted two triples, 36 runs scored and a .610 slugging percentage. Berger, who had three or more hits in six different games, started all 38 contests, as did Fadness.

Closing the season strong, Berger recorded six hits and four runs batted in during the Titans' doubleheader sweep of UW-La Crosse. During a triumph over UW-Superior, he amassed four hits, six runs batted in and three runs scored. UW-Oshkosh's non-conference slate saw Berger post a three-hit, three-run contest with four runs batted in during a loss to St. John's University (Minn.). He also recorded three hits in a contest during losses to both UW-Whitewater and UW-Stevens Point.

As a remarkable sign of consistency, Berger has hit between .359 and .365 each of his first three years. He started all 40 games in 2009 while hitting .359 with nine home runs and WIAC-leading marks of 49 runs batted in and 47 runs scored. Berger played in 27 contests during 2008, achieving a .365 batting average along with five home runs, 14 runs scored and 26 runs batted in.

Berger's career numbers include a .362 batting average with 21 home runs, 120 runs batted in, 97 runs scored and 27 doubles in 105 contests.

The Titans also had catcher Mickey Fadness (Sr. • Eau Claire), pitcher/second baseman Kyle Kannenberg (Sr. • Oshkosh), pitcher Troy Mrkvicka (So. • Greendale) and pitcher Luke Westphal (So. • Clintonville) earn All-WIAC honorable mention recognition. Mrkvicka was also UW-Oshkosh's representative on the league's All-Sportsmanship Team.

Mickey Fadness started all 38 games and posted a .331 batting average with eight doubles and 29 runs batted in. Kannenberg, who earned honorable mention status, hit .299 with three home runs and 30 runs batted in. He also posted a team-best 8-6 pitching record with one shutout, 47 strikeouts and a 5.78 earned run average. Mrkvicka tossed 60.2 innings, earning two victories to go along with 29 strikeouts and a 4.15 earned run average. Starting a team-high nine games, Westphal went 4-4 with a 4.06 earned run average and 44 strikeouts in 57.2 innings.

UW-Whitewater owned the WIAC's Pitcher of the Year in Riley Tincher and the league's Coach of the Year in John Vodenlich. UW-Stevens Point's Eric Fritz was named the WIAC's Position Player of the Year.