Titans Fall To Warhawks In First Round Of WIAC Tournament

OSHKOSH, Wis.- The UW-Oshkosh softball team fell to UW-Whitewater 2-1 in its first game of the WIAC Tournament (Presented by Culver's) on Thursday (May 9) at the UW-Oshkosh Softball Park.

The Titans (36-3), ranked No. 18 in the nation by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association, led for five innings before the Warhawks (30-8) rallied to take the lead.

UW-Oshkosh, the top seed and host for the tournament, pitched Sydney Nemetz (Jr. • Marinette) for the first six innings of the game. Nemetz allowed two runs on five hits and struck out six batters. Abby Freismuth (Sr. • Fond du Lac) came in for one inning of relief, allowing just one hit.

Offensively, the Titans were led by left fielder Brianna Davis (Jr. • Oshkosh), who went 2-for-3 in the game with a double and a single.

Oshkosh opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when Morgan Miller (So. • Schaumburg, Ill.) singled through the left side of the infield, scoring Morgan Rau (Sr. • Downers Grove, Ill.) from third base.

The Titans held onto a 1-0 lead until the top of the sixth inning when Whitewater had three straight singles that brought in two runs.

UW-Oshkosh had the tying run on base after Haylie Whittman (So. • Kaukauna) singled, but the Titans went down in order afterwards as the Warhawks completed the upset.

The Titans will be back in action on Friday (May 10) to face UW-La Crosse, with first pitch scheduled for 11:30 a.m. The third-seeded Eagles defeated No. 6 UW-Stout, 6-0 on Thursday.

Written by Jacob Link, UW-Oshkosh Sports Information