Softball

April 1, 2001

BLOOMINGTON, Ill - Seniors Angie Pinnow (Bruce) and Jessie Ustby (Onalaska) knocked in a run in the top of the seventh to give UW-Stout a 3-1 win over Kalamazoo College in the second day of the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament, Sunday, April 1 in Bloomington, Ill.

The win was the Blue Devils' (5-10) only win of the day as they dropped a 3-1 decision to UW-Superior and gave up 10 runs in the first inning in an 11-3 loss to Illinois Wesleyan.

Pinnow went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Ustby was 2-for-3 against Kalamazoo as Stout scattered seven hits. Tracy Kokke (Fr, Galesville) picked up her third win of the season, tossing a three-hitter.

In the rain-delayed contest with Superior, the Yellowjackets carried over a 1-0 lead from Saturday, allowed Stout back into the game in the fifth when Erin Slaikeu (Sr, North St. Paul, Minn) hit a double to drive in Janel Krenz (Sr, McFarland). Superior came back with single unearned runs in the fifth and sixth.

After Stout gave up 10 runs in the top of the first, Monica Knudtson (Fr, Holmen) came on in relief and only gave up one unearned run while striking out three. Stout scored a solo run in the first and added two runs in the fifth before the game was called to the eight-run rule.

Stout will be at Augsburg College, Tuesday, April 3 at 2:30 p.m., then are hoping to host their own tournament, April 7-8, if field conditions allow.

March 31, 2001

BLOOMINGTON, Ill - UW-Stout split two games and had another rain delayed in the first day of the Illinois Wesleyan Tournament, Saturday, March 31 in Bloomington, Ill.

The Blue Devils committed three errors in the top of the ninth inning to drop a 16-11 decision to Monmouth, Ill, College, but bounced back to take a 4-2 decision over Hope, Mich, College.

Stout trailed UW-Superior, 1-0, after one-and-a-half innings before the rains came to delay the game to Sunday.

Against Monmouth, Stout scored four runs in both the third and fifth innings to hang onto a 10-5 lead after five. Monmouth chiseled away at the lead, scoring two runs in the sixth and three in the seventh to tie. Each team scored a single run in the eighth in Stout's first extra inning game of the season. Three Stout errors in the ninth led to Monmouth's five-run inning.

Stout (4-8) scored three runs in the top of the fourth on a bases loaded triple by Janel Krenz (Sr, McFarland) and a single run in the fifth to offset Hope's two-run sixth inning.

Jenni Bostrom (Fr, Circle Pines, Minn) struck out 12 and allowed no earned runs to pick up her first collegiate win.

March 28, 2001

MENOMONIE - UW-Stout's Brad O'Connell (Sr, Elk Mound) and Matt Lunde (Jr, Eau Claire) were named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) baseball players of the week for their efforts in the Blue Devils' first 15 games as Stout is off to a 13-1-1 start and a national ranking of 10th.

O'Connell is hitting .583 (28-for-48) with 27 runs scored, six doubles, three triples, five home runs, 19 RBI, 55 total bases (slugging percentage 1.146), ten walks and four stolen bases. In the field, the second baseman has made two errors in 38 chances for a fielding percentage of .947.

Lunde, a right-handed pitcher, has posted a 4-0 record this season, making four starts and posting an ERA of 0.77 over a team-high 23.1 innings pitched. He has allowed 16 hits, five runs, two earned runs, five bases on balls and 11 strikeouts.

March 31, 2001

EAU CLAIRE - UW-Stout's Laura Verdegan (Fr, Tony) not only broke the school triple jump record, she shattered it.

The 2000 high school state triple jump champion easily cleared the NCAA Division III automatic qualifying standard when she took first at the Blugold Invitational, Saturday, March 31 at Eau Claire.

Verdegan outpaced the competition by more than four feet, jumping 39-feet, 5-inches, breaking the school record of 36-3 set by Tamara Zak in 1990. The second place finisher marked a 35-4. Verdegan's distance is currently tops in the NCAA Division III by more than a foot.

Heather Stiles (Fr, Eden Prairie, Minn) was first in the 800-meter run (2:30.50) and Lisa Sorvala (So, New Brighton, Minn) took top honors in the 5000-meter run (19:24.30) in the snow and 40-degree temperatures.

Danielle Wojcik (Fr, Spencer) was second in the 200 (28.90). Amy Arndt (Jr, Lakefield, Minn) was fourth in the 3000 (11;16.60) as was Alison West (Sr, Cadott) in the javelin (74-0). Heidi Bedsted (Jr, Plainview, Minn) was fifth in the 1500 (5:26.50).

The meet was unscored as a team event. Stout returns to action Saturday, April 7 at the St. Thomas Invitational.

Long jump: 1. Jana Bergland (Northwestern) 15-5; Triple jump: 1. Laura Verdegan (Stout) 39-5*a; Shot put: 1. Brook Wozniak (EC) 40-0.75; Hammer: 1. Suzanne Sanders (Minn) 134-1; Javelin: 1. Sara Diercks (St. Thomas) 92-7; 4. Alison West 74-0.

March 31, 2001

EAU CLAIRE - The snow, cold and wet conditions did not deter UW-Stout's Mike Turgeon (Fr, Perham) at the Blugold Invitational, Saturday, March 31 in Eau Claire.

Turgeon brought home top honors in the discus and the hammer throw. Individual distances of those events were not available.

Jesse Hunter (Sr, LaFarge) finished in a tie for first with UW-Eau Claire's David Hanson in the 200-meter (22.60) in a handheld time.

Lewis Cassellius (Fr, Glenwood City) won the 110-meter hurdles handily (16.80), then pulled his hamstring while competing in the long jump, where he finished eighth. Corey Knudsen (Sr, Elk Mound) and Jeff Miller (Jr, St. Louis Park, Minn) gave Stout the top three finishes in the 110-hurdles, tying for second (17.10).

Tim Faber (So, Fond du Lac) was second in the long jump (20-feet, 3.75-inches) during his first collegiate long jump competition. Kevin McCulley (Sr, Fond du Lac) was second in the javelin (155-9) and Dave Huber (So, Mendota Heights, Minn) was runner-up in the 5000-meter run (15:36.60).

Brad Vick (Jr, Rhinelander) was second in the 100-meter dash (11.30) and Sam Werner (So, Elk Mound) was third (11.50).

The meet was unscored as a team event. Stout returns to action Saturday, April 7 at the St. Thomas Invitational.

Blugold Invitational
(Individual results, first place, all Stout finishers)
100: 1. David Hanson (EC) 11.10; 2. Brad Vick 11.30; 3. Sam Werner 11.50; 200: 1. tie, Jesse Hunter (Stout), David Hanson (EC) 22.60; 5. Sam Werner 23.30; 6. Tim Faber 23.80; 400: 1. Mike Mascitti (EC) 50.60; 6. Mike Twining 52.60; 800: 1. Pete Korthals (Martin Luther) 1:58:20; 4. John Hanson 2:00.30; 8. Dave Huber 2:06.10; 1500: 1. Sean Gavigan (EC) 4:08.80; 5. Jason Kirch 4:18.70; 9. Todd Dexheimer 4:28.40; 10. Alex Anderson 4:29.30; 3000: 2. Rich Maleniak (EC) 8:53.20; 5000: 1. Ben Kimmes (Minn) 15:26.50; 2. Dave Huber 15:36.60; 4. Ethan Webinger 15:50.40; 7. Seth Kaste 16:34.80; 10. Tim King 16:55.90; 100-hurdles: 1. Lewis Cassellius (Stout) 16.80; 2. Corey Knudsen, Jeff Miller 17.10; 6. Bob Cahow 17.50; 400-hurdles: 1. Shane Ilstrup (Minn) 56.00; 5. Jeff Miller 1:00.10; 6. Steve Floyd 1:01.10;

Long jump: 1. Scott Whirry (EC) 22-9.75; 2. Tim Faber 20-3.75; 4. Steve Floyd 19-9.75; 6. Corey Knudsen 19-5.50; 8. Lewis Cassellius 19-2; 9. Bob Cahow 19-1.25; 14. Jay Sitek 17-4.75; Shot put: 1. Bob Schmidt (EC) 47-4.50; 13. Dave Luety 33-10; Javelin: 1. Dan Slater (St. Thomas) 161-1; 2. Kevin McCulley 155-9; 5. Corey Knudsen 145-9; 6. Bob Cahow 130-0; Discus: 1. Mike Turgeon (Stout); Hammer throw:1. Mike Turgeon.

March 29, 2001

MENOMONIE - The UW-Stout men's track and field team was ranked in the top 10 when the first outdoor national power rankings were released earlier this week.

The Blue Devils were ranked eighth and were the only Midwest team on the list. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps University of California was the top ranked team.