Chippewa Valley Times

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire baseball team suffered two losses in a doubleheader against UW-Stevens Point at Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, on Wednesday. The Blugolds were defeated 8-6 in a ten-inning opener and 10-3 in the second game.

In the first game, the Blugolds, at 6-25 overall and winless in conference play, managed to lead until the ninth inning when UW-Stevens Point mounted a comeback to push the game into extra innings. The Pointers, who stand at 15-16 overall and 10-10 in conference play, eventually won with a decisive two-run home run in the tenth inning.

Diego Caicedo played a critical role, tying the game at 3-3 with a two-run home run in the fifth inning. Further contributions included Austin Buck's sacrifice fly and Logan Hesselman's RBI single, contributing to a temporary 5-3 lead. In the eighth, the Pointers narrowed the gap, later taking the lead after a two-RBI single in the ninth. The Blugolds managed to level the game again through Hesselman's efforts, but ultimately came up short in the tenth.

Blugolds' pitcher Sebastian De La Toba had a commendable outing, allowing just one earned run in 7.2 innings and striking out five batters. Caicedo secured three hits, while Buck and Hesselman each contributed two hits.

During the second game, UW-Stevens Point capitalized on two early two-run home runs to secure a 7-0 lead. The Blugolds managed to score once on an error in the fifth and loaded bases walks in the seventh inning by Jack Eustice and Caicedo. However, the Pointers extended their lead with two additional home runs.

Cole Clausen led the Blugolds' lineup with two hits during the second game.

The Blugolds are set to continue their Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference schedule with a four-game series against UW-Platteville on April 26-27. Each day's doubleheaders will begin at 12 p.m. in Platteville.

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