UW-Oshkosh was involved in a one-run contest for the fifth consecutive game as it split a baseball doubleheader with Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) on Sunday (March 14) at Mall of America Field in Minneapolis, Minn.

Nolan Fadness (Jr. • Eau Claire) tallied three hits, including a game-ending, run-scoring double, to lead UW-Oshkosh (3-3) to a 10-9 win in the nine-inning opener.

Gustavus Adolphus College then scored twice in the second inning and fought off the Titans for a 2-1 victory in the nightcap.

Gustavus Adolphus College (1-1) jumped to a 3-0 lead in the opener. The Gusties scored on a UW-Oshkosh throwing error in the second inning and a UW-Oshkosh wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Alan Woitas in the third.

UW-Oshkosh answered with two runs in the third inning and three in the fourth to take a 5-3 advantage. The Titans scored in the third inning on a sacrifice fly by Tyler Kamps (Fr. • Appleton) and an infield groundout by Blake Berger (Jr. • Star Prairie). In the fourth inning, UW-Oshkosh got three consecutive singles before Nolan Fadness emptied the bases with a triple to center field.

Both teams counted a run in the fifth inning. The Gusties scored on a UW-Oshkosh passed ball while Titans scored on a Kyle Kannenberg (Sr. • Oshkosh) single.

Gustavus Adolphus College exploded for five runs on five hits in the sixth inning to take a 9-6 lead. Andrew Woitas led off the frame with a double and scored on a single by Brandon Byrne. The Gusties then benefited from a two-run single by Tim Miller and a run-scoring single by Tory Herman.

UW-Oshkosh scored on a Berger groundout in the sixth inning. The Titans then completed the comeback with a Hiroskey run-scoring triple and a sacrifice fly by Lucas Wirth (Sr. • Omro) in the seventh.

UW-Oshkosh threatened to score in the eighth inning, but failed to score after loading the bases.

In the ninth inning, UW-Oshkosh acquired a single from Hiroskey and a walk by Wirth. Nolan Fadness then ripped his game-winning hit to right field for the Titans' walk-off victory.

Troy Mrkvicka (So. • Greendale) earned the win for UW-Oshkosh by allowing just one hit with three strike outs over the last three innings. Matt Wells (Fr. • Little Chute) started and allowed four runs and four hits in four innings before Kannenberg yielded five runs and five hits over the next two frames.

The pitching loss fell on the Gusties' Miller, who surrendered four runs and four hits in 3.2 innings of relief. Herman tossed the opening three innings and yielded two runs and four hits, while Andrew Woitas let four runs score in two frames. Kevin Hagan walked the only batter he faced in the eighth inning.

Game two turned out to be a low scoring affair, as Gustavus Adolphus College scored two runs on four hits, while UW-Oshkosh scored just one run on six hits.

Both Gustavus Adolphus College runs came in the second inning. The Gusties scored their first run on back-to-back doubles by Herman and Andrew Woitas and their second on a throwing error.

UW-Oshkosh, which stranded a runner on third base in the fourth and seventh innings, tallied its lone run in the sixth. Nolan Fadness and Kamps each singled before Berger got hit by a pitch. Andrew Eichstaedt (So. • Appleton) stepped up and brought home Nolan Fadness with a fly out. The inning ended as Mickey Fadness (Sr. • Eau Claire) fouled out and Kannenberg flied out.

UW-Oshkosh had six players with one hit each and Gustavus Adolphus College four players with one hit apiece.

Evan Mattson (Jr. • Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) took the pitching loss for the Titans after allowing two runs and three hits in the first 2.2 innings. Luke Westphal (So. • Clintonville) followed with 2.1 hitless innings before being replaced by Andy Cordier (So. • Sturgeon Bay) in the sixth.

Alan Woitas gained the pitching win for Gustavus Adolphus College. Alan Woitas allowed one run and five hits in six inning of activity. Cody Sukalski got all three outs in the seventh inning to pick up the save.