Tess Fadness drove in six runs as UW-Oshkosh posted two convincing wins over the UW-Stevens Point softball team on Wednesday (April 2) in Mauston.

The Titans (12-4/2-0 WIAC) tallied 11 hits in each contest, taking the opener by an 8-1 score and the nightcap with a 13-1 decision.

During game one, Fadness led off the second inning with a single. She then scored on a wild pitch before Taylor Loew drove home another run. UW-Oshkosh took a 5-1 lead with three runs in the third, including one on a hard-hit double by Katie Koepsel.

The Pointers' (9-10/0-2 WIAC) only score came on a third-inning single by Jordon Schreiner.

UW-Oshkosh counted three runs in the fifth inning to put the game away. Lindsey Luedke brought in one with a squeeze bunt. Fadness and Hayden Krueger followed with run-scoring singles to make it 8-1.

Jill Vondrak escaped a jam in the fourth inning when two Pointers reached base with no outs. Vondrak (7-3) finished with four strikeouts in the complete-game victory.

The pitching loss went to the Pointers' Sydney Gorges, who allowed five earned runs in 2.2 innings.

During the opening inning of game two, Haley Bayreuther showed off her skills. First she sprinted from her shortstop position into left field for a diving catch. Then leading off the bottom half, she smacked a triple to right field. Bayreuther scored on a single by Kassie Krueger. Fadness added a run-scoring double as the Titans grabbed a quick 4-0 lead.

The Titans continued to hammer the ball, scoring six times on four hits during the second inning. Fadness drove in two runs with a double, while Luedke, Koepsel and Hayden Krueger each tallied a run-scoring hit.

In the third inning, Fadness and Kassie Krueger crushed run-scoring doubles, increasing the Titans' lead to 13-0.

Bekah Rennicke got UW-Stevens Point into the scoring column with a double in the fourth inning.

Sara Brunlieb (5-1) allowed just one run on four hits in five innings to earn UW-Oshkosh's pitching win. Ashley Rothmund took the loss with three earned runs in one inning. Brooke Nelson followed for the Pointers and surrendered five runs while recording one out.

Extending her hitting streak to 14 games, Luedke went 2-for-3 with two runs scored in the nightcap.

UW-Oshkosh has a home doubleheader against UW-River Falls scheduled for Saturday (April 5) at YP.com Softball Park.

By Jon Feyen