WIAC Player of the Week Steve Bomkamp

Posted March 10, 2009

UW-Platteville's Steve Bomkamp earned the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference baseball position player of the week after a record-breaking weekend for the Pioneers.

Bomkamp hit .538 (7-for-13) with two doubles, two home runs and 10 RBIs, helping UW-Platteville to a 3-1 start this season. He hit a two-run home run in the top of the seventh, helping the Pioneers take a 7-6 lead at Fontbonne College (Mo.) on March 7. Against Maryville University (Mo.) on March 8, Bomkamp had three hits, scored twice and knocked in two, helping the Pioneers to a school-record 25 runs in the opener. In the nightcap, the junior from Green Bay West drove in five more runs, powering UW-Platteville to a 16-10 win.

Coach Eric Frese's crew begins its spring trip Sunday with games against Birmingham Southern. The Pioneers also play at Huntingdon, Ala., and at Piedmont, Ga. before heading back north.

Scores, stories and statistics will be updated on the website throughout the trips.