General Information

Location: Platteville, WI 53818 Year Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 7,000 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Orange and Blue National Affiliation: NCAA Division III Conference Affiliation: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Chancellor: Dr. David Markee Athletic Director: Mark Molesworth Athletic Phone: 608-342-1567 Head Coach: Eric Frese Coach's Phone: 608.342-1677 Coach's Record at UWP (Years): 32-46-2, 3rd Year Coach's Record Overall (Years): 167-247-3, 11th Year Assistant Coaches: Jason Watson, Brandon Ihm, B.J. Miller, Rick Place 2008 Record: 17-23 Conference Record/Place: 9-15 / 5th Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19 / 11 Starting Field Position Players Returning/Lost: 3 / 6 Starting Pitching Players Returning/Lost: 4 / 0 Sports Information: Paul Erickson SID Phone: 608-342-1574 SID FAX: 608-342-1576 SID e-mail: ericksop@uwplatt.edu Head Trainer: Scott Soja

Returning Letter Winners (2008 Stats)

SENIORS Brent Cashore, RP, 0-1, 4.22 ERA in 10 Games in 2007 (DNP in 2008) Corey Connolly, RP, 2-0, 9.28 ERA, 11 Games Joe Cox, SP, 3-3, 9.20 ERA Aaron Daniels, RP, 3-2, 3.97 ERA , 3 Saves Lee Hawkins ,3B, .321, 1 HR, 22 RBIs Eric Krueger ,C/OF, .167, 1 RBI, 1 Start Kyle Mack, SP, 2-2, 4.91 ERA, 11 Games, 5 Starts Joe Lange, SP, 3-4, 3.45 ERA, First Team All-WIAC, led league in strikeouts with 73 in 73 IP Matt Paulus , C, .194, 8 RBIs, 26 Starts JUNIORS Wade Axelson, C, .150, 5 RBI, 13 Starts Steve Bomkamp, Util, .125, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 7 Starts Jason Jacobson, IF, .173, 4 RBI, 14 Starts Wil Osmanski, SP, 1-4, 5.18, 11 Games, 7 Starts Derrick Rice, OF, .185, 1 HR, 9 RBIs, 13 Starts Alex Siehoff, OF, .154, 17 Games, 3 Starts SOPHOMORES Brett Benesh, 2B-SS, .193, 1 HR, 15 RBI, 23 Starts Nick Budden, RP, 0-0, 7.50 ERA, 10 Games Justin Crotty, RP, 1-0, 7.50 ERA, 9 Games Kyle Kubatzke, RP, 2-0, 22.90 ERA, 4 Games