UW-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater Advance To NCAA Softball Super Regionals

MADISON, Wis.–For the first time in history, two Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) softball programs are headed to the Super Regionals of the NCAA Division III Softball Championship after University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and UW-Whitewater won regional titles on May 17.

 

UW-Stevens Point (31-13) won the Oshkosh, Wis., Regional with a 3-1 victory over UW-Oshkosh. The Pointers opened regional competition with a 3-0 victory over Central College (Iowa) and followed that win with a 1-0 triumph over UW-Oshkosh. The Titans rebounded with a 5-2 victory before UW-Stevens Point won the deciding game. UW-Stevens Point will square off against Trine University (Ind.) (39-5) in a best-of-three Super Regional.

 

UW-Oshkosh opened regional play with a 6-0 triumph over Concordia University (Wis.) and beat the Falcons in their third game of the regional by a 4-1 margin in addition to its results against UW-Stevens Point. Brianna Bougie, Abby Garceau and Grace Nardi were named to the regional’s All-Tournament Team.

 

UW-Oshkosh finished the season with a 39-8 record and won the WIAC tournament title. The 39 wins are the second-most in program history. The Titans made their third consecutive NCAA appearance – and 12th overall.

 

UW-Whitewater (38-6) won the Cleveland, Ohio Regional with a 7-3 triumph over Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). The Warhawks opened with a 5-0 win over Penn College of Technology (Pa.) in a game that featured a no-hitter by the Warhawks’ Josie Hammen. UW-Whitewater then posted a 7-6 victory over Case Western Reserve before the regional-clinching win. The Warhawks will face Saint Mary’s University (Minn.) (42-4) in Super Regional action.

 

UW-Eau Claire also represented the conference in NCAA regional action in Angola, Ind. The Blugolds fell short 13-3 in five innings in their opening contest against Baldwin Wallace University (Ohio), but rebounded with a 4-1 victory over University of Pittsburgh Greensburg (Pa.). UW-Eau Claire then beat Baldwin Wallace 8-7 in 10 innings, before being eliminated by Trine University 9-1 in 5 innings. Kenna Strunsee, Molly Marquardt, and Brooklyn Swanepoel were named to the regional’s All-Tournament Team.

 

UW-Eau Claire completed the 2025 campaign with a 29-16 record and made their 14th NCAAA appearance. The 29 victories are the most since the 2012 season.

 

In UW-Stevens Point’s clinching game against UW-Oshkosh, the game was scoreless until the fifth inning when UW-Stevens Point’s Sophie Schmidt reached on a throwing error to start the inning. She moved to second on a sac bunt by Trinity Otto. With two outs, Kaitlyn Roberts drew a walk and three pitches later, Jesse Klicker launched a home run to center to give the Pointers a 3-0 lead.

 

The Titans broke up a no-hit bid in the sixth with an infield hit by Sarah Hammer. Two batters later, Cali Divito singled to second base. A successful double steal cut the deficit to 3-1.

Ashley Zygowski tossed the final 2.0 frames to earn the save – her nation-leading 11th of the season.

 

Klicker and Zygowski were named to the regional’s All-Tournament Team, while Morgan Harwood was selected the Most Outstanding Player. 

 

In the clinching game against Case Western Reserve, UW-Whitewater jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second inning on a two-run single by Kaitlyn Weidemann.

 

Case Western Reserve tied the game with back-to-back home runs to open the fourth inning and added a couple of singles for their only lead of the game at 3-2.

UW-Whitewater responded immediately in their half of the frame, once again scoring with two outs. Emma Giese was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and a wild pitch scored Weidemann for a 4-3 advantage.

UW-Whitewater added to its lead in the fifth inning on a run-scoring single down the right field line by Weidemann, and tacked on two more runs in the sixth inning on a two-run home run to left field by Grace Wickman.

Hammen, Wickman and Dani Peshia were named to the regional’s All-Tournament Team, while Weidemann was selected the Most Outstanding Player.

 

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