Matson Has Big Weekend As Pointers Advance To Super Regionals

Monday, May 23rd, 2022 -- 6:53 AM

Neillsville's Logan Matson had a big weekend for the UW-Stevens Point baseball team as they advanced to the Super Regionals this coming weekend.

The No. 12 UW-Stevens Point baseball team (35-7) earned yet another come-from-behind win, 11-6, over Lawrence (26-12) in the NCAA Tournament Regional Round opening game on Friday.   Matson had a team-best three runs batted in, including one of the Pointers' three solo home runs. He had three hits and scored two runs.   The Pointers dropped an 8-2 decision to North Central (35-12) in the winners game on Saturday before eliminating Coe (22-21) with a 10-5 victory in the nightcap.  Matson hit a home run drove in three in the win.

Stevens Point then won the regional title with a sweep of No. 18 North Central (35-14) and Sunday's offensive output reached some historic heights. UWSP won game one 27-3 tying the school record for runs in a game and in an inning in the process. The Pointers then broke a late 8-8 tie in a big way taking the finale, 21-8.   In the game one win, UWSP put up 14 runs in the eighth inning matching a feat achieved by the Pointers in 1999 and 2002.  Matson slugged a grand slam in game 1 and had an RBI in game 2.  

The Pointers advance to the Super Regionals, a best-of-three series, against league rival UW-Whitewater. Game one will be Friday (May 27) beginning at 12:00 p.m.   The location of the series will be announced today by the NCAA.

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