RIPON, Wis. - One year after defeating UW-Whitewater in the first game of the NCAA Regional Playoffs, the Ripon College baseball team wasn't as fortunate, as they lost both games of a doubleheader against the fourth-ranked Warhawks Friday. The Red Hawks dropped the first game 10-1, before losing the nightcap 14-1 in seven innings.

In the day's first game, UW-Whitewater (11-0) didn't waste any time, scoring twice in the bottom of the first when the second batter of the inning homered to right center after a leadoff walk. The Warhawks would add two more runs in both the third and fourth inning, before Ripon (2-10) finally got on the board in the top of the sixth. The Red Hawks' lone run of the game came on a Nick Schmitt RBI single, which scored Isiah Ramos from second base. UW-W would get that run back in the bottom of teh sixth, and would add another in the seventh and two more in the eighth to cap the scoring.

Five different Ripon players recorded a hit in the game. David Knapp (0-3) suffered the loss, allowing seven runs on 10 hits in 5.2 innings, while striking out two.

UW-Whitewater finished with 12 hits, with five different players recording two base knocks. Blake Fleischman led the way with a 2-for-2 performance that saw him drive in four runs and score two more. Lake Bachar (3-0) earned the victory, allowing one unearned run on four hits and striking out seven without issuing a walk in six innings.

The Warhawks didn't let up in the day's second game, jumping on the Red Hawks early and often, breaking a scoreless tie with four runs in the bottom of the second. Ripon would score their only run in the top of the third on an RBI single by Jake Reinke, which allowed Nick Taranto to score. Whitewater added two runs in the bottom of the third, before opening up the floodgates with a seven-spot in the fourth.

Ripon finished with four hits, coming from Reinke, Taranto, Jimmy Doedens and Josh Oswald. Matt Hecht (0-2) suffered the loss, as he struck out two batters in 3.1 innings of work.

UW-Whitewater registered 14 hits, with just two of those going for extra bases. Cal Aldridge and Steve Chamberlain led the way with three hits apiece. Curtis Morgan (2-0) earned the victory, allowing one run on four hits in four innings, while striking out two without walking a batter.

The Red Hawks are scheduled to be in action again on Sunday when they'll host UW-Stevens Point in a doubleheader beginning at Noon at Francis Field in Ripon.