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Article: DIVISION III WORLD SERIES; Pointers respond in decisive way; They beat Aurora; Wheaton is next
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- May 28, 2006
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Grand Chute No one who has followed the recent baseball fortunes
of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point should be surprised to
see the Pointers still alive in the Division III World Series.
Lose back-to-back games and call it a season? Not their style.
Less than 24 hours after going down meekly in their first-round
game and dropping into the loser's bracket, the Pointers staved off
elimination with a 12-3 victory over Aurora University on Saturday at
Fox Cities Stadium.
The Pointers' bats, quiet in the 2-1 first-round loss to Marietta,
responded with 14 hits against five pitchers, and senior right-
hander Josh Perkins (7-2) allowed a run on four hits in six innings.
"Our guys were ...