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Published May 23, 2008, 12:00 AM

UW-Whitewater goes for second NCAA baseball title

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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will go for its second national title in four years, when the NCAA Division 3 baseball finals open today (Friday) near Appleton.

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater will go for its second national title in four years, when the NCAA Division 3 baseball finals open today (Friday) near Appleton.

Eight teams will square off in a double-elimination tournament at Fox Cities Stadium.

Kean College will open the proceedings at 10 this morning against Chapman of California.

Top-ranked Chapman is making its fourth straight appearance in the finals.

Adrian and Johns Hopkins will square off at 1:15. Adrian is the first Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team to make the Division 3 World Series.

UW-Whitewater will open at 4:30 p.m. against Linfield of Oregon.

The Warhawks are 6-2 in national finals’ play since 2004. Former Yankees’ infielder Scott Brosius manages Linfield – where he played for three years.

Tonight (Friday) at 7:45 p.m. Trinity of Connecticut faces Cortland State of New York. Trinity is 41-0 while Cortland has a 38-game winning streak.

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