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Front row (I. to r.): G. Evans, R. Lenahan, R. Wilson, J. Lawrence, J.
Thompson, F. Leve, C. Lowe.
Scrond row: A. Mansfield (coach), R. Tadych, D. Lemke, R. Plietz, S. Locklin,
R. Cook, B. Elliott, B. Goldstein (manager), F. Wegner (asst. coach).
Insert: Jim Thompson, captain, and Bob Wilson, most valuable player.
'48 Squad

The 1948 baseball team, captained, by Jim Thompson, had a
five won, six lost record in Western Conference competition to
give them fifth place. The Badgers opened their Big Nine season
against Indiana, after having split six warm-up games with oppo-
nents from Bradley, Illinois Normal, Washington, and Western
Illinois. The Hoosiers were downed, 2-1 and 11-6, in a weekend
series at Bloomington. Purdue took the measure of the nine the
next weekend when they swept a series, 4-0 and 6-4. Wisconsin
stayed in the .500 range by splitting the Minnesota series, 7-6 and
6-12. The Hawkeyes journeyed, to Madison and Wisconsin won
its only home conference victory, 4-3, the second game being
rained out. At Evanston, Northwestern trounced the Badgers on
Friday, 10-1; but Wisconsin came back on Saturday and beat the
Wildcats, 10-7. The final series of the season was lost to Ohio
State, 7-3 and 10-5. Among the other Wisconsin victims were
Notre Dame, 3-1 and 2-1; Luther College, 5-2 and 10-2; and
Appleton of the Wisconsin State League, 7-3.

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