March 28, 2006
Box Score
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - The West Virginia University baseball team defeated Maryland-Eastern Shore 20-2 on Tuesday afternoon at Hawley Field to increase it's nation-leading winning streak to 15 games.
The Mountaineers (21-3, 3-0 BIG EAST) have not won 15 games in a row since 1964 when Steve Harrick's club won 18 straight en route to a 24-5 record and an NCAA tournament bid.
The game also marks the first time a West Virginia team has scored 20 or more runs since May 7, 2005, when it defeated Seton Hall, 21-1, on the road.
WVU scored in bunches on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, putting up eight runs in the first, one in the second, seven in the sixth and four more in the eighth inning.
Seniors Casey Bowling and David Carpenter led the offensive surge with four RBI apiece, going 3-for-3 and 2-for-2 at the plate, respectively. Three of Carpenter's runs came on a first inning home run to make the score 6-0.
A Mountaineer batter has now hit at least one home run in the team's last four games.
Second baseman Tyler Kuhn and designated hitter Justin Jenkins also had monster days at the plate, each batting in three runs for WVU. Kuhn registered a career high in at bats on the day, stepping in the batter's box seven times.
Five different West Virginia players stole bases in the game to increase the season total to 54 on the season. The team only stole 18 bases in 2005.
Junior hurler Brendan Bergerson picked up his second win of the season after pitching six innings. The Michigan City, Ind., native allowed two runs on five hits, while striking out four batters.
Michael Willey took the loss for UMES after pitching just two-thirds of the first inning. Willey allowed eight runs on nine hits, while striking out none of the 12 batters he faced.
Junior shortstop Eric Gaines led on the offensive end for the Fighting Hawks as he went 1-3 recording a run and an RBI.
The Fighting Hawks fall to 6-19-1 on the season.
UMES baseball return to Hawk Stadium to take on the University of Maine in a doubleheader Saturday, April 1, 2006 at noon.
The previous release appears courtesy of the West Virginia Sports Information Office.
