ELKINS, W.Va. – The West Virginia State University baseball team increased its win streak to 11 games with a couple of wins at Davis & Elkins on Saturday afternoon. The Yellow Jackets benefited from another stellar outing by Ethan Lauchart in the first game to win easily, 6-0, before they piled on the runs in the second game to leave D&E in the dust, 10-2.

Postgame Records
WVSU: 26-7, 22-4 MEC
D&E: 7-19, 7-19 MEC

Game 1: WVSU 6, D&E 0, Final/7

• Grad student Ethan Lauchart (6-0) tossed a complete game shutout in which he compiled eight strikeouts and only allowed five baserunners.
• Three Yellow Jackets had multi-hit performances including Christopher Jordan, Trey Junkins, and Brett Christian. Junkins drove in three runs while Christian batted in two runs.
• West Virginia State committed no errors compared to three by the Senators.

Quick Recap

With Lauchart on the mound to start the game, West Virginia State was primed to win the first game of the doubleheader. The bats of WVSU provided plenty of run support to the pitching staff's ace even though a shutout was in the cards.

Junkins' double to left center in the first inning scored two runs, 2-0. A third run was scored in the third inning when Jordan stole second and Michael Stone snuck home on the throw over to try to catch Jordan stealing, 3-0.

RBI-singles from Junkins and Christian tacked on two more runs to West Virginia State's growing lead, 5-0. Christian hit another RBI-single in the top of the seventh to give the game its final score, 6-0.

Game 2: WVSU 10, D&E 2, Final/7

• Senior Daniel Brandon (5-0) was credited with the win for his five innings pitched in which he gave up one run on three hits.
• West Virginia State played it close until a five-run fifth inning put the game out of reach.
• Junior Michael Stone led the Yellow Jackets in hits, going 3-for-4 with one RBI and two runs scored.

Quick Recap

A sacrifice fly by Junkins in the top of the second gave WVSU the brief advantage, 1-0. Davis & Elkins leveled things up in the bottom of the second by scoring on a groundout, 1-1.

West Virginia State crept back out front in the top of the fourth when Harrison doubled to leadoff the inning, advanced to third on a passed ball, and crossed home plate on a groundout, 2-1.

A five-run fifth inning by the Yellow Jackets changed the dynamics of the game with a 7-1 score line resulting. Christian, Michael Stone, and Jordan all had RBI-singles in the half inning. A wild pitch and a passed ball were the causes of the other two runs.

The Senators got one run back with a solo homerun in the bottom of the sixth, 7-2, before West Virginia State tacked on three runs in the top of the seventh, 10-2. Andrew Stone singled through the right side of the infield to drive in the first of the three runs. He later scored himself on a fielding error by the second baseman. In between, Matthew Kline drove in the second run of the half inning with a sacrifice fly.

Brandon retired the side in order in the bottom of the seventh to prevent any kind of rally from D&E.

Up Next
Tomorrow, May 2: @ Davis & Elkins (DH) 1 p.m.