Baseball Wins Ninth Straight Game, Belting Massachusetts 22-0, Sunday

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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Led by a school single-game record-tying six hits from junior third baseman Eli Boggess, the Morehead State baseball team belted Massachusetts 22-0 at Allen Field Sunday and completed a three-game sweep of the Minutemen.

While the offense generated 28 hits, just one shy of the program single-game record, four pitchers combined for the first MSU shutout since March 30, 2016. Morehead State improved to 22-6 overall and 17-1 in the last 18 games while winning its 14th consecutive home contest. It continues to be the best start in program history. UMass headed back north with a 6-13 mark.

Boggess was 6-for-6, all singles, driving in two and scoring twice. Eight of the nine in the original batting order produced multi-hit games, including senior rightfielder Will Schneider who was 4-for-4 with three runs scored and two RBI. He came within a triple of the cycle. Senior outfielder Michael Patrick drove in a team-best five runs, including a grand slam in an 11-run sixth-inning for the Eagles. Sophomore outfielder Niko Hulsizer belted his team-best 12th homer right after Patrick's bases-clearing bomb, and Schneider made it back-to-back-to-back jacks when he nailed a solo shot in that scoring outburst in the sixth frame.

"As exciting as the first two games were in the series (MSU won in walk-off fashion Friday and Saturday), I like the way we won a lot better today," said head coach Mike McGuire. "Everyone was locked in today, and we are at our best when we are producing equally throughout the lineup."

On the mound, senior lefty Curtis Wilson improved to 4-2 by scattering five hits in six innings. Righties David Calderon, Alex Garbrick and John Hurayt contributed to the shutout by tossing a scoreless inning each.

"Curtis threw the ball very well today, and he probably would have gone back out for the seventh had we not had such a long at-bat in the sixth, but he was very efficient," McGuire added. "And I thought it was good to get David, Alex and John some work, and they threw solid as well." 

Sophomore designated hitter Trevor Snyder completed an eight-hit week with three more hits today while tallying three RBI, while junior second baseman Braxton Morris notched his team and Ohio Valley Conference-best 16th multi-hit effort.

The Eagles also scored a six-spot in the fourth inning and three in the eighth as they batted around in the order in three separate innings.

Morehead State opens a five-game road stretch Wednesday at West Virginia. The re-scheduled game from earlier this year starts at 5 p.m. ET.