The No. 8 ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater baseball team posted its 11th straight victory and scored double-digit runs for the seventh straight contest Sunday in an 18-2 win against Finlandia (Mich.) in a non-conference game at Prucha Field at James B. Miller Stadium.
The Warhawks (30-4 overall) tallied 21 hits in the affair and broke the game open with eight runs in the bottom of the fourth inning.
Right fielder
Taylor White (Highlands Ranch, Colo./ThunderRidge) was one of three UW-W batters with three hits in the contest. He finished 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs scored and two runs batted in. Third baseman
Peter Turelli (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) collected three hits, one run scored and one RBI, and first baseman
Nick Paget (New Berlin, Wis./West) was 3-for-3 with two runs scored and two RBIs.
Outfielder
Eric Hughes (Janesville, Wis./Craig) totaled three hits, two runs scored and one RBI, while second baseman
Jason Abatto (Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine) recorded three hits, two runs scored and two RBIs. Centerfielder
Jacob DeMeyer (Harshaw, Wis./Rhinelander) finished with two hits, three runs scored and one RBI, and shortstop
Austin Wessel (Hayward, Wis./Hayward) registered two hits, one run scored and three RBIs.
Starting pitcher
Kade Lancour (Nekoosa, Wis./Nekoosa) moved to 1-1 on the year with the win, striking out 10 batters over five innings of work.
Jim Jarecki (New Berlin, Wis./Marquette University HS) tossed a pair of hitless, scoreless innings to finish out the game.
UW-Whitewater, which holds a one-game lead in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings, visits UW-Eau Claire Wednesday for a league doubleheader. First pitch in Eau Claire is slated for 1 p.m.