GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- The 16th-ranked Wayne State University baseball program (30-9 overall, 14-6 GLIAC) traveled to Davenport (23-16 overall, 9-11 GLIAC) for the first of four games on Friday and the Warriors cruised to their 30th win, 26-3.  WSU wins at least 30 games for the 10th time in program history and seventh time under head coach Ryan Kelley.  The 26 runs is a program record, surpassing a 24-1 win over Queens in 2011.  The 21 hits on Friday matches the school record, which was set in 2013 versus Urbana.

HOW IT HAPPENED
Ryan Foley (Ann Arbor, Mich. / Saline) started the game by reaching via an an error and advanced to second as the errant throw found a home in DU's dugout.  Jacob Finkbeiner (Saline, Mich.) was plunked before Michael MacLean (Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Country Day / The Lawrenceville School) staked the Warriors to a 1-0 early lead with an RBI single up the middle.  A single from Justin Kelly (Wheaton, Ill. / Wheaton Warrenville South) loaded the bases for Hunter DeLanoy (Hartland, Mich.) who drove in a run with an infield single to third base.  The first-inning advantage grew to 3-0 on an sacrifice fly off the bat of Tristen Jorah (Clinton Twp., Mich. / Sterling Heights Stevenson).  Rudy Ramirez (Brighton, Mich.) made it 4-0 with a ground-rule double to center field before Noah Miller (Macomb, Mich. / University Liggett) drew a one-out walk to load the bases again.  The second error of the inning allowed the fifth run to score and Foley sent a sac fly into center to give WSU a six-run inning.

The bats stayed red hot in the second inning with five runs on four hits and two Panther errors.   DeLanoy plated a run with an infield single and two runs scored on a fielding error that allowed Jorah to reach.  Jack Schmidt (Fishers, Ind. / Indianapolis Cathedral) doubled home two runs to give the Warriors an 11-0 lead.

Foley drove in a run with RBI fielder's choice in the fourth inning before Finkbeiner stretched the visitor's lead to 14-0 with a two-run double to right field.  DU broke through for its first run with a sac fly in the bottom of the fifth inning.  The Panthers added two more runs in the inning to trim the deficit to 14-3.

WSU scored six more runs on four hits in the top of the sixth inning starting with a two-run single from Foley before an RBI single from Finkbeiner and an RBI ground-rule double gave WSU an 18-3 lead.  Robert Iacobelli (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Brother Rice) delivered a pinch-hit RBI groundout and DeLanoy made it 20-3 with another RBI groundout.

Finkbeiner singled home WSU's 21st run of the game in the top of the ninth inning, while another tally was added on a passed ball.  A bases-loaded walk issued to Iacobelli made it 23-3 and Greg McDade (Sterling Heights, Mich. / Stevenson) sent an RBI single into right field.  WSU took a 25-3 advantage with a sac fly from Zach Girard (Sleepy Hollow, Ill. / Dundee Crown).  Michael Toth (Northville, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central) singled to left field to drive home the 26th and final run of the day.

AT THE PLATE
Finkbeiner finished 4-for-6 with three runs scored and four RBI, while Foley also drove in four runs, going 2-for-4 with four runs scored.  MacLean went 3-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI.  DeLanoy collected three RBI on two hits, while Iacobelli and Schmidt tallied two RBI each.

ON THE MOUND
Hunter Brown (St. Claire Shores, Mich. / Lakeview) (8-0) stayed unbeaten by working five innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out four batters.  Dustin Renfroe (West Bloomfield, Mich. / Brother Rice / U of D Jesuit) did not allow a hit or a run in four innings of quality relief.

UP NEXT
WSU and DU will play twice on Saturday with game one beginning at 1:00 p.m.