Elkins, WV – Bluefield State University Baseball finishes the regular season with a 9-3 and 11-3 victory over Davis & Elkins College on Tuesday.

Game One

The Big Blue struck first in game one after Curtis Ball led off the second inning with a single, followed by Brantley Durham getting hit by the pitch. Garett Hladilek sacrificed to move the runners into scoring position. Eric Green singled to bring in the first run of the game. Cam Lowke brought in the second run off of a sacrifice fly. The Senators took the lead in the fourth, bringing three across the plate, but the Big Blue answered in the fifth with two to take back the lead.

Lowke drew the walk, followed by a single from Tahir Meulens and a fielder's choice from Jordan Varela-Payne. Cole Cote singled to bring in Meulens, followed by Dillion Sullivan with a double to bring in Varela-Payne. The Big Blue extended their lead in the seventh 9-3. Meulens drew the leadoff walk, with Varela-Payne hitting a two-run home run. Ball and Durham hit back-to-back singles, with Hladilek reaching on an error. Green cleared the bases with a single to secure the 9-3 victory for the Big Blue.

Braeden Major earned the win for the Big Blue, throwing the complete game with six hits, three runs, and striking out six.

Game Two

The Big Blue carried the momentum from game one into game two and scored six in the first inning. The Big Blue led off with back-to-back to doubles from Meulens and Varela-Payne. Back-to-back singles from Sullivan and Ball brought another one across the plate and put runners at first and second. Hladilek doubled to bring in Sullivan followed by a single from Green to extend the lead 5-0. Lowke reached on an error by the Senators to bring in the sixth run of the inning.

The Big Blue added one in the second off of a sacrifice fly by Sullivan and two in the third after a double from Meulens to go up 9-0 over the Senators. The Senators added two in the fourth but the Big Blue answered in the fifth with two to maintain the nine-run lead. The Senators added one in the sixth, but could not overcome the Big Blue deficit.

Zach Powell earned his seventh win of the season, throwing five innings with four hits and striking out two.

"I am so proud of our guys and our staff. To win 12/13 games to finish the year is incredible," said head coach Drew Bailey. "It's a testament to the type of staff and players that we have in our program. We preach that we never let our results dictate our work ethic and our preparation and we stayed true to that and continued to work even when things weren't going our way. Setting the wins record and having the first winning season in a full year is a big accomplishment but seeing these guys grow as men is even bigger to me. Hopefully, we will get a shot to head to the HBCU World Series and redeem ourselves."