LONGVIEW, Texas- Riding a seven-game win streak, the LeTourneau University baseball team looked to extend their success as they took an early lead and didn't let up in a 7-0 victory over Wartburg College at Conrad-Vernon Field on Sunday, March 17th.

The victory extends the YellowJackets win streak to eight straight as they improve to 13-6 overall while Wartburg drops to 2-9 on the season.

The opening two innings of play were quiet for both squads until the Knights posed the first threat of the game before stranding two runners in the top of the third. Eli Birriel would break through for the YellowJackets in the bottom half of the third with an RBI single to left field to bring across Weston McKinley as Lee Hosie followed bringing home Birriel off a Wartburg error to make it 2-0.

The YellowJackets tacked on two more in the fourth with the help of another Wartburg error and an RBI groundout from Cody Lee to score Jacob Jones from third base as the YellowJackets headed into the fifth holding a 4-0 lead.

The LETU offense didn't stop there as Jones and Noah Mahoney both reached base to start the eighth inning. Lee grabbed his second RBI of the contest when he slammed a single through the left side to score Jones. With two outs in the frame, Birriell struck again with a two-RBI single to left field to increase the LETU lead to 7-0.

The Knights saw a single base hit in their final attempt in the top of the ninth as they ended the contest stranding one runner as part of offensive struggles that lasted throughout the contest. 

Freshman Raul Martinez earned the win on the mound for the YellowJackets, tossing seven shutout innings while giving up just six hits and striking out three batters. Taking over in the eighth, Kolton Eberlan allowed just two hits in two innings of work.

The Knights outhit LETU 8-7 as just one YellowJacket saw a multi-hit game. Birriel recorded a team-high two hits and three RBI. Five other LETU batters would collect one hit each with Lee also adding two RBI. 

LETU will return to action for the third consecutive day as they face Wisconsin-Platteville on Monday, March 18th at 7 p.m. The Pioneers will enter Monday's matchup with a 2-6 overall record, and are coming off two straight losses against Texas Lutheran University.