THE LEAD
No. 15 Dallas Baptist completed a three-game sweep of the Illinois State Redbirds with a 10-3 win on Sunday at Horner Ballpark.  Leading by a score of 4-3 going into the eighth inning, a leadoff triple by Tagg Duce sparked a six-run rally, as DBU (22-3, 5-1) extended the longest home winning streak in College Baseball to 14.  The victory also sets a new school record for the most consecutive home wins in the program's NCAA Division I history dating back to 2004.
 
After DBU starter, Trevor Conn, retired the side in order in the first inning, the Patriots struck first when Drew Turbin came in to score from second on a throwing error by Redbirds' shortstop, Dennis Colon.  A double by Matt Duce in the second, followed by a two-out single to left by Camden Duzenack extended the DBU lead to 2-0.
 
Illinois State (11-13, 0-3) pushed a run across in the third, before DBU responded with a pair of runs in the fourth, highlighted by a two-run double by Duzenack.
 
Leading 4-1 into the seventh inning, the Redbirds loaded the bases with two outs.  A double to left by ISU pinch-hitter, Joe Kelch, cut the Patriot lead to one.  Patriot reliever, Drew Smith, would work out of the jam, getting Daniel Dwyer to fly out and then returned in the eighth inning to retires the side in order and preserve the 4-3 lead.
 
In the eighth, a Daniel Salters RBI double to the gap in right-center gave the Patriots a 5-3 advantage.  With the bases loaded and only one out, a ground ball off the bat of Drew Turbin resulted in a play at the plate, but Paul DeJong's throw was in the dirt and went past ISU catcher, Jean Ramirez, allowing two more runs to score.  A two-run double by Duzenack and an RBI double by David Martinelli opened the Patriot lead to seven, before Seth Elledge came out of the pen to work a scoreless ninth.
 
DBU HEAD COACH, DAN HEEFER – ON GETTING THE SERIES SWEEP
"Coming off a big win yesterday, I thought our guys came out with a lot of energy from the start and competed all day.  We've challenged them in these type of situations when you have a chance to sweep a series and they responded to that challenge well today."
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
5 – A new season-high in RBI's by Camden Duzenack today.
34 – DBU has outscored their opponents in the eighth inning this year by 34 runs, having scored 36 runs in the eighth this year, while only allowing two.
9 – Number of hits Tagg Duce finished with on the week.  Duce went 9-for-16 to compile a .563 average in four games this week.
 
UP NEXT FOR THE PATRIOTS
DBU concludes a four-game homestand with a Tuesday night game versus Abilene Christian.  First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 pm.