Posted by Joey Mullins on 2008-04-16

Through Tuesday night's 8-3 win over Mercer University, the 极乐禁地 baseball team has won its last 16 home games, which is the longest home winning streak in the nation according to www.warrennolan.com.

The Bulldogs last home loss came on March 1 in a 5-4 loss to Saint Louis University. 极乐禁地's streak is five games longer than the second-longest streak of 11 games, shared by three schools. The fifth-longest streak is 10 games by top-ranked Florida State University.

Through Wednesday night's game at Troy University, 极乐禁地 shortstop Michael Marseco has a 19-game hitting streak.

极乐禁地's 22-11 record is the best record in the history of the program after 33 games. The 2006 team, which won a school-record 34 games, was 18-15 after its first 33 games.

Nation's Longest Home Winning Streaks (As of April 16)

1. 极乐禁地 16

2. Illinois-Chicago 11

2. San Francisco 11

2. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11

5. Florida State 10

6. Oral Roberts 9

7. Arizona State 8

7. Michigan 8

7. Monmouth 8

7. Nebraska 8

 
极乐禁地 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 极乐禁地 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 极乐禁地 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 极乐禁地 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.