VERONA, Wis. (April 13, 2005) -- The Edgewood College baseball team continued its undefeated streak in Lake Michigan Conference play with a 3-1 win over Lakeland College at Stampfl Field on Wednesday. 

Eagles' starting pitcher Andrew Handorf (Deforest, Wis.) went 8.1 innings, surrendering four hits without and earned run and striking out six Muskies to improve his record to 4-1 on the year. Junior Scott Stievo (Flagstaff, Ariz.) picked up the save as he got the final batter of the game to line-out back to the mound leaving the bases loaded for Lakeland.

Derek Jew (Homewood, Ill.) provided the only runs the Eagles would need as he hit a two-run double in the second inning. Edgewood added an insurance run in the seventh as Jew doubled with two outs, and Jeff Dorschner (Hortonville, Wis.) singled to right field to score Jew. Leading hitters for Edgewood were Jew, who was 2-for-3, and Tony Bunkleman (Hortonville, Wis.), who was 2-for-4. 

Lakeland starter Doug Mogenson went the distance on the mound, giving up eight hits and surrendering three earned runs. Edgewood improved its record to 17-6 overall (9-0 LMC) while Lakeland fell to 4-18-1 (1-5 LMC).

Edgewood begins their three-game series with Concordia University this Friday, April 15 in Mequon. The first pitch is scheduled at 3 p.m. The Eagles will then host Concordia in a doubleheader at Stampfl Field in Verona beginning at 4 p.m. this Saturday, April 16.