Gonzaga extends record winning streak to 14 | College baseball
Apr. 27—The hottest team in college baseball, Gonzaga completed another West Coast Conference sweep and set a couple of program records in the process. The Zags are riding a team record 14-game winning streak — the longest active winning streak in Division I.
They set the program mark for consecutive wins on Friday, rallying to beat visiting Loyola Marymount 4-3 at Patterson Baseball Complex, then extended it with a smooth 7-1 victory on Saturday and a 14-8 runaway win on Sunday. Designated hitter/outfielder Maddox Haley broke the GU record for consecutive games with a hit on Friday, then extended his remarkable stretch to 29 games with a two-run homer and an RBI double on Sunday. Gonzaga (27-14, 15-3 WCC) hasn't lost since April 2 against Pepperdine.
Over the following 14 games, the Bulldogs emerged as the clear frontrunner in the WCC — they sit atop the conference standings by four games — and a nationally notable team. They climbed to No. 31 in the national RPI rankings ahead of this weekend's series, and were named one of D1Baseball.
com 's top mid-major teams to watch. The headliner of GU's ascent has been Haley, a first-year Zag out of Southwestern College in California. He's batting .
421 on the year — one of about 20 players in D-I hitting over . 400 — with an elite-level OPS of 1. 240.
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