JACKSONVILLE, Fla.  – For the third straight game the Western Michigan Baseball team scored in double figures to defeat North Florida, 10-1 in game one of its three-game series on Friday night.
WMU racked up 17 hits, extending their streak of games with double digit hits to seven. The Brown and Gold saw nine different batters register hits, while six Broncos registered multi-hit games.
 
Senior Jesse Forestell finished a triple away from the cycle as the senior catcher drove two in on a first inning single, a double down the right field line in the fifth, and hit his fourth home run of the season over the right field fence in the seventh.
 
Forestell had three RBI's on the night and now has 17 on the season, tying him with redshirt sophomore Logan Hudson for most on the team. Sophomore Blake Dunn also extended his hitting streak to seven games, going 2-for-5 at the plate.
 
Senior Chris Modrzynski threw a gem for WMU, allowing just one run on seven hits, striking out three opposing batters, and walking two in seven innings of work. The senior lefty was helped out by his defense behind him, as the Brown and Gold combined for three double plays, and only committed one error on the night. WMU ranks 14th in the nation in fielding percentage.
 
Freshman Dane Ambrustmacher came in relief in the eighth inning, sitting down all six batters he faced and striking out three.
 
The Broncos didn't wait long to jump on the scoreboard, stringing together three straight singles to begin the game, including a Jesse Forestell two RBI single to take the lead in the top of the first. Sean O'Keefe drove in his 11th run of the season with two outs and a runner on second, to increase the WMU lead to 3-0.
 
The Ospreys strung together three singles to begin the bottom of the second, cutting into the WMU lead, 3-1. Modrzynski struck out back-to-back batters with one out and the bases loaded to retire the threat.
 
Senior Jimmy Roche returned to the Bronco lineup after missing the last four games and sent a ball over the video board on the first pitch of the top of the fourth, increasing the lead for the Brown & Gold to 4-1. Fellow senior Nate Grys connected on his first home run of the season in the top of the fifth inning to extend the Bronco lead to 6-1.
 
WMU scored another run in the top of the sixth, two in the top of the seventh and one in the ninth to secure its fourth straight victory and improve its overall record to 5-8.  
 
WMU will be back in action tomorrow, Saturday March 9th as they conclude their annual Florida spring break trip with a double header against UNF. Game one is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. with game two to follow at 2:30 p.m.