CLINTON, S.C. – Western Michigan redshirt junior centerfielder Will Morrison continued his recent hot streak on Tuesday, as he went 4-for-4 and reached base in all five plate appearances in a 17-11 setback at Presbyterian College.  
 
FINAL SCORE: Presbyterian 17, Western Michigan 11
LOCATION: PC Baseball Complex (Clinton, S.C.)
RECORDS: Western Michigan (3-8) | Presbyterian (7-5)  
W: Kyle Mueller (1-0) | L: Mike Kelly (0-1)
 
Morrison's second consecutive four-hit game extended his streak of multi-hit games to seven in a row. His four hits tied his career high, and he also scored a career-best four times while driving in three runs for Western Michigan.
 
Gavin Doyle and Jimmy Allen each had two hits and drove in three runs apiece for the Broncos on Tuesday.
 
Morrison got WMU on the board just two batters into the game with a solo home run, his first long ball of the season.
 
After PC evened the score with a run in the second, Doyle doubled home a pair in the third to give the Broncos a 3-1 advantage. Presbyterian answered with three in the home half to seize a 4-3 edge through three innings.
 
Western Michigan plated five in the fourth inning to regain the lead. Allen got the rally started with a run-scoring double down the left line. Josh Swinehart followed with a sacrifice fly to put the Broncos ahead. WMU tacked on three more with two outs, as Morrison delivered a two-run double and Doyle brought him in with a single.
 
The Blue Hose moved back ahead in the middle innings and headed into the seventh with a 17-8 advantage.
 
Allen plated a couple of runs for WMU in the seventh with a single, and Bobby Dearing plated the visitors' final run of the contest with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly.
 
Western Michigan heads to Muncie, Ind., this weekend to begin Mid-American Conference play against Ball State. Game one between the Broncos and Cardinals is set for Friday at 1 pm.