RICHMOND, Ky. – The Kalamazoo College baseball team (5-0) defeated Berea College 21-3 in seven innings Friday night at Eastern Kentucky University's Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Stadium.

Berea scored a run in the bottom of the first and trailed 3-2 after three innings despite not recording a hit. The Hornets proceeded to score five runs in the fifth, 10 in the sixth and three in the seventh to take a 21-2 lead. The Mountaineers recorded their first hit with two outs in the seventh on an RBI single to make it 21-3. Berea finished with two hits in the game, both coming with two outs in the seventh.

Kalamazoo recorded 12 hits in the game while taking advantage of 10 walks and tying a school record with eight hit-by-pitch.

Alex Fenkell led the Hornets was two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored.

Kieran Crossley doubled and drove in four runs. Robert Newland, Henry Donohoe, Connor Ritchie also had two RBIs each. Ryar Rinehart doubled in the game.

Kalamazoo stole seven bases in the game led by Cade Preissing and Alex Fenkell with two apiece.

Jacob Davis started on the mound and struck out seven in four innings. Ben Van Nes struck out two in a scoreless fifth inning. Aidan Liedeke also struck out two in a scoreless sixth.

Kalamazoo plays two more games at EKU on Saturday. The Hornets are scheduled to face Carroll University at 1 p.m. and Wittenberg University at 7 p.m.