BECKLEY, W.Va. – Davis & Elkins continued its perfect start with a pair of wins against Fairmont State on Monday. D&E took game one, 6-5 and outslugged the Falcons 15-10 in game two.

FSU took a 2-0 lead in the first with a pair of RBI singles. A leadoff triple in the second led to a third run for the Falcons. A Fairmont State error led to D&E's first two runs of the day in the fourth inning. Travis Phelps, Houston Darling and Ryan Butts each added RBI, putting Davis & Elkins on top 5-3. Fairmont State scored a run in the fifth, cutting the lead to 5-4. A RBI bunt single by Brad Banzhoff gave the Senators an insurance run in the sixth. FSU trimmed the deficit to 6-5 in the eighth, but D&E held on for the 6-5 win.  

Zach Bradfield started for the Senators, tossing 4.1 innings, surrendering four runs on five hits with a pair of strikeouts and five walks. Freshman, Forest Williamson (1-0), picked up the win—working 4.2 innings, yielding one run on two hits, while striking out three and walking two.

In the nightcap, Fairmont scored the first run on a wild pitch in the second inning. A successful squeeze play extended the advantage to 2-0. A wild pitch in the bottom of the inning cut the lead in half (2-1). Banhoff put D&E in front with a two-run double, 3-2. Matt Moceri tacked on a RBI single, making the score 4-2 after two innings. Lance Vannoy and Zak Keesee each registered two-run singles as part of a six run third inning that increased the lead to 10-2. The Falcons' Jacob Whitmore belted an inside-the-park grand slam, cutting the margin to 10-6 in the fifth. Freshman Ryan Dodson delivered a two RBI single to ignite a five run bottom half of the inning to make the score 15-6. FSU strung together four base hits in the sixth, leading to four runs before the Senator bullpen shut the door for the 15-10 win.

Rookie Noah Jarboe (1-0) earned the win, hurling five innings and allowing six runs on seven hits with three strikeouts. Jake Smith went one-third of an inning, giving up four runs (three earned) and walking one. Brennan Dettinger yielded one-hit in 1.2 innings.

D&E travels to Louisville, Ky. on Saturday to take on Hillsdale at 2 p.m.