Although Joey Dyche's hitting streak came to an end, the Lewis-Clark State baseball team was otherwise successful in the opener of its weeklong homestand on Monday night.

Brandon Morris rang up five RBI to lead the Warriors to an 11-4 victory over California Baptist at Harris Field. It was LCSC's eighth consecutive win.

L-C, which will play every day this week, used a preplanned split of three pitchers, with each working three innings. Ben Newton, who allowed two hits while striking out four, was awarded his first win of the season.

Newton has allowed no earned runs in eight total innings this season.

Dyche, who had hit safely in 16 consecutive games, went 0-for-3. In the ninth with Warriors on third and second, the visitors from Riverside, Calif., intentionally walked Dyche, thus denying him a chance to extend his streak.

Dyche, a right-handed junior transfer, leads the Warriors with a .479 batting average.

Morris took care of the offense in this game, smashing a three-run homer to left in the third. Before Morris' blast, the Warriors had been down 2-1.

Morris, who leads the team with seven homers, added an RBI double in the sixth and a run-scoring sacrifice in the eighth. Allen Balmer also smacked a two-run single in the eighth.

The Warriors (16-4) and Lancers (8-12-1) will play at 6 p.m. today, Wednesday and Thursday. After this series, the Warriors have a three-game set scheduled with St. Martin's.

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