LIVONIA, Mich. -  The Madonna baseball team moved to 15-6 overall and 5-1 in WHAC play with a pair of wins over visiting Siena Heights, 7-5 and 11-1 at chilly Ilitch Ballpark Tuesday afternoon.

In game one, Crusader starting pitcher Jeff Sonnenberg found himself down 1-0 after a RBI single by Tim Stoddard, snapping a 21-inning scoreless streak for SHU.

The MU bats would respond for Sonnenberg in the bottom of the first, scoring twice as Zack McMillin stole third and scored on a throwing error and Levi Cheshire scored on a RBI single by Dave Herrick.

The Saints went on to score a run in each of the first five innings as the two teams exchanged leads before MU went ahead for good with a two-run sixth inning.  Pat Kenny led off the sixth with a single and scored on a triple by Sean Little.  Little scored two batters later on a squeeze bunt by pinch-hitter Drew Fry.

The two run cushion proved to be enough for MU reliever Carl McDevitt
who worked the final three-and-one-third innings to pick up the win.

In game two the MU bats came alive quickly scoring three in the first on a two-run homer by Cheshire and a solo shot by Kenny to take a 3-0 lead.

Starting pitcher Sean Maher would be the beneficiary, although he wouldn't need much run support, allowing just two hits with four strikeouts over six innings to pick up his third win of the season.

The Crusaders broke the game open with a four-run third inning started by back-to-back doubles by Scott Boyer and Little and capped off with an RBI single by Sonnenberg.

MU scored a run each in the fifth and sixth innings, including the game ender off the bat of Fry.

The wins push Madonna further atop the conference standings at 5-1 while Siena Heights falls to 2-12 overall and 0-4 in league play.

MU will look to build upon their conference cushion when they welcome Aquinas College to Ilitch Ballpark Wednesday for a 1:30 pm double-header.