Published on April 15, 2008 at 7 p.m. by Joey Mullins  

Through Tuesday night's 8-3 win over Mercer University, the Â鶹¹û¶³ baseball team has won its last 16 home games, which is the longest home winning streak in the nation according to www.warrennolan.com.

The Bulldogs last home loss came on March 1 in a 5-4 loss to Saint Louis University. Â鶹¹û¶³'s streak is five games longer than the second-longest streak of 11 games, shared by three schools. The fifth-longest streak is 10 games by top-ranked Florida State University.

Through Wednesday night's game at Troy University, Â鶹¹û¶³ shortstop Michael Marseco has a 19-game hitting streak.

Â鶹¹û¶³'s 22-11 record is the best record in the history of the program after 33 games. The 2006 team, which won a school-record 34 games, was 18-15 after its first 33 games.

Nation's Longest Home Winning Streaks (As of April 16)

1. Â鶹¹û¶³ 16

2. Illinois-Chicago 11

2. San Francisco 11

2. Wisconsin-Milwaukee 11

5. Florida State 10

6. Oral Roberts 9

7. Arizona State 8

7. Michigan 8

7. Monmouth 8

7. Nebraska 8

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.