KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Union College had five players collect three hits apiece as the second-seeded Bulldogs routed No. 5 seed Indiana University Southeast 18-2 Friday in the NAIA Region XII Baseball Tournament.

The win sends Union (42-15 overall) to the losers' bracket finale to face UVa-Wise at 7:15 p.m., while Indiana Southeast (33-24 overall) is eliminated from the tournament.

Joe Grinstead (Bowling Green, Ky.) went 3-for-5 with two RBIs and three runs scored, while David Fairbanks (Cincinnati, Ohio) finished 3-of-5 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Brett McAlpin (Winchester, Ky.) and Matt Brady (Louisville, Ky.) each were 3-for-5 with three RBIs. Brady also scored three times with McAlpin crossing the plate twice. Trey Wheeler (Hopkinsville, Ky.) batted 3-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI.

Of Union's 18 hits, only two went for extra bases as Grinstead and McAlpin each lined doubles.

Union scored four in both the second and fifth innings. Indiana Southeast scratched out a pair of runs in the sixth, but in the bottom of the frame, Union exploded for nine runs in grabbing a 17-2 advantage.

Union tacked on one more run in the eighth to wrap up the scoring in the 16-run victory.

Marcus White (Lubbock, Texas) picked up the win, improving his record to 7-4. He went six innings, allowing two runs - one earned, on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts. Greg Daugherty (Blair, Okla.) tossed three shutout innings in recording his first save of the season.

Bulldog Notes

• The 16-run margin of the victory is the second largest for Union this season. Union defeated Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College 21-2 on April 22.
• This was the fourth time this season Union scored 18 or more runs in a game, and the second time Union scored 18 against Indiana Southeast. On Feb. 9, Union defeated Indiana Southeast 18-8.
• With two stolen bases, Joe Grinstead became player in program history to steal 40 or more in the season as he currently has 41 in 48 attempts. Tim Galbraith stole 46 in 2005.