Butler's Prospect League team carried a six-game winning streak into Monday's play.

It may have seemed fitting if West Virginia, an old nemesis of the BlueSox, was the team that put a stop to Butler's surge.

Not on this night.

The Sox' bats tortured West Virginia's first two pitchers, tagging Justin Retzer and Jacob Watcher for a combined 11 runs on 14 hits as Butler steamrolled its rival, 11-1 at Kelly Automotive Park.

Solid all-around play has become a theme for the Sox during their seven-game winning streak. Butler did not commit an error Monday and, led by Cole Shinsky's strong five-inning start, three pitchers held the Miners to just the one run on five hits.

“It's been a great team effort,” said Butler manager Cody Herald. “Between hitting, pitching and fielding, the guys are all doing what they need to do to win games.”

Retzer got off to a rocky start, allowing a two-run home run to Kellen Sarver in the bottom of the first inning.

Retzer was pulled from the game during the bottom of the fifth inning and was charged with five runs on six hits, but Watcher was knocked around in the next inning. Already leading 6-1, Butler scored five runs in the frame.

Jeff Wehler and Sarver both singled in a run. Ryan Haff tripled home two and Grant Hannant capped the scoring with a run-scoring triple.

“If we stay back on the pitches and put good swings on the ball, good things are going to happen,” said Sarver. “We've been doing that and it's why we have been successful recently.”

“It's not just the hits we've been getting,” Herald said. “It's the fact that guys are coming to the plate in certain situations and finding a way to have productive at-bats.”

Shinsky gave up West Virginia's lone run in the second frame — Kendrick Epling's single chased home Bryson Wallett. He erased Mason Washington following a leadoff single in the third by getting Dylan Shockley to ground into a 4-6-3 double play and improved his record this season to 2-2.

Jarod Deagan and Steven Kokoski both worked two innings of scoreless relief for Butler.

The Sox (18-25) have seen their share of struggles this season, but the winning streak has injected more enthusiasm into the team.

“I'm enjoying it,” said Sarver, Butler's catcher on Monday. “It's made coming to the ballpark a lot more fun.”

Knoch graduate Dominick Bucko started in center field and went 2-for-5 with three RBI.

With the loss, the Miners dropped to .500 at 21-21.

Butler will look to keep rolling when it plays at Kokomo Tuesday.

West Virginia 010 000 000 — 1 5 2

Butler 201 215 00x — 11 14 0

W: Cole Shinsky 5 IP (5K, 3BB). L: Justin Retzer 4+ IP (4K, 4BB).

West Virginia (21-21): Mason Washington 2-1B, Dylan Shockley 2B

Butler (18-25): Andrew Chuba 2-1B 2R, Dominick Bucko 1B 3B 3RBI, Jeff Wehler 1B 2R RBI, Kellen Sarver 2-1B HR 3R 3RBI, Ryan Haff 1B 3B R 3RBI, Grant Hannant 3B RBI, Nick Mancuso 2B R, Ray Scala 2-1B 2R

Tuesday: Butler at Kokomo