There is no fooling the Hope College baseball team at the plate right now.

The Flying Dutchmen continued their season-long offensive tear on Monday during a 10-3 and 18-10 sweep at Olivet College.

Hope (15-1 overall) hammered out 28 hits, including a season-high 17 during the nightcap. The Flying Dutchmen now have recorded double-digit hits in six consecutive games and 12 of 16 this season.

As a team, Hope is hitting .343. The Flying Dutchmen entered Monday ranked 12th in NCAA Division III in team batting average.

"We just keep going it from top to bottom," head coach Stu Fritz said. "Offensively, we've got a lot of confidence right now. We know how quickly that can turn. I'm just really proud of how we're getting it done offensively right now."

Hope moved into first place in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings Monday after Kalamazoo College handed Adrian College its first league loss. The Flying Dutchmen are 7-1 in MIAA play, while Albion College is 5-1 and Adrian is 4-1.

In Game 1, right fielder Mason Opple of Hudsonville, Michigan (Hudsonville HS) led Hope's 11-hit attack. He came within a single of a cycle, going 3-for-4 with a career-high five runs batted in and two runs scored.

Opple, who was named MIAA Position Player of the Week earlier in the day, hit a two-run double to start a four-run first inning. He added a three-run homer during the second and a two-out triple in the fourth.

In Game 2, Hope jumped ahead 8-0 after two innings and 15-0 after five. All nine Flying Dutchmen starters collected at least one hit.

Second baseman Jordon Fairchild of Muskegon, Michigan (Oakridge) homered for the MIAA-leading fifth time this season.