AUBURN - The game bordered on the obscene.

Tying their season-high in hits, the Auburn Doubledays piled on more runs in one game than in any contest over the last two seasons, pummeling Jamestown 18-3 on Monday. In what was their third straight win, the Doubledays have become the hottest team in the New York-Penn League, totaling 42 hits and 31 runs over that span.

“This was more of a football score than a baseball score tonight,” Auburn starter Josh Wells said. “It's pretty weird to see, but it was good to get some run support. I think we're making a statement getting 18 runs.”

“I can't remember the last time we had such a lopsided ballgame,” Doubledays manager Dennis Holmberg said. “It certainly was a total team effort with everyone playing tonight and everyone contributing in a number of ways.”

The 3 hour, 26 minutes game saw Auburn hit everything but a triple. Every player in the starting lineup scored at least once and every position player got in some work. Amidst the 16 hits, designated hitter Adam Amar managed to steal the show, with the team's first grand slam of the season on his second hit of the game. The blast in the fifth completed a six-run frame. “I was just looking for a good pitch to hit, just trying to get myself into a good hitter's count,” Amar said. “I was looking fastball and (Jammers pitcher Wayman Gooch) threw one and I got to hit it pretty well. Hitting's contagious though, and it was today - I was just fortunate enough to get up with the bases loaded and put a good swing on the ball.”

Jamestown, who had the best record in the league heading into the game, was deflated after Auburn put up five runs in the first inning and at least one in every inning after until the sixth. Six different Jammers pitchers spent time on the mound, but half didn't last longer than an inning.

Starter Skyler Crawford got his second loss of the season after facing 15 batters in one official inning. Crawford relented five hits, five walks and six runs. The abysmal pitching, in which every hurler walked at least one Doubleday to a total of 12, was matched only by the poor defensive effort. The Jammers committed five errors in their fourth loss in five games against Auburn.

For the Doubledays, Wells earned his fifth win of the season, one he's been waiting too long for - 25 days to be exact.

“(My last two outings) were a little bit shaky,” Wells said. “I didn't think I'd get past the third inning in my last start. It was good to just get out there for five innings and get the win.”

Wells gave up seven of the Jammers' 10 hits, two runs, two walks, but struck out six.

Statistically, Mike McDade led the charge at the plate, with three hits, three runs and three RBIs. He blasted his second home run of the season - his first at home - to provide the only scoring in the third inning. He brought in another two runs on a long single to the left field corner in the fourth. Del Campo also brought in two runs on three hits.

Today, Auburn gets a rest as every team in the league has the day off, but the Doubledays head to Batavia tomorrow for a big doubleheader. The first game will begin with the Doubledays up 1-0 as a continuation of a contest that began on July 20.

“There's an old saying that when you're playing good, you hate to have days off,” Holmberg said. “But maybe it's good sometimes to get a day off to catch your breath. It's hard to say, we're playing real good baseball right now.”

Notes: McDade's hitting streak stretched to 10 games after Monday, but he was a triple away from hitting for the cycle. ... Leadoff batter Chris Demons kicked off the hitfest, with a single to start the first. He went on to have two hits, including a double in the fifth, two RBIs and two runs. ... Bartolo Nicolas, Amar, Brian Van Kirk and Chris House also scored twice. ... The last time the Doubledays scored 15 runs or more was July 25, 2006 in Vermont.