Six straight wins. It feels great to type. The Dash aim for seven in a row this afternoon at Frawley Stadium against the Wilmington Blue Rocks. We’ve got a grab bag Sunday for you here today on the blog, with monster offensive numbers, long hitting streaks and a ridiculous double play.

- Since Winston-Salem’s franchise became the Dash in advance of the 2009 season, the organization has only seen three winning streaks longer than this one. The longest in Dash history is nine, which stretched from April 14-22 of 2010. Winston also has a pair of eight-game streaks during this span: May 30-June 7, 2009, and August 26-September 3, 2010.

- The Dash’s six-game winning streak is the longest in the Carolina League thus far this season. It eclipsed Lynchburg’s season-opening five-game winning streak. The Dash now own the Carolina League’s best record for the first time this year. The Dash lead the Hillcats (12-8) by a half game.

- It was a Saturday hit parade for Winston-Salem. The Dash easily established a new high water mark in the hit category with 18 hits, four more than the Dash’s previous high, which came April 11 at Frederick. The Dash have not posted that many hits since pulverizing Potomac with 23 knocks in a 15-3 blowout victory August 21, 2011.

Mike Blanke puts his nine-game hit streak on the line Sunday (Steve Orcutt/W-S Dash).

- Dash catcher Mike Blanke has bounced back from a slow start in a big way. After starting 5-for-26 in his first seven games, Blanke has hit safely in nine in a row, which is a season high for a Winston swinger. “I feel like I was swinging good before,” Blanke said. “I just wasn’t finding the holes. I was hitting a lot of hard outs.”

- Blanke has raised his batting average to .288 because of a .364 average (12-for-33) during his hitting streak. “I’m starting to find holes now,” Blanke said. “I’m just keeping my same approach. We’re just going to continue building off that.”

- Let’s not forget about the pitching staff. Winston starter Steve McCray looked solid in his first career High-A appearance Saturday. In four innings of work, the righty allowed three runs, but all of them were unearned. Behind McCray, Jon Bachanov gave up one run in three innings for his third victory. Bachanov is tied with four other hurlers for the league lead in wins, but he is the quintet’s only reliever.

- Finally, this clip is so good, I have to show it. It has nothing to do with the Dash, but check out this double play turned by Kansas City’s Double-A affiliate, the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. Ouch. Thanks to the Naturals’ twitter account (one of MiLB’s best) for this video.

Hear more from Mike Blanke on the Pre-Game Dash, which begins at 1:20 this afternoon. First pitch is set for 1:35 from the “First State.” Bring your brooms.

- Brian