Game Information
Score: Keiser 6, Middle Georgia State 0 (Game One) | Keiser 19, Cumberland 4  (Game Two)
Records: Keiser (3-1), Middle Georgia State (3-6), Cumberland (0-2)
Location: Plant City Tournament, Tampa, Fla.
Duration of Game: 1:20 | 2:10
Weather: 74, partly cloudy
                                                             
Game 1
Keiser Highlights

• The 6-0 victory is the first shutout for Keiser this season. Riley Caylor (1-1) got the complete game win, striking out three and limiting Middle Georgia State to just five hits.
• The Seahawks racked up 12 hits, led by a game high three from Bermari Figueroa. Three other Keiser players had multi-hit performances.
• Kristen Garceau had two stolen bases for the third consecutive game to start the season.

 
Turning Point
The turning point came in the first inning after the Seahawks took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Cassidy Miller. Caylor and the Seahawks defense shut down the Knights over the next six innings while tacking on five more runs to win the game 6-0.
 
How it Happened

• Keiser struck first for the third time this season in the first inning. After Garceau singled up the middle and swiped second and third, C. Miller scored her with a sacrifice fly to left field.
• Both teams went scoreless over the next 2.5 innings before the Seahawks added a run in the fourth.
• Kelsie Thurman reached on an error and advanced to second on a stolen base. Following a sacrifice bunt, Garceau double down the left field line, upping the lead to 2-0.
• The Seahawks then tacked on three more runs in the fifth. Figueroa led off with a single up the middle and moved to second on a wild pitch. Avery Miller followed with a single to center and Cheyenne Blumberg brought both runners home with a double down the left field line, making it 4-0.
• Middle Georgia got the next batter to pop up but Erica Williams singled up the middle to score Blumberg from second, stretching the margin to 5-0.
• The final run of the game came in the sixth on a sacrifice fly to center by Garceau, bringing in Kelsey Brodbeck who led off the inning with a single to left, winning 6-0.

 
Game 2
Keiser Highlights

• Keiser erupted with 19 runs on 22 hits to take the night cap by a final of 19-4. The 19 runs are the most in a game since the Seahawks scored 21 on 3/25/11 against Edward Waters.
• Four Seahawks recorded three hits in the contest while Cabral and C. Miller had four runs batted in.
• Allison Williams (2-0) went 4.1 inning with one strikeout before Caylor threw the final 2.2 innings with five strikeouts.

 
Turning Point
The turning point in the game came in the first inning when the Seahawks plated four runs before Cumberland was able to record the first out of the inning. Keiser went on to add two more runs in the inning to lead 6-0.

How it Happened

• The Seahawks erupted for six runs in the first inning against Cumberland University. Garceau led off with a walk and stole second. After a Brodbeck bunt single, C. Miller emptied the bases with a single up the middle to lead 2-0.
• Figueroa and Avery Miller followed with singles to load up the bases, and an Aquaria Baines fielder's choice made it 3-0. A Troiana Test walk reloaded the bases leading to another run after Alyssa Cabral walked, lifting the margin to 4-0.
• Carly Nicholas upped the advantage to 5-0 on a fielder's choice and Garceau capped the scoring in the inning with a single to center, making it 6-0.
• Keiser added two more runs in the second with the first coming on a throwing error and the second on a Cabral fielder's choice to lead 8-0.
• In the third, C. Miller singled up the middle, bringing in Brodbeck who had walked, extending the advantage to 9-0.
• The Seahawks loaded the bases in the fourth when Figueroa scored a pair of runs on a single up the middle, pushing the lead to 11-0.
• The Bulldogs ended the shutout in the fifth with four runs and kept the game from ending in a mercy rule.
• Following a scoreless sixth inning, Keiser led off the seventh with singles by A. Miller, Blumberg, and Test to load up the bases. Cabral pushed two runs across with a single to left, raising the lead to 14-4.
• Keiser plated two more runs when Nicholas doubled, bringing in Cabral and then scored on a throwing error, making it 16-4.
• A first pitch double to left by C. Miller made it 17-4, an RBI groundout made it 18-4 and the final run of the game came on an A. Miller sacrifice fly to left to win 19-4. 

Coach's Corner
"Riley had a great day on the mound, picking up the game one win and closing out game two. Game two was a complete win with multiple players with two or more hits for the game," said Terri Knecht.
 
Up Next
The Seahawks conclude the Plant City tournament tomorrow with another doubleheader. Keiser faces Edward Waters at 11:30 and Cumberland at 2:00.