Game Information
Score: Keiser 14, College of St. Joseph 2
Records: No. 15 Keiser (17-6), College of St. Joseph (5-8)
Series: 1-0, Keiser
Location: West Palm Beach, Fla.
Duration of Game: 1:55
Weather: 75 and partly cloudy
                                                             
Keiser Highlights

• Keivan Berges, Dylan Dore and CJ Fitzpatrick each led the team in hits with two apiece, combining for six of the squad's 12 hits in the game.
• Fitzpatrick, Tivon Faneyte and Jack Curtis each tagged one home run over the left field wall, accounting for six of the team's 12 RBIs.
• Gabby Mundo finished the contest with a team-high four runs batted in including a three-run triple in the second inning.
• Francisco Arias earned the nod on the mound, winning his first career start after pitching five innings and giving up just one unearned run on two hits with five strikeouts.

 
Turning Point
Keiser's five-run second inning proved to be the turning point in today's contest. The Seahawks plated five runs on just two hits in the inning. Mundo brought in the first three runs of the inning with a bases-clearing triple down the right field line. Faneyte then laced a two-run shot over the left field fence for the 5-0 lead.
 
How it Happened

• Keivan Berges notched the first hit of the ball game in the bottom of the first inning with a leadoff single right up the shoot.
• The Seahawks were unable to score in the bottom of the first inning despite drawing two walks in the inning.
• Keiser broke through in the bottom of the second inning with the bases loaded and two outs when Mundo laced a triple down the right field line to clear the bases.
• Tivon Faneyte then belted a two-run shot over the left field wall to extend the Keiser lead to 5-0.
• The Fighting Saints cut into the lead in the top of the fourth when Brian Quezada roped a long single to left center with two outs, plating Jared Morell from second.
• The Seahawks extended the lead back to five when Jack Curtis blasted a moon shot over the left field fence with one out in the bottom of the fifth inning.
• Keiser did not let up there, loading the bases with one out before Casanueva scored on a wild pitch to extend the Seahawks' advantage to 7-1.
• Tom Prospero stepped up as the next batter, roping a single through the left side of the infield to bring in Dylan Dore from third for the 8-1 lead.
• Zach Saldivar plated two more runs in the inning following a double down the right field line, plating Prospero and CJ Fitzpatrick for the 10-1 advantage.
• The final run in the inning came off Mundo's fielder's choice, plating Saldivar from third for the 10-run advantage.
• Fitzpatrick lengthened the Keiser lead to 14-1 with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the sixth with a three-run blast over the left field walk.
• The Fighting Saints corralled just one run on three hits in the top of the seventh but could not overcome the 10-run deficit, thus ending the contest early.

 
Up Next
Keiser returns to action on Thursday when the Seahawks will take on College of St. Joseph for the second time in three days. The contest will start at noon at Silvester Field.