Game Information
Score: Keiser 7, Southeastern 3
Records: No. 16 Keiser (32-14, 16-3 TSC), No. 3 Southeastern (37-6, 15-4 TSC)
Series: 1-0, Keiser
Location: Lakeland, Fla.
Duration of Game: 3:15
                                                         

Keiser Highlights

• Brad Myott finished the game with a team-high three hits, finishing 3-5 with three runs batted in, including a two-run homerun in the first inning.
• Jack Curtis also recorded a team-high three hits with one run batted in, while Tivon Faneyte finished with two hits and one RBI.
• Keivan Berges launched his eighth home run of the season, finishing the game with one hit and one run batted in.
• Kyle Keatts pitched eight innings of work, striking out seven batters and yielding three earned runs for win number seven on the season.

 
Turning Point
Myott's two-run home run in the first inning proved to be the difference maker in Friday's contest, providing Keiser with an early 2-0 lead. The Seahawks never looked back as Myott's blast started a 6-0 scoring run thru the top half of the sixth inning.
 

How it Happened

• Keiser quickly dented the scoreboard in the top of the first inning following Brad Myott's two-run homerun over the center field wall.
• The Seahawks stretched their lead to 3-0 in the top of the third inning following Keiser's second dinger of the game, this time off the bat of Keivan Berges.
• Keiser added another run in the top of the third after Tivon Faneyte singled through the left side of the infield, plating Tyler Hitt from third for the 4-0 lead.
• Southeastern registered its first base hit in the bottom of the fourth inning, a single off the bat of Derek Martin.
• Myott extended the Keiser lead to 5-0 in the top of the fifth inning after a double to deep left center brought Berges in to score from first.
• The Seahawks were not done with the rout, extending their lead to 6-0 in the top of the sixth following Dylan Dore's single to right center to bring in Jack Curtis from third.
• The Fire scored their first run on their second hit of the ball game, a solo shot from Angel Garced to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning to cut the Keiser lead to 6-1.
• Keiser stretched its lead to 7-1 in the top of the ninth after Curtis singled up the middle to bring in Faneyte from second with two away.
• Southeastern trimmed the Keiser lead down to four in the bottom of the ninth inning after back-to-back RBI doubles by Mike D'Acunti and Derek Martin.
• Francisco Arias came in to pitch in relief for Kyle Keatts, striking out two batters and inducing a game-ending pop out to secure the 7-3 victory.

Up Next
Keiser will conclude its three-game series with No. 3 Southeastern tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at noon.