Game Information
Score: Keiser 6, IU Southeast 9 (10 Innings)
Records: No. 5 Keiser (41-19), No. 21 IU Southeast (48-14)
Location: Kingsport, Tenn.
Venue: Hunter Wright Stadium
Duration of Game: 3:15
Weather: 82 and mostly sunny
                                                         

Keiser Highlights

• No. 5 ranked Keiser fell to No. 21 IU Southeast this evening in extra innings by the final score of 9-6, despite holding a 6-4 advantage heading into the final inning of regulation.
• Four different Seahawks registered two hits in today's contest as Keivan Berges and Jack Curtis finished 2-3, while Zack Saldivar and Carlos Pena finished 2-5.
• Curtis drove in a team-high two RBIs, scoring one run of his own and drawing two walks in the loss to the Grenadiers.
• Miguel Castellanos picked up the loss in tonight's contest, pitching six innings of work and yielding five runs on seven hits.

 
Turning Point
Hector Marmol's two-run homerun in the top of the ninth proved to be the turning point in tonight's contest. With a runner on first and two away in the top of the ninth, Marmol stepped up to the plate and belted a 3-1 fastball over the right field fence to knot the contest at 6-6. Marmol's homerun provided the Grenadiers with momentum as IU Southeast went on to score three runs in the top of the 10^th inning to claim the 9-6 victory.
 

How it Happened

• Keiser grabbed the early 3-0 advantage after the first inning, scoring three unearned runs on three hits and one Grenadier error.
• The first Seahawk run came off the bat of Brad Myott as the senior reached on a fielding error by the second baseman, sending Gabby Mundo in from third for the 1-0 lead.
• After Pena flew out for the second out, Curtis plated two runners in Berges and Tyler Hitt with a single through the left side of the infield for the 3-0 advantage.
• IU Southeast had a chance to score in the top of the second inning with bases loaded and one away until Kyle Keatts struck out Matt Volz and then induced an inning-ending pop up off the bat of Zach Reboulet.
• The Grenadiers claimed the 4-3 lead in the top of the fifth inning, plating four runs on two hits, highlighted by Marmol's two-RBI single.
• Keiser reclaimed the lead in the bottom of the sixth inning, scoring two runs on two hits.
• The first Seahawk run came from Dylan Dore with an RBI sacrifice bunt, bringing home Pena from third and sending Curtis to second.
• Reyni Olivero provided Keiser with the one-run lead two batters later with an RBI single to center field.
• Olivero preserved the lead in the top of the seventh inning, making a sliding catch while avoiding a collision with Mundo and Pena to strand the Grenadier runner on second.
• Keiser stretched its lead to 6-4 in the bottom of the seventh frame as Berges laced a double down the left field line, plating Mundo from first.
• The top of the ninth inning proved to be a dramatic finish for the ages as Josh Beams led off the inning with a single but was then a part of a double play from Richard Rodriguez to pull Keiser to within one out of history.
• After Barnes was walked, Marmol unloaded on a game-tying two-run homerun with two away, flipping the script on the ballgame and shifting the momentum in the favor of the Grenadiers.
• Keiser had a chance to score in the bottom of the ninth inning with runners on first and second until Myott grounded into a 4-6-3 inning-ending double play.
• IU Southeast plated three runs on three hits in the top of the 10^th inning to claim the 9-6 lead, highlighted by Rodriguez's two-run triple to center field.
• Keiser went 1-2-3 in the bottom of the 10^th to solidify the three-run victory for the Grenadiers, forcing a winner-take-all game tomorrow.

Up Next
Keiser will rematch with IU Southeast for the third time during this regional with a showdown tomorrow at noon, with the winner advancing to the 2017 NAIA College World Series.