Game Information
Score: Keiser 8, Hope International 5
Records: No. 5 Keiser (43-20), Hope International (35-18)
Location: Lewiston, Idaho
Venue: Harris Field
Time: 2:44
                                                         

Keiser Highlights

• The Keiser Seahawks plated eight runs on 14 hits to pick up the program's first-ever NAIA Baseball World Series victory, downing Hope International by the final score of 8-5.
• Brad Myott and Keivan Berges each finished the game with three hits, two runs batted in and one homerun apiece to account for four of the Seahawks' runs.
• Gabby Mundo, Jack Curtis and Carlos Pena each corralled two hits, while also accounting for three of Keiser's RBIs.
• Berges got the call on the mound in game two of the World Series for Keiser, pitching eight and two-thirds innings, surrendering five runs on nine hits with seven strikeouts.

 
Turning Point
Keivan Berges turned in a stellar all-around performance today, finishing the game with three big hits including a leadoff solo homerun in the seventh inning. Berges accounted for two RBIs, helping his own cause as the Florida Senior started on the mound as well. Berges finished the contest with seven strikeouts in eight and two-thirds innings, yielding five runs on nine hits for his sixth win of the season.
 

How it Happened

• Keiser wasted no time in scoring as the Seahawks collected the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning following Myott's RBI single to right center, plating Mundo from second for the early 1-0 advantage.
• The Seahawks were unable to stretch their lead in the inning as Curtis and Pena popped out to end the first inning.
• The Royals tied the contest at one apiece in the top of the third inning following Cameron Baranek's RBI double down the right field line, plating Nathaniel Crawford from third.
• Keiser quickly regained momentum in the bottom of the frame, scoring three runs on four hits to take the 4-1 lead.
• The first run of the inning came of Berges' RBI ground out, bringing Mundo in from third with two outs in the inning.
• Two batters later Curtis doubled down the left field line to plate Tyler Hitt from second who was in to pinch run for Myott.
• The scoring did not stop as Pena doubled to deep left field, bringing Curtis in from second for the three-run advantage.
• Keiser added an insurance run in the bottom of the fourth inning as Mundo lifted a sacrifice fly to deep center field, bringing in Reyni Olivero for the 5-1 lead.
• Myott stretched the Keiser lead to 6-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning following a leadoff jack to deep right center field on a 1-1 count.
• Hope International cut the deficit to just three runs in the top of the sixth inning when Brandon Gonzalez lifted a two-run homerun over the right field fence.
• The Seahawks earned the two runs back in the bottom of the seventh inning, beginning with Berges' lead off long ball to left field for the 7-3 lead.
• The final Keiser run of the game came via the sacrifice squeeze play laid down by Dylan Dore, plating Curtis from third for the five-run Keiser advantage.
• Jose Tejeda trimmed the Seahawk lead down to four in the eighth inning with a leadoff homerun to left field on a 1-1 count.
• The Seahawks had a chance to extend the lead yet again in the eighth with runners on the corners and one out but failed to do so as Berges popped out to second followed by Myott's groundout to second base.
• Things got interesting in the top of the ninth inning after Sean David Clark hit a sacrifice fly to right center to trim the Keiser lead down to three with two outs.
• After a single and base on balls loaded the bases with two outs, head coach Jeremy Kennedy turned to Jeremy Graf for the save.
• Graf stepped up to the challenge as the go-ahead run stepped up to the plate, striking out Baranek on a 2-2 fastball up and away, sending Keiser into Monday's elimination game.

 

Up Next
Keiser will return to action on Monday at 2:30 p.m. EST. when the Seahawks take on the loser of game seven which features second-seeded Faulkner against 10^th-seed The Master's.