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Casanueva
8
Winner Taylor TUBSB18 2-1
4
Keiser University KUBSB18 0-1
Winner
Taylor TUBSB18
2-1
8
Final
4
Keiser University KUBSB18
0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Taylor TUBSB18 5 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8 12 1
Keiser University KUBSB18 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 4 8 4

W: Clay Riggins (1-0) L: Blatch, Taylor (1-0)

Game Recap: (rv) Baseball |

No. 10 Baseball Falls in Season Opener to Taylor

Game Information
Score:No. 10 Keiser 4, Taylor 8
Records: No. 10 Keiser (0-1), Taylor (2-1)
Series: 1-0, Taylor
Location: Silvester Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Time of Game: 3:15
Pitchers of Record: W: Riggins (1-0), L: Blatch (0-1)
Weather: 79, Cloudy
 
Keiser Highlights
  • Keiser moves to 8-5 in season openers and 5-2 in openers that are played at home.
  • Today's game marked the first for the Seahawks under first-year head coach, Brook Fordyce.
  • The Seahawks are now 1-2 all-time against Taylor following their four-run loss this afternoon at home.
  • Justin Lara and Miguel Casanueva led the way at the plate as the only Seahawks to have multi-hit performances.  
  • Taylor Blatch took the loss on the mound despite striking out four batters over four innings, his first start as a Seahawk.
 
Turning Point
The turning point of the 2018 season opener occurred when Taylor capped the top of the first inning with a two-run single to center, pushing their advantage to 5-0.
 
How it Happened
  • A pair of Keiser miscues in the first led to five runs for the Trojans, four of which were unearned.
  • Taylor tacked on a sixth run in the fourth on a throwing error by the right fielder, allowing a runner to score from the third.
  • The Trojans nearly pushed another run across in the fifth with runners on the corners and one out, but shortstop, Casanueva made a big defensive play to get the runner at home.
  • Keiser broke through in the fifth with two runs. Marco Rivera plated the season's first run on a double to left, scoring Casanueva who reached on a single.
  • A one-out walk to Carlos Lopez loaded the bases, and a hit by pitch to Carlos Pena capped the scoring in the inning, 6-2.
  • Taylor came right back with two runs in the sixth to stretch the margin to 8-2 before the Seahawks got a run back in the eighth on a wild pitch.
  • Shane Olive capped the scoring in the bottom of the ninth, as he went deep over the left-center fence, for the first home run of the season.
 
Up Next
Keiser will have nine days off before hosting Point in a three-game series beginning on Friday, Feb. 2nd.  The two squads will play a doubleheader on Friday at 12:00/3:00 p.m., and a single on Saturday at 11:00 a.m.
 
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