Game Information
Score: Keiser 0, Cleary 3 | Keiser 2, Cleary 1
Records:Â Keiser (3-1), Cleary (4-5)
Series: KU 1, CU 1
Location:Â Alumni Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Duration of Game:Â 1:24 | 1:20
Weather:Â 81 and Partly Cloudy
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Game One
Keiser Highlights
- Janelle Dominguez led the Seahawks offensively with a perfect 3-for-3 day at the plate, with a double and a pair of singles.
- Troiana Test and Avery Miller picked up the other two KU hits.
- Autumn Green allowed just two earned runs in the complete game loss while striking out three Cougars.
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Turning Point
Cleary's starting pitcher Riley Thompson kept the KU batters off-balance all afternoon, holding the Seahawks to just five hits in the opening game.
How it Happened
- The Seahawks and Cougars were held scoreless through the first four innings of play, combining for just seven hits.
- Keiser had scoring chances in the first, third, and fourth innings, but was unable to convert on the opportunities.
- Cleary broke the scoreless tie in the fifth with a one-out RBI groundout to second base, scoring an unearned run to take the 1-0 lead.
- Two innings later, Cleary tacked on two more runs on Kaitlin Dormire's two-run single to left field, stretching their advantage to 3-0.
- The Seahawks got a pair of runners in scoring position in their half of the inning but were unable to drive them home, falling 3-0.
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Game Two
Keiser Highlights
- Paige Boyle earned her first collegiate win, allowing just one run over seven innings of work while striking out six.
- The Seahawks tallied seven hits in the game, with Test and Miller leading the way with two hits apiece.
- Dominguez and Ally Thompson drove in the two Keiser runs.
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Turning Point
Trailing by a run heading into the fourth, Keiser loaded the bases with nobody out. The Seahawks capitalized on the situation by plating two runs on a pair of RBI singles.
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How it Happened
- The Cougars scored the opening run of the game on Jordan Schneider's two-out solo home run in the first inning.
- The Seahawks answered two innings later, scoring two runs on four hits to take their first lead of the afternoon.
- A Cleary error followed by back-to-back bunt singles from Miller and Cheyenne Blumberg loaded the bases with nobody out.
- Dominguez then tied the game with an RBI single through the left side, scoring pinch-runner Kelsie Thurman.
- Two batters later, Ally Thompson singled through the left side, driving in pinch-runner Alikie Kandler to give the Seahawks their first lead of the day, 2-1.
- Boyle allowed just three batters to reach base in the final three innings of the game, earning her first collegiate win as the Seahawks were victorious, 2-1.
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Up Next
The Seahawks head to Orange Beach, Ala. for the Gulf Shores Tournament the weekend of March second and third. KU takes on Brewton-Parker in game one Friday at 2:00 PM, and then No. 14 Reinhardt University in game two.
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