Game Information a
Score: No. 13 Keiser 4, Florida National 0|No. 13 Keiser 7, Florida National 4
Records: No. 13 Keiser (20-5), Florida National (7-12)
Series: 5-0, KU
Location: Silvester Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Time of Game: 2:00|2:10
Pitchers of Record: W: Moore (3-0), L: Rodriguez (2-1)|W: Recio (1-0), L: Quesada (0-4), S: Ragins (2)
Weather: 64, Fair
Game One
Keiser Highlights
- Dylan Moore picked up the win after throwing four shutout innings with five strikeouts. Moore limited FNU to just two hits.
- Ariel Burgos Garcia threw two shutout innings and Chris Graffeo finished the game off.
- Marco Rivera was 3-for-3 at the plate and Carlos Pena went 2-for-2 with a double.
- Keiser finished the game with four stolen bases including a season-best three from Justin Lara.
Turning Point
The Seahawks pitching staff held Florida National to just four hits in the game while notching their first shutout of the 2018 season.
How it Happened
- Following a scoreless first inning, the Seahawks did all their damage in the second.
- Rivera and Carlos Lopez singled to start the inning before Rivera came in to score on an RBI single to right by Karsten Sherman. Following a punch-out, Carlos Pena was hit by a pitch to load the bases.
- Jonathan Fernandez then plated a pair of runners with a double down the left field line and an RBI single to center by Lara made it 4-0.
- The teams combined for seven hits during the final five innings with KU completing the shutout.
Game Two
Keiser Highlights
- The Seahawks extended their winning streak to 13 which is tied for the second longest in program history. The school record is 18 consecutive, set in 2015.
- Lopez had the lone multi-hit performance in the contest, going 2-for-3, while Rivera, Olive, and Fitzpatrick drove in two runs each.
- David Recio picked up his first win of the year after receiving the start. Recio went four innings with one punch out.
Turning Point
Keiser wasted no time putting up a lopsided number in the first as the Seahawks batted around while scoring five runs on four hits.
How it Happened
- The Conquistadors scratched a run across in the first before Keiser sent 11 hitters to the plate in the bottom half while scoring five runs.
- The first three Seahawks reached when Rivera singled through the left side to take a 2-1 advantage. A bases-loaded walk to Sherman made it 3-1 and a two-run single up the middle by Fitzpatrick pushed the margin to 5-1.
- Shane Olive added two more runs in the second to make it a 6-1 lead but FNU plated a run in the fourth and two in the sixth to climb within 7-4.
- However, Darrien Ragins put a stop to the comeback with a perfect seventh inning, earning his second save of the year.
Up Next
The Seahawks will head to Ave Maria this weekend for a three-game series beginning on Friday at 2:00 p.m. Saturday will be a doubleheader starting at noon.