Game Information
Game Scores: Keiser 2, No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett 10| Keiser 3, No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett 2, 8 Inn.
Records: Keiser (3-3), No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett (11-1)
Location: Diamond Plex Softball Facility, Auburndale, Fla.

Game One
Score: Keiser 2, No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett 10
Pitchers of Record: W: Wagner (3-0), L: Boyle (1-2)
Time of Game: 2:00
Weather: A Florida day

Keiser Highlights

• Larrissa Ostrander and Megan Carver combined for four of the Seahawks five hits in the opening game of the doubleheader.
• Lexi Northway and Carver recorded the two RBI's against the Grizzlies.
• Paige Boyle started the first game, tossing four innings in the loss.

 
Key Inning
Georgia Gwinnett set the tone of the game in the second inning, plating four runs to take a 4-0 advantage.
 
How it Happened

• The Grizzlies plated four runs in the second, one in the third, and one in the fourth before Keiser got on the board in the bottom half of the frame.
• Janelle Dominguez drew a two-out walk before moving to second on an Ostrander single to third. Carver then plated the Seahawks first run with an RBI double to right as Keiser trailed 6-1.
• Neither team crossed the plate again until Georgia Gwinnett pushed across four more runs in the seventh to lead 10-1.
• In the bottom half, Ostrander connected on a leadoff double to center and moved up a base on a Carver single to center. Following a Mueller pop up, Northway scored Ostrander with an RBI groundout to third as Keiser fell in the opening game, 10-2.

 
Game Two
Score: Keiser 3, No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett 2, 8 Inn.
Pitchers of Record: W: Green (2-1), L: Hansis (6-1)
Time of Game: 2:00
Weather: A Florida day

Keiser Highlights

• The Seahawks handed No. 5 Georgia Gwinnett their first loss of the season after coming out on top in eight innings, 3-2.
• Keiser has now played two extra-inning games against ranked opponents and are 1-1 in those contests.
• Avery Miller and Northway had the only two hits for Keiser in the contest.
• Autumn Green notched her second win of the year after tossing a complete game. The senior did not allow an earned run while striking out two.

 
Key Error
The Seahawks took advantage of a wild throw from the pitcher with two-outs in the eighth as two runs came in to score.  
 
How it Happened

• Ally Thompson walked to start the game and moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt by Troiana Test. Miller then laced a double to center as the Seahawks took a 1-0 advantage.
• GGC threatened to score in the third with the bases loaded and one-away but Green got Robinson to ground into a fielder's choice for the second out. Green then had a pitch get away from her but Dominguez was able to recover the ball and beat the runner to the plate for the final out of the inning,
• In the very next inning, the Grizzlies again loaded the bases with two-outs but Busbee flew out to left as KU remained on top, 1-0.
• Georgia Gwinnett finally broke through in the fifth with an unearned run as Robinson laced a one-out double to center, tying the game at one-apiece.
• The Grizzlies nearly had their first lead of the game in the sixth with two-outs as Cox tried to score from second on a single to left but was thrown out at home on a great relay from Northway-to-Ostrander-to-Dominguez.
• After neither team scored in the seventh, the contest went into extra-innings where the international tiebreak was in effect.
• With Mueller placed on second, Northway led off with a single to center. Head Coach Terri Knecht then executed a double steal as the Seahawks were threatening to retake the lead.
• The next two Keiser batters were retried before Georgia Gwinnett, pitcher, Taylor Hansis  threw the ball away on a grounder back to her, allowing two runs to score as Keiser jumped ahead 3-1.
• Georgia Gwinnet quickly got a run back as Wagner started the inning with a double to center. A groundout to first, allowed Wagner to move up to third with one-away.
• Green then walked Melton before Rosetti single to second as the Grizzlies now had the bases loaded.
• However, Green settled down to get a huge strikeout, followed by a game-ending fly out left as Keiser prevailed, 3-2.

 
Up Next
The Seahawks will play their home opener on Friday against Edward Waters with game one slated to start at 12:00 p.m.