Game Information
Game Scores: No. 24 Keiser 19, Trinity Int'l 6|No. 24 Keiser 4, TIU 3
Records: No. 24 Keiser (12-5), Trinity International (2-7)
Series: 2-0, KU
Location: Silvester Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
 
Game One
Score: No. 24 Keiser 19, Trinity International 6
Pitchers of Record: W: Rooney (1-0), L: Alvarnaz (0-1)
Time of Game: 3:35
Weather: 70, Cloudy

Keiser Highlights

• All nine batters reached base in the opening game while eight of the nine recorded a hit.
• Six Seahawks finished with three hits and the other two had two hits.
• Mark Gottsacker and Peter Crocitto had four RBI's apiece, while Drew Reilly chipped in two.
• Connor Rooney recorded his first win of the year, tossing two shutout innings, allowing just one hit.

 
On the Bases
The Seahawks had at least two base-runners in every inning of game one, finishing with a season-best 22 hits.

How it Happened

• Trinity International scored three runs in the opening inning before Crocitto got a pair of runs back in the bottom half with a two-out single up the middle.
• The Seahawks stormed ahead in the second with five runs on six singles to claim a 7-3 advantage. In the inning, Miguel Casanueva, Gottsacker, and Reilly were credited with RBI's.
• The Trojans got two runs back in the third to get within 7-5 and the game remained scoreless until the fifth.
• Keiser batted through in the frame with seven runs on five hits, highlighted by a bases-clearing double to right by Gottsacker, as the Seahawks upped the margin to 14-5.
• For the second straight inning, KU batted through while adding five more runs, as the advantage grew to 19-6.
• Trinity International went hitless in the seventh as the Seahawks took game one by a final score of 19-6.

 
Game Two
Score: No. 24 Keiser 4, Trinity International 3
Pitchers of Record: W: Cole (1-3), L: Jankowski (0-1)
Time of Game: 2:10
Weather: 82, Few Clouds

Keiser Highlights

• Cristian Sanjurjo, Crocitto, and Reilly all had multiple hits, while Crocitto had a game-best three.
• Fisher Cole earned the win after striking out the only batter he faced in the seventh with two-outs.
• Amiel Abreu received the start and went four innings with a season-best seven strikeouts.

 
Hero and Celebrate
Crocitto won the game for the Seahawks in the bottom of the seventh with a walk-off double to left-center, lifting Keiser to the 4-3 victory.

How it Happened

• Just like in game one, Crocitto delivered the opening run for the Seahawks with a single to left for a 1-0 advantage.
• Abreu went 2.2 innings without allowing a hit until Torres singled up the middle. However, he got the next batter to fly out to left.
• In the fifth, TIU had runners on the corners with nobody-out when a double-play allowed the tying the run to cross the plate.
• With two-outs in the bottom half of the inning, Crocitto kept the inning alive with a single to center. Reilly then put the Seahawks back on top as he lasered a shot over left field fence to take a 3-1 advantage.
• VanKan followed with a four-pitch walk but was thrown out at home as he tried to score on a double to right by Sanjurjo.
• Following a scoreless sixth, the Trojans loaded the bases with one-out but Colton Kenagy got a fielder's choice at home for the second of the inning. 
• However, a first-pitch swinging Santana tied the game at 3-3 with a two-run single to center. Kenagy then walked the next batter as TIU loaded the bases for a second time in the inning. 
• The Seahawks called on Cole out of the bullpen and the sophomore delivered with three straight strikes to end the inning.
• Gottsacker led off the bottom half with a single to second and Crocitto won the game with a walk-off double to left-center as Keiser prevailed in the second game, 4-3.

 
Up Next
The Seahawks will start a three-game series at home on Saturday against No. 23 Bellevue. Game one is slated for noon first-pitch.