Game Information
Game Scores: No. 17 Keiser 3, Robert Morris 0|No. 17 Keiser 5, Robert Morris 4
Records: No. 17Keiser (16-7), Robert Morris (6-5)
Location: Lake Myrtle Field, Lakeland, Fla.
Game One
Score: No. 17 Keiser 3, Robert Morris 0
Pitchers of Record: W: Tworek (3-1), L: Quick (1-2)
Time of Game: 1:24
Weather: 78, Partly Cloudy
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Keiser Highlights
- Jonathan Fernandez, Garrett Hall, and Peter Crocitto finished with two hits apiece.
- Fernandez had two runs batted, while Hall had the other one.
- Chad Tworek threw his first complete game of the season to earn his third win. The senior struck out five while only allowing three hits.
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Tough Stretch
Tworek worked quick and efficiently, becoming the first Seahawk starter to throw a complete game this season.
How it Happened
- Hall put the Seahawks on top in the first with a two-out solo home run to left and Fernandez made it 2-0 in the second with a one-out RBI single up the middle.
- Robert Morris loaded the bases in the second without a hit but Tworek ended the threat with a strikeout.
- In the fourth, Fernandez connected on his second RBI single of the game, scoring Crocitto, who led off with a single down the right field line.
- Tworek held the Eagles hitless through 4.2 innings until Knerr singled down the left field line on the first pitch he saw.
- RMU only had two more hits during the remainder of the game as Keiser took game one, 3-0.
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Game Two
Score: No. 17Â Keiser 5, Robert Morris 4
Pitchers of Record: W: Alfonso (3-0), L: Kirkwood (0-1)
Time of Game: 2:25
Weather: 72, Partly Cloudy
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Keiser Highlights
- Joshua Aprea and Cristian Sanjurjo combined for four of the Seahawks eight hits in the second game.
- Hall was walked a season-most three times.
- Nate VanKan and Fernandez had the RBI's.
- Erik Vargas made his first start of the year, tossing two shutout innings, with four strikeouts. Alex Alfonso earned the win after throwing four innings of relief.
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Wild Sequence
The Seahawks trailed by a run entering the bottom of the seventh when a wild pitch followed by a throwing error on the catcher allowed Keiser to score a pair of runs to earn the walk-off victory.
How it Happened
- Clutch two-out hitting by Nate VanKan in the first gave Keiser a 1-0 lead as the ripped a first-pitch single to center. A costly throwing error on the pitcher during an attempted pick-off allowed Hall to cross the plate for a 2-0 advantage.
- The Eagles tied the game in the third after scoring two runs on four hits, all coming with two-outs in the inning.
- Keiser jumped back on top by a run in the fourth when Fernandez tallied his third RBI of the day as he singled through the left side.
- Robert Morris threatened to tie or take the lead in the sixth with the bases loaded and one-out but Alfonso escaped with an inning ending double-play.
- The Eagles reclaimed a 4-3 advantage in the seventh when Rincon hit a two-run home run to left. However, the Seahawks rallied back in the bottom half.
- Sanjurjo led off with a single up the middle before being relieved for pinch-runner, Nick Talamo. Juan De La Cruz followed with a double to right to have runners on second and third with nobody-out.
- The Seahawks then walked off Robert Morris as Talamo took off for home on a wild pitch and as he scored, the Robert Morris catcher threw the ball down the first base line, allowing De La Cruz to score the game-winning run.
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Up Next
The Seahawks return to the field tomorrow for a doubleheader against Trinity Christian College with game one slated for 9:00 a.m. The games will be played at Chain of Lakes Park Stadium.
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