Game Information
Game Scores: Keiser 5, No. 19 Warner 8| Keiser 13, No. 19 Warner 3
Records: Keiser (30-15, 12-9), No. 19 Warner (31-17, 11-10)
Series Record: 2-1, Keiser
Location: Silvester Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
 
Game One
Game Score: Keiser 5, No. 19 Warner 8
Pitchers of Record: W: Batten (4-4), L: Mercado (3-1), S: Klingler (4)
Time of Game: 3:01
Weather: 83, Few Clouds
 
Keiser Highlights

• The Seahawks recognized their 13 seniors prior to the start of the contest as part of senior day.
• Keiser finished with 12 hits led by a game-best three from Ezequias Encarnacion.
• Peter Crocitto and Mark Gottsacker had multiple hits in the opener.
• Todd Mercado suffered his first loss of the year, tossing 1.2 innings with a strikeout.

 
Turning Point
With the game tied in the sixth, Warner connected on a three-run home run to establish the lead for good.

How it Happened

• Warner struck first with an RBI fielder's choice in the first before Keiser scored four runs on three hits in the second.
• The Seahawks loaded the bases with nobody-out when Miguel Casanueva ripped an RBI single to left, tying the game at 1-1. A walk and hit by pitch proceeded a Crocitto sacrifice fly to left as the Seahawks took a 4-1 advantage.
• The Royals came alive in the fifth with four runs on four hits to jump back ahead of the Seahawks, 5-4.
• Drew Reilly connected on his third home run of the series with a solo shot to left in the bottom half as the game was tied up at five-apiece.
• However, Warner retook the lead in the sixth with a three-run home run and kept the Seahawks off the board to even the series at one-apiece.

 
Game Two
Game Score: Keiser 13, No. 19 Warner 3
Pitchers of Record: W: Vargas (1-0), L: Fernandez (7-5)
Time of Game: 3:01
Weather: 83, Few Clouds

Keiser Highlights

• Nate VanKan went four-for-five at the plate with three runs batted in.
• Nick Diaz, Crocitto, and Encarnacion all had three hits in the final game of the series.
• Encarnacion drove in three runs while Diaz and VanKan had two RBI's.
• Erick Vargas notched his first win of the year, throwing two solid innings of relief.

How it Happened

• VanKan led off the third with a double to left and moved to third on a bobbled, Shane Olive sacrifice bunt to third. Following catcher's interference to load the bases, Hall lifted a one-out sacrifice fly to right for a 1-0 advantage.
• A dropped fly ball by the right fielder allowed a second run to cross the plate and an RBI single to center by Encarnacion extended the lead to 3-0.
• Warner plated a pair of runs in the fourth but KU answered with three of their own in the bottom half.
• Casanueva laced a leadoff single to right before scoring on a double to the left-center gap by VanKan. He would eventually score on a wild pitch, following a strikeout. Crocitto capped the inning in style with a solo home run to left as the Seahawks led 6-2.
• The Royals scored a run in the fifth on a two-out single to center but Keiser responded with two in the bottom half.
• Gottsacker plated a run with a sacrifice fly to center and VanKan ripped an RBI single through the right-side to make it 8-3.
• In the sixth, KU loaded the bases with one-out when Encarnacion went opposite field on the first pitch he saw, extending the lead to 10-3.
• Diaz blasted a two-run home run to left-center in the seventh and VanKan ended the game early in the eighth with an RBI double to right-center as Keiser won, 13-3.

 
 
Up Next
The Seahawks travel to NCAA Division II, Nova Southeastern on Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m.