Game Information
Game Scores: Keiser 15, St. Thomas 1, 5 Inn. |Â Keiser 5, St. Thomas 4
Records:Â Keiser (27-17, 13-9), St. Thomas (25-17, 9-13)
Series:Â 4-0, Keiser
Location:Â Col. Jacquelin J. Kelly Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Game One
Score: Keiser 15, St. Thomas 1
Pitchers of Record: W: Green (21-7), Santos (5-2)
Time of Game: 1:35
Weather: 80, mostly sunny
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Keiser Highlights
- Keiser finished with 15 hits in the contest, including a three-hit performance by Cheyenne Blumberg.
- Both Ally Thompson and Avery Miller finished with two hits, two runs scored, and two RBI's.
- The Seahawks swiped four bases in the contest with Lexi Northway leading the way with two.
- Autumn Green picked up the win in the circle, tossing a complete game with two strikeouts.
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Clutch Two-Out Hitting
The Seahawks scored nine runs with two-outs in the opening game of the doubleheader as Keiser came out on top, 15-1 in five-innings.
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How it Happened
- Keiser jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the first as Blumberg connected on a two-out RBI single to center.
- The Bobcats tied the game at 1-1 in the next inning, scoring an unearned run on a single to center field.
- Janelle Dominguez led off the second with a single to center and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Thompson. Dominguez advanced to third on a groundout and scored the go-ahead run on a passed ball, making it 2-1, Keiser.
- KU tacked on a third run in the third with two-outs as Larrissa Ostrander connected on an RBI single to right, plating Miller, who reached base on a single to short.
- The Seahawks tacked on three more runs in the fourth with two-outs as the margin increased to 7-1. The first two runs scored on a fielding error by the Bobcats first baseman and the third and fourth runs came on back-to-back doubles to left field by Miller and Blumberg.
- In the fifth, the Seahawks batted through the lineup, scoring eight runs on six hits, highlighted by RBI singles from Paige Boyle, Troiana Test, and Thompson, winning game one by a final of 15-1.
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Game Two
Score: Keiser 5, St. Thomas 4
Pitchers of Record: W: Green (22-7), L: Spalding (7-8)
Time of Game: 1:52
Weather: 77, mostly cloudy
Keiser Highlights
- The Seahawks tallied eight hits in game two with Dominguez and Test recording multiple hits.
- Green picked up her second victory of the afternoon and her 22nd win of the season after throwing six innings with one punch out.
- With the victory, Green became the all-time leader in program history with 32 career wins, surpassing Erin Lambros.
- With the sweep over St. Thomas, the Seahawks clinched a spot in the Sun Conference Tournament in back-to-back years.
At the Plate
Test finished 2-for-4 with a season-best three runs batted in. Test is now batting .393 (13-for-33) over the last ten games.
How it Happened
- Keiser scored the first run of game two in the first as Blumberg drilled a two-out double to right, plating Miller, who reached on an error at third.
- The Bobcats loaded the bases with one-out in the bottom half of the frame, but Green escaped the jam by inducing back-to-back, infield pop-ups to end the scoring threat.
- In the next half inning, KU loaded the bases with one-out and a Test RBI single to right, scored Thompson, who reached on a bunt single to pitcher, extending the lead to 2-0.
- STU scored their first run in the third inning with a solo home run to left to get within a run, 2-1.
- The Seahawks answered back with three runs in the fourth, all coming with two-outs. The first run crossed on a fielding and the next two were via a Test RBI single to left as Keiser led 5-1.
- The Bobcats capitalized on a Seahawks pitching in the bottom of the fourth as Grafals connected on a three-run home run, trimming the deficit to a run, 5-4.
- However, St. Thomas managed just two hits during the remainder of the contest as Keiser hung on for the 5-4 road victory and sweeping the season series against St. Thomas, 4-0.
Up Next
The Seahawks travel to Babson Park, Fla. on Saturday, April 27, for the regular season finale against Webber International University. First pitch is at 12:00 p.m.
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