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Knecht Records 700th Career Win as Softball Sweeps Doubleheader with St. Thomas

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 Game Information
Matchup: Keiser vs. St. Thomas
Records: Keiser (16-10, 8-2) , St. Thomas (9-13, 3-9)
Season Series: 2-0

Notables
  • Head Coach Terri Knecht picked up her 700th career win with the Seahawks victory in game one.
  • Keiser improved to 20-26-1 all-time in games that go to extra innings.
  • The Seahawks moved to 2-2 this season in extra innings.
  • KU moved to 18-29 all-time against the Bobcats but have won sixstraight.
  • Keiser is on a six-game winning streak, sweeping their last three conference series.

Game One
Score: Keiser 6, St. Thomas 5 (10 Inn.)
Pitchers of Record: W: Watts (10-5), L: Winter (5-7)
Time of Game: 2:20

Seahawk Hurlers
  • Giovanna Watts carried a perfect game into the seventh before giving up a leadoff single.
  • Watts improved to 10-5 on the year, tossing the complete game.
  • She finished with seven strikeouts.

Seahawk Batters
  • Watts notched her second walk-off of the season with an RBI fielder's choice in the tenth.
  • Watts had a game-best three runs batted and Cheyenne Blumberg had two.
  • Ally Thompson and Elsie Rivera finished with multiple hits.

How it Happened

Bottom 4
Keiser 2, STU 0
  • Blumberg ended the scoreless game with a two-out, two-run home run to left-center.

Top 7
Keiser 2, STU 4
  • Spalding ruined the perfect game with a leadoff single through the left side.
  • Following an error on the Seahawks shortstop, Pacetti ripped a two-run triple to left, tying the game at 2-2.
  • The Bobcats then claimed their first lead, 3-2, with an RBI double down the left-field line.
  • An RBI ground out to short capped off the four-run inning as St. Thomas led 4-2.

Bottom 7
Keiser 4, STU 4
  • With two outs, the bases loaded and the game on the line, Watts stepped up to bat.
  • The senior crushed the first pitch she saw up the middle, scoring a pair of runs with the near game-winning run, Dominugez, getting thrown out at home, sending the game to extra innings.

Top 8
Keiser 4, STU 5
  • With the international tiebreaker in effect, Uribe was placed on second.
  • Uribe advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a double by Spalding as STU took a 5-4 advantage.

Bottom 8
Keiser 5, STU 5
  • It was Keiser's turn to have Watts placed on second with Ashley Brooker moving her to third with a sacrifice bunt.
  • With two outs, pinch hitter, Madison Lindsey hit the first pitch she saw to center, knotting the score at five-apiece.

Extra Innings
Keiser 6, STU 5
  • In the tenth with Thompson starting on second, a costly fielding error by the pitcher allowed Keiser to have runners on the corners with nobody out.
  • Watts walked the game off with an RBI fielder's choice as the Seahawks took game one, 6-5.

Game Two
Score: Keiser 2, St. Thomas 1
Pitchers of Record: W: Merriman (6-5), L: Smits (0-2), S: Watts (1)
Time of Game: 1:35

Seahawk Hurlers
  • Kelsie Merriman picked up the win, tossing six innings, with a strikeout.
  • Watts picked up her first save of the season.

Seahawk Batters
  • Frost led the way with two of five hits.
  • Madison Lindsey had the only run batted in.

How it Happened
Top 3
Keiser 0, STU 1
  • Uribe reached base on a bunt single to the catcher and moved to second on a stolen base.
  • A costly throwing error at third allowed Uribe to score, giving the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.

Bottom 4
Keiser 2, STU 1
  • The Seahawks led off with consecutive singles by Frost and Thompson.
  • Frost advanced to third on a fly out by Dominguez and scored on an RBI ground out by Lindsey, tying the score at 1-1.
  • KU took the 2-1 lead after Thompson stole third and scored on a throwing error by the catcher.

Up Next
Keiser at Ave Maria University on Saturday, April 10th, in Ave Maria, Fla. at the Ave Maria Softball Field.
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Players Mentioned

Cheyenne  Blumberg

#12 Cheyenne Blumberg

C/1B
5' 9"
Fourth Year
R/R
Ashley Brooker

#20 Ashley Brooker

OF/2B
5' 3"
Third Year
R/R
Kelsie Merriman

#17 Kelsie Merriman

P/3B
5' 7"
First Year
R/R
Elsie Rivera

#15 Elsie Rivera

3B/C
5' 3"
Third Year
R/R
Ally Thompson

#8 Ally Thompson

SS/2B
5' 6"
Third Year
R/R
Giovanna Watts

#39 Giovanna Watts

P
5' 9"
Fourth Year
R/R
Madison Lindsey

#27 Madison Lindsey

P/1B
5' 8"
First Year
R/R

Players Mentioned

Cheyenne  Blumberg

#12 Cheyenne Blumberg

5' 9"
Fourth Year
R/R
C/1B
Ashley Brooker

#20 Ashley Brooker

5' 3"
Third Year
R/R
OF/2B
Kelsie Merriman

#17 Kelsie Merriman

5' 7"
First Year
R/R
P/3B
Elsie Rivera

#15 Elsie Rivera

5' 3"
Third Year
R/R
3B/C
Ally Thompson

#8 Ally Thompson

5' 6"
Third Year
R/R
SS/2B
Giovanna Watts

#39 Giovanna Watts

5' 9"
Fourth Year
R/R
P
Madison Lindsey

#27 Madison Lindsey

5' 8"
First Year
R/R
P/1B