NAIA Regional Winner's Bracket Game
Matchup: No. 17 Keiser vs. Ottawa
Score: No. 17 Keiser 19, Ottawa 5
Records: No. 17 Keiser (35-16), Ottawa (37-19)
Pitchers of Record: W: Mitchell (7-2), L: Burris (4-3)
Time of Game: 3:53
Regional Records: KU (2-0), OU (2-1)

• Keiser moves into the NAIA Regional Championship game, needing just one more win to advance to the NAIA World Series.
• Head Coach Brook Fordyce moved into second place for most wins at Keiser (124), surpassing Jeremy Kennedy. Rick Smoliak holds the mark for the most victories with 220.
• The Seahawks improved to 10-7 in NAIA Regional games
• The 19 runs were the second-most in a Regional game for the Seahawks, one shy of the program record against Central Baptist.

• Cole Shinsky threw three hitless innings in the start, striking out six.
• Andrew Mitchell had his longest outing of the year, throwing six innings with five strikeouts.

• The Seahawks erupted for 15 hits in the second game of the Regional.
• Erik Owen and Mathew Catalfo led the way with three hits apiece.
• Mason Dinesen, Tim Bouchard, Zach Mazur, and Niko Petrides recorded multiple hits.
• Catalfo drove in a game-best five runs.

Keiser 3, OU 0

• Keiser loaded the bases with two-outs when Catalfo cleared them with a double to left.

Keiser 3, OU 2

• Ottawa got a pair of runs back on a costly two-out dropped fly ball to right field.

Keiser 7, OU 2

• Mazur led off with a double to center and gave way to courtesy runner, Nate Brodsky.
• Catalfo then singled to the pitcher and after he spiked the ball into the ground while trying to throw to first, Brodsky came around to score.
• With runners on the corners and still nobody out, a wild pitch allowed Catalfo to score as KU led 5-2.
• Owen capped off the four-run inning with a two-out, two-run double to center.

Keiser 7, OU 4

• A leadoff triple to right turned into a run as Dinesen threw the ball away, allowing Antonetty to score.
• The Braves tacked on another run with a one-out RBI single through the right side.

Keiser 7, OU 5

• Ottawa made it a two-run game with a two-out solo home run to left.

Keiser 11, OU 5

• Keiser erupted for four runs on five hits, all coming with nobody retired in the inning.
• Kemper Bednar drew a leadoff walk and scored on a Petrides RBI double down the left-field line.
• Ben McConnell then laced an RBI single through the left side, upping the margin to 9-5.
• After Owen reached on a bunt, Dinesen and Bouchard connected on back-to-back RBI singles, upping the advantage to 11-5.

Keiser 16, OU 5

• With the bases loaded and two-outs, Bouchard drilled a two-run single to center.
• Mazur then struck out, but a wild pitch kept the inning alive as Dinesen scored to lead 14-5.
• Catalfo followed with a two-run double to deep center, capping off the five-run inning.

Keiser 19, OU 5

• Following a Petrides one-out triple, Owen lifted a sacrifice fly to center.
• Dinesen followed with a huge RBI double off the left-field wall and Mazur ended the inning with an RBI single to left.

Keiser is in the championship game and needs just one more win to advance to the NAIA World Series.

If Loyola or Oklahoma City were to advance to the championship game, Keiser will not play again until Thursday.

If Ottawa wins tomorrow at 4:00 p.m., then KU will face them for the championship at 8:00 p.m.