NAIA World Series Elimination Game 1
Matchup: No. 17 Keiser vs. No. 7 Oklahoma Wesleyan
Score: No. 17 Keiser 8, No. 7 Oklahoma Wesleyan 3
Records: No. 17 Keiser (37-17), No. 7 Oklahoma Wesleyan (49-11)
Pitchers of Record: W: Arevalo (10-3), L: Bringhurst (9-2)
Time of Game: 2:30
World Series Records: KU (1-1), OWU (0-2)

• Keiser improved to 2-0 in the first elimination game at the World Series.
• The Seahawks are now 2-3 all-time at the World Series.
• Pablo Arevalo notched his tenth win of the season, tying Daniel Garmendia (2017) and Alec Lamrouex (2018) for the program season record.

• Arevalo hadn't allowed a run in his last 36 innings of work before the solo home run in the fifth.
• Arevalo tossed his tenth complete game of the season and the programs first at the NAIA World Series.
• The senior struck out four, holding the Eagles to eight hits.

• All nine Seahawks registered at least one hit, finishing with 14 in the contest.
• Five KU hitters boasted multiple hits.
• Tim Bouchard led the way with three runs batted in.

Keiser 3, OWU 0

• Ben McConnell started the game with a single up the middle and quickly swiped second.
• Erik Owen followed with a single to left, putting runners on the corners.
• Mason Dinesen opened the scoring with an RBI groundout to second.
• Bouchard then ripped an RBI single up the middle as KU led 2-0.
• With two outs, Zach Mazur made it 3-0 with his tenth double of the season.

Keiser 3, OWU 0

• Oklahoma Wesleyan started with a double to right-center and a single to right for runners on the corners.
• However, a 6-4-3 double play and grounder to short ended the inning.

Keiser 5, OWU 0

• Back-to-back singles by Kemper Bednar and Xavier Acosta along with a walk to Niko Petrides loaded the bases with nobody out.
• McConnell was then hit by a pitch for an RBI and Owen made it 5-0 with a first-pitch RBI fielder's choice to first.

Keiser 6, OWU 0

• A clutch two-out RBI single up the middle by Acosta expanded the margin to six runs.

Keiser 6, OWU 1

• The Eagles got on the board with a one-out solo home run to left.

Keiser 8, OWU 1

• Owen and Dinesen reached on consecutive one-out singles.
• Following a passed ball that moved up both runners, Bouchard ripped a single to right, upping the advantage to 8-1.

Keiser 8, OWU 3

• Oklahoma Wesleyan blasted their second one-out home run of the game, this time a two-run shot.

Keiser vs. the loser of Central Methodist/IU Southeast on Monday, 5/31.