The 2022 NAIA Baseball Championship (Opening Round - Elimination Game)
Matchup: No. 21
Keiser Seahawks at Reinhardt Eagles
Records: Keiser Seahawks
(35-22), Reinhardt Eagles (36-22)
Score: Reinhardt 11, Keiser 6 (10 inn.)
Pitchers of Record: W: Miller (5-3), L: Cabeza (4-4), S: None
Time of Game: 3:25
Harrison Field
Montgomery, Ala.
Season Series: RU, 1-0
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- Keiser had the winning run on third with no outs in the bottom of the ninth but could not bring the runner home, sending the game to extra innings.
- With the loss, Keiser ends the 2022 season with a 35-22 record.
- The Seahawks move to 11-9 all-time in the Opening Round of the NAIA Baseball Tournament.
- The Seahawks are now 4-2 in consolation games in the NAIA Regionals all-time.
- The Seahawks move to 0-1 all-time versus the Eagles.
- With the extra-inning loss, Keiser moves to 18-23-1 all-time in extra-inning games.
- The Seahawks finished 2022 hitting .314 as a team.
- The Keiser pitching staff struck out 452 batter in 2022.
- Starter Garret Reisz allowed five runs on four hits in 5.1 innings of action to earn the "no decision".
- Reliever Brandon McCabe pitched in 3.2 innings of action, allowing one run on two hits while striking out three.
- Michael Cabeza (4-4) was saddled with the loss, giving up five runs (one earned) on three hits in 0.2 innings.
- Chuck Fishbaugh came out of the pen, striking out the lone Reinhardt batter he faced in the top of the 10th.
- Tim Bouchard led all hitters going 4-for-5 in the game with an RBI and a run scored.
- Priamo Lozada drove in two with a 1-for-4 outing versus the Eagles.
- Zach Mazur hit 2-for-4, including his ninth homer of the 2022 season.
- Mason Dinesen went 2-for-6 with a run scored.
- Matt Schrick scored a run, going 2-for-5 from the dish.
Reinhardt 1, Keiser 0
- Patrick Baggett reached with a leadoff walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
- A single by Tucker Zdunich brought home Baggett from second for the 1-0 lead.
Keiser 1, Reinhardt 1
- Tim Bouchard doubled to right field with Anthony Catalano on first to put two runners in scoring position.
- Priamo Lazado tied the game with a sac fly to left center, scoring Catalano from third.
Keiser 2, Reinhardt 1
- Zach Mazur hit his ninth home run of 2022 to give KU a 2-1 lead.
Keiser 2, Reinhardt 2
- Jacob Profit drove in the tying run with a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher.
Reinhardt 5, Keiser 2
- The Eagles took the lead with a base-loaded walk.
- The next batter (Alex Coulter) was hit by the pitch to bring home another.
- On a fielder's choice, Shayne Campbell drove in the Eagle's third run of the inning.
Keiser 6, Reinhardt 5
- The Seahawks regained the lead with a four-run, six-hit inning in the bottom of the sixth.
- With two outs, Matt Schrick got the offense started with a single to left field.
- Mason Dinesen singled up the middle to put runners on first and second.
- Catalano brought home Schrick with an RBI-single.
- After an RU pitching change, an RBI-single by Tim Bouchard and an error by Reinhardt's center fielder, tied the game at 5-all.
- Lozada gave the Seahawks the lead with a single to through the left side of the infield, scoring Bouchard.
Keiser 6, Reinhardt 6
- Lance Dockery tied the game with a solo shot to left field.
Reinhardt 10, Keiser 6
Top of the 10th
- A walk and an error put runners on second and third with no outs.
- Dawson Johns gave the Eagles the lead with an RBI-sac bunt.
- Nick Sanders gave RU an 8-6 lead with a sac fly to center.
- The Eagles tacked on three more runs to take a five-run lead.