The (rv) Keiser University baseball team will face the No. 9-ranked Reindhardt Eagles in the opening round of the 2024 NAIA Baseball Championship. First pitch from Ken White Baseball Field in Waleska, Georgia, is set for 3:00 p.m. (ET).
(rv) Keiser Seahawks vs
No. 9 Reinhardt
Monday, May 13 at 3:00 p.m.
Waleska, Ga. - Ken White Baseball Field
WATCH: Reindhardt Athletics
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TICKETS: Tournament Pass $25
- Seeding: #1 Reinhardt Eagles, #2 Jessup Warriors, #3 Point Park Pioneers, #4 Keiser Seahawks
- A Keiser win and the Seahawks will play in Game No. 4 (winner of Jessup/Point Park) on Tuesday (6:00 PM)
- A Keiser loss and the Seahawks will play in Game No. 3 (loser of Jessup/Point Park) on Tuesday (2:00 PM).
- The Seahawks trail the all-time series, 0-1, versus the Eagles.
- The last meeting between the two teams resulted in a 11-6 win for the Eagles in extra innings (10) on May 17, 2022 in the Montgomery, Alabama.
- Keiser enters Monday with an 11-9 record all-time in the Opening Round of the NAIA Baseball Tournament.
- The Seahawks are 3-3 in first round games in the tournament all-time.
- This is the second time Keiser has faced Reinhardt in the NAIA Tournament.
- Reinhardt enters Monday with a 38-16 record, coming off a loss to Tennessee Wesleyan in the AAC Championship Game.
- The Seahawks enter Monday's action with a 32-21 record.
- Keiser advanced to the Championship of the Sun Conference Tournament last weekend.
- The Seahawks had four players earn all-conference honors (Danny Galvan -first-team; Jhamante Woods - first-team; Pablo Ruiz - first-team; Simon Grinberg - second-team).
- Pablo Ruiz leads the team in slugging percentage (.650) with 16 home runs and 134 total bases.
- His 16 home runs ranks No. 2 in the conference.
- Ruiz also leads the Seahawks in runs scored (69).
- Kenny Di Clemente and Simon Grinberg both rank No. 2 in the conference in walks drawn (40).
- This season, KU has amassed 167 extra-base hits with a team slugging percentage of .478.
- Keiser has recorded 62 home runs this season - the third most in program history.
- The Seahawks have accumulated 402 RBIs this season - fourth most in program history.
- The Keiser pitching staff has struck out 397 batters this season - seventh highest in program history.
| Keiser |
2024 Stats |
Reinhardt |
| .304 |
Batting Avg. |
.331 |
| 535 |
Hits |
596 |
| 452 |
Runs |
481 |
| 62 |
HR |
96 |
| 402 |
RBI |
432 |
| .478 |
Slugging % |
.569 |
| .425 |
On-Base% |
.447 |
| 53-64 |
Stolen Bases-Attempts |
98-124 |
|
Leaders |
|
| Jhamante Woods (.371) |
Batting Avg. |
Dylan Lewis (.432) |
| Seth Lucero (72) |
Hits |
Dylan Lewis (82) |
| Pablo Ruiz (69) |
Runs |
Dylan Lewis (68) |
| Pablo Ruiz (16) |
HR |
Nash Crowell (21) |
| Pablo Ruiz (56) |
RBI |
Dylan Lewis (65) |
| Pablo Ruiz (.650) |
Slugging % |
Dylan Lewis (.853) |
| Simon Grinberg (.481) |
On-Base% |
Dylan Lewis (.546) |
| Pablo Ruiz (24) |
Stolen Bases |
Jarrett Burney (22) |
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