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The (rv) Keiser baseball team eliminated the No. 25-seed Pioneers of Point Park, 15-4, in game five of the NAIA Championship tournament but were eliminated after a heartbreaking loss to the Eagles of Reinhardt 15-8 in the championship game of the NAIA Opening Round. 

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Matchup: (rv) Keiser vs. No. 25 Point Park
Records: Keiser Seahawks (34-22) vs. Point Park Pioneers (42-15)
Waleska, Ga. - Ken White Baseball Field


Series record: 1-0

Matchup: (rv) Keiser vs. No. 9 Reinhardt
Records: Keiser Seahawks (34-23) vs. Reinhardt Eagles (38-16)
Waleska, Ga. - Ken White Baseball Field

Series record: 0-3

• Seahawks' Kenny Di Clemente and Jhamante Woods crushed back-to-back home runs in the bottom of the fifth, eliminating the No. 25 Pioneers of Point Park with a stunning 15-4 victory in game five of the NAIA Regionals.
• Jake Molloy earned the win in the first game of the day and ends the 2024 season with a record of 4-1
• In Keiser's second game of the day took the lead in the top of the fifth as Andrew Almendarez cranked a home run to drive in three runs; however, the Seahawks saw the game slip away in the bottom of the seventh and could not recover as a three-run home run added insurance runs for the Eagles to eliminate Keiser 15-8 in the championship game of the NAIA Regionals. 
• With the loss, Keiser ends the 2024 season with a 34-23 record. 
• The Seahawks move to 13-11 all-time in the Opening Round of the NAIA Baseball Tournament.
• The Seahawks are now 6-5 in consolation games in the NAIA Regionals all-time.
• The Seahawks are now 2-3 in championship games in the NAIA Regionals all-time.
• The Seahawks are now 1-0 all-time versus the Pioneers
• The Seahawks move to 0-3 all-time versus the Eagles.
• This is the second time the Seahawks have advanced to the championship game of the NAIA Regionals under Head Coach Brook Fordyce.
• The Seahawks finished 2024 hitting .306 as a team.
• The Keiser pitching staff struck out 414 batters in 2024. 

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Score: Keiser 15, Point Park 4
Pitchers of Record: W: J. Molloy (4-1), L: J. Hawley (4-3)
Time of Game: 2:45

• Jonathan Amonica started for the Seahawks; he threw 2.1 innings, recording three strikeouts.
• In relief for Amonica was Jake Molloy, who struck out four batters to earn the win.

• Jhamante Woods led the Seahawk batters, going 2-for-4, notching four RBIs and a home run.
• Kenny Di Clemente and Palmer Hutchison registered three RBIs each.
• Pablo Ruiz, Simon Grinberg, and Dylan Symonds posted one RBI each.

Keiser 4, Point Park 0

• The Seahawks scored the first run of the game off a ground-out from Palmer Hutchison that drove home Lucero.
• Jhamante Woods drove in two RBIs off a single that brought home Di Clemente and Grinberg.
• Dylan Symonds plated Woods off a single to left field.

Keiser 6, Point Park 0

• Palmer Hutchison sent Ruiz and Lucero home with a double to left center.

Keiser 6, Point Park 4

• Point Park responded with four runs off a walk, ground-out, and two singles.

Keiser 8, Point Park 4

• Dylan Symonds seized an opportunity and scored a run off an error on the pitcher.
• Pablo Ruiz sprinted home and plated a run off a throwing error by the pitcher.

Keiser 13, Point Park 4

• Simon Grinberg knocked a double down the right field line, driving home Lucero, and tacked on another run for the Seahawks.
• Kenny Di Clemente blasted a two-run home run that scored Grinberg and gave the Seahawks a seven-run lead.
• Back-to-back home runs for the Seahawks as Jhamante Woods cranked a two-run shot to left center, bringing home Hutchison to add insurance runs Keiser.

Keiser 14, Point Park 4

• Kenny Di Clemente sent Ruiz across home plate off a fielder's choice to extend the Seahawk's lead to ten.

 Keiser 15, Point Park 4

• Pablo Ruiz tacked on the final run of the game as he lifted a solo home run.

Score: Reinhardt 15, Keiser 8
Pitchers of Record: W: H. Paulsen (1-0), L: C. Fishbaugh (7-2)
Time of Game: 2:55

• Danny Galvan started for the Seahawks; he threw 2.1 innings, recording one strikeout.
• In relief for Galvan was Truitt Todd, who tossed one inning.
• Cord Babcock pitched 1.1 innings of relief.
• Chuck Fishbaugh stepped up to the mound in the bottom of the fifth striking out one batter as he was credited with the loss.
• Logan Butler pitched one inning notching one strikeout.

• Andrew Almendarez led the Seahawk batters, going 3-for-4, posting three RBIs, and one home run.
• Five Seahawk batters recorded one RBI each (Grinberg, Di Clemente, Woods, Hutchison, Symonds).

Keiser 0, Reinhardt 3

• Reinhardt took an early lead, scoring three runs off two singles.

Keiser 1, Reinhardt 3

• Pablo Ruiz scored off a ground-out from Simon Grinberg to put the Seahawks on the board.

Keiser 1, Reinhardt 4

• Nash Crowell tacked on another run for the Eagles as he hit a solo home run to left field.

Keiser 7, Reinhardt 4

• Kenny Di Clemente drew a bases-loaded walk and brought home Verrier.
• Jhamante Woods plated Ruiz off a sacrifice fly to cut the Eagle's lead to one.
• Palmer Hutchison drove home Grinberg to knot up the game at four.
• Andrew Almendarez blasted a home run, knocking Hutchison and Di Clemente home to put the Seahawks on top.

Keiser 7, Reinhardt 6

• The Eagles answered with two runs off a double and a single to cut the Seahawks lead to one.

 Keiser 7, Reinhardt 7

• Jarrett Burney tied up the game with a sacrifice fly to right field that scored Kilgore.

 Keiser 8, Reinhardt 7

• Dylan Symonds brought Di Clemente home with an RBI single to left center to take the lead back and put runners into scoring position.

 Keiser 8, Reinhardt 13

• Adrian Vargas tied up the game again with an RBI single.
• Matty Maurer put the Eagles back on top with a single that scored Vargas.
• Lance Dockery extended Reinhardt's lead with a single to bring home Mendoza.
• Jarrett Burney hit a three-run home run to add some insurance runs for the Eagles.

 Keiser 8, Reinhardt 15

• The Eagles scored the final two runs of the game with a double to left center.

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