The No. 25-ranked Keiser baseball team heads to Lakeland this weekend for a pivotal four-game series against No. 8 Southeastern. The Seahawks come into the match up with a 28-9 overall record and an 11-9 mark in conference play. Keiser is coming off a strong performance, taking three of four games against Warner while tallying 40 hits—including 10 doubles and four home runs.
The series begins on Thursday, April 17, at 6:00 PM, continues with a Friday doubleheader at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM, and wraps up with the finale on Saturday at 12:00 PM.
No. 17 Keiser Seahawks (28-9, 11-9 SUN)) at
No. 8 Southeastern Fire (33-9, 12-8 SUN)
Thursday, Apr. 17, 6:00PM, Friday, Apr. 18, 2:00PM & 6:00PM (DH), Saturday, Apr. 19 12:00PM
Ted A. Broer Stadium - Lakeland, Fla.
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- The Seahawks trail the all-time series verus the Fire 26-31
- Keiser's last win over Southeastern dates back to 2024, when the Seahawks won 4-2 at home in West Palm Beach
- The Seahawks dropped the championship game of the Sun Conference tournament last season in a final score of 4-8
- Keiser took two of three games in a home series in 2022
- In the last 10 match ups verus Southeastern, the Seahawks are 1-9
- In Lakeland versus the Fire, Keiser is 11-2 all time
- The Seahawks boast an impressive 28-9, record this season, clinching three out of four games hosting Warner this past weekend
- In the series versus the Royals, the Seahawks batted .345 and posted 40 hits including 10 doubles and four home runs
- Jeremy Garcia put up a performance this weekend, blasting his first home run of the season with a three-run shot
- Jake Molloy earned his first win of the season with his appearance in the final game of the series
- Kyle Keyes notched his fifth win on the year throwing 7.0 innings in a 3-2 victory last Friday
- Keiser is hitting .332 for the season, with Simon Grinberg leading the charge batting .426
- Grinberg currently leads the conference in five statistical categories along with posting 15 home runs this season
- He tops the conference with 39 walks this season with Gavin Baird and Matthew Nichols right behind with 38
- Landon Lowe ranks third in conference play with 14 doubles on the year, he additionally has 16 stolen bases
- Notably, the Seahawks sit in third place in the Sun Conference standings with a 11-9 record
- In the last two series for Southeastern, the Fire swept Florida Memorial and dropped the series 3-1 to Ave Maria last weekend
- Two players to keep an eye on this weekend are Simon Grinberg and SEU's Connor Hicks who both rank in several conference categories
| Keiser |
2025 Stats |
Southeastern |
| .332 |
Batting Avg. |
.345 |
| 361 |
Hits |
471 |
| 372 |
Runs |
404 |
| 41 |
HR |
53 |
| 322 |
RBI |
360 |
| .533 |
Slugging % |
.519 |
| .470 |
On-Base% |
.467 |
| 54-69 |
Stolen Bases-Attempts |
76-97 |
|
Leaders |
|
| Simon Grinberg (.426) |
Batting Avg. |
Jon Paul Pennella (.444) |
| Simon Grinberg (49) |
Hits |
Jon Paul Pennella (53) |
| Simon Grinberg (49) |
Runs |
Jon Paul Pennella (53) |
| Simon Grinberg (15) |
HR |
Alfonso Villalobos (11) |
| Simon Grinberg (52) |
RBI |
Connor Hicks (56) |
| Simon Grinberg (.922) |
Slugging % |
Connor Hicks (.720) |
| Simon Grinberg (.578) |
On-Base% |
Jon Paul Pennella (.553) |
| Landon Lowe (16) |
Stolen Bases |
Jon Paul Pennella (17) |
