No. 23 Keiser Seahawks (25-8, 8-8 SUN)
vs
Ave Maria Gyrenes (20-20, 10-10 SUN)
Saturday, Apr. 5, 11:00AM & 2:00PM (DH)
Silvester Jr. Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Dimensions: 300 - Left; 330 - Left Center; 350 - Center; 357 - Right Center; 305 - Right
Series record: 2-2
The No. 23-ranked Keiser baseball team split a four-game, weekend series with the Ave Maria Gyrenes. The Seahawks took Games One and Three, winning 10-6, and 17-14, respectively, while dropping Game Two, 5-4, and Game Four, 9-6.
The "marathon' series saw a combined 71 runs on 77 hits, including 11 total home runs. The Seahawks finished the series hitting .281 with 15 extra-base hits paced by 11 doubles. The Seahawks hurlers struck out 23 Gyrenes batters.
The Seahawks took Game One aggressive baserunning in Game One to win 10-6. Keiser used nine hits to register an average of .310 versus the Gyrenes while drawing 10 walks in the series opener. Game Two saw Keiser recording just four hits, including three extra-base hits. It was a four-run top of the sixth that proved to be the difference as the Gyrenes took a 5-3 lead and never looked back.
On Saturday, the Seahawks came back from a 10-2 deficit in the third inning to take a 2-1 lead in the series, 17-14. Keiser had a then-season-high five stolen bases in the game while hitting .368 as a team produced the fourth-most runs in a game in 2025 (17). However, the Gyrenes used a three-run home run in the top of the ninth to even the series. Despite a season-high seven stolen bases in the game, Keiser was held scoreless in the final three frames, falling 9-6.
Senior Palmer Hutchison led the Seahawks with a .429 batting average during the series, scoring three runs while driving in six. Edbarry Guzman posted a team-high nine RBI versus the Gyrenes, hitting .400 with three runs scored. He also hit his first two home runs of the season.
Keiser was aggressive on the base paths, registering 20 stolen bases – the most in a four-game set this season. Matthew Nichols was the top base-stealer this weekend with seven followed by Landon Lowe with six.
On the mound, Bastyan Hernandez and Logan Butler each picked up wins on the weekend. Hernandez was efficient in Game One, going 6.0 innings with one earned run on just two hits on 73 pitches. The left-hander allowed just one run in the sixth on an RBI single after allowing a leadoff walk. Butler earned his first win of the season allowing two runs on two hits in two and two-thirds innings of action, striking out two. Tanner Goswick earned his second save of the season, tossing one and two-thirds innings out of the pen, allowing no runs on three hits with two Ks.
The Seahawks host the Florida National Conquistadors on Tuesday, April 8. First pitch from Silverster Jr. Field is set for 11:00 AM.
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- With the split, the Seahawks move to 25-8 this season and 8-8 in conference play
- The home loss in Game Four marked just the third loss at home for the Seahawks this season (21-3)
- The Seahawks registered 12 stolen bases over the two games on Saturday, marking the highest total this season Keiser has recorded over a two-game span
- For the series, Keiser stole 20 bases - more than any other four game span this season
- Logan Butler earned his first win of the season allowing two runs on two hits in two and two-thirds innings of action, striking out two
- Tanner Goswick earned his second save of the season, tossing one and two-thirds innings out of the pen, allowing no runs on three hits with two Ks
Records: No. 23 Keiser Seahawks (25-7, 8-7 SUN) vs Ave Maria Gyrenes (19-20, 9-10 SUN)
Score: Keiser 17, Ave Maria 14
Pitchers of Record: W:
Logan Butlerz (1-0), L: Luke Zmolik (2-2), S:
Tanner Goswick (2)
Time of Game: 3:27
Ave Maria 5, Keiser 0
- With two home runs and five total hits, the Gyrenes opened the game with a five-run first
- Jesus Gonzalez led of the game with a solo shot to right field
- And RBI single by Jordan Crawford, scored Tanner Kelly from third, making it, 2-0
- Catcher Sebastian Cabeza hit AMU's second homer of the frame with a three-run shot to left
Ave Maria 5, Keiser 1
- It didn't take long for the Seahawks to get their first hit of the game as Matthew Nichols produced a lead-off single up the middle
- Advancing to second following a ground out by Elian Collado, Nichols moved in scoring position with Simon Grinberg coming up to bat
- With his 11th double of the season, Grinberg got KU on the board with a double to right
Ave Maria 6, Keiser 1
- The Gyrenes hit their third homer of the game when Kelly homered to left
Ave Maria 6, Keiser 2
- Landon Lowe, who reached base on a single to right, scored the Seahawk's second run
- An RBI single by Nichols up the middle brought Lowe home from second
- It marked his second run scored of the game and 44th of the season
Ave Maria 10, Keiser 2
- Defensive miscues were responsible for three of the four runs scored in the top of the third
- AMU took advantage of a pair of errors to push the lead to eight, 10-2
Ave Maria 10, Keiser 8
- The Seahawks batted around in their half of the fourth to pull within two
- The Gyrenes pitching staff looked poised to record another scoreless inning after getting the first two KU batters out
- However, a throwing error by second baseman Michael Kelly allowed Nichols to reach safely
- Nichols reached second on his second stolen base of the game
- The next batter, CJ Robertson doubled down the right-field line (his third double of the season), bringing home Nichols
- RBIs by Andrew Almendarez and Palmer Hutchison made it a five-run game
- For the second consecutive game, Edbarry Guzman hit a round-tripper, this time a three-run shot to give Keiser eight runs through four
Keiser 14, Ave Maria 10
- Nichols scored his third run of the game on an RBI single by Almendarez
- The bases were loaded following a drawn walk by Hutchison, leading to a two-RBI single for Guzman that gave Keiser its first lead of the game (11-10)
- For Guzman it increased his game total in RBI to five
- Later in the inning, Jeremy Garcia had a bases-clearing double to right to push the Seahawk lead to four, 14-10
Keiser 17, Ave Maria 10
- The Seahawks added to their lead with an RBI double by Almendarez and a two-RBI single by Hutchinson
Keiser 17, Ave Maria 12
- The Gyrenes cut the lead to five with a two-run home run by Crawford
Keiser 17, Ave Maria 14
- AMU added another two runs on a single up the middle by Gonzalez
Keiser 17, Ave Maria 14
- Tanner Goswick, who got Keiser out of a jam in the eighth, stayed on the mound to close out the game
- After getting the first two batters out, Goswick allowed back-to-back singles
- However, the right-handed hurler struck out Jimmy Coffey for his second save of the season
Records: Keiser Seahawks (25-8, 8-8 SUN) vs Ave Maria Gyrenes (20-20, 10-10 SUN)
Score: Ave Maria 9, Keiser 6
Pitchers of Record: W: Davis Blair (1-0), L:
Noah Eatman (2-1)
Time of Game: 3:15
Ave Maria 2, Keiser 0
- For the second straight game, AMU used a first-inning home run to take the lead
- Dakota Jones sent a shot to center field for a two-run blast
Ave Maria 2, Keiser 1
- A hit-by-pitch and two singles loaded the bases for the Seahawks
- With two outs and the bases loaded, Landon Lowe drew a walk to bring in the team's first run of the game
Keiser 3, Ave Maria 2
- Elian Collado opened the bottom of the fifth with third double of the season - a shot to left-center
- Two batters later, Simon Grinberg launched his 13th home run of the season, giving Keiser the one-run lead
Keiser 3, Ave Maria 3
- The Gyrenes tied the game with an RBI single by Jimmy Coffey
Keiser 6, Ave Maria 3
- The Seahawks again loaded the bases with just one out
- Grinberg registered another RBI, drawing a walk which brought CJ Robertson home
- A sac fly by Andrew Almendarez (his third of the season) added another run for the Seahawks
- Keiser's scoring wrapped up with and RBI single to left by Hutchinson
Keiser 6, Ave Maria 6
- Ave Maria battled back to tie game, 6-6
- A key error and wild pitch got the Gyrenes back into the game
Ave Maria 9, Keiser 6
- With one swing of the bat, AMU took a three-run lead
- Harrison Rossi send a shot over the left field fence to break the 6-6 tie
The Seahawks host the Florida National Conquistadors on Tuesday, April 8. First pitch from Silverster Jr. Field is set for 11:00 AM.
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