The Seahawks are set for a three-game weekend beginning Friday morning against the Mount Marty Lancers at 10:00 AM. No. 22 Keiser will play a doubleheader against the Lancers before welcoming Ave Maria for a single game Saturday morning.
Keiser enters the weekend after securing a 3–1 series win over Midland Warriors baseball, with Carson Hawkes earning his nation-leading fifth win of the season while Noah Eatman and Kyle Keyes also picked up victories.
No. 22 Keiser Seahawks (13-5) vs
Mount Marty Lancers (8-8)
Friday, March 6th, 10:00 AM, 12:00 PM (DH)
Melbourne, Fla.
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
No. 22 Keiser Seahawks (13-5) vs
Ave Maria Gyrenes (5-5)
Saturday, March 7th, 11:00 AM
Silvester Jr. Field, West Palm Beach, Fla.
Dimensions: 300 - Left; 330 - Left Center; 350 - Center; 357 - Right Center; 305 - Right
WATCH: Urban Edge Network
LIVE STATS: SIDEARM STATS
ADMISSION: General Admission $8 / Students, Faculty, and Staff Free
Mount Marty (S.D)
- The Seahawks and the Lancers have never played each other in program history
- Keiser has never faced a program based out of South Dakota
Ave Maria
- The Seahawks lead the all-time series against Ave Maria University with a 47–17 record since the first meeting in 2010.\The teams first met on March 6, 2010, when Keiser earned a 4–1 victory.
- Keiser won the most recent matchup 15–5 on May 1, 2025 at a neutral site in Fort Myers.
- The Seahawks won 14 consecutive games in the series from February 2015 through March 2018, marking the longest streak in the matchup.
- Keiser holds a 25–11 home record and a 19–5 road record against Ave Maria.
- The Seahawks have won seven of the last 10 meetings between the teams dating back to April 2024.
- Keiser holds a 13-5 record after taking the series over Midland 3-1 last weekend
- In the first NAIA poll of the season, the Seahawks moved up two slots since their preseason ranking, sliding in at No. 22
- Carson Hawkes leads the nation in wins with five on the season; he has yet to make a start
- Kyle Keyes earned his second win of the year in the series finale win over Midland
- Tad Brooks ranks seventh in the NAIA with 29 RBI this season
- Brooks is batting .397 with a slugging percentage of .632
- Jake Olsen has been one of the Seahawks' top offensive performers this season with a .389 batting average, 28 hits, 25 runs scored, and 21 RBI, while also adding nine doubles, one triple, and four home runs
- Ty Martinez has been a key contributor in the lineup, batting .333 with 17 hits, 21 runs scored, and 19 RBI, while leading the team with a .583 on-base percentage and 17 walks
- Jeremy Garcia has added depth to the Seahawks' offense, batting .353 with 18 hits, 11 RBI, and a .462 on-base percentage through the early portion of the season
| Keiser |
2026 Stats |
Mount Marty (S.D.) |
Ave Maria |
| .321 |
Batting Avg. |
.296 |
.256 |
| 169 |
Hits |
137 |
79 |
| 168 |
Runs |
143 |
54 |
| 18 |
HR |
18 |
6 |
| 145 |
RBI |
125 |
45 |
| .492 |
Slugging % |
.492 |
.360 |
| .467 |
On-Base% |
.445 |
.359 |
| 30-38 |
Stolen Bases-Attempts |
80-85 |
15-17 |
|
Leaders |
|
|
| Tad Brooks (.397) |
Batting Avg. |
Tyler Vance (.444) |
Michael Kelly (.324) |
| Jake Olsen (28) |
Hits |
Tyler Vance (24) |
Anthony Fernandez (11) |
| Jake Olsen (25) |
Runs |
Tyler Vance (23) |
Michael Kelly (12) |
| Jake Olsen (4) |
HR |
Cooper Mlnarik/Tyler Vance (4) |
Karson Green (2) |
| Tad Brooks (29) |
RBI |
Tyler Vance (26) |
Anthony Fernandez (8) |
| Jake Olsen (.708) |
Slugging % |
Cooper Mlnarik (.400) |
Karson Green (.462) |
| Ty Martinez (.583) |
On-Base% |
Tyler Vance (.569) |
Michael Kelly (.455) |
| Jake Olsen (6) |
Stolen Bases |
Jake Owens (18) |
Anthony Fernandez (5) |
