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Oliva Shoemaker Action
3
Winner Keiser KEISER 36-4
2
St. Thomas STU 24-14
Winner
Keiser KEISER
36-4
3
Final
2
St. Thomas STU
24-14
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Keiser KEISER 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 0
St. Thomas STU 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0

Game Recap: No. 9 Softball |

Shoemaker's Clutch Sacrifice Fly in the 7th Secures the Win for No. 9 Softball Over the No. 11 Bobcats

Game Information

Game Matchup: No. 9 Keiser University Seahawks vs. No. 11 St. Thomas University Bobcats
Records: No. 9 Keiser Seahawks (36-4) vs. No.11 St. Thomas Bobcats (24-14)

Game One Score: No. 9 Keiser 3, No. 11 St. Thomas 2 
Pitchers of Record: W: M. Masternak (21-3), L: C. Ortiz (6-6)
Time of Game: 6:00 PM

Col. Jacquelin J. Kelly Field | Miami Gardens, Fla.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. The Keiser University softball team held off St. Thomas University 3-2 on Friday evening at the St. Thomas campus in Miami Gardens to improve to 36-4 on the season in a tight conference battle. Trinity Rohrer led the way offensively with a 2-for-3 effort, while Sarah Phipps delivered a key RBI double in the fourth inning to give the Seahawks the lead for good. Mackenzie Masternak turned in a strong six innings in the circle before Maggie Miller slammed the door in the seventh with three strikeouts to secure the conference victory.

Keiser wasted no time getting on the board, striking in the first inning when Faith Campos reached on a bunt single, stole second, and came around to score on a wild pitch from St. Thomas starter Christina Ortiz to make it 1-0. The Seahawks pushed the advantage to 2-0 in the fourth when Genesis Iglesias singled, stole second, and came home on a Sarah Phipps RBI double to the third base line. St. Thomas answered in the bottom of the sixth when Mya Achenbach led off with a solo home run to center field to knot the game at 2-2, setting the stage for a dramatic seventh.

Keiser answered back immediately in the top of the seventh. With runners on first and second following singles from Jordan Brantley and Trinity Rohrer, a wild pitch moved Brantley to third before pinch hitter Olivia Shoemaker lifted a sacrifice fly to left field to plate the go-ahead run. Miller came on in relief and retired the final three batters, all via strikeout, to close out the 3-2 victory and send Keiser home with a crucial conference win.

 

Game Notes

  • Keiser improves to 36-4 overall and 14-2 in conference play with Friday's win, while St. Thomas falls to 24-14 and 8-8 in league action.
  • Mackenzie Masternak worked six innings and earned the win, allowing two runs on five hits with no walks and two strikeouts on 62 pitches. She improves to 20-3 on the season with a 1.80 ERA.
  • Maggie Miller was dominant in relief, striking out three of the four batters she faced in the seventh inning to record her fifth save of the season. She did not allow a run and has now appeared in 12 games this year.
  • Sarah Phipps went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI, delivering the go-ahead hit in the fourth inning after Genesis Iglesias set the table with a single and a stolen base.
  • Trinity Rohrer led Keiser with a 2-for-3 performance, providing consistency in the middle of the lineup and coming through with singles in the fifth and seventh innings.
  • Genesis Iglesias went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base, now sitting at .368 on the season with seven home runs and 38 RBI.
  • Faith Campos reached twice and scored Keiser's first run of the game in the first inning after reaching on a bunt single and swiping second base, her 36th stolen base of the season.
  • Pinch hitter Olivia Shoemaker came through in the biggest spot of the game, delivering a seventh-inning sacrifice fly that turned out to be the winning run. She is hitting .364 on the year with 16 RBI.
  • St. Thomas starter Christina Ortiz went the distance, allowing three runs on six hits in seven innings, but two costly wild pitches proved to be the difference in the game.
  • Mya Achenbach provided the lone extra-base hit for St. Thomas with a leadoff solo home run to center in the sixth inning, her fourth home run of the season, to tie the game at 2-2.
  • Both teams were error-free on the night, combining for a clean defensive game with neither side committing a miscue across all seven innings.
  • Keiser stole two bases on the night and caught St. Thomas's Lilly Herndon attempting to steal second in the fifth inning, with catcher Trinity Rohrer throwing her out to kill a potential St. Thomas rally.
 

Up Next

The Seahawks return to action Saturday when they will face St. Thomas in a doubleheader at the same Miami Gardens site, with first pitch scheduled to close out a pivotal conference weekend series.

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