Game Matchup: No. 10 Keiser University Seahawks vs. No. 19 Coastal Georgia University Mariners
Records: No. 10 Keiser Seahawks (41-7) vs. No. 19 Coastal Georgia Mariners (34-10)
Game Three Score: No. 10 Keiser 6, No. 19 Coastal Georgia 2
Pitchers of Record: W: M. Masternak (24-4), L: R. Mills (18-5)
Time of Game: 12:00 PM
Alumni Field | West Palm Beach, Fla.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. The Keiser University softball team closed out the regular season in style on Saturday, defeating No. 19 Coastal Georgia 6-2 on Senior Day at Alumni Field in West Palm Beach to improve to 41-7 on the season and claim second place in the Sun Conference. The Seahawks honored six seniors before the game, Macy Schaaf, Rylie Mecchella, Mackenzie Masternak, Trinity Rohrer, Faith Campos, and Maggie Miller, and each one made their presence felt in what became a fitting send-off. Genesis Iglesias also etched her name into the program record books, drawing a walk in the second inning to set the all-time program record for career walks. Masternak worked 6.2 innings and was complemented by a balanced offensive effort that saw five different Seahawks drive in runs.
Keiser came out swinging in the first inning and never looked back. Kaci Kidd drew a leadoff walk and stole second, then scored on a Macy Schaaf RBI single to put the Seahawks ahead 1-0. Sarah Phipps followed with a single through the right side, advanced to second on the throw, and Olivia Shoemaker delivered a two-run single through the left side on a 2-0 count to make it 3-0. The Seahawks added two more in the second when Trinity Rohrer led off with a double down the left field line, moved to third on a Lanie Macicek bunt, and scored along with Kaci Kidd on a Faith Campos two-RBI single up the middle to push the lead to 5-0. Coastal Georgia pulled within three at 5-2 in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from Ella Romano and an RBI single by Emilia Clemons, but Keiser answered in the fifth when Macy Schaaf reached on a bunt single, moved to second on a Sarah Phipps sacrifice, and scored on a two-out Jordan Brantley RBI single through the left side to restore a four-run cushion at 6-2.
Masternak worked 6.2 innings on Senior Day, allowing two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts and one walk on 92 pitches before giving way to Miller, who got the final out on a strikeout to close the book on the regular season. Keiser finishes the year 41-7 overall and 19-5 in conference play, claiming second place in the Sun Conference standings heading into the postseason.
- Keiser defeats No. 19 Coastal Georgia 6-2 on Senior Day to finish the regular season 41-7 overall and 19-5 in conference play, securing second place in the Sun Conference standings. The win gives the Seahawks a winning series over Coastal Georgia after taking two of three games across the weekend.
- Mackenzie Masternak was honored on Senior Day and delivered a strong performance in her final regular season start, working 6.2 innings and allowing two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts on 92 pitches with 61 strikes. She improves to 24-4 on the season with a 2.00 ERA across 168.0 innings pitched.
- Genesis Iglesias drew a walk in the second inning to set the all-time program record for career walks. She finished the game 0-for-2 with two walks and a stolen base, now sitting at 32 walks on the season with a .461 on-base percentage.
- Faith Campos had two RBI on the day with her two-run single up the middle in the second inning, which scored Trinity Rohrer and Kaci Kidd and pushed the Keiser lead to 5-0. She finishes the regular season batting .399 with 43 stolen bases and 31 RBI.
- Trinity Rohrer turned in one of her finest offensive performances of the season on Senior Day, going 3-for-3 with a double and a run scored in her final regular season home game. She finishes the year batting .275 with 21 RBI.
- Olivia Shoemaker delivered a two-run single through the left side in the first inning on a 2-0 count, driving in Sarah Phipps and Macy Schaaf to give Keiser a 3-0 lead. She finishes the regular season batting .329 with 23 RBI.
- Macy Schaaf had a productive Senior Day, going 2-for-4 with an RBI single in the first and a bunt single to lead off the fifth that set up the Seahawks' final run. She finishes the regular season batting .410 with 34 RBI and 22 stolen bases.
- Jordan Brantley delivered a two-out RBI single through the left side in the fifth inning to score Schaaf and push the Keiser lead to 6-2. He finishes the regular season batting .289 with 14 RBI. He also had a key run-scoring moment when Kaci Kidd stole second and eventually scored to tie in the first.
- Senior Rylie Mecchella came off the bench in the sixth inning as a pinch hitter and promptly doubled to left center, one of the highlights of her Senior Day appearance. She finishes with a .188 batting average on 16 at-bats this season.
- Maggie Miller entered in the seventh inning with two outs and struck out the final batter to close out the regular season, a fitting end to Senior Day. She finishes with a 7-1 record, a 1.63 ERA, and five saves across 55.2 innings pitched.
- Keiser stole five bases on the day led by Faith Campos with two swipes and one each from Kaci Kidd, Genesis Iglesias, and Tessa DiPietra. The Seahawks' speed on the bases was a constant threat all afternoon and helped manufacture runs in the first and second innings.
- Keiser committed one error on the day, a throwing error by Kaci Kidd in the third inning that extended a Coastal Georgia at-bat with runners on base, though Masternak worked out of the jam without allowing a run. The Seahawks otherwise played clean defense throughout the game.
The Seahawks will head into the Sun Conference Tournament as the No. 2 seed after finishing the regular season 41-7 overall and 19-5 in conference play and earned the first round bye. They will await the winner from next Thursday game to know who they will face on Friday.
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