Receiving votes in the latest NAIA poll, Keiser Baseball opens play in the 2026 NAIA Baseball Opening Round against No. 4 Lewis–Clark State College on Monday. First pitch from Harris Field in Lewiston, Idaho, is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. ET (6:00 p.m. PT).
 
    

• Lewiston Bracket Tournament Central
• Watch Live: Urban Edge Network
• Live Stats: KU Baseball Opening Round
• Game Time:  (rv) Keiser vs No. 4 Lewis-Clarke State, 9:00 PM ET
• Seeding: #1 Lewis-Clarke State, #2 Texas A&M Victoria #3 Hope International, #4 Keiser
  • A Keiser win and the Seahawks will play in Game No. 4 (winner of Game 1, No. 2 A&M-Victoria vs. No. 3 Hope International ) on Tuesday at 6:00 PM.
  • A Keiser loss and the Seahawks will play in Game No. 3 (loser of Game 1, No. 2 A&M-Victoria vs. No. 3 Hope International ) on Tuesday at 2:30 PM.

    

• Monday marks the third all-time meeting between Lewis–Clark State College and Keiser.
• Keiser is seeking its first win in the series, trailing 0-2 all-time
• The teams last met on Feb. 4, 2023, with Lewis-Clark State earning a 3-2 win in Lake Myrtle, Florida
• The first meeting came on May 26, 2017, in Lewiston, Idaho, where LCSC defeated Keiser 7-4
• Keiser has yet to face Texas A&M-Victoria in program history
• The Seahawks have faced Hope International on one occasion back in 2017 in Lewiston, Idaho, in their World Series appearance, defeating the Royals 8-5

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• The Seahawks enter Monday's action with a 35-17 record
• Keiser enters the postseason receiving votes in the final NAIA poll of the season
• Keiser is 15-13 all-time in the NAIA Opening Round
• Last season, the Seahawks advanced to the Opening Round final before falling to No. 2 Georgia Gwinnett
• The Seahawks earned one All-Tournament Team selection, with Kyle Keyes honored for his complete-game performance in which he threw 120 pitches across nine innings
• Four Seahawks earned All-Conference honors, including three First Team selections: Jeremy Garcia, Jake Olsen, and Austin Taylor
• Keyes was selected to the All-Conference Second Team as a starting pitcher
• Jake Olsen ranks fourth in the conference with nine home runs this season, leading the Seahawks
• Jeremy Garcia leads the team with a .377 batting average and has recorded five doubles and two home runs this season
• Tad Brooks ranks fifth in the SUN in RBI after recording his 50th RBI during the SUN Tournament
• Austin Taylor leads the pitching staff with eight wins this season, including five complete games
• The Keiser pitching staff has struck out 321 batters this season
• Keiser ranks 12th in the NAIA in walks (303) and fourth in hit-by-pitches (136)

 

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Keiser	2026 Stats	Lewis-Clarke State
.302	Batting Avg.	.317
471	Hits	525
411	Runs	445
37	HR	63
353	RBI	394
.435	Slugging %	.516
.452	On-Base%	.422
93-121	Stolen Bases-Attempts	68-80
	Leaders
Jeremy Garica (.377)	Batting Avg.	Izzy Madariaga (.381)
Jake Olsen (66)	Hits	Izzy Madariaga (64)
Tad Brook/Jake Olsen (48)	Runs	Brandon Nguyen (62)
Jake Olsen (9)	HR	Brandon Nguyen (12)
Tad Brooks (52)	RBI	Izzy Madariaga (50)
Jake Olsen (.618)	Slugging %	Brandon Nguyen (.699)
Jeremy Garcia (.500)	On-Base%	Brandon Nguyen (.460)
Elian Collado (15)	Stolen Bases	Sam Weber (20)