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Cumberlands (KY) UC 37-19
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Winner Keiser KU 46-8
Cumberlands (KY) UC
37-19
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Final
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Keiser KU
46-8
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Cumberlands (KY) UC 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1
Keiser KU 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 5 0

W: Masternak, Mackenzie (27-4) L: Emily Delgado (9-2) S: Miller, Maggie (6)

Game Recap: No. 9 Softball |

No. 9 Softball Survive Nail-Biter in Williamsburg, Advance in NAIA Opening Rounds with 2-1 Win Over No. 17 Cumberlands.


Game Information

Game Matchup: No. 9 Keiser University Seahawks vs. No. 17 University of the Cumberlands Patriots 
Records: No. 9 Keiser Seahawks (46-8) vs. No. 17 Cumberlands Patriots (37-19)

Game Score: No. 9 Keiser 2, No. 17 Cumberlands 1
Pitchers of Record: W: M. Masternak (27-4), L: E. Delgado (9-2)
Time of Game: 2:30 PM

UC Softball Complex | Williamsburg, Ky.

WILLIAMSBURG, Ky. The Keiser University softball team continued their run through the NAIA Opening Rounds with a 2-1 victory over No. 17 University of the Cumberlands on Tuesday afternoon in Williamsburg, Kentucky, improving to 46-8 on the season and advancing to the next round of the national tournament. Jordan Brantley delivered the decisive blow, launching a two-run home run to center field in the second inning to score Sarah Phipps, who had doubled down the left field line with one out in the frame, giving Keiser all the runs they would need. Mackenzie Masternak was dominant through six innings before Maggie Miller closed out a tense seventh, stranding two Cumberlands runners to preserve the one-run victory and send the Seahawks to the next round.

Keiser's offense was quiet until the second inning when Phipps doubled down the left field line with one out. Olivia Shoemaker struck out for the second out, but Brantley stepped in and sent a 3-2 pitch over the center field fence for a two-run home run that put Keiser ahead 2-0. That would prove to be all the offense Masternak needed. Cumberlands answered in the third when Aniyah White singled up the middle, moved to second on a Maleah Clinton single, advanced to third on a Grace Ross fielder's choice, and scored on an Emily Delgado RBI single to shortstop to make it 2-1. Masternak worked out of further trouble, retiring the next batter to strand two and limit the damage to one run. Keiser threatened in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings without scoring, leaving runners stranded in each frame as Cumberlands reliever Jessica Cord settled in and held the Seahawks in check. The seventh inning provided the most drama, as Masternak allowed a leadoff single to Kristen Smith, who was replaced by pinch runner K. Castaneda. Miller entered and allowed a Jae Jae Phillips single to left to put runners on first and second with no outs, but retired Aniyah White on a flyout to center, struck out pinch hitter Emily Cole, and got Grace Ross to fly out to center to end the threat and secure the 2-1 victory.

 

Game Notes

  • Keiser defeats No. 17 University of the Cumberlands 2-1 to improve to 46-8 on the season and advance in the NAIA Opening Rounds. The Seahawks will face the winner of the loser bracket tomorrow at 2:30 p.m.
  • Jordan Brantley delivered the game's biggest hit, a two-run home run to center field in the second inning that scored Sarah Phipps and gave Keiser a 2-0 lead. She finished 1-for-2 with a walk and two RBI. She is now batting .337 on the season with six home runs and 22 RBI.
  • Mackenzie Masternak earned the win, improving to 27-4 on the season. She worked six innings, allowing one earned run on six hits with one strikeout, no walks, and no hit batters on 64 pitches and 49 strikes. Her season ERA now stands at 1.99 across 190.0 innings pitched.
  • Maggie Miller earned her sixth save of the season, entering in the seventh with runners on first and second and no outs and retiring the side without allowing a run on one hit with one strikeout on 22 pitches. She now holds a 2.18 ERA across 67.1 innings on the season.
  • Sarah Phipps went 1-for-2 with a walk, a double down the left field line in the second inning, and a run scored. Her double with one out set up Brantley's home run and was one of three doubles Keiser hit on the day. She is now batting .361 on the season with six home runs and 45 RBI.
  • Genesis Iglesias went 1-for-3 with a double to right center in the sixth inning to lead off the frame and put a runner in scoring position, but was replaced by pinch runner Tessa DiPietra, who was caught stealing home later in the inning to end the threat. Iglesias is now batting .349 on the season with a .466 on-base percentage.
  • Kaci Kidd went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice bunt and a double down the left field line in the fifth inning that put her in scoring position with two outs, but Faith Campos popped up to the pitcher to strand her and end the inning. She is now batting .335 on the season with 31 RBI.
  • Lanie Macicek led off the third inning with a single to left field and Kaci Kidd laid down a sacrifice bunt to move her to second, but the inning ended without a run as Faith Campos and Genesis Iglesias were retired in succession. Genesis Iglesias also led off the sixth with a double to right center, giving Keiser two leadoff baserunners in the second half of the game, though neither came around to score. Macicek is now batting .333 on the season.
  • Keiser left four runners on base across the game, stranding runners in scoring position in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings while managing just five hits against a Cumberlands pitching staff that held the Seahawks to one multi-hit inning all game.
  • Tessa DiPietra entered as a pinch runner for Genesis Iglesias in the sixth inning and advanced to third on a Macy Schaaf groundout, but was caught stealing home by a catcher-to-shortstop-to-catcher relay to end what was Keiser's best non-scoring threat of the second half of the game.
  • Keiser committed zero errors on the day in a clean defensive performance. The Seahawks turned a key play in the third inning when Genesis Iglesias fielded a grounder and threw to Kaci Kidd at second to retire a Cumberlands runner and keep the inning from becoming more damaging.
  • Masternak held Cumberlands scoreless in five of her six innings, retiring the side in order in the second, fifth, and sixth frames on 64 total pitches, continuing one of the most efficient stretches of her season with no walks issued across the complete outing.
 

Up Next

The Seahawks return to action tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. against the winner of the loser bracket in the next round of the NAIA Opening Rounds.

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