Matchup: (rv) Keiser vs. Ave Maria
Records: Keiser Seahawks
(31-20)
vs. Ave Maria Gyrenes (22-26)
Fort Myers, Fla. - JetBlue Park at Fenway South
Series record: 44-15
Matchup: (rv) Keiser vs. No. 5 Webber
Records: Keiser Seahawks
(32-20)
vs. Webber Warriors (42-12)
Fort Myers, Fla. - JetBlue Park at Fenway South
Series record: 31-38
(rv) Baseball swept the day in the Sun Conference Championship tournament on day three, advancing to the Sun Conference Championship Game on Sunday versus No. 1-ranked Southeastern. The Seahawks eliminated the No. 6-seed Ave Maria Gyrenes after winning Game Eight, 7-3.
Jake Molloy pitched 4.1 innings and closed the game for Keiser. He picked up his third win of the season. After advancing, they defeated the No. 2-seed Webber Int'l Warriors by 11 runs to advance to the championship game.
Chuck Fishbaugh improved his record to 7-2 with the team's second win of the day.
Danny Galvan notched his first save of the season.
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- The Seahawks are now 32-20 in the season.
- In the first game of the day, Ave Maria took the lead at the bottom of the first with an RBI single to left field.
- The Seahawks answered back with five runs in the top of the third to take the lead.
- Kenny Di Clemente blasted a solo home run to right-center in the top of the fifth, extending the Seahawks lead.
- The Seahawks eliminated the No. 6-seed Ave Maria.
- Jake Molloy improved his record to 3-0 on the season.
- In the team's second game of the day, the Seahawks dominated the No. 2-seed Webber Int'l Warriors, scoring 12 straight runs after a weather delay in the sixth..
- The Warriors struck first, bringing in a run in the bottom of the second and third with singles.
- The Seahawks quickly answered back, scoring a run in the top of the fourth to cut Webber's lead.
- The Seahawks took the lead in the top of the seventh and never looked back, scoring two runs off a throwing error from WIU's catcher.
- Palmer Hutchison cranked a grand slam to deep left field and brought in the game's final four runs.
- Hutchison leads the Seahawks in RBIs with 56 and second in home runs with 11.
- Chuck Fishbaugh improved his record to 7-2 on the season.
- Junior pitcher Danny Galvan earned his first save of the season and broke a career high 300 strikeouts in the bottom of the ninth in game two.
Score: Keiser 7, Ave Maria 3
Pitchers of Record: W: J. Molloy (3-0), L: L. Zmolik (1-2)
Time of Game: 2:55
- Jonathan Amonica started for the Seahawks; he threw 4.2 innings, recording four strikeouts.
- In relief for Amonica was Jake Molloy, who went 4.1 innings, striking out five batters and earning his third win of the season.
Keiser 0, Ave Maria 1
- Gyrenes got on the board first with an RBI single to left field.
Keiser 5, Ave Maria 1
- Darian Howard seized the moment, sprinting home after a throwing error by the pitcher, putting the Seahawks on the board.
- Simon Grinberg crushed a double down the right field line, propelling Lucero and Verrier across the plate, giving the Seahawks the lead.
- Palmer Hutchison lifted a sacrifice fly to center field, allowing Ruiz to tally another run for Keiser.
- With runners at the corners, Kenny Di Clemente stepped up to the plate and delivered a sharp RBI single, bringing Grinberg home to extend the Seahawks' lead.
Keiser 6, Ave Maria 1
- Two outs away and no runners on base, Kenny Di Clemente cranked a solo home run to right-center.
Keiser 6, Ave Maria 3
- The Gyrenes answered with two runs off a sacrifice fly and an error to cut the Seahawk's lead in half.
Keiser 7, Ave Maria 3
- Seth Lucero ripped a double to left center and sent Almendarez home for the Seahawk's final run of the game.
Score: Webber 2, Keiser 13
Pitchers of Record: W: C. Fishbaugh (7-2), L: S. Lovell (3-2), S: Galvan (1)
Time of Game: 4:09
- Damien Wallace started for the Seahawks; he threw 1.1 innings, recording one strikeout.
- In relief for Wallace was Chuck Fishbaugh, who struck out two batters.
- Junior Danny Galvan closed the game for Keiser. Galvan pitched 2.1 innings, producing two strikeouts and claiming his first save of the season.
- Galvan captured his 300th strikeout of his Seahawk career.
Keiser 0, Webber 1
- Webber opened up the scoring with an RBI single up the middle.
Keiser 0, Webber 2
- The Warriors tacked on another run with a single to right field.
Keiser 1, Webber 2
- Andrew Almendarez notched the first run of the game for the Seahawks as he delivered an RBI-single to drive home Woods and cut the lead for Webber.
Keiser 2, Webber 2
- With the bases loaded and one out , Seth Lucero recorded an RBI on a fielders choice, driving home Woods to knot the score and move runners into scoring position.
Keiser 4, Webber 2
- The Seahawks took advantage of a Warrior mistake in the seventh as Kenny Di Clemente and Simon Grinberg sprinted home on a throwing error from the catcher, snagging the Seahawk's first lead of the game.
Keiser 6, Webber 2
- Pablo Ruiz and pinch runner Darien Howard plated two runs off a throwing error by the right fielder, extending the Seahawk's lead.
Keiser 13, Webber 2
- Cam Verrier lined a two-run RBI single to the right side and scored Almendarez and Woods.
- Pinch runner Darien Howard took advantage of a wild pitch and added another run, increasing the Seahawk's lead to seven.
- Palmer Hutchison blasted a grand slam over the left-field wall and gave the Seahawks an 11-run lead.
The Seahawks will face No. 1 Southeastern in the championship game of the Sun Conference tournament on Sunday, May 5, at noon.
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