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Britton
15
CIU CIUBASE 1-3
16
Winner Keiser KU 5-7
CIU CIUBASE
1-3
15
Final
16
Keiser KU
5-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
CIU CIUBASE 2 1 2 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 15 16 0
Keiser KU 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 16 19 2

W: Jordan Destefano (1-1) L: Collins, Brett (1-0)

Game Recap: Baseball | | hwilkerson

Morris records fifth homer of the week as Rams close out series with Keiser

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — CIU baseball took the field Saturday afternoon for their series' fourth and final game against Keiser University. In an exciting 10-inning game, CIU put up 15 runs but fell in extra innings 16-15 on a walk-off double. CIU is now 1-3 on the season. 

 CIU saw their best first inning of the series t the plate as they pushed across two runs to take an early lead. However, Keiser answered quickly and put up ten runs in the first inning. The Rams added one run in the second, two in the third, and four in the fourth to cut Keiser's lead to just one run (10-9). CIU took the lead in the fifth, thanks to an RBI single from Rafael Gonzales.

The Seahawks tied things back up, but another Britton Morris homer gave the Rams a 12-11 lead in the sixth. The Seahawks tied it up in the seventh and then took a three-run lead in the eighth (15-12). A three-run blast from Carter Willis in the top of the ninth tied it up and sent the game into extra innings. Keiser was quiet in the bottom of the ninth, as were the Rams in the top of the tenth. The Seahawks pushed one run across to take the game 16-15 and the series 3-1. 

Box Score Highlights: 

  • Morris went 3-for-5 today at the plate, including two more home runs to total five in four games. 
  • Willis picked up four RBIs today, thanks to a solo shot in the third and a three-run home run in the ninth. 
  • Jake Lewis struck out four batters in his first season appearance, and Phillip Hodges struck out three in his first appearance. 

What Coach Jonathan Johnson is saying: 
"It's never easy starting the season versus an annually ranked program like Keiser. You don't realistically expect to win these types of series early on the road, but you do expect to get a good feel for what type of team you are going to have. I saw positive progressions in every facet of the game this weekend. The attitude and effort I saw from our team excites me for what is ahead as we jump right into conference play next Friday. We will continue progressing, cleaning up a few things that were exposed this week at practice, and we will be prepared to host a red-hot Milligan team that has started the season 7-2 and has received votes in our national poll." 

Up Next: CIU returns home on Feb. 17-18 for their first home series against Milligan University (Tenn.), at 5 PM on Friday and 12 PM and 3 PM on Saturday. 

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