By: Kyle Blue
Box Score BABSON PARK, Fla. – #13 Webber International University baseball (25-7) took on the visiting #11 Keiser University SeaHawks (25-10) tonight in a non-conference matchup where both teams were in search of their 26
th win.
GAME NOTES: Ballestero Breaks 1-1 Tie With 2 RBI Base Hit, Boling Throws 6 Innings Only Allowing 5 Hits
The Warriors jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1
st as
Marcus Begg hit a single up the middle that scored
Garrett Martin from 2
nd. Keiser would tie it up 1-1 in the top of the 3
rd with a monster solo homerun off the bat of Dylan Dore. The game stayed at a stalemate with both starting pitchers throwing fantastic games. The Warriors came up to bat in the bottom of the 8
th inning trying to shake off stranding runners on 2
nd and 3
rd with 1 out in the previous inning. They found themselves again with runners on 2
nd and 3
rd as
Napo Ballestero stepped in and powered a blooper single into right field that scored
Matt Piatt and
Luis Esteban giving the Warriors a 3-1 lead.
Cristian Rivera then shot a single into left field with runners on 2
nd and 3
rd scoring
Brett Kaminski giving Webber the 4-1 lead. The lead would hold as
Jesse Coleman came into pitch and shut the SeaHawks down 1-2-3 securing himself the save.
STAT LINE: Napo Ballestero was the only Webber hitter to have a multi-hit game as he went 2-4 at the plate with 2 crucial RBI's.
Marcus Begg accounted for 1 RBI off a 1-3 night.
Cristian Rivera was 1-4 with an RBI.
Garrett Martin was 0-3 but drew 2 walks and snagged 3 stolen bases and scored the 1
st run of the game following a lead-off walk.
Max Boling threw 6 solid innings as he only surrendered 1 run off of 5 hits and struck out 3. He gave way to
Brad Burdett who threw a scoreless 7
th only giving up 1 hit.
Zachary Gary was given credit for the win as he moves to 3-2 on the year after throwing a scoreless, hitless 8
th inning. Then
Jesse Coleman registered his 2
nd save of the year as he also threw a scoreless, hitless 9
th inning to close out the game.
FINAL THOUGHTS: The Warriors improve to 26-7 on the year. They travel this weekend to take on the #23 St. Thomas Bobcats in a big Sun Conference matchup. St. Thomas sits just 2 games ahead of the Warriors in the Sun Conference at 10-5. The Warriors will travel to Miami Gardens, Fla. with an 8-4 Sun Conference record. First pitch scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Friday evening.