Webber International (16-13, 4-5 TSC) at Keiser (22-6, 5-5 TSC)
Friday, March 23 & Saturday, March 24th
West Palm Beach, Fla.
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Headlines:
- Keiser just had a 15-game win streak come to an end during the final game of last weekend’s series against Ave Maria.
- Webber International had won 12 of its last 14, before dropping Saturday’s conference doubleheader to Florida Memorial.
- Both teams currently sit with five losses in conference play. The Seahawks have a half game lead over Webber and Warner for fourth place in the conference standings with one more win.
- The Warriors won last season’s weekend series against the Seahawks 2-1, and the teams split a pair of non-conference mid-week games.
Inside the Numbers:
- Keiser’s .358 team batting average ranks fifth in the NAIA.
- Webber has recorded just eight extra-base hits over its last five games.
- KU pitchers are averaging almost seven strikeouts per game.
- The Warriors’ pitchers have 30 strikeouts over its last five games, and are averaging nearly nine per game.
- The Seahawks have 30 RBIs in their last four games.
- WIU has been one of the most active teams on the base paths with 76 stolen bases, ranking sixth in the NAIA.
Who to Watch:
- Keiser’s Marco Rivera leads the NAIA in 10 different statistical categories, including doubles (18), batting average (.554), hits (56), total bases (10), runs scored (42), and RBIs (44).
- Chris Medina has recorded 14 hits in nine Sun Conference games this season, and has posted a .639 in-league slugging percentage.
Quotables:
"We look forward to traveling to play Keiser this weekend. The keys for our success will definitely be good starting pitching. Our starters will have to control a very good Keiser offense and go deep in the games. We will also have to be good with our situational hitting and take care of the baseball and limit our mental mistakes, all areas we struggled with at FMU. It should be a very competitive series." –
Brad Niethammer, Head Coach, Webber International