WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Spring Arbor University baseball team dropped its last two games in Florida – both against top-10 ranked opponents. The Cougars fell to No. 10 Keiser University 17-5 on Monday afternoon and 13-6 to No. 4 Southeastern University on Tuesday evening.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Spring Arbor 5, #10 Keiser 17

Spring Arbor 6, #4 Southeastern 13

LOCATION: Silvester Field | West Palm Beach, Fla.

Ted A. Broer Stadium | Lakeland, Fla.

RECORDS: Spring Arbor 6-7, Keiser 14-5, Southeastern 22-2

VS. NO. 10 KEISER

• Spring Arbor was unable to tame the explosive Keiser offense Monday, falling to the No. 10 ranked Seahawks 17-5.
• Chris Triplett put SAU on the scoreboard first with a solo home run in the top of the first inning. Keiser countered with three runs in the home half of the frame to take control.
• The Seahawks, who rank as one of the top offensive teams in the country, never relented, scoring multiple runs in every inning but the third.
• Triplett finished the afternoon going 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs, a run scored and a stolen base. Jack Driscoll also drove in a pair of runs with a seventh inning double.

VS. NO. 4 SOUTHEASTERN

• Southeastern exploded for eight runs in the second inning.
• Spring Arbor chipped away at the deficit, closing the gap to five in the fifth inning, 10-5. The Cougars scored once in the third on a RBI single by Francisco Ondina and three times in the fifth behind run scoring hits from Ondina and Danilo Leon.
• That was as close as SAU would get, however, as the Fire put the game out of reach with a two-run homer in the bottom of fifth inning.
• Spring Arbor was held to five hits. Ondina collected two of those going 2-for-4 at the plate with two RBIs and a run scored.
• Five different pitchers appeared in the contest. Andrew Manier suffered the loss. Sam Memmelaar and Vincent Herschberger each tossed an inning of scoreless relief.

UP NEXT

Spring Arbor will enjoy a day off Wednesday before beginning play in the Warner University Invitational Thursday, Mar. 8. The Cougars will take on Thomas University (11-12) at 9:30 a.m. and No. 9 Bellevue University (4-8) at 12:30 p.m.

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