WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – For the second day in a row, the Thomas University baseball team has upset its opponent to move on in the Sun Conference Tournament held at the FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches.

After taking down top-seeded Southeastern University, 4-3, on Thursday, the sixth-seeded Night Hawks defeated fourth-seeded Keiser, 12-3, Friday. 

At 2:30 p.m. Saturday, TU will face the winner of the Webber International / Warner game, which will be played at 9 a.m. Saturday. 

Saturday's schedule will be rolling, with games beginning approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of the game immediately before it. The complete schedule and the full results from the 2019 Sun Conference Tournament so far are located at the Tournament Central - http://thesunconference.com/tournaments/?id=392. 

Thomas vs. Keiser
Coming off a 4-3 victory over the top-seeded Southeastern on Thursday, No. 6 seed Thomas struck first with a run in the top of the second inning on a fielder's choice RBI from Keefer Beaty. Inclement weather arrived in the third inning, and for the second day in a row, weather interrupted the day's intended schedule.

The game resumed at 7:30 p.m. with two runners on base for Thomas, and the Night Hawks quickly made it 7-0 with six runs in the inning after batting around the order. Landon Boyette had a two-RBI single and Chase Hinson a two-RBI triple to highlight the big inning for the Night Hawks. 
 
Keiser's offense came alive for two runs in the third to cut into the deficit as Josh Aprea had a sacrifice fly and Garrett Hall doubled to left field for an RBI. In the top of the fourth however, Thomas' Jake Bryan hit a solo shot to up the Night Hawk advantage to 8-2. The Night Hawks added one more run to place the score at 9-2, but the Seahawks then neutralized that last run with a run of their own to place the score at 9-3 in favor of Thomas through four stanzas played.
 
Thomas, led by Bryan, maintained the torrid offensive pace as the Night Hawks only tightened their grip in the ball game. Some small ball yielded a run in the fifth before Bryan struck again with a two-out RBI single to make it 11-3. Later Bryan improved to 5-of-5 from the plate with an RBI double that brought it to 12-3 in the seventh, and the junior finished the game 5-of-6 from the dish to lead the Night Hawks to the 12-3 victory while eliminating Keiser in the process.

Pitcher Chance Carter started the game for TU, holding Keiser scoreless through 2.0 innings, before Caleb Rogers came in for relief. Rogers earned the win after striking out one, and allowing three runs from four hits and four walks in 3.0 innings. Owen Simmons closed the game, allowing just one hit in the final 4.0 innings.