WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The Thomas University baseball team gave every ounce of energy they had left in its series against #8 Keiser, but in the end, he Night Hawks suffered heartbreak once more as a walk-off run in extra innings sealed a 7-6 win for the Seahawks and the series sweep Saturday afternoon at Silvester Field.
 
TU (7-5, 0-3 SUN) tallied eight hits on the day, along with six RBIs and the contest's only stolen base.  Freshman Right-Hander Zachary Buelk (1-1) was charged with the loss after coming in the tenth inning to allow one earned run in two hits in just seven pitches.
 
Sophomore Right-Hander Bradley Peacock got the start for Game Three, as the native of Jennings, Fla. allowed five earned runs in four hits with one strikeout in three and one-third innings pitched.
 
Thomas had a good start to the contest with a leadoff hit from Sophomore Turner Maddox, immediately picking up a stolen base to get to scoring position on Freshman Khadin Bastian's at-bat before TU was ousted by Keiser with three, straight outs.  It would not take long for the Seahawks to strike first, as a leadoff double from Nate Brodsky and a two-run homer from Cyrus Grimes gave KU a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first.
 
The Green & White responded in kind in the top of the second, as a leadoff walk followed by a two-run homer from Redshirt Senior Brad Toxen tied the contest 2-2.  After consecutive outs on the next two at-bats, TU was back to the top of its lineup, as walks from Maddox and Bastian led to a 2RBI single by Freshman Matthew Delay Jr. gave the Night Hawks its first lead (4-2).
 
Keiser took advantage of a walk-filled fourth inning, leading to three more runs scored for the Seahawks to retake a 5-4 lead.  KU would extend its lead to two runs with a Tim Bouchard RBI triple down the right line.
 
In the top of the eighth, Redshirt Junior Bradley Fleenor set the tone for the inning with a leadoff hit.  Toxen followed the hit with a fielder's choice kept a runner on first before the Bethlehem, Ga. native made up for it by advancing to scoring position off a rare Seahawk wild pitch.  Following a flyout on Redshirt Freshman Cameron Rosario's hit, Sophomore Luis Torres smacked a RBI double to right center that sent Toxen home to bring the score 6-5.  After Freshman Michael Sowers was walked on the next at-bat, Maddox followed up with a game-tying RBI single.
 
Neither team could find a run in the ninth inning, leading to extra inning play.  With one out and a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the tenth, TU took a gamble by intentionally walking Bouchard.  The decision backfired on the next at-bat, as Mason Dinesen delivered a single to load the bases, setting up Anthony Catalano for the game-winning RBI and securing the 7-6 win in ten innings.
 
TU by the Numbers
0:        Errors committed
1:        Home run
3:        Extra-inning games for Thomas this season
6:        Runs scored
8:        Hits tallied
9:        Night Hawks left on base
12:      Career home runs for Brad Toxen as a Night Hawk
 
Thomas is back at home this weekend to host #17 St. Thomas in a three-game, SUN Conference series.  First pitch against the Bobcats is set for Friday at 1 p.m.

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