Boyertown, PA (5-14-10) – Keystone College set the tone of their winner's bracket game early, as the Giants sent 11 men to the plate in the bottom of the first inning en route to a seven run frame as Keystone topped Gwynedd-Mercy College 14-3.
With the victory the Giants improved to 28-7 on the year, while Gwynedd-Mercy fell to 23-14.
Keystone, which advances to Saturday's title game, will face the winner of the loser's bracket final between Gwynedd-Mercy and Neumann University, which will be played Friday night.
Game time on Saturday is 1pm at Bear Stadium in Boyertown,
Saturday's championship game will be broadcast live on the web by the Keystone College athletic department. Fans can go to www.gokcgiants.com and click on the live video link.
The teams had to wait out an hour and a half rain delay in the top half of the eight inning before resuming play.
The first six Keystone players to come to the plate in their explosive first inning came around to score as the team gave more then enough support to winning pitcher Sean Brewer. Brewer picked up his sixth win of the year, working five innings, striking out eight, while not allowing an earned run.
Three relievers combined to close the game out for the Giants, as the Keystone defense backed up their mound staff with three double plays.
The Giants added single runs in the second and third innings, combined with their last two contests, the Giants had run their streak to 13 consecutive innings in which they scored at least one run.
After a scoreless fourth inning, the Giants iced things with a four run fifth inning.
Donald Reese turned in a solid day at the plate picking up four hits as part of the team's 16-hit attack. Reese homered and added three singles, while knocking in three.
Andy Vega added three hits in the game, with Edwin Padua picking up a triple.
Esteban Meletiche, Yazy Arbello and Eric Groff each picked up two hits each, with Meletiche and Groff each driving in a pair. Groff, who also homered in the game, scored three on the day and Meletiche twice.
The victory leaves Keystone one win away from their third straight NCAA Division III baseball championship appearance.
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