LA PLUME, Pa.- The Keystone College baseball team is set to host the United East Final Four this weekend, May 9-11 which will also feature Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary's College of Maryland, and Cairn University.  

Games one and two will be played at Bruggeworth Field at the Ralston Athletic Complex due to weather while games 3-7 will be played at Christy Mathewson Field.  

Keystone 

Keystone locked up the top seed in the tournament as they went 15-1 in conference play and are currently 32-9 overall. The Giants are looking to capture their 20th straight conference championship. The team swept Wilson College in the second round series last week to advance.  

The Giants offense is led by Andy Rivas (Bronx, N.Y./Academy for Language and Technology) who is currently batting .459 and has a slugging percentage of .862. Rivas holds a team high of 10 home runs and 51 RBI. Chase Boyle (Millsboro, Del./Sussex Central) posts a .438 batting average with 33 runs batted in. Robert Estrada (Maracay, Venezuela/James J. Ferris), Nate Ewing (Jersey Shore, Pa./Jersey Shore Area), Carlos Pascual (Paterson, N.J./International), and Griffin Yastremski (Bath, N.Y./Haverling) are other key hitters to watch out for this series.  

Senior right-handed pitcher Sean Brennan (Hatfield, Pa./North Penn) has been Keystone's ace this year as he is 8-0 with a 2.73 ERA. Quinn Holt (North Wales, Pa./North Penn) possesses a 3.10 ERA with 46 strikeouts. Both individuals earned United East Pitcher of the Week honors this season. Sophomore Leam Powell (Phillipsport, N.Y./Chapel Field Christian) is having a great season on the mound as he is 6-0 with 37 punch outs.  

Penn State Harrisburg 

Penn State Harrisburg (31-9-1, 12-4 United East) secured the second seed in the conference tournament. The Nittany Lions are looking for their fifth conference championship in program history.  

Demetre Koutras III has played and started in every contest for Harrisburg as he has a .418 batting average with 36 RBI. Blaine Waltimyer is batting .409 with eight home runs and 56 RBI.  

On the pitching side, Fisher Druck has been a significant starter for the Nittany Lions. The junior is 5-1 and has struck out 65 batters against 15 walks in 52 innings pitched. Dylan Sattazahn has been a solid arm out of the bullpen. In 16 appearances, he is 4-0 with a 2.63 ERA.  

Harrisburg defeated Penn State Berks in the second round series by scores of 15-1 and 12-2.  

St. Mary's College of Maryland 

The No. 3 seed St. Mary's College of Maryland (13-14, 11-5 United East) swept Penn State Abington in the United East Second Round on Friday.  

Cole Tarleton is the leader for the Seahawks as the senior has a .473 batting average with a slugging percentage of .892. He leads the team in home runs (6) and RBI (43). Ryder Chalk is 6-2 on the mound and has a 4.45 ERA with 42 strikeouts.  

Cairn University  

The Cairn University Highlanders earned the fifth seed in the tournament. Cairn moved onto the championship series as they knocked off No. 4 seed Penn College in a high scoring doubleheader, 12-5 and 19-14.  

Andrew Holt is having an impressive season with a .445 batting average which ranks third in the conference. Tyler Warr, the 2024 United East Skye Division Player of the Year, has been a hitting machine as he leads the United East with 68 hits. The senior has 10 home runs with 69 RBI.  

Sophomore pitcher Mikey Gutierrez holds a 2.57 ERA in seven starts and has struck out 30 batters.