Box Score
Box Score

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – Keystone College hit a pair of home runs and came back from a 4-1 deficit after four innings of play to edge Rensselaer, 11-9, on Monday. With the win the Giants improve to 5-1 on the season, while the Red Hawks move to 1-2.

For RPI, junior Ryan Washburn (Gansevoort, NY/Schuylerville) was tagged with the loss giving up three runs in 2.0 innings of relief. Starter Andy Opperman (Oneida, NY / Vernon-Verona-Sherrill) allowed just two earned run over 4 2/3 innings, while striking out three. 

Offensively, the Red Hawks were led by senior outfielder Sean Wilkes (Troy, NY/Catholic Central) who went 4 for 6, with a double and two runs batted in. Sophomore third baseman Mike Cieszko (Stevenson Ranch, CA/William S. Hart), who was 2 for 4 with three runs and two RBIs, hit his first collegiate homerun - a solo shot - in the top of the ninth. 

Rensselaer is back in action Tuesday night, when it faces St Joseph's (NY) at 6:30pm.

Keystone: 0-0-1 0-3-1 3-2-1 – 11 - 14 - 3
Rensselaer: 0-0-0 4-0-1 2-1-1 – 9 - 13 - 5

KEY: Murphy, Vasquez (4), Higgins (6, W), Schoffstall (8) and Ferraro. RPI: Opperman, Washburn (5, L), Beiderman (7), Griffith (8) and Poissant.