WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – The Keuka College Baseball team ended their spring trip to Florida on a high note with a 5-3 victory over Thomas College on Tuesday morning.

Rob LaRue (Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery) had a career day at the plate for the Green and Gold. The senior went a perfect 4-4 at the plate, a career-best. He also drove in a run, scored a run, and stole a base. Dan Bamann (Rochester, N.Y. / Irondequoit) and Dave Nuzzo (Manlius, N.Y. / Fayetteville Manlius) each doubled in the win.

Junior Ryan Caroway (Binghamton, N.Y. / Susquehanna Valley) earned the win on the mound for the Wolves. He went seven strong innings, allowing just four hits and striking out three. Freshman Dave Verrett (Cicero, N.Y. / Cicero-North Syracuse) pitched the final two innings to earn his first collegiate save.

Keuka College 5 vs. Thomas College 3

Pitching dominated the early innings between Keuka College and Thomas College as the two teams were scoreless into the fourth inning. The Wolves broke through there with a run, but the Terriers tied it back up in the bottom of the fifth. A pair of errors in the top of the seventh inning allowed Keuka to take a 3-1 lead. The teams would trade runs with Thomas scoring a run in the bottom of the seventh and eighth, and Keuka adding runs in the eighth and ninth. The Wolves would never relinquish the lead as they would defeat Thomas College 5-3.

Lead Wolves: Rob LaRue and Ryan Caroway were the two stars on the day for Keuka College. LaRue set a career-high with four hits and it was the fifth time in his career that Ryan Caroway has pitched at least seven innings for Keuka College.

KC Notes:

• Keuka College leveled the all-time series with Thomas College today at 2-2. The two teams met for the first time in 2015 and all four meetings have come in Florida
• Keuka College finished its spring trip at 3-7
• It is the third season of the spring trip to Florida for Keuka College Baseball and the Wolves have won three games in the Sunshine State every season
• The four hits by LaRue ties him for fifth all-time for hits in a game at Keuka College
• Ryan Caroway has now thrown 90 innings in his career at Keuka College. The junior is on the verge of cracking the top 10 for most innings pitched in Keuka College history

Coming up for Keuka College: The Wolves boarded a plane shortly after the final out was recorded on Tuesday. Keuka College will return home and prepare for their North Eastern Athletic Conference opener. The Wolves will host SUNY Poly on Saturday, April 1 at 1pm. The Wildcats defeated Keuka College on the final weekend of conference play last year to eliminate them from postseason contention.