'FT. MYERS, FLA. 3/19/02 - Keene State College bats' came alive on Tuesday as the Owls defeated SUNY-Brockport 10-1 and Trinity (Conn,) College 12-2 in softball games played in Fort Myers, Fla.

The two wins improved KSC's Spring Week record to 5-1.

Leading 3-1 after five innings against SUNY Brockport, the Owls broke the game open with a seven-run seventh inning.  The uprising included RBI singles by Kerry Marsh (Plainfield, NH) and Jennifer Mullen (Hooksett, NH) and a bases clearing double by Jan Rissacher (Voorheesville, N.Y)

Mullen went 3-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs.

Katie Thompson (Stratham, N.H) got the complete game win on the mound.  The junior scattered seven hits with seven strikeouts and one walk to notch her second win of the season.

 "It was an important regional win," said KSC Coach Charlie Beach.

The Owls banged out 13 hits in their win over Trinity later in the day.

KSC put the game away early with an eight run first inning.  The Owls had five hits in the inning including a two-run double by Nikki Foote (Hudson, NH). The Bantams, who had just 10 players dressed in the game due to illness, didn't help themselves by committing three errors.

Marsh went 3-for-3 at the plate while Rissacher, Abby Collis (Wynantskill, N.Y.), and Foote each had two hits in the game.

Two freshmen handled the pitching for the Owls.  Jennifer Smith (Salem, NH) tossed the first three innings to get the win. Meghan McLoughlin (Brattleboro, Vt.) gave up just three hits in her three innings of work.

"It was nice to get the bat going," said Beach.  "We got a contribution from everyone in the line-up."

The Owls will take Wednesday off before returning to the field on Thursday when they face Suffolk University and Cazenovia (NY) College.