'KEENE, N.H. 4/15/02  –  Freshman pitcher Corey Bell (Swanzey, N.H.) notched his first college win and Pat Austin (Wallingford, CT) and John Maryanski (Nashua, N.H.) collected three RBIs each to lead the Keene State College baseball team to a 8-5 non-conference victory over Colby-Sawyer College at Owl Stadium Complex on Tuesday.

Keene State improves to 6-11 while CSC falls to 6-11.

Trailing 2-0, the Owls took the lead for good with a three-run third inning.  Trubiano knocked in a pair on an infield hit and error and Pat Austin had an RBI single.

Maryanski doubled in a run in the fourth and had a two run double in the fifth.

Austin and John Trubiano (Keene, N.H.) had three hits each in the game to lead the 16 hit attack.

Mark McKinnon (Rumford, R.I.), Nick Kuklinski (Wareham, MA.) and Kevin Fleurie (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) collected three hits each as the Chargers finished with 15 hits in the game.

Bell, who struck out six and didn't walk a batter, scattered 10 hits to pick up the pitching win.  Corey hartson  (Merrimack, N.H.) who pitched 1.2 innings of hitless ball got his second save of the season.

Starter Asher Ellis (Ludlow, Vt.) (1-1) took the loss for CSC.

KSC plays at Amherst College (3:30) on Wednesday.