KEENE, N.H. 4/17/04 - Meghan McLoughlin  (Brattleboro, Vt.) and Erin Fouroli (Warwick, R.I.) both pitched complete game shutout victories to lead Keene State College to a sweep over UMass-Dartmouth in a Little East Conference softball doubleheader played Saturday at Owl Athletic Complex.

McLoughlin tossed a one hitter in the Owls' 4-0 win in the opener while Fouroli pitched a two-hitter in KSC's 6-0 win in the second game. 

In the first game, Keene State scored all their runs with a four run fourth inning.  Caroline Kurkowski (Niskayuna, N.Y.) had a RBI single, Abby Collis (Wynantskill, N.Y.) delivered a two-run double, and Kari Gardner (Grafton, Mass.) had a run-producing double.
 
Gardner was three-for-three in the game.

McLoughlin struck out struck out eight and walked two to improve her record to 6-1.

UMD's only hit was a double by Shannon Allberry (Attleboro, Mass.) in the second. Jen Ayotte (Swansea, Mass.) (1-6) took the loss for the Corsairs.
Fouroli, a freshman, fanned six and walked two in the nightcap.  Her record goes to 7-1.

KSC broke open a scoreless tie in the top of the sixth inning with five runs.  The Owls had three hits and took advantage of three walks, a past ball and a hit-by-pitch in the inning.  Amanda Foote (Hudson, N.H.) and Jenn Norman (Penacook, N.H.) also had RBI hits.
Kurkowski and Tiffany Underhill (Eastham, Mass.) had two hits each for the Owls.

Cheryl Boltruczyk (Sutton, Mass.) and Melissa Tavares (Dartmouth, Mass.) had the two hits for UMD.  Amanda Leal, who pitched into the sixth inning, took the loss (1-3) for the Corsairs (2-10, 1-7 LEC).

Winners of nine of the last 10 games, Keene State (17-5, 6-2 LEC) travels to Plymouth State University for an LEC twinbill on Sunday (2 p.m.).