CLEARWATER, FLA. 03/14/05 - The Keene State College baseball team split two games against Husson College of Maine on Monday in Clearwater, Fla. After defeating Husson 4-1 in the opener, the Owls traded scores and suffered a 4-1 loss in the second game.

In the first game, a Ryan Jones' (Nashua, N.H.) triple at the top of the third set-up an RBI fielder's choice by Mike Masseur (Warwick, R.I.) to give the Owls a 2-0 lead. With one man on at the top of the sixth inning, KSC extended its lead on junior transfer Nick Arroyo's (Northridge, Ca.) RBI double. A run-producing single by Greg Ford (Nashua, N.H.) secured the win.

Ford went three-for-three, including two triples and an RBI, to lead KSC. Masseur, Arroyo, and Joe Rousseau (Nashua, N.H.) each had an RBI. The Owls had seven hits in the game.

Freshman Jon Young (1-0) (Rindge, N.H.) picked up his first collegiate win on a one-hit, one-run ball game. He struck out six and walked four in six innings on the mound.

"Jon threw very well for us today," said KSC Coach Ken Howe. "We had great defense behind him, and we came out and hit the ball well."

Robert Webber (0-2) (Augusta, Me.) took the loss for Husson.

In the second game, the Owls scored their only run on a sacrifice fly by Robert Merrill (Colchester, Conn.) in the bottom of the fourth inning. Peter Hall (Danielson, Conn.), Pat Austin (Wallingford, Conn.), and Jeremy Schilling (Centerville, Mass.) produced KSC's only hits in the game.

Mike Corsano (0-2) (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) took the loss for the Owls. He fanned five, and allowed four runs in five and two-thirds inning on the mound. Jim Slack (Manchester, N.H.) had one strike out in relief.

James Gray (Corinth, Me.) earned the win for Husson.

Keene State (3-1) will face Nichols College in a non-conference twin-bill on Tuesday.