WESTFIELD, MASS. 4/7/04 - Keene State upped its record to 11-1 by sweeping Westfield State, 2-1 and 3-1, in softball action April 7. It was the Owls first games since return from Fla.

The WSC Owls (4-10) took a 1-0 lead in the opener on a first-inning RBI single by senior catcher Liz Oliveria. Keene tied the score on a fourth-inning RBI single by Julie McLaurin (Amherst, N.H.), then scored the winning run in the fifth following an outfield error.

Keene only collected four hits off tough-luck losing pitcher Leah Peterson. Westfield rapped six hits, with Oliveira going 2 for 3 with a double.

Megan McLoughlin (Brattleboro, Vt.) (4-1) got the complete game win for KSC. In the second game, Keene outhit Westfield, 9-4, and jumped out to a 3-0 third-inning lead. Leadoff batter Sarah Campbell (Auburn, Mass.) was 3 for 3 with two runs scored and Ashlee Nicholson was 2 for 3 with an RBI. Erin Fuoroli with relief help from Ashlee Nicholson got the win on the mound.

Westfield freshman centerfielder Christie Miller was 2 for 3 with an RBI.

KSC hosts LEC rival RIC in a doubleheader this Saturday at noon.