'KEENE, N.H. 4/12/06 - The Keene State College baseball team posted a come-from-behind 8-3 non-conference victory over Amherst College at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.

Trailing 3-0 after two innings, the Owls got two runs back in the third on an RBI single from James Chevalier (Amherst, N.H.), who later scored on a wild pitch.

KSC (18-7) took the lead for good with a three run fourth inning. Nick Arroyo (Northridge, Ca.) knocked in two runs with a bases loaded single to right.  Chevalier brought home another run with an infield hit.

In the fifth Jeremy Schilling (Centerville, Mass.) singled to left to set a new KSC career hit mark (157). The previous record was held by Geoff Sylvester.  Schilling, who also broke the Owl career stolen base mark (29) last week, added to his total when he stole second and came home on an error.   Joe Rousseau (Nashua, N.H.) plated another run with a ground out.

Arroyo had three hits and Schilling and Chevalier finished with two hits each for KSC.

Tom Scott (Randolph, N.H.) had two hits, including his first home run of the season, a three-run shot to left in the second inning for Amherst (13-5-1).

Jake Tenney (Surry, N.H.) (2-1) scattered eight hits to go with five strikeouts and one walk to pick up his second win of the season.   Starter Ben Goldfarb (Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.) took the loss for the Jeffs, who saw their 12-game unbeaten streak come to an end.

Both teams came into the game tied for fourth in this week's New England Division III poll.  "This was a statement game for us," said KSC Coach Ken Howe, whose Owls dropped a pair of tough games to St. Joseph's College on Sunday.  "We got a great game from Tenney, some timely hits, and made the plays in the field.   Hopefully, it's the start of things to come.

KSC travels to Fitchburg State on Thursday.  Amherst is at rival Williams on Friday.