BABSON PARK, Mass. 3/29/07- Junior Jamie Morin (Goffstown, N.H.) tossed a four hit shutout to lead the visiting Keene State College Owls to a 2-0 win over host Babson College in non-conference baseball action at Govoni Field on Thursday afternoon. Keene State upped its season mark to 10-6 with the win, while the Beavers fell to 6-3.

The Owls plated the game's first run in the top of the third, as sophomore Jeff Perkins, (Dunbarton, N.H.), who had three hits in the game, led off the inning with a single to left of junior starter Robbie Leer (Edina, Minn.). Perkins then stole second, moved to third on a ground out by junior Joe Rousseau (Nashua, N.H.), and scored on a passed ball.

Keene State added to its lead in the top of the fifth, when sophomore James Chevalier (Amherst, N.H.) singled down the left field line and stole second. After Perkins drew a walk, Rousseau advanced both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. Junior Ryan Jones (Nashua, N.H.) then hit an infield single that allowed Chevalier to scamper home with the Owls' second run of the afternoon.

That would prove to be more than enough for Morin, who was masterful on the mound for Keene State. The junior southpaw scattered four hits, a walk, and a hit batsman while striking out six in nine innings of work as he improved to 2-1 on the season. Babson's biggest threat came in the third, when senior tri-captain Andrew Collins (South Boston, Mass.) hit a one-out single, senior tri-captain Billy Schmitt (Fairview, N.J.) was hit by a pitch, and junior Matt Delaney (Newton, Mass.) drew a walk to load the bases. However, Morin induced a foul fly out to right and a pop out to the first baseman to escape unscathed.

"It was a good quality road win against a team that was ranked eighth in New England, "said KSC Coach Ken Howe.  "Morin threw lights out, and we did a nice job manufacturing runs."

Leer was also outstanding in his second start of the season, as he gutted out seven quality
innings, allowing two runs -- one earned -- on six hits, walked four and struck out three. Sophomore Pete Bizinkauskas (Duxbury, Mass.) came on in the eighth and tossed two shutout innings of relief.

The Owls return to action on Saturday with their first Little East action of the season at Rhode Island College.The doubleheader begins at noon.

(Courtesy Babson Sports Information)