MANCHESTER, N.H 4/20/07 - The Keene State College baseball team defeated rival Plymouth State University 8-3 in a Little East Conference game played at Merchantsauto.com Stadium on Friday.

Playing on the home field of the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Owls (17-9, 4-1 LEC) took advantage of six Panther errors to win for the eighth time in 10 games.

Keene State, which finished the game with 11 hits, took a 1-0 lead on a sacrifice fly by Ben Fournier in the second inning.  In the third, James Chevalier came home following a run down play. KSC added another run in the third when Joe Rousseau scored after a collision between two PSU fielders.

KSC extended its lead to 5-1 in the top of the fifth on an RBI double by Anthony Cipolla, who later came around to score on a passed ball. Greg Ford, Rousseau, and Cipolla had RBIs singles in the ninth.  Cipolla was 2-for-5 with two RBIs and Beau Darak went 3-for-4 for the Owls.

Starter Jamie Morin (3-2) tossed six solid innings, allowing 10 hits, but just two earned runs. He struck out three and didn't issue a walk.  Ben Sonberg, Dan Martin,  and Chevalier combined to pitch three scoreless innings in relief. 

Keene State travels to UMass-Boston on Saturday for an LEC doubleheader against the Beacons.