KEENE, N.H. 4/19/08 - Keen State bats erupted for a combined 27
runs and banged out 35 hits, including four home runs in a Little
East baseball doubleheader sweep (13-2 and 14-8) over UMass-Boston
at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.
With R.I. College dropping two games to Eastern Conn., KSC (22-5,
7-1 LEC) moves into first place in the LEC standings. The
Owls extended their winning streak to nine games, one shy of the
school record set last year.
UMass-Boston falls to 12-17 (3-5 LEC).
The first game featured a record-tying seven RBI performance by
Beau Darak (Londonderry, N.H.) The sophomore
first baseman had a pair of home runs, three run blasts in the
seventh and eighth innings. Darak, who now has four
home runs on the season, tied the record set by four players,
including current Owl Greg Ford (Nashua, N.H.) and
coach Mac Tiani.
Junior Jamie Chevalier (Amherst, N.H.) also went
deep, a solo shot in the eighth. Ryan Jones (Nashua, N.H.)
also chipped in with three hits.
Freshman Ryan Walsh (Newton, Mass.) collected three hits, including
a two-run home run for the Beacons in the first.
Senior Jamie Morin (Goffstown, N.H.) pitched 7.2
innings of five hits ball to improve his record to 3-0. He
struck out six and walked two.
Freshman, Mike Cain (Gloucester, Mass.), the second of four Beacon
pitchers, took the loss (4-1).
KSC sprayed the ball park with 19 more hits in the nightcap.
The Owls scored four runs in the second and eight more in the
fourth. Jeff Perkins (Dunbarton, N.H.), and
Anthony Cipolla (Glastonbury, Conn.) had RBI hits
in the second. Ryan Jones (Nashua, N.H.)
cranked a grand-slam in the fourth.
UMB got four runs back a fifth inning that included a two-run
double by Mike Dorval (Belchertown, Mass.).
Doyon had four hits and three RBIs and Cippolla, Perkins, and
Chevalier had three hits each in the second game.
Senior Phil Mabey (Williamstown, Mass.) started
for KSC going 4.1 innings before handing the ball to freshman
Corey Voght (Broad Brook, Conn.), who got the win
(2-0). Voght went 1.2 innings with two strikeouts and a walk.
Ed Lacourse (Manchester, N.H.), Chevalier, and
Ford all pitched an inning.
Beacon starter Mike Andriano (Messapequa, N.Y.) took the loss for
UMB.
KSC host UMass-Dartmouth on Sunday (12 p.m.). The Beacons are
at Curry on Tuesday.
