KEENE, N.H. 4/19/09 - The Keene State College baseball team found itself on both ends of one-sided games in a two-team doubleheader at Owl Athletic Complex on Sunday.  KSC dispatched LEC opponent UMass-Boston 12-5 in the first game, before dropping the second game 19-4 to nationally ranked and regional rival Wheaton College in the nightcap.

With the split, Keene State goes to 16-13 and 5-6 in the LEC.

The Owls had to come back to win the opener.  The Beacons took a 3-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Sophomore Dan Noonan (Westport, Mass.) led off the inning with a double and came home on an infield single by sophomore Connor Reinfort (Manchester, N.H.). Junior Arthur Lauzier (Fall River, Mass.), who had singled, came home a fielder's choice play.  Junior Drew Tambling (Sterling, Mass.) scored on a wild pitch.

KSC got one run back in the bottom of the inning on a RBI single by freshman Kyle Morrill (Auburn, N.H.) The Owl took a 4-3 in the in the bottom of the third on a two-run home run by sophomore Jon Barber (Brattleboro, Vt.).

KSC added three more runs in the fourth, one on a fielder's choice, and another on sacrifice fly, and the third on a passed ball.

Freshman Erik Bergstrom (Enfield, Conn.) had an RBI double as the Owls plated two more runs in the fifth to go up 9-3.  KSC added a single run in the seventh and two more in the eight to make it 12-3.  Freshman Cody Callahan (Seekonk, Mass.) and Bergstrom had run-producing hits in the eighth.

Senior Eric Salvador (Middleboro, Mass.) had a two-run home run for the Beacons in the ninth.

Callahan, Bergstrom, and Morrill each had three hits for the Owls while junior Anthony Cipolla (Glastonbury, Conn.) knocked in three runs.

Sophomore Ryan Walsh (Newton, Mass.), sophomore Tim Fontaine (Worcester, Mass.), Tambling, and Lauzier finished the game with two hits each for UMB.

Freshman Jeff Pelkey (Fitzwilliam, N.H.) pitched seven strong innings to pick up the win (3-1). He gave up three runs on eight hits with six strikeouts and two walks.

Sophomore Mark Grant (Danbury, Conn.) took the loss (2-2) for UMB.  He allowed seven runs on seven hits with two strikeouts and three walks.  

Wheaton (26-7) led 17-1 after four innings on the way to coasting to the non-conference victory over the Owls.  The Lyons scored nine runs on eight hits in the second inning.  Key hits included a three-run double by Sean Munley (Trenton, N.J.) and a two-run double off the bat of Hadi Raad (Hasting-on-Hudson, N.Y.)

The only bright spot for KSC was a two-run home run by freshman Steve Case (New Boston, N.H.) in the sixth inning, his first collegiate round-tripper. Case has two hits in the game.

Munley had three hits and five RBIs to lead the Lyons' 23-hit attack.  Dan Haugh (Andover, Mass.) added three hits and three RBIs.  Tad Skelley (Wolfeboro, N.H.), Dan Demeo (Glastonbury, Conn.), and Raad each had three hits.

The first of seven pitchers to see action on the hill, freshman Corey Gilmore (Northfield, N.H.) (2-1) took the loss for KSC.

Lyon starter Nick Kostaras (North Attleboro, Mass.) improves his record to 3-1 with the win. He tossed the first six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits with four strikeouts and two walks.

Keene State hosts Western New England on Wednesday.

Wheaton hosts Springfield in an opening round NEWMAC tournament game on Wednesday.