CLERMONT, FLORIDA 3/16/10 – The Keene State College softball team found itself on different ends of shutouts in Florida on Tuesday.  The Owls blanked Bethel (Minn.) University 2-0 and later in the day were shutout by Bowdoin College 5-0.

Sara Stocklinski (Newton, N.J.), a sophomore transfer from Sussex County Community College in New Jersey, tossed 6 1/3 innings of two hit ball to pick-up her first win for the Owls in the opener.  She took a no hitter into the seventh inning, fanning three and issuing two walks. 

The Owls got one run in the fifth when they loaded the bases and freshman Jessica Fiorenza (Wakefield, Mass.) scored on a throwing error. Freshman Nicole Dupuis (Fitchburg, Mass.), who was 3-for-3 in the game, hit the first home run of the season for KSC in the sixth inning. 

Sophomore Samantha Pratt (Bristol, Con.) got the finals two outs of the game to pick-up the save.

Keene State could muster just three hits in the second game against Bowdoin, singles by sophomore Laura Chandler (Wakefield, Mass.), freshman Heather Harold (Newton, N.J.), and Fiorenza. 

Bowdoin scored one run in the second and three more in the fourth inning.

Sophomore Emily Albin (Bethel, Conn.) took the loss for the Owls.  She pitched six innings, giving up five runs (two earned) on 10 hits while striking out seven and walking one batter. 

Keene State (4-2) will be off on Wednesday. They resume play on Thursday with games against SUNY-Geneseo and Central College.