KEENE, N.H. 4/14/10 – Keene State College scored 20 runs and banged out 20 hits in 10-1 and 10-7 sweep of Williams College in non-conference softball action at Owl Athletic Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

The Owls, who swept the Ephs for the first time since the series began in 2001, improve to 13-9.  Williams falls to 6-15.

Keene State struck early and often in the first game that was halted after four and a half innings due to the eight-run rule.  The Owls scored three runs in the first and second innings and two each in the third and fourth.  Sophomore Sara Stocklinski (Newton, N.J.) belted her first home run of the season, a two-run shot, in the first inning.  Freshman Jessica Fiorenza (Wakefield, Mass.) had a two-run double in the third and junior Katie Bradford (Lebanon, N.H.) went deep with a blast that easily cleared the leftfield fence in the fourth inning.  “I knew as soon as I hit it that it was gone,” said Bradford, about her third round-tripper of the season. 

Sophomores Courtney Savoie (Stratham, N.H.) and Laura Chandler (Wakefield, Mass.) each finished the game with two hits.

Savoie pitched an economical three-hitter in the circle, fanning four and not issuing a walk to improve to 5-2 on the season.

KSC jumped out to an early lead and hung on for the win in the second game.  The Owls plated four runs in the first with freshman Kayla Joyce (Bridgewater, Mass.) delivering a two-RBI single up the middle.

Laura Chandler had a two-run home run in a three-run second inning that made it a 7-2 game. 

Freshman Nicole Dupuis (Fitchburg, Mass.) and senior Stephanie Lavado (Wallingford, Conn.) had run-producing hits in the sixth inning.

Chandler and Dupuis each had two hits in the game for KSC.

Sophomore Emily Albin (Bethel, Conn.) pitched the first three innings for the Owls. Stocklinski took over in the fourth and picked up the win to even her record at 2-2.

Keene State hosts Eastern Conn. in a key LEC doubleheader on Saturday (1p.m.).