WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. 4/7/10 – The Keene State College baseball team, came away with a 13-13 tie at Williams College on Wednesday night. In a crazy turn of events, the Owls scored three runs in the top of the 11th to take a 13-10 lead. In the bottom half, KSC rightfielder Bobby Doyon (Keene, N.H) made a diving catch on a fly ball from Stephen Maier (Orange, Conn.) with one out and the bases loaded, allowing the Eph's to tag-up the tying run. On the same play, Williams went for the victory as catcher Cam Susk (Woodside, Calif.) tried to score from second base on the fly ball, but was gunned down at the plate to ensure the 13-13 tie. The game was called due to darkness.

“After we scored three runs in the top of the 11th the umpires said that the bottom of the 11th would be the last half inning no matter what,” said KSC head coach Ken Howe. “It was pretty dark and hard to see the ball so we got together and knew we had to call it.”

In the top half of the 11th the Owls (10-9-1), crossed the plate three times to take the lead. Sophomore left fielder Cody Callahan (Seekonk, Mass.) started the rally off with a home run to right field to give KSC an 11-10 lead. After center fielder Keith Patnode (Keene, N.H.) ripped an RBI double scoring Greg Bates (Salem, N.H.), Doyon hit a single up the middle to give the visitors a 13-10 lead.

Williams (9-8-1) answered back in the bottom half, led by Susk's two RBI single through the left side of the infield, to even the game at 13-13 before he was tagged out at the plate to end the game.

The game would not have gotten that far had the Owls not tied the game up in the top of the ninth. Callahan's RBI single, scoring senior catcher Anthony Cipolla (Glastonbury, Conn.) evened the game at ten apiece.

Freshman reliever Tim Quagliaroli (Windsor Locks, Conn.) pitched four scoreless innings, including the bottom of the ninth, to keep the Owls in the game. Dan Wogksch (Bethel, Conn.) pitched the bottom of the 11th, allowing three runs on three hits and two walks in the no-decision.

The craziness began right off the bat, as the Owls jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first. Cipolla, Kyle Morrill (Auburn, N.H.), and Callahan each had RBI hits to pace the KSC attack.

Keene State had 22 hits in the tie, with Doyon going 5 for 6 with a double, home run and two RBI. Callahan was 3 for 5 with a double, homer and four runs batted in. Cipolla and Tyler DiPrato (Suffield, Conn.) both had three hits for the Owls.

 The Ephs had 18 hits, with Al Mathews leading the way by hitting 4 for 6 with an RBI. Susk was 3 for 6 with five RBI, while Pat Barren was 3 for 4 with three doubles and three runs scored. 

The Owls return to action Saturday with a key LEC doubleheader at Eastern Conn. State set to begin at noon.