WINTER GARDEN, Fla.--Mariah Crisp and Molly St. Germain turned in strong performances in the circle as the Keene State College softball team ended a three game losing streak with wins over Bowdoin College (4-2) and North Park University (5-3) on Wednesday.

Records

• Keene State: 5-7
• Bowdoin: 2-1
• North Park: 2-6 

Up Next

• Keene State closes out its trip to Florida with games against Stockton and McDaniel on Friday.

How It Happened - Game One

• Crisp threw her sixth complete game of the year, striking out nine with no walks and one earned run allowed.  Stephanie Long and Shae Crosby each had a pair of hits.
• The Polar Bears opened the scoring in the top of the third, taking advantage of a Keene State error. 
• Keene State scored three times in the bottom half of the inning, as Long hit a leadoff double and moved to third on Heather Pelletier's single to right.  Morgan Fallon tied the score with an RBI groundout, and after Jen Galavotti reached on an error, Olivia Indorf stroked a double to center to bring home Pelletier, and Crosby plated Galavotti with a groundout to short.
• The Owls added fourth run in the sixth on an RBI single off the bat of Kristin Boduch.  
• Crisp held the Polar Bears at bay throughout the game, setting down eight batters in a row for Bowdoin from the fourth to seventh innings.

How It Happened - Game Two

• Keene State cranked out 11 hits, including two each for Kayla Votto, Pelletier, Fallon, and Indorf. St. Germain notched her first collegiate win with five innings of work and four strikeouts.  Leah Rowe earned a save with two innings of scoreless relief.
• Indorf drove in her eighth run of the season to give Keene State a 1-0 lead in the top of the third.  Crosby doubled the advantage when she drew a bases loaded walk to bring in Fallon.
• The Vikings took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the third courtesy of RBI's from Jade Acevedo, Abby Gentile, and Simone Carroll.
• Keene State went back in front for good, with Long drawing a leadoff walk and moving to third on a North Park error that allowed Kayla Votto to reach.  Fallon doubled to left field to bring both runners home, then scored the insurance run herself on Indorf's single to left field.
• Rowe then shut the door, allowing one base runner in the final two innings and striking out Kylee Witt to end the game.