WALTHAM, Mass. - The Keene State College baseball team scored in
double figures for the 10th time this season as the Owls
defeated host Brandeis University, 17-8, on Stein Diamond.
Keene State (11-8) pounded out 20 hits, as 13 different players
had safeties. Nine of their 20 hits went for extra bases, including
seven doubles and three home runs. Leading the way for the Owls was
junior DH Keith Patnode (Keene, N.H./Keene), who went 3-5 with a
team-high four RBI and two runs scored, his third home run of the
season and his fourth double. Sophomore RF Bobby Doyon (Keene,
N.H./Keene) went 2-6 with three RBI and two runs scored and his
fourth home run of the season, while senior CF Jeff Perkins
(Dunbarton, N.H./Goffstown) and senior 2B Jamie Chevalier (Amherst,
N.H./Souhegan) each had two RBI and three runs scored out of the
top two spots in the batting order.
Brandeis (11-14) had 14 hits and three round-trippers of their
own. Going deep were sophomore 3B Tony Deshler (Pepperrell,
Mass./Lawrence Acad.), sophomore 1B Pat Nicholson
(E. Walpole, Mass./Walpole) and junior Drake Livada
(Cape Elizabeth, Maine/Cape Elizabeth). Deshler
finished 2-5 with an RBI and two runs scored, hitting his second
home run of the season. Nicholson was 2-4 with two RBI and two runs
scored, while also contributing a double. Livada's homer came in a
pinch-hitting appearance and was a two-run shot. His and
Nicholson's blasts were their first of the season. Rookie SS
Sean O'Hare (Southampton, Mass./Hampshire
Regional) led the Judges with three hits on the day as
well as a stolen base.
Junior Ben Sonberg (Bow, N.H./Bow) earned the win for the
visitors, giving up 10 hits in five innings of work. He struck out
two and walked one, allowing five earned runs. Brandeis junior
Kyle Ritchie (Brewster, Mass./Nauset Regional)
suffered the loss, going 5.1 innings and giving up 10 runs (seven
earned) on 10 hits. He struck out three and walked three.
Brandeis is next in action Tuesday when they host Tufts
University at 3:00 p.m., while Keene State travels to Amherst
College the same day at 3:30 p.m.
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