KEENE, N.H. – Four Owl pitchers combined on a four-hitter to lead Keene State College to a 6-1 win over Curry College in non-conference baseball action at Owl Athletic Complex on Tuesday afternoon. [Box Score]

Sophomore John Coughlin (Litchfield, N.H.) gave the Owls (24-9) another strong start.  He went 5.1 innings, giving up one run on three hits with a walk to even his record at 2-2. Senior Ed Lacourse (Manchester, N.H.) gave up a hit in his 1.2 innings of work while senior Corey Vogt (Suffield, Conn.) and junior Kyle O’Brien each pitched an inning. Vogt fanned two of the four batters he faced in the eighth.

Winner of four of its last five games, Keene State scored a run in the second on an unusual play.  With two out, junior Kyle Morrill (Auburn, N.H.) singled.  On a pick-off attempt, Morrill was able to steal second.  Attempting to throw the ball back to his pitcher, the Colonels shortstop over threw the mound.  In an attempt to stop the rolling ball, the Curry catcher threw his mask at the ball.  The umpire ruled that the catcher had thrown a piece of equipment at a live ball, giving Morrill home plate.

Curry (15-20) tied the game in the top of the fourth on a RBI double by freshman Kyle Connors (Stoughton, Mass.).

Keene State scored two runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth to go up 6-1.  Junior Erik Bergstrom (Enfield, Conn.) had a two-run double in the fifth and freshman Matt Boulay (Stafford Springs, Conn.) knocked in two runs with a single to right center in the sixth.

Keene State finished the game with 12 hits. The top three batters in the Owls line-up, sophomore Greg Bates (Salem, N.H.), freshman David Valley (Essex Junction, Vt.) and senior Tyler DiPrato (Suffield, Conn.) along with Morrill each had two hits.

Senior Mike Hughes (Middleboro, Mass.) took the loss for the Colonels.

Both teams resume play on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m., with Keene State hosting Colby-Sawyer and Curry hosting UMass Boston. (Game recap courtesy of KSC Sports Information)