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FOR IMMEDIATE
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May 4, 2006 |
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The
2006 Little East Conference Softball Tournament
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The Dayna A. Bazar Softball Complex at Rhode Island College
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Providence, RI
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Game Three
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5
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7
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Western
Connecticut (26-15) |
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3 |
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Keene State
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5 |
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Keene State Downs Western
Connecticut
Campbell’s Second Inning Double Proves To Be The Difference
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Providence, RI—Third-seeded
Keene State defeated fourth-seeded Western Connecticut, 2-0, in game
three of the 2006 Little East Conference Softball Tournament. |
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Two runs in the bottom of the second
inning for the Owls proved to be all the offense they would need.
Junior center fielder Kathleen Gambino (Freeport,
NY) and freshman right
fielder Jenna Patnode (Swanzey,
NH) both reached base with
singles. They both scored on senior third baseman Sarah Campbell’s
(Auburn, MA)
two-out double to the left center field fence. |
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On the mound for the Owls, sophomore
Ashley Nicholson (Swanzey,
NH) kept the Colonials in
check as she went the distance to record her 11th (11-6)
win of the season. Nicholson did not allow a run on just three hits to
go along with one strikeout. Western Connecticut starting pitcher,
sophomore Shelby Slie (Seymour,
CT), was saddled with her
sixth (14-6) loss of the season as she threw six innings, giving up
two runs on five hits to go along with five strikeouts. |
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The win stops a four-game losing
streak for Keene State. The loss stops a five-game win streak for
Western Connecticut. |
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With the win, Keene State improves to
25-12 overall and will advance to play fifth-seeded Southern Maine
tomorrow afternoon at 12 p.m. Western Connecticut falls to 26-15
overall and will play top-seeded Rhode Island College tomorrow morning
at 10 a.m. |
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