WESTFIELD, Mass. –  Westfield State starting pitcher Stephanie Scoville worked five strong innings to pick up her 11th win of the season to help Westfield State to a 10-7 win over Keene State in the opening game of a doubleheader at the Owl Athletic Complex in Keene, N.H. on Thursday afternoon.

 

Keene took game two of the non-conference matchup by a 10-1 final score.  

 

In the opener, Westfield grabbed the lead for good with three runs in the third inning to take a 4-2 lead, and tacked on four more in the fourth to lead 8-3 after an Alyssa Clark home run.

 

Scoville (W, 11-2) went five innings, allowing seven hits and three runs.   Sarah Hough rapped out three hits for Westfield.

 

In game 2, Keene jumped out to a 5-0 lead through the first five innings, the big blow a 2-run single from Mia Ferry.

 

Westfield (22-10) scratched together it's lone run on an RBI groundout from Meghan Doyle.  Gianna Conte started and went the distance in the circle for Westfield in taking the loss.   Lilah Demmy tossed a complete game, allowing just four hits for Keene (8-24) to earn the pitching win.

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Westfield hosts a key doubleheader on Friday, facing league-leading Framingham State in a showdown of the league's top two teams.  The games start at 3:00 at Westfield State's softball field, with senior day ceremonies to be celebrated between the two games.