KEENE, N.H. – Less than 24 hours after plating 15 runs, the Plymouth State University offense was on full display again as the Panthers scored 37 runs and compiled 40 base hits to dominate both ends of a non-conference double header against Keene State College at the Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday.
 
PSU banged out 18 hits, including two doubles and a grand slam from senior Andrew Wasilefksy (Willington, Conn.), to take the opener by a 17-10 margin. Not to be outdone, junior Drew Metzdorf (Burlington, Mass.) had five hits and sophomore Griffin Crane (Lancaster, N.H.) ripped three doubles to win game two 20-1 in seven innings.
 
After dropping the opening game of the four-game set, PSU pounded the Owls' pitching to outscore KSC by a 52-16 margin and take the final three games.
 
With the sweep Plymouth State evens its record at 4-4 while Keene State drops to 2-7.
 
The Basics:

• Game 1: Plymouth State 17, Keene State 10
• Game 2: Plymouth State 20, Keene State 1 (7 Inn.)
  • Plymouth State (4-4)
  • Keene State (2-7)

 
How it Happened (Game One):

• PSU took a first-inning lead when Crane singled home freshman Luke Sokolski (Waterford, Conn.) with one out.
• Metzdorf drove in senior Joe Routhier (Nashua, N.H.) with a clutch, two-out single in the second and Wasilefsky's first double of the game made it 3-0 an inning later.
• The Owls cut into the margin with a run in the bottom of the inning, but a KSC throwing error led to two runs in the fourth to push the lead to 5-1.
• Keene got the two runs back in the bottom of the inning and the score would remain the same until the sixth, when Crane's single and another KSC error made it 7-3. Wasilefsky followed with an RBI double to extend the lead to 8-3.
• Again, the Owls came back plating three in the bottom of the sixth.
• Crane ripped his fourth hit of the game in the eighth to score another run and Wasilefsky's sacrifice fly made it 10-6.
• PSU put the game out of reach in the ninth as Sokolski drove in a run with a base hit and graduate student James Salta's (Laconia, N.H.) bases loaded walk pushed it to 12-7. Sophomore Alex Rives (Gilford, N.H.) added an RBI infield hit before Wasilefsky launched a grand slam off the KSC scoreboard in deep right center field.

By the Numbers (Game One):

• Wasilefsky finished 3-for-4 with two doubles, a grand slam and a walk. His seven RBI were a career high.
• Crane finished with four singles while driving in three, as Metzdorf also had a four-hit game to go with three runs scored.
• Sokolski went 3-for-5 atop the lineup, scoring twice.
• The Panthers' one through four hitters went a combined 12-for-19 with three walks, nine runs scored and six RBI.
• Sophomore Ryan Hurlbert (Middletown, Conn.) allowed four earned runs over six innings to improve to 2-0.

 
How it Happened (Game Two):

• Sokolski led off game two with a base hit and quickly came home on Metzdorf's double. J. Salta followed with an RBI single and later in the inning a fielding error made it 3-0.
• Graduate student Andrew Salta (Laconia, N.H.) singled in a run in the third, but the Owls came right back with one in the bottom of the inning to make it 4-1.
• Crane's speed created a run in the fourth when he ripped a two-out double, stole third and scampered home on a throwing error by the catcher.
• Routhier opened the fifth with a single and graduate student Gavin Cook (Littleton, N.H.) drilled a hanging curveball well over the fence in left field to make it 7-1. J. Salta added an RBI single and Crane followed with a two-run double to extend the lead to 10-1.
• Plymouth State sent 14 batters to the plate in the seventh inning as the game got out of hand. Crane and freshman Jackson Curtis (Jefferson, N.H.) had RBI singles, sophomore Josh Silveira (East Providence, R.I.) worked a bases loaded walk and Cook's sacrifice fly made it 14-1.
• Sokolski followed with an RBI single ahead of Metzdorf's two-run triple to push the lead to 17-1. Crane and senior Peter Laviolette (Longboat Key, Fla.) knocked back-to-back doubles as the lead ballooned to 20-1.

By the Numbers (Game Two):

• Metzdorf had a monster game finishing 5-for-6 with a double and triple, four runs scored and three RBI.
• Crane was 4-for-6 with three doubles, three runs scored and four RBI, while J. Salta added three hits, four runs and two RBI.
• Every starter had at least one hit and eight-of-nine scored at least one run.
• PSU was 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts.
• Nearly lost in the offensive outburst was a brilliant pitching performance by graduate student Mark Berryman (Lancaster, N.H.). The 6-0 righty scattered six hits over six full innings, throwing 108 pitches and striking out six to improve to 1-1.

 
Up Next:

• PSU hosts Castleton University for a pair of games on Tuesday (Apr. 13) starting at noon. Game one will be an LEC contest, while game two is a non-conference battle.