WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University baseball team used a 12-run seventh inning to separate from Keene State, riding the momentum toward a 15-4 non-conference victory over the Owls at Granger Field on Thursday.

The Basics

Score: Cougars 12, Owls 4

Records: Clark University (2-3) | Keene State (0-1)

How it Happened

The Cougars plated their highest run total of the season with 15 runs with 12 of coming in the seventh inning – the most in one inning since Clark scored 11 during the first inning against Norwich on March 26, 2011.

Senior captain Dylan Horn (Sterling, Conn.) went 4-for-4 at the dish with a season-high two RBI and three runs scored while Andrew Thibault (Nashua, N.H.) ripped a pair of doubles and finished the game with three RBI.

Junior James Huber (Rochester, N.Y.) and sophomore Andrea Casabianca (Yonkers, N.Y.) contributed to the hit parade with two hits and a double apiece while senior captain Derek Lefebvre (Groton, Mass.) added a triple.

The Cougars struck for an early run in the bottom of the first when Chris Radovic (Fairfield, Conn.) legged out a potential inning-ending double play to score Horn from third base. In the fourth, the host doubled it as Casabianca drove a double off the fence in left field to bring home Huber for the 2-0 lead.

Keene State took control in the third frame with three runs, highlighted by Tom Meucci as he delivered a double in the right-centerfield gap to plate Sam Czel and Josh DeFrancisco for a 3-2 score.

Clark's offense erupted in the seventh inning, sending 17 batters in all to the dish and scoring 12 runs on seven hits with six coming after a costly error from the Owls. Huber began the rally early in the inning with an RBI double before senior Nick Jordan (Seaford, N.Y.) brought in a pair on a double of his own. From there the Cougars strung together four more hits in the inning including a two-run single from Horn and an RBI triple off the bat of Lefebvre in consecutive pitches.

The Cougars added one more run before the end of the game as first-year Anthony Keefe (Plymouth, Mass.) came in to pinch-hit, picking up his first collegiate hit and RBI with a single to make it 12-4 on the scoreboard.

First-year Max Moss (Manhattan, N.Y.) logged his first collegiate win after tossing four innings of one-hit ball while striking out four. Classmate Casey Gorczyca (Boonton, N.J.) made his first collegiate start with four innings and three punchouts while surrendering three runs.

Up Next

The Cougars head down to Florida for Spring Break where they will play five games, starting on Sunday, March 1 in a 5:45 PM matchup with Illinois College in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational.