Behind the arm of freshman Curtis Arsenault (Berlin, NH), the PSU baseball team held Keene State to one run and captured a win in their home opener, 3-1.
After three scoreless innings, Plymouth broke through in the bottom of the fourth. Back-to-back singles from Brian Thompson and Jarek Krajewski put runners on first and second. Brandon Cox singled in a run, and Paul Reny followed with a double, plating another run for the Panthers, taking a 2-0 lead.
Arsenault held the lead, putting down the Owls 1-2-3 in the top of the fifth, ending the inning with one of his six strikeouts on the day. Keene got on back in the top of the sixth when they scored a run on a fielder’s choice. It would be the only run the Panthers would surrender.
Plymouth added an insurance run in the back half of the frame when Rob Madonna hit a sacrifice fly to push another run across. It would be all the Panthers would need as after seven strong innings from Arsenault, Spencer Webb pitched two scoreless innings of relief to collect the save.
Arsenault earned the win, pitching seven innings while giving up only four hits and one run to go along with six strikeouts and one walk. Webb gave up two hits and zero runs with two strikeouts in two innings.
The Panther offensive attack was led by Krajewski who went 2-for-3 from the dish while Madonna, Reny, and Cox all went 1-for-3 from the plate with a RBI.
Plymouth’s record now stands at 16-13 with a LEC record of 4-6. They have two games against Lyndon State that will be played on Thur., Apr. 24 and will not make press time. They then have two home games against UMass Boston on Sat., Apr. 26 for a LEC double-header.