Ryan Clark launched a three-run home run over the left field wall in the bottom of the eighth inning to break an 8-8 tie and send No. 20 Kean (5-1) to an 11-8 victory over No. 16 Ithaca (1-1) Monday afternoon at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. Kean's victory, a three and a half hour affair, featured a 19 total runs, 23 hits, nine errors as well as five balks.

Ithaca jumped on board early in the top of the second inning plating four runs, aided by three Cougar miscues. Kean bounced back and scored two of their own in the bottom of the same inning.

After trading runs in the third inning, Kean took their first lead of the game in the bottom of the fourth, recording three runs in the process. The Bombers tied things up in the top of the fifth, recording just one hit. Both runners crossed the plate after the fourth and fifth balks of the game were called. Ithaca and Kean traded scoreless innings until the eighth when Clark hit his game-winning homer.

Ithaca's Jeremy Peters was 3-4 on the afternoon. Clark finished the afternoon with a 2-for-4 performance including four RBI as well as a double. Nolan also collected four RBI with two hits, including a triple. Schatzow was a perfect 3-for-3 with four runs scored and two walks.

Colin Feneis (1-0) collected his first win of the season in relief. Feneis tossed two and a third innings of shutout ball, allowing just one hit. Matt Lavoi (0-1) got the loss in relief of Shane Wolf for Ithaca.

The Cougars will play again on Wednesday, March 14, traveling to Whittier. Ithaca takes on Occidental on Tuesday and Chapman on Wednesday.