HARWICH, Mass. – Senior Robert Donnelly (New City, N.Y.) tossed a five-hit shutout to help lift second-seeded Oswego State to a 2-0 triumph over third-seeded Keystone in the NCAA Division III New England Regional this evening at Whitehouse Field.

The Lakers (28-12) move ahead in the regional to play top-seed UMass Boston tomorrow at 4 o'clock at Mass Maritime. The Knights (33-11) take on fourth-seed Western New England at 1 p.m.

Donnelly and junior Dakota McFadden (Rocky Point, N.C.) matched zeros for the first four innings as Donnelly permitted just one batter to reach scoring position over the stretch. McFadden was effectively wild in the early innings, walking just one batter in each of the first, second and fifth frames while flashing his K ball.

The Lakers took advantage of McFadden's control lapses in the fifth as senior Eli Holton (Hancock, N.Y.) drew a free pass to start things off. The Giants' hurler then struck out the next two batters, but senior Zach Whelan (Cortland, N.Y.) ripped a single to right to plate Holton. The throw from Keystone junior Mohammed Hussein (Queens, N.Y.) went home, but a swift throw from sophomore Clayton Brooks (Walden, N.Y.) found junior Chris Panzarella (Hazle Township, Pa.), tagging out Whelan to end the frame.

The late innings moved quickly, with the Knights putting two runners on with one out in the seventh, but Donnelly bore down for two groundouts to end the threat.

Oswego State added a run in a miscue-ridden eighth, with junior Brandon Nicholson (Orchard Park, N.Y.) drew a hit-by-pitch and moving to second on a failed pickoff attempt that sailed into right field. Nicholson then came around to score on a botched groundball at first base.

Donnelly came out for the ninth and, after a quick out, gave up a live drive up-the-middle to Keystone sophomore Adam Kelly (Beach Lake, Pa.). However, the right-hander then induced a bouncing ball that Whelan handled just to the left of second, quickly tossed underhand to Nicholson, who fired a missile to first base for the game-ending double play.

Donnelly (6-3) finished ringing up six batters on strikes and he issued a trio of free passes.

McFadden (6-3) allowed two unearned runs to go with five hits and four walks in his eight innings of work. He matched his season-high with 11 swinging strikeouts in the contest.

Senior Kevin Haylas (Stony Point, N.Y.) was the lone multi-hitter in the contest as he went 2-for-3 while adding a stolen base.

Steven M. Miller, Jr. and Gabriel Fidler