Owls don caps and gowns

L to R (Jeff Perkins, Beau Darak, Allie D'Amato, Jamie Chevalier, and Katie Allenson) 2009 Graduating Seniors partake in an alternative commencement ceremony Monday. Both baseball and softball teams missed graduation due to postseason tournaments.

KEENE,N.H. 5/12/09 - Unable to attend Keene State's formal graduation on Saturday, several senior Owls took part in a special ceremony on Monday afternoon.

Trading in their bats and balls for caps and gowns were senior baseball players Beau Darak (Londonderry, N.H.), Jamie Chevalier (Amherst, N.H.), and Jeff Perkins (Dunbarton, N.H.) and softball seniors Katie Allenson (Clifton Park, N.Y.) and Allie D'Amato (Bristol, Conn.).

Both Keene State baseball and softball teams were participating in post-season tournaments this weekend.