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LET THE GAMES BEGIN
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team will try to continue its hot streak down in Flemington, N.J. where it will face Nyack College and Merrimack College this weekend for three games. The Owls will start play March 5 against Nyack at 2 p.m. in a doubleheader, followed by a single game against Merrimack. They will then take on Merrimack the following day in a single game.

DORSEY AND PETTINE RECOGNIZED BY NCBWA
Outfielder Bryan Dorsey and Pitcher Kevin Pettine were named NCBWA Regional Player and Pitcher of the Week for their efforts against Felician and C.W. Post.

THREE OWLS EARN NORTHEAST-10 WEEKLY HONORS
Thanks to its 4-0 start in North Carolina, the Owls had three players earn weekly honors from the Northeast-10 Conference. Bryan Dorsey was named Player of the Week, Kevin Pettine was selected as Rookie of the Week, while T.K. Kiernan was named Freshman of the Week. Dorsey led the way for the Owls going 6-for-12 (.500), with three triples, a homerun, five RBI, six walks and five runs scored. Kiernan batted .462 (6-for-13) with three doubles and five runs scored.

NEXT...NO WAITING
Kevin Pettine fanned a career-high 14 in his first start of the year, a 7-1 win over Felician. He tossed a complete game, allowing just one run on three hits.

SHUTTING THE DOOR
Senior Michael Johnston picked up a win and a save in the opening weekend of action. He fanned five in two innings of work in the first game against C.W. Post to record the save, and then came back the next day to earn the win in the second contest against C.W. Post.

UNDEFEATED IN NORTH CAROLINA
The Owls traveled down to North Carolina and won two games from both Felician and C.W. Post. Bryan Dorsey, #T.K. Kiernan#, and Kevin Pettine led the way in those four games.

QUICK IMPACT
Freshman #T.J. Shea# had a fine start to his collegiate career, as he batted .438 (7-for-16) in the Owls' four games against C.W. Post and Felician.

NEW YEAR...SAME RESULTS
Junior Ryan Yerina earned his first win of the year in the Owls' 2011 season opener against Felician. He allowed just two runs over seven innings of work.

ANOTHER FINE SEASON IN THE BOOKS
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team enjoyed a record-setting campaign in 2010. The Owls peaked as high as No. 13 in the national polls, finishing the year at No. 20 and matched a program record with 38 wins. Along the way, the Owls won the Northeast-10 Conference regular season title and reached the NCAA Regional finals.

THE CAPTAINS
Head Coach Tim Shea has announced that seniors Nick DeProspo, and Kyle Rosadino will serve as team captains for the 2011 season.

IN THE NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls have been ranked No. 1 by the Northeast-10 preseason coaches poll for the 2011 season.

IN THE NATIONAL POLLS
The baseball team is ranked No. 2 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) regional preseason poll. The Owls are ranked No. 15 nationally by College Baseball Lineup preseason poll.

OWLS EARN PRESEASON LAURELS
Juniors Ryan Geffert and Chris Zbin and sophomore Mke Cleary have received NCBWA preseason All-Region honors as well as preseason All-American honors by College Baseball Magazine.

EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN
Sophomore hurler Chris Zbin collected Honorable Mention All-America honors from both the American Baseball Coaches Association and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association in 2010. Zbin finished the year with a 7-2 win-loss record and a 2.49 ERA. He struck out 101 batters on the season to rank second in the Northeast-10 Conference and second all-time in Southern Connecticut history for strikeouts in a single season.

OWLS HOST FIRST NCAA REGIONAL
For the first time in program history, Southern Connecticut hosted a NCAA Regional. The Owls entertained the six-team field at Yale Field in New Haven and reached the finals.

SEVEN EARN ALL-CONFERENCE SELECTIONS
In 2010, seven Owls captured All-Conference laurels. Ryan Geffert, Michael Cleary and Chris Zbin were named First-Team selections. Ryan Yerina was tabbed for the Second-Team, while Kyle Rosadino, Nick DeProspo and Steve Simon took home Third-Team honors.

A SUCCESSFUL PILOT
Head coach Tim Shea was named ECAC, NCBWA Regional and Northeast-10 Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Owls to a 38-win season in 2010.

THREE TABBED FOR NEIBA ALL-STAR GAME
Chris Zbin, Michael Cleary Ryan Geffert were selected to play in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association College All-Star Game following the season for their stellar play throughout the 2009 campaign.

DIAPER DANDY
Michael Cleary made an immediate impact in his first season with the Owls, capturing ECAC and Northeast-10 Rookie of the Year honors. Cleary led the Owls with a .330 batting average and tied for the Northeast-10 lead in triples. He finished the year with one home run and 36 RBI and ranked among the top 10 in the conference in batting average, hits and RBI.

BACK IN THE NCAA'S
Southern Connecticut reached the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in the past six seasons in 2010.

REGULAR SEASON CHAMPS
For the second time in school history, Southern Connecticut won the Northeast-10 regular season title. The Owls finished the regular season with a 21-5 conference record, marking their lowest loss total in the league since 2005 when the Owls finished 25-5 in the NE-10. Southern also won the regular season title that year.

HOME SWEET HOME
The Owls finished the 2010 regular season with a 16-4 home record. In those 20 contests, they outscored their opponents 132-83.

COMEBACK KIDS
The Owls had a total of four walk-off hits in 2010. The final win came against Stonehill on April 17 as they trailed 4-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth. A single by Kyle Rosadino brought Michael Cleary across home plate to tie the game and force extra innings. In the bottom of the 11th inning, Rosadino did it again. With runners on second and third, he connected for a single up the middle as the Owls took the game, 5-4. During the week of April 6, the Owls won two games by walk-off hits. On April 6, they trailed Assumption 2-0 heading into the ninth but rallied from behind and a RBI single by Eric Schlitter drove in Matt Pessy for the winning run. Six days later, Southern and New Haven went extra innings in the first game of a doubleheader and with the score tied at 6-6, Bryan Dorsey hit a double to right field to drive in the go-ahead run.

BACK, BACK, BACK….GONE
During the team's April 7 contest against Bridgeport, Ryan Geffert put up career numbers as the Owls blew away Bridgeport, 18-7. Geffert stepped to the plate five times and connected on four hits before the Purple Knights decided to intentionally walk him his last at-bat. He hit three home runs in the game, one of which was a grand slam. He also scored a career-high five times, drove in a career-high eight RBI and hit safely for a double.

BACK-TO-BACK
On March 18 and March 20, pitchers Steve Simon and Ryan Yerina threw back-to-back complete game shutouts as the Owls defeated Pace and UMass Lowell by the scores of 5-0 and 2-0 respectively. Simon surrendered three hits, walked one and struck out seven and Yerina allowed three hits, did not walk a batter and struck out six.

ON DECK
The Owls next games will be against Mercy, Bloomfield, St. Thomas Aquinas, C.W. Post and Nyack College March 11-15 in Boca Raton, FL.