Box Score

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The No. 18 nationally ranked Southern Connecticut State University baseball team shut out Caldwell College today, 3-0. Senior pitcher Chris Zbin (Colchester, Conn.) earned his school record 24th career victory as the Owls improved to 9-3 on the year.

The Owls scored their first run of the game when Sam Greenberg (Guilford, Conn.) reached base on an error and went to third on a passed ball. Greenberg scored on an error by the third basemen on a ball hit by Kyle Cummings (Hamden, Conn.).

Southern Connecticut scored again when Pete Testa (Orange, Conn.) reached base on a fielders' choice with two outs and later scored on T.J. Shea (Hamden, Conn.) single up the middle. The Owls scored their final run when Greenberg laid down a successful suicide squeeze that scored Shea from third.

Zbin scattered three hits, walked two and struck out 12 in eight innings of work. Steve Landell (Higganum, Conn.) worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record the save.

Shea had two hits, a RBI and a run scored. T.K. Kiernan (Wallingford, Conn.) and Ryan Geffert (Plymouth, Pa.) also collected two hits apiece. Geffert's first hit gave him 200 hits for his career.

The Owls play a doubleheader tomorrow against Mercy College in Fort Pierce, Fla.  Game one is scheduled to start at 12:30 p.m.