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THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team will finish up its trip in Fort Pierce, Fla. with a game on Tuesday against Pittsburgh-Johnstown at 11 a.m. The Owls will then travel to Worcester, Mass. for a pair of doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday against Assumption.

OWLS SPLIT WITH MERCY
Southern Connecticut split a doubleheader with Mercy on Saturday, defeating the Mavericks, 4-0, in the first game and dropping the second, 8-7.
• Cole Bryant tossed a complete game (7 inn.) shutout for the Owls in the first game. He only gave up two hits and one walk, while striking out seven on his way to his first win of the season.
• Matt Burns would have a pair of hits in the victory, including a two-RBI double in the fourth inning.
• The Owls fell behind early in the second game, giving up five runs in the second inning.
• With the bases loaded in the third inning, T.K. Kiernan would double to drive in two. T.J. Shea would double in two more runners just a batter later. Brandon Docimo would tie the game with a single, driving in Shea and after three innings, the score would be tied at five.  
• With men on first and third in the sixth inning, a swinging bunt single would drive in the go-ahead run for the Mavericks as the defeated the Owls, 8-7.

SOUTHERN TAKES ONE OF TWO FROM POST
The Owls opened the weekend in Fort Pierce, Fla. with a doubleheader split on March 8 against Post, winning game one, 2-0, and losing game two, 3-1.
• Ryan Yerina threw a complete game (7 inn.) shutout for the Owls in game one. He struck out five and only allowed two hits, improving his record to 2-0 on the season.
• The Owls would score first in the second game, plating one in the second inning off an error by Post.
• Post would score two in the fifth and one in the sixth on its way to a 3-1 victory.

OWLS RANK NO. 3 IN LATEST REGIONAL RANKINGS
So. Connecticut is ranked No. 3 in the D2baseballnews.com regional rankings, as of March 11, 2013.

SO. CONNECTICUT NO. 4 IN NCBWA REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Owls are tied for 4th in the NCBWA regional rankings as of March 11, 2013.

WALK OFF WINNER FOR T.J. SHEA
In the first game against LIU Post on March 2, T.J. Shea lined the game-winning hit up the middle in the bottom of the ninth inning, driving in Nick Baviello for 5-4 win.

CUNDARI TOSSES GEM
Rocco Cundari threw seven shutout innings for the Owls in a 13-1 win over LIU Post in the second game on March 2. Cundari only allowed three hits and struck out nine Pioneers on his way to his second win of the season.

BROCHU TAKES NO-HITTER INTO THE SEVENTH
Freshman Austin Brochu tossed six no-hit innings for Southern on March 3, in a 3-2 win over LIU Post. Brochu would eventually give up back-to-back hits in the seventh to break up the no-hitter.

ROULEAU SHINES AGAINST LIU POST
Senior A.J. Rouleau finished the four games against LIU Post batting .389 with seven hits, three RBI and three runs scored.

BROCHU, CUNDARI, ROULEAU RECOGNIZED BY NORTHEAST-10
Austin Brochu was named Northeast-10 Conference Rookie of the Week for his pitching efforts against LIU Post on March 3. Rocco Cundari and A.J. Rouleau were named to the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll for their performances over the weekend on March 2 and 3.

OWLS SWEEP MOLLOY TO OPEN SEASON
Southern Connecticut opened the 2013 season sweeping a doubleheader with of Molloy, 2-0, 7-1, on Feb. 16 in Morehead City, N.C.
• Ryan Yerina tossed seven shutout innings in his 2013 debut, only giving up three hits and striking out six.
• T.J. Shea went 2-for-4 with a RBI single in the top of the fourth inning.
• In game two, Burns, Shea and Nick Baviello all had RBI to help the Owls to a 7-1 victory.
• Rocco Cundari pitched a complete game (7 inn.) to get the game two win.

YERINA NAMED NORTHEAST-10 POTW
Senior Ryan Yerina was named the Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week for his outing against Molloy in the 2013 opener on Feb. 16. Yerina struck out six batters over seven scoreless innings to pick up the win for the Owls.

ALL-TIME VS. PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN
The Owls lead the all-time series against Pitt-Johnstown by a 2-0 margin.

ALL-TIME VS. ASSUMPTION
The Owls lead the all-time series against Assumption by a 30-15 margin.

LAST TIME AGAINST ASSUMPTION
The Owls and Greyhounds met on April 20, 2012 in New Haven, Conn. where the Owls picked up a 7-6 win.
• Kyle Cummings led the offense for the Owls, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
• Michael Cleary had a three-run homer in the win.

A LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR
The Owls closed the 2012 season with a final overall mark of 31-17. SCSU was ranked as high as No. 3 in the national polls during the course of the season. The squad also qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament during the season.

IN THE PRESEASON REGIONAL POLLS
The Owls were selected fourth in the preseason regional poll by D2baseballnews.com and No. 8 in the NCBWA preseason regional poll.

IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL
The Owls were selected No. 2 in the Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches.

WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad for the 2013 season - Jake Lieberman, Jake Paul, Joe Uccello, Alex Wichmann, Gary Flowers, Jake DeRosa, Sal Armao, Austin Brochu, Collin Dickinson and Mike Yerina.

THE CAPTAINS
Redshirt senior Ryan Yerina and senior Michael Cleary will serve as team captains for the Owls this spring.

OWLS RAKE IN YEAR END HONORS
Eight members of the team were recognized with Northeast-10 All-Conference honors in 2012. Junior Michael Cleary and sophomore A.J Turnier were selected to the Second-Team. Seniors Ryan Geffert, Brian Dorsey, Kyle Cummings and Chris Zbin were all Third-Team honorees. Freshmen Pat Egan and Cole Bryant were named to the All-Rookie Team.

IN THE NEW ENGLAND POLL
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team concluded the 2012 regular season ranked No. 4 in the final New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association poll.

OWLS FINISH AMONG NCAA STAT LEADERS
In 2012, Chris Zbin ranked No. 4 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings. T.K. Kiernan was No. 5 in sacrifice bunts/game and No. 6 in total sacrifice bunts. Michael Cleary finished No. 8 in triples and No. 12 in triples/game, while Ryan Geffert was No. 22 in both home runs and home runs/game.

PAIR NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
Kyle Cummings and Bryan Dorsey, who completed their senior seasons in 2012, were selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball All-Academic Team and also to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Baseball Team.

ZBIN INKS DEAL WITH WINNIPEG GOLDEYES
Chris Zbin signed a professional contract with the Winnipeg Goldeyes last June at the conclusion of his collegiate career with the Owls.

SHEA SELECTED AS BUTTERFIELD AWARD RECIPIENT
Southern Connecticut State University head baseball coach Tim Shea was selected as the recipient of the 2012 Jack Butterfield Award from the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association. He was formally presented with the award on June 4 in Lowell, Mass. at the annual NEIBA All-Star Game.

CUMMINGS, GEFFERT TABBED WITH REGIONAL 'GOLD GLOVE' HONOR
Seniors Kyle Cummings and Ryan Geffert were recognized for their defensive efforts with year-end Rawlings East Region Gold Glove accolades in 2012.

OWLS WIN 30 GAMES AGAIN UNDER SHEA
SCSU won 30 games last year marking the seventh time during head coach Tim Shea's tenure that the Owls have reached that mark.

RECORD BREAKING SEASON FOR GEFFERT
Ryan Geffert broke eight all-time records last year for the Owls. He is now No. 1 on the list in games played (198), at bats (748), hits (245), doubles (60), homeruns (40), RBI (193), walks (132) and putouts (1567).

ZBIN BREAKS THREE PITCHING RECORDS
Chris Zbin broke three all-time records a year ago. Zbin is now No. 1 on the list in wins with 27, innings pitched with 297.1 and strikeouts with 337.

ON DECK
The Owls will host Bridgeport on March 20 at 3:30 p.m at The Ballpark at SCSU.