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THE WEEK AHEAD
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team is  set to play five games this week. The Owls will travel to Assumption for a 3:30 p.m. start on Tuesday for a make up game. On Wednesday, the Owls will host Adelphi at 3:30 p.m. They will then face Saint Rose for a three game series starting on Friday at 3:30 p.m. and will play a doubleheader on Saturday set to start at 12 p.m.

OWLS SWEEP NO. 13 SNHU
The Owls picked up two road wins over the weekend against the No. 13 ranked Penmen.
• Rocco Cundari tossed eight strong innings for the Owls in a 7-4 game one win, tallying his fifth victory of the season.
• Pat Egan gave the Owls six innings of two hit ball in game two, defeating SNH, 12-4.
• Michael Cleary was 5-for-9 in the two wins with a pair of RBI and T.K. Kiernan hit .400 over the two game stretch to lead the Owls bats.

ROULEAU WALKS OFF AGAINST BRIDGEPORT
Southern Connecticut picked up a non-conference win at home on April 3 against Bridgeport, 5-4, in 12 innings.
• A.J. Rouleau picked up an RBI single in the bottom of the 12th, driving in Brandon Docimo for the game winning run.
• Matt Burns went 3-for-5 in the win.

OWLS POST STRONG NUMBERS LAST WEEK
Five Owls hit over .300 this past week during a six game stretch.
• Micheal Cleary led the way batting .364 with six runs and two triples.
• Burns hit. 345 during the stretch with nine runs scored and a pair of doubles.
• Others over .300 were Colin Dickinson (.353), Nick Baviello (.310) and T.J. Shea (.304).
• T.K. Kiernan led the team with six RBI and four doubles last week.

OWLS IN THE NORTHEAST-10
The Owls are currently 1-3 in the Southwest Division of the Northeast-10 standings.
• Rocco Cundari is tied for the Northeast-10 Conference lead in wins with five, second in innings pitched with 53.2 and fourth in strikeouts with 50.
• Pat Egan is third in the conference in ERA, posting a 1.27 earned run average and is tied for third in saves with four.
• Ryan Yerina is also tied for sixth in wins with four on the season.

DOCIMO NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Sophomore third basemen Brandon Docimo was named the Northeast-10 Conference Weekly Honor Roll last week. Docimo had three hits and three runs scored in two games against Post and Adelphi.

ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI
The Owls lead the all-time series against Adelphi by a 16-12-2 margin.

EARLIER THIS SEASON AGAINST ADELPHI
The Owls fell to Adelphi earlier this season, 1-0, in a game played on March 27 in Garden City, N.Y.
•Ryan Yerina gave the Owls 5.1 strong innings, not allowing any runs.

ALL-TIME VS. SO. SAINT ROSE
The Owls lead the all-time series against Saint Rose by a 24-12 margin.

OWLS LEADERS
• Colin Dickinson and Matt Burns are tops on the team in average, batting .314 and .311, respectively.
• A.J. Rouleau leads the Owls in RBI, driving in 18 through 25 games.
• Rocco Cundari leads the Owls pitching staff with a 5-3 record, posting a 2.35 ERA. He also leads the team in strikeouts with 50.
• Pat Egan is now 3-1 on the season with four saves and leads the team with a 1.27 ERA.

OWLS RANK NO. 8 IN LATEST REGIONAL RANKINGS
So. Connecticut is ranked No. 8 in the D2baseballnews.com regional rankings, as of April 7, 2013.

SO. CONNECTICUT NO. 4 IN NCBWA REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Owls are No. 4 in the NCBWA regional rankings as of April 8, 2013.

OWLS AND POST END SEASON SERIES WITH A TIE
After splitting the first two games earlier this season, Southern Connecticut ended the season series with Post with a 5-5 tie in 11 innings on March 28, 2013.
• Matt Burns had three hits and two RBI, including two game tying hits in the ninth and the 11th.
• Brandon Docimo went 2-for-5 with three runs scored for the Owls.
 
OWLS SWEEP DOUBLEHEADER FROM BENTLEY
Southern Connecticut picked up a pair of wins on March 24, defeating Bentley, 1-0 and 2-0.
• Game one featured a stellar outing from junior Rocco Cundari. Cundari tossed seven scoreless innings, striking out nine, earning his fourth win of the year.
• Cole Bryant picked up his second win of the year in game two for the Owls. Bryant gave the Owls eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out seven.

YERINA NAMED NE-10 AND ECAC POTW
Ryan Yerina was named the Northeast-10 and ECAC Pitcher of the Week on March 18 after going 2-0 with a .60 ERA over 15.0 innings of work, while striking out 12 in starts for the Owls.

YERINA LEADS OWLS IN SPLIT AT ASSUMPTION
Ryan Yerina pitched a complete game shutout for the Owls in a 9-0 win in the first game of a doubleheader at Assumption on March 17. In the second game, the Owls were defeated 8-2.
• Yerina struck out six and only allowed one hit, taking a perfect game into the eighth inning.
• Michael Cleary went 2-for-5 with a homerun in the first game and had three RBI to lead the Owls.

BRYANT NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Cole Bryant was named to the Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll for his performance against Mercy on March 9.
• Bryant tossed a complete game shutout, striking out seven batters, while only allowing two hits.

OWLS FINISH FLA. TRIP WITH BACK-TO-BACK WINS
Southern Connecticut defeated Merrimack on  March 11, 8-1, and followed that up with a 8-1 victory over Pitt-Johnstown on March 12.
• Rocco Cundari gave the Owls seven innings against Merrimack, allowing one run and striking out eight to pick up his third win of the season.
• A.J. Rouleau went 4-for-5 against Pitt-Johnstown with four RBI to lead the Owls to a 8-1 decision.
• Ryan Yerina tossed six innings, giving up one run on his way to his third win of the year.

OWLS SPLIT WITH MERCY
Southern Connecticut split a doubleheader with Mercy on March 9, defeating the Mavericks, 4-0, in the first game and dropping the second, 8-7.

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.

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.

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 New Haven on April 16 at 3:30 p.m. at the Ballpark at SCSU.