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A NEW SEASON BEGINS
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team starts off the season with a three-game series against Barry University in Miami Shores, Fla. on Feb. 14-15.
 
ALL-TIME AGAINST BARRY
The Owls trail the all-time series versus Barry with a record of 0-2. The previous meetings were single games in 2008 and 2012.
 
SCOUTING THE BUCCANEERS
Barry is off to a 3-2 start this season, after a 29-20 campaign last season where they finished eighth in Sunshine State Conference play with a 9-15 conference mark. The team is coming off a 9-4 win at Palm Beach Atlantic on Tuesday.
 
IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL
SCSU was picked to repeat as champions of the NE-10 Southwest Division in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll.
2015 Northeast-10 Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll:
Northeast Division:
1. Franklin Pierce – 99 (8)
2. Southern New Hampshire – 95 (6)
3. Stonehill – 77
4. Bentley – 67 (1)
5. Merrimack – 55
6. Assumption – 38
7. Saint Anselm – 29
8. Saint Michael's – 16
 
Southwest Division:
1. Southern Connecticut – 81 (6)
2. New Haven – 77 (5)
3. Le Moyne – 66 (2)
4. Adelphi – 62 (2)
5. Pace – 40
6. Saint Rose – 27
7. American International – 18

THE CAPTAINS
Head coach Tim Shea has announced that Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan will captain the Owls this spring.
 
TWO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-REGION
Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were both named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All East Region Team.
 
A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE
Southern Connecticut has 18 student-athletes returning from last year's team that finished with a 24-15-1 mark and won the Northeast-10 Southwest Division Championship.
 
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the team for the 2015 season - Griffin Bremer, McNeill Finnegan, Mike Giordano, Jason Harper, Nilson Ibert, Ryan Kaplan, Zach Merkle, Jordan Picini, Jeremy Rodriquez and Jake Santamaria.
 
CUNDARI SIGNS WITH THE BRAVES
Rocco Cundari signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves following the 2014 season.
 
BUSY SUMMER FOR BREEN
Joe Breen was named a Summer All-American by the D2 Baseball News for his play with the Wachusett Dirt Dogs at the FCBL.
 
THREE NAMED ALL-ECAC
Rocco Cundari, Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were recognized with All-ECAC honors at the conclusion of last year.
 
AMONG THE NCAA STATS LEADERS
Pat Egan was sixth with 12.09 strikeouts per nine innings for Southern Connecticut. Rocco Cundari was 13th in earned run average with a 1.56 mark. The Owls were seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio, 12th in strikeouts per nine innings, 15th in shutouts, 17th in WHIP and 25th in walks per nine innings.
 
TWO TABBED FOR NEIBA ALL-STAR GAME
Nick Baviello and Rocco Cundari took part in the 2014 New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association All-Star Game.
 
PAIR NAMED ALL-REGION
Rocco Cundari and Nick Baviello were recognized with All-Region honors by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2014.
 
REGIONAL GOLD GLOVE HONOREE
Kyle Holland was awarded American Baseball Coaches/Rawlings Second-Team-All-Region Gold Glove honors for his defensive play in 2014.
 
EIGHT NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE
Nick Baviello, Matt Burns, T.K. Kiernan, T.J. Shea, Mike Yerina, Jordan Hamler, Ethan Joyce and Rocco Cundari all earned All-Northeast-10 Conference Team honors in 2014. Rocco Cundari  also earned the NE-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year Award.
 
ON DECK
The Owls will head to Myrtle Beach, S.C for four games from Feb. 20-22 against Mercy, Nyack, Chestnut Hill and Felician.