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OWLS TACKLE DOWLING AND ADELPHI
Following an impressive start to the 2016 campaign, the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team looks to continue its winning ways as the Owls travel to Oakdale, N.Y. for a non-conference double-header at Dowling College on Saturday before traveling to Garden City, N.Y. for a non-conference game at Adelphi University on Sunday.

ALL-TIME VS. DOWLING
Southern Connecticut leads the all-time series against Dowling 7-4.

ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI
Adelphi holds a 14-11 edge over Southern Connecticut in the all-time series.

LAST TIME VS. DOWLING
Southern Connecticut and Dowling have not met since the 2010 season where the Golden Lions defeated the Owls by the score of 3-2.

LAST TIME VS. ADELPHI
Last season, Southern Connecticut went 0-4 against Adelphi by the scores of 8-5 (1), 4-3 (2), 5-4 (3) (10in) and 4-1 (4).

SCOUTING DOWLING
• Dowling enters Saturday's game with an overall mark of 0-1, falling to Pace in its season opener 12-1.
• Dowling was chosen to finish fourth in the East Coast Conference preseason poll.
• The Golden Lions add eight newcomers to a solid group of 20 returners including All-ECC selections seniors Michael Richter and RJ Going.

SCOUTING ADELPHI
• Adelphi enters Sunday's game with an overall record of 4-1, picking up its only loss of the season to West Virginia Weselyan College.
• The Panthers were selected to finish third, right in front of the Owls, in the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Leading the pitching staff this season will be senior Jonathan Mulford after an improved stat line from 2014 to 2015. He lowered his ERA from 2.93 to 1.76, surrendered just 8 doubles, no triples, walked 19 batters while striking out 50 and lowered his opponent's batting average from .227 to .197.

OWLS RANKED EIGHTH IN NCBWA
Following the 3-1 start to the campaign, the Owls have been ranked eighth in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) East Regional Poll. Franklin Piece topped the poll with 89 points while Southern New Hampshire University and Saint Thomas Aquinas ranked second and third with 82 and 68 points, respectively.

WEEK ONE RECAP
The Owls went 3-1 during their opening weekend down in Myrtle Beach, S.C. as the Owls' single loss came against Dominican on Sunday. Southern Connecticut defeated Nyack, Chestnut Hill and Concordia (N.Y.).

IMPRESSIVE SHOWING AT THE PLATE
McNeill Finnegan and Tyler Criscuolo led the Owls last week with a .400 batting average. McNeill went 6-for-12 at the plate while posting three runs, a double, a triple and two RBI. Criscuolo went 4-for-10 at the plate as well as registered a team-high four RBI.

HARPER PICKS UP FIRST WIN
Jason Harper picked up his first win as well as the Owls first win of the season against Nyack. Over seven innings of pitching, he recorded one run on eight hits as well as posted a walk and six strikeouts.

RENTAS NAMED TO HONOR ROLL
Rookie Brandon Rentas was named to the Northeast-10 Conference weekly honor roll after his performance last week. He started on the mound for the Owls and pitched a seven inning shutout in the 1-0 win against Concordia on Saturday evening. He gave up two hits while striking out seven and walking three batters.

NORTHEAST-10 PRESEASON RANKINGS
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team, led by 14-year head coach Tim Shea, was selected to finish fourth in the Southwest Division of the Northeast-10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll. 
Southwest Division 
1. New Haven - 77 (6)
2. Pace - 65 (3)
3. Adelphi - 62 (1)
4. So. Connecticut - 58 (3)
5. Le Moyne - 52 (2)
6. American Int'l - 38
7. Saint Rose - 19
() - first place votes

TRI-CAPTAIN ANNOUNCEMENT
Southern Connecticut State University baseball coach Tim Shea had announced that junior's Jake Lieberman, Jake DeRosa and Cole Bryant will serve as team captains for the upcoming 2016 season.

LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON
The baseball team finished the 2014-15 season with an overall record of 18-19. The Owls were selected to finish first in the Southwest Division preseason poll. Southern Connecticut also ranked as high as No. 8 in the regional polls last season.

WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns 18 players from last year's squad - Jake Paul, Ryan Kaplan, Jake Lieberman, Ethan Joyce, Joe Uccello, Alex Wichmann, Gary Flowers, Jake DeRosa, Jason Harper, McNeill Finnegan, Greg Zullo, Austin Brochu, Mike Giordano, Griffin Bremer, Jordan Picini, Mike Yerina, Jake Santamaria and Cole Bryant.

NEWCOMERS
Southern Connecticut welcomes Nick Lamberti, Christopher Ramos, Brandon Rentas, Jim Palmer, Jordan Hamler, Tyler Criscuolo, Kyle Hart, Mike DeMartino, Shawn Urbano and Quantique White to the team.

FOUR OWLS COLLECT ALL-CONFERENCE HONOR
Four members, including Nick Baviello, Matt Burns, AJ Turnier and Griffin Bremer have been named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference Team.

EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had 10 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the 2014-15 academic year.

UP NEXT
The Owls are back in action on March 58th against the Univ. of Bridgeport. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. at the SCSU Baseball Field.