Southern Connecticut State UniversityÂ
Baseball Notes
Games 24-28
Southern Connecticut State UniversityÂ
(16-7-1, 4-0 NE10)
vs. Adelphi (10-3, 4-1 NE10)
April 12 • New Haven, Conn.Â
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SCSU at LeMoyne (20-8, 5-0 NE10)Â
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TOUGH STRETCH CONTINUES
Divisional play continues this week as the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team takes on Adelphi in a single game on Wednesday before venturing to LeMoyne for three games this weekend. Wednesday's first pitch is set for 3:30 p.m. at the Ballpark at SCSU. The Owls and Dolphins will play a single game on Friday and a twinbill on Saturday.
ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI
The Panthers lead the all-time series, 17-14. The Owls claimed a 6-3 win over the Panthers back on March 29.
ALL-TIME VS. LEMOYNE
The Dolphins lead the all-time series, 25-16, with LeMoyne winning two of three games to close out the 2016 regular season.
LAST TIME OUT
Greg Zullo registered five hits and eight RBI, including six RBI in game two, as the Owls split with Franklin Pierce on Sunday. The Owls won game one, 15-11, while the Ravens took the nightcap, 17-9.
OWLS RANKED NO. 5 IN THE REGION...
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team is ranked fifth in this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association East Region poll.
AND NO. 2 IN NEW ENGLAND
The Owls are No. 2 in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association poll this week, behind only Southern New Hampshire.
LAMBERTI NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Nick Lamberti was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on Monday for his play last week. He batted .524 (11-for-21) during the Owls' five games. He posted multiple-hit efforts in four games and added seven runs scored, four stolen bases and two RBI. Lamberti's best game of the week was the final one, against Franklin Pierce, in which he registered four hits and four runs scored.
CARNEY NAMED NE10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Freshman
Nate Carney was tabbed as the NE10 Rookie of the Week on April 3 after tossing a complete-game shutout against Saint Rose. He struck out seven in the win. In addition,
Nick Lamberti was named to the league's weekly honor roll for his efforts in a 3-0 week.
ZULLO LEADING THE WAY
Senior co-captain
Greg Zullo currently sits atop the NE10 with a .442 batting average, and also leads the conference with 35 RBI through 23 games. Â Entering the week, he was No. 10 in Division II in RBI per game and No. 18 in batting average.
A NICE ONE-TWO PUNCH
Greg Zullo (.442) and
Nick Lamberti (.415) currently rank one and two in the NE10 in batting average.
BRYANT RANKS AMONG NE10 EADERS
Senior co-captain
Cole Bryant is second the NE10 in wins with five and is No. 15 in the league with a 2.44 ERA.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Jim Palmer leads the NE10 with 15 stolen bases on the year.
ZULLO NAMED NE10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Greg Zullo was named the NE10 Player of the Week on March 20 for his play during the Owls' trip to Florida. He continued his torrid hitting by posting a team-high 10 RBI to boost his league leading total to 25 during a 5-1 week for the Owls. He had four multiple-hit performances and finished the week going 9-for-25 (.360) in Florida.
CIRCLING THE BASES
The Owls have swiped 52 bases through the first 23 games of the year.
Jim Palmer has 15 to lead the club, while three other Owls have at least seven.
BRYANT ON A ROLL
Cole Bryant registered his second straight complete game shutout, going all nine innings in a 17-0 win over Molloy. He allowed just four hits and fanned five. Dating back to last year, over six appearances, he went 46 innings without allowing an earned run.
BRYANT NAMED NCBWA PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Senior co-captain
Cole Bryant was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's East Region Pitcher of the Week for his play during the Owls' games in South Carolina.
• Bryant registered his second straight complete game shutout, going all nine innings in a 17-0 win over Molloy in Myrtle Beach. He allowed just four hits and fanned five.
ZULLO AND BRYANT EARN NE10 HONORS
Senior captains
Cole Bryant and
Greg Zullo have been recognized with weekly honors from the NE10 for their play during the Owls' games in South Carolina.Â
• Bryant repeated as the league's Pitcher of the Week for his scoreless effort in a 17-0 win over Molloy.Â
• Zullo was named to the weekly honor roll due to his performance across all four games in S.C. where he went .529 (9-for-17), with five runs and five RBI.
OWLS SPLIT MYRTLE BEACH TRIP
The Southern Connecticut State baseball team played four games in three days (Feb. 24-26) in South Carolina, where it was victorious over Molloy and Mercy, but fell to Wilmington and LIU Post.
CAREER DAY FOR ZULLO
Senior co-captain
Greg Zullo totaled a career-high five RBI in the season-opening win over Bentley.
OWLS' DUO HONORED
Redshirt senior
Cole Bryant of the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team was selected as the NE10 Pitcher of the Week after his performance in the Owls' 9-0 win over Bentley during the season-opening weekend. In addition, sophomore
Tyler Criscuolo was selected to the league's weekly honor roll after his performance in the Owls' two games, where he batted .500.
IN THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKINGS
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team has been selected to finish fifth in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Southwest DivisionÂ
1. Adelphi - 84 (5)
2. Pace - 81 (5)
3. Le Moyne - 80 (4)
4. New Haven - 54
5. SCSU - 46
6. Saint Rose - 42
7. AIC - 26 (1)
() - first place votes
CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED
Southern Connecticut State University baseball coach
Tim Shea has announced that seniors
Greg Zullo and
Cole Bryant will serve as team captains for the 2017 season.
LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON
The baseball team finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 16-25-1. The Owls were selected to finish fourth in the Southwest Division preseason poll. Southern Connecticut came up just short of the NE10 Championship, finishing in fifth place.Â
WELCOME BACK
Southern Connecticut returns 17 players from last year's squad -
Nick Lamberti,
Ryan Kaplan,
Christopher Ramos,
Ethan Joyce,
Brandon Rentas,
Jim Palmer,
Jordan Hamler,
Tyler Criscuolo,
Greg Zullo,
Mike Giordano,
Griffin Bremer,
Mike DeMartino,
Kyle Hart,
Shawn Urbano,
Jake Santamaria,
Quantique White and
Cole Bryant.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Southern Connecticut welcomes
Michael Charest,
Nolan Cloutier,
Austin Darrow,
Brendan Ebert,
Griffin Garabedian,
Connor Redahan,
Robert Schryver,
John Spoto and
Trevor Whalen to the team.
THREE OWLS EARN NE10 YEAR-END HONORS
Jake Paul,
Nick Lamberti and
Brandon Rentas were all honored by the NE10 at the conclusion of last year. Paul earned Second-Team All-Conference honors, while both Rentas and Lamberti earned a spot on the NE-10 All-Rookie Team.
EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had 11 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the fall, 2016 semester.
UP NEXT
The Owls are back in action on April 18 for a home game against New Haven.