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Season Long Homestand Continues For Baseball This Week

The Owls play five games this week.
Southern Connecticut State University 
Baseball Notes • Games 33-37 
Southern Connecticut State University 
(21-10-1, 8-1 NE10)
SCSU vs. Saint Rose (5-24, 4-12 NE10)
April 25 • New Haven, Conn.
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vs. Adelphi (21-18, 11-9 NE10)
April 26 • New Haven, Conn.
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vs. AIC (14-22, 8-12 NE10)
April 29 (DH) & 30 • New Haven, Conn.

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HEADING INTO THE STRETCH RUN
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team prepares for five home games, all conference contests, this week. The Owls host Saint Rose on Tuesday and Adelphi on Wednesday in single games. The action continues on Saturday with a home doubleheader against AIC and concludes with a single game versus AIC on Sunday.  

ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE
The Golden Knights lead the Owls in the all-time series 23-15. The Owls swept Saint Rose earlier in the season, winning a doubleheader 10-0 and 4-2, on April 2. 

ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI
The Panthers lead the Owls in the all-time series, 17-15. The Owls have won the two meetings thus far in the 2017 campaign, 6-3 and 5-4.

ALL-TIME VS. AIC    
The Yellow Jackets lead the Owls in the all-time series 46-31. The Owls were victorious in this season's meeting down in Florida, 7-3.

LAST TIME OUT
The Owls split a doubleheader against LIU-Post on Sunday. The Pioneers took game one, 9-7, before the Owls came back for a 2-0 win in the nightcap.
Cole Bryant proved to be the deciding factor in game two as he held off the Pioneers offense. He pitched a complete seven-inning game and struck out eight to win his seventh game of the year.

RECEIVING VOTES IN THE NATIONAL POLL
SCSU was among the programs that received votes in last week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll.

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 and tied with Franklin Pierce.

BRYANT NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Cole Bryant was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on Monday following his stellar performance against LIU-Post last weekend.

MAN ON FIRE
Nick Lamberti has been on a roll since the Owls' return from Florida on spring break. In the 16 games back up north, he's batting .467 (28-for-60).

OWLS TOPPING THE CHARTS
Thanks to his torrid stretch over the last 16 games, Nick Lamberti (.408) currently leads the NE10 in batting average. Greg Zullo (.375) is third in the league in that category.

ZULLO LEADING THE WAY
Senior co-captain Greg Zullo currently sits third in the NE10 with a .375 batting average, and leads the conference with 39 RBI.

BRYANT RANKS AMONG NE10 LEADERS
Senior co-captain Cole Bryant is tied for first in the NE10 in wins with seven and is No. 7 in the league with a 1.97 ERA.

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN
Jim Palmer sits second in the NE10 with 18 stolen bases on the year.

CIRCLING THE BASES
The Owls have swiped 63 bases so far during the year. Jim Palmer has 18 to lead the club, while Nick Lamberti has 13 and Tyler Criscuolo, 10.

PAIR NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
For the third straight week, Nick Lamberti was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 17. In addition, senior co-captain Cole Bryant was also been named to the weekly honor roll for his performance against Le Moyne. 
• Lamberti continued his hot streak this week going 7-for-14 with two doubles, one RBI and two stolen bases. He now leads the conference in batting average with a stellar .418 mark.
• Bryant pitched his third complete game this year and earned his sixth win of the season in a 5-1 victory over Le Moyne. He allowed just five hits and one run in the win.

LAMBERTI NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL
Nick Lamberti was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 10. He batted .550 (11-for-20) 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 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.

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 were recognized with weekly honors from the NE10 for their play during the Owls' games in South Carolina. 
• Bryant repeated as the league's Pitcher of the Week for his scoreless effort in a 17-0 win over Molloy. 
• 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 Division 
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. 

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 May 2 at New Haven.
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Players Mentioned

Jake Paul

#2 Jake Paul

OF
6' 3"
Senior
R/R
Jordan Hamler

#15 Jordan Hamler

RHP
6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Griffin Bremer

#21 Griffin Bremer

LHP
6' 0"
Junior
R/L
Cole Bryant

#44 Cole Bryant

RHP
6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
Tyler Criscuolo

#16 Tyler Criscuolo

IF/OF
6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
Mike DeMartino

#24 Mike DeMartino

C
6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
Mike Giordano

#9 Mike Giordano

C
5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
Kyle Hart

#27 Kyle Hart

OF
5' 10"
Senior
L/L
Ethan Joyce

#7 Ethan Joyce

SS
5' 11"
Senior
R/R
Ryan Kaplan

#4 Ryan Kaplan

INF
6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
Nick Lamberti

#3 Nick Lamberti

IF/OF
5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
Jim Palmer

#11 Jim Palmer

SS
5' 10"
Junior
R/R

Players Mentioned

Jake Paul

#2 Jake Paul

6' 3"
Senior
R/R
OF
Jordan Hamler

#15 Jordan Hamler

6' 1"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
RHP
Griffin Bremer

#21 Griffin Bremer

6' 0"
Junior
R/L
LHP
Cole Bryant

#44 Cole Bryant

6' 4"
Redshirt Senior
R/R
RHP
Tyler Criscuolo

#16 Tyler Criscuolo

6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
IF/OF
Mike DeMartino

#24 Mike DeMartino

6' 0"
Sophomore
L/R
C
Mike Giordano

#9 Mike Giordano

5' 11"
Redshirt Junior
R/R
C
Kyle Hart

#27 Kyle Hart

5' 10"
Senior
L/L
OF
Ethan Joyce

#7 Ethan Joyce

5' 11"
Senior
R/R
SS
Ryan Kaplan

#4 Ryan Kaplan

6' 0"
Redshirt Junior
L/R
INF
Nick Lamberti

#3 Nick Lamberti

5' 9"
Redshirt Sophomore
R/R
IF/OF
Jim Palmer

#11 Jim Palmer

5' 10"
Junior
R/R
SS