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Baseball Notes • Games 1-4
Southern Connecticut State University
vs. Dominican College
Feb. 23 • 5 p.m. • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
vs. Mercy College (3-1)
Feb. 24 • 3:30 p.m. • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
vs. Felician College
Feb. 24 • 6:30 p.m. • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
vs. Wilmington University (Del.)
Feb. 25 • 12 p.m. • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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2017 Stats
A NEW SEASON BEGINS
The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team head to Myrtle Beach, S.C. this weekend to play four non-conference matchups to start the 2018 season. The Owls start against Dominican College on Friday at 5 p.m. Next, the team plays a doubleheader on Saturday, with the first game against Mercy College at 3:30 p.m. and the second against Felician College starting at 6:30 p.m. The Owls finish the week on Sunday against Wilmington University, with the game to start at 12 p.m.
ALL-TIME VS. DOMINICAN
The Owls lead the all-time series with Dominican, 8-3. These teams last met in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year, Dominican came out on top, 5-3.Â
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ALL-TIME VS. MERCY
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Mavericks. 16-5. The Owls were victorious last year, 11-2.Â
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ALL-TIME VS. FELICIAN
The Owls lead the all-time series against the Golden Falcons, 8-4. The last time these two teams met was February of 2015, a 14-4 Felician win.Â
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ALL-TIME VS. WILMINGTON
Wilmington leads the all-time series, 2-1-1. The Owls lost to Wilmington last year in South Carolina, 14-4.Â
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LAMBERTI EARNS NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-REGION HONORS
Coming off a season in which he was named All-Conference, All-ECAC and All-Region by three separate organizations,Â
Nick Lamberti was named to the NCBWA Preseason All-Region Team.
RECAPPING LAST YEAR
The Owls finished the 2017 season with 27 wins, won the NE10 Southwest Division title and qualified for the NCAA Tournament. The Owls won the division title for the second time in four years.
THE CAPTAINS
Southern Connecticut State University head baseball coachÂ
Tim Shea has announced thatÂ
Griffin Garabedian andÂ
Jim Palmer will serve as team captains for the Owls for the 2018 season.
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Ten newcomers have joined the Owls' squad for the 2018 season –Â
Vicente Mendoza,
Isaiah Likely,
Anthony Zambito,
Patrick Webler,
Henry Santiago,
Jonas Webler,
Cameron O'Toole,
Samuel Nepiarsky (transfer from UConn),
Jeffrey Walsh and
Cameron Winiarz (transfer from AIC).
EIGHT OWLS EARN NE10 YEAR-END HONORS
Greg Zullo,Â
Kyle Hart,Â
Cole Bryant,
Nick Lamberti,
Jim Palmer,
Mike DeMartino,
Nate Carney and
Brendan Ebert all earned year-end honors from the NE10 in 2017. Lamberti and Zullo earned First Team All-Conference, while Palmer and Bryant earned Second Team All-Conference. DeMartino and Hart earned Third Team All-Conference and both Carney and Ebert earned a spot on the NE-10 All-Rookie Team.
ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT RELEASES NEW LOGO
In conjunction with the 2017 Homecoming Weekend festivities, the Southern Connecticut State University athletic department announced a redesign of its Owl logo, effective Oct. 21, 2017. SCSU partnered with Phoenix Design Works of Maplewood, New Jersey for the development of the new athletics logos.
THRIVING IN THE CLASSROOM
Southern Connecticut had 16 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the fall, 2017 semester.
UP NEXT
Southern Connecticut is back in action on March 2 as it hosts the University of Bridgeport in non-conference action, with the game set for 3 p.m.
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