NORTHEAST 10 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND
No. 5 Southern Connecticut State University Owls (8-9, 7-9 NE10) at
No. 4 American International College Yellow Jackets (11-18, 10-11 NE10)
Tuesday, May 11, 2021 | 3 PM
Richard F. Bedard Field (Springfield, Mass.) 

Live Video | Live Stats | NE10 Standings 

The 5^th-seeded Southern Connecticut Owls will head to Springfield, Mass. to take on 4^th-seeded American International College in a Northeast 10 Conference Championship First Round game on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 3 p.m. at Richard F. Bedard Field. The Owls stand at 8-9 overall and 7-9 in the NE10 while AIC completed the regular season at 11-18 overall and 10-11 in conference play.  

AIC SPECTATOR POLICY
Spectators will not be permitted at Tuesday's game at American International College, per its institutional policy.  

FOLLOW IT LIVE
AIC will provide a free live stream on the NE10.tv platform, as well as live stats for Tuesday's game.  

THE OWLS ALL-TIME IN THE NE10 TOURNAMENT 

• Southern owns an all-time record of 13-21 in 34 NE10 tournament games all-time, reaching four championships finals.  
• Southern ended a streak of five-straight NE10 tournament losses when it shocked top-seeded Adelphi on its home field in the 2019 tournament.  

• All-time, Southern is 5-7 in 12 NE10 First Round Games.  
• This is the first postseason meeting between Southern Connecticut and American International, all-time.  
• The Owls have made four NE10 Championship finals (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008) finishing as the runner-up each year. 

THE OWLS ALL-TIME AGAINST AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL 

• Tuesday's matchup will be the 100^th game played between the two teams all-time.  
• Southern Connecticut is 62-37 in 99 meetings between the two teams, dating back to the first meeting between the two teams in 1958, a 5-4 win for the Yellow Jackets. 
• Southern owns the longest winning streak in the all-time series totaling 15-straight victories against the Yellow Jackets from 2007 through Apr. 28, 2012. 
• From 2016 through 2018, Southern won eight of the nine meetings between the two teams. 
• Southern is 22-7 all-time at American International.  
• AIC took three of four games against Southern Connecticut earlier this season.
• For the series, Tony Zambito was 7-for-12 with three doubles and three runs scored.
• Andrew Eng drove in four runs in the series to bring his season total to a team-best 14 in nine games played.
• Josh Wettemann was 3-for-6 in two games in the series with a double, triple, one RBI and two runs scored.
• Billy Sullivan collected four hits in the series while also driving in three runs, and picked up an outfield assist in his first game in right field for the Owls.
• Tommy Hughes pitched well in relief against the Yellow Jackets, allowing one baserunner in three innings pitched while also picking up his first career save in the Owls' 3-1 win.  

SCOUTING THE AIC YELLOW JACKETS 

• Matt Krause leads the team with a .292 average (28-96) with three home runs, seven doubles, 13 RBI and 17 runs scored.  
• Dalton Quinn leads the team with four home runs and 24 RBI. 
• Matt Costanza has a team-high 22 runs scored. 
• On the mound, Joe Pepe has started a team-high nine games and carries a 3-3 record with a 4.83 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 41 innings pitched.  
• Joe Kemlage has struck-out a team-high 71 batters in 41 1/3 innings and is 1-4 with a 5.88 ERA.  

SCOUTING THE SCSU OWLS

• Tony Zambito had an incredible regular season for the Owls as he led the club with a .492 average (31-63) while leading the team in hits (31), runs scored (19), on-base percentage (.556) and stolen bases (16).
• Zambito enters Tuesday's game on a 15-game hitting streak, the longest since Connor Redahan had a 16-game streak in 2019. Zambito has also reached base safely in 28 consecutive games.
• He also leads the team with 10 multiple-hit games and has one of the Owls' two four-hit outings.
• Andrew Eng finished the regular season hitting .293 (17-58) while leading the team with seven home runs and 28 RBI, as well as a .707 slugging percentage.
• Eng's 17 runs scored rank second to Zambito's 19.
• His 10 extra-base hits also led the Owls.
• He led the team with eight multiple-RBI games, including five with three-or-more.
• Izaiah Walker batted .298 (14-47) for the year to go-along with five doubles, nine RBI and 10 runs scored.
• On the mound, Zach Rodgers will get the ball against the Yellow Jackets. Rodgers is 1-1 with a 3.06 ERA and has held opposing offenses to six earned runs in 17 2/3 innings of work. He's also struck-out 13 batters against four walks for the season.
• Against AIC, Rodgers held the Yellow Jackets to one run on seven hits over six innings in a 3-1 win, but took a no-decision.
• Spencer Fox saw a 15-inning scoreless innings streak end against Le Moyne this weekend, but heads into the week with a 2-0 record a 2.20 ERA. Fox has logged 16 1/3 innings in six appearances and has allowed just four earned runs out of the bullpen. Fox also has 14 strikeouts.
• Tommy Hughes has emerged as the Owls' closer as he is 3-for-3 in save opportunities this year. Hughes is also 2-0 with a 3.75 ERA with four earned runs allowed in 12 innings with 13 strikeouts.
• Hughes has allowed a run in his last five appearances, while also giving up just three hits over those eight innings while striking out five. 

2021 NORTHEAST 10 BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

		NE10	Win Pct.
	Northeast Division
1.	SNHU	19-5	.792
2.	Franklin Pierce	16-6	.727
3.	Bentley	15-9	.625
4.	Assumption	11-10	.524
5.	Stonehill	12-12	.500
6.	Saint Anselm	5-16	.238
7.	Saint Michael's	1-21	.045
	Southwest Division
1.	Adelphi	14-7	.667
2.	Le Moyne	13-7	.650
3.	New Haven	8-7	.533
4.	AIC	10-11	.476
5.	SCSU	7-9	.438
6.	Pace	9-13	.409
7.	Saint Rose	6-13	.316

  
Tuesday, May 11^th   (Single Elimination) 
Divisional First Round Games - Northeast­ 
Game 1NE: #5NE Stonehill at #4NE Assumption, TBD 
Game 2NE: #6NE Saint Anselm at #3NE Bentley, TBD 
Game 3NE: #7NE Saint Michael's at #2NE Franklin Pierce, 6 pm 
  
Divisional First Round Games - Southwest 
Game 1SW: #5SW SCSU at #4SW  AIC, 3 pm 
Game 2SW: #6SW Pace at #3SW New Haven, 3 pm 
Game 3SW: #7SW Saint Rose at #2SW Le Moyne, 1 pm 
  
Thursday, May 13^th   (Single Elimination) 
Divisional Semifinals – Northeast 
Game 4NE: Game 1NE Winner at #1NE SNHU, 4 pm 
Game 5NE: Game 2NE Winner vs Game 3NE Winner (at highest remaining seed) 
  
Divisional Semifinals – Southwest 
Game 4SW: Game 1SW Winner at #1SW Adelphi, 3:30 pm 
Game 5SW: Game 2SW Winner vs. Game 3SW Winner (at highest remaining seed) 
  
Sunday-Monday, May 16^th-17^th 
Divisional Finals (Best of three series) – Northeast
Sunday: Games 6NE & 7NE: Game 4NE Winner vs. Game 5NE Winner (at highest remaining seed) 
Monday: Game 8NE (if necessary) 
  
Divisional Finals (Best of three series) – Southwest
Sunday: Games 6SW & 7 SW: Game 4SW Winner vs. Game 5SW Winner (at highest remaining seed) 
Monday: Game 8SW (if necessary) 
  
Friday-Saturday May 21^st-22^nd   
Championship Final (Best of three series)
Friday: Games 1 & 2: NE Divisional Winner vs. SW Divisional Winner (at highest remaining seed) 
Saturday: Game 3 (if necessary)