SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY OWLS (15-4, 2-1 NE10)
vs. Le Moyne College Dolphins (9-11, 0-0 NE10)
Dates: Apr. 2-3, 2022
Times: 12 PM Doubleheaders: Saturday (9 Inn., 7 Inn.), Sunday (7 Inn., 9 Inn.)
Location: The Ballpark at SCSU (New Haven, Conn.)

Live Video (The Owls Network) | Live Statistics

History is on tap at The Ballpark at SCSU this weekend as Owls' head coach Tim Shea currently sits at 497 career wins with a four-game series against Le Moyne on Apr. 2-3. Shea can reach the 500 wins mark against the Dolphins with a pair of doubleheaders set for a 12 p.m. start on Saturday, Apr. 2, and Sunday, Apr. 3. The Owls enter the weekend with a record of 2-1 in Northeast 10 Conference play and 15-4 overall while Le Moyne is 9-11 overall and will be playing their first conference games of the season.

ABOUT TIM SHEA
Owls' head coach Tim Shea is in his 21^st season as Southern's head coach after taking the reins passed to him by longtime Owls skipper Joe Bandiera.

Tim Shea Highlights

• On May 1, 2019, Shea became the winningest coach in program history when he captured his 467th victory in a win against Saint Rose at home
• Six NCAA Tournament appearances (2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2017)
• Two NCAA World Series berths (2005, 2011)
• Three-time Northeast 10 Conference Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2010)
• Three-time Northeast Regional Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2010)
• 2005 NEIBA Division II Coach of the Year
• 2012 Jack Butterfield Award winner by the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association
• Two-time Northeast 10 Southwest Division Championships (2016, 2017)
• Has won 30-or-more games in eight seasons as the Owls' head coach and has 15 seasons of 20-or-more wins
• 100 All-Northeast 10 Conference selections
• 29 All-Region selections
• Seven All-Americans
• As a student-athlete, She was a two-year captain for the Owls. He led the nation in doubles per game his senior season of 1987. He was named team MVP in 1985 and Second-Team All-Conference in 1986

FOLLOW IT LIVE
Southern Connecticut's four-game Northeast 10 Conference series can be watched live on The Owls Network by visiting SCSUOwls.com/TheOwlsNetwork. Live stats will also be available at SCSUOwls.com.

ALL-TIME AGAINST LE MOYNE

• Le Moyne has won 16 of the 28 games in the all-time series. 
• Southern won 1-of-3 game against the Dolphins in 2021.

SCOUTING THE LE MOYNE DOLPHINS

• Le Moyne enters the weekend with a record of 9-11 overall including wins in their last two games against Saint Michael's, defeating the Purple Knights on Mar. 26, 15-2 and 16-2.
• The Dolphins opened the year at 2-7 before going 7-4 over its last 11 games.
• The Dolphins feature five hitters batting over .300 for the year, led by Drew Fureno at .396 (19-48), who also boasts a team-best .508 on-base percentage after also drawing 11 walks.
• Zach Brush is hitting .382 (29-76) while leading the team in hits (29), doubles (6), stolen bases (8-11) while also driving in 10 runs and scoring 11 more.
• Jason Boule checks-in with a .368 average (25-68) with a home run, 14 RBI and 17 runs scored.
• Ty Syta is hitting .358 (25-57) with two home runs and a team-high 22 RBI.
• On the mound, Max Parker is 3-2 in five starts with a 3.99 ERA with 27 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings pitched.
• Jacob Marshall is 3-0 in five starts with a 4.05 ERA across a team-leading 33 1/3 innings in which he has tallied 46 strikeouts.
• Joe Vail is 0-2 with a 7.15 ERA in five starts with 27 K's in 22 2/3 innings pitched.

OWLS NOTES

• Southern Connecticut enters the weekend with a record of 15-4 overall and 2-1 in the NE10 after taking two-of-three against Saint Rose last weekend.
• The Owls are currently ranked fourth in the NCBWA East Region Poll and are receiving votes in the NCBWA National Top 25.
• The Owls lead the NE10 in winning percentage (.789), scoring (8.9 runs per game), runs (170), and triples (10) while ranking 12^th in the country in doubles per game (2.47), 25^th in scoring and 17^th in winning percentage.
• Bill Sullivan leads the team with a .397 average (29-73), as well as runs scored (28), hits (29), walks (15) and sacrifice bunts (3).
• Sullivan has also totaled five doubles, two triples and a home run to go along with 12 RBI. Sullivan is slugging .562 with a .511 on-base percentage.
• He currently ranks fourth in the NE10 and 96^th in the country in batting average; fourth in the conference and 64^th in D2 with 1.53 hits-per-game, 57^th in the country in on-base percentage and 20^th in nation with 1.47 runs per game.
• Mike DeMartino is hitting .324 (23-71) while leading the team in home runs (3), RBI (22), doubles (7), triples (4), slugging percentage (.662) with a .407 on-base percentage and 19 runs scored.
• Connor Goggin checks-in with a .333 average (22-66) with 21 RBI and 20 runs scored with 10 walks for a .464 on-base percentage.
• Jack Drewry is hitting .292 (21-72) with 19 RBI and 12 runs scored.
• Andrew Eng sits at .278 (20-72) with two home runs, two triples, 20 RBI and 26 runs scored with 15 walks for a .402 on-base percentage.
• Chad Fedeli is hitting .326 (15-46).
• Tony Zambito leads the team with 17 stolen bases in 18 attempts while hitting .286 (14-39) with a .419 on-base percentage and 16 runs scored.  
• Dave Christoforo has started the last 14 games for the Owls and his hitting .375 (18-48) with six doubles, two home runs, 15 RBI while slugging .625.
• On the mound, Nick Guarino leads the NE10 with a 6-0 record in six starts, while also ranking sixth in the country. Guarino has also totaled 25 strikeouts against eight walks in a team-best 36 innings pitched.
• Steve Phillips is 5-0 in six starts with a team-high 34 strikeouts in 33 innings pitched and boasts a 3.55 ERA.
• Tommy Hughes is 1-1 with a 1.23 ERA with 32 strikeouts in 22 innings pitched out of the bullpen while also leading the team with three saves.
• Hughes ranks second in WHIP (0.73) in the country, while also checking in with a NE10-leading and 13^th nationally-ranked 1.23 ERA. He also ranks second in hits allowed per nine innings (4.09) and 19^th in strikeouts per nine innings (13.09) among all NCAA Division II pitchers.
• Pete Phillips is 1-0 with two saves and has yet to allow an earned run in 12 innings pitched, while also striking out 14 and walking one batter.