SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY OWLS (22-8, 6-4 NE10)
vs. Le Moyne College Dolphins (19-13, 8-2 NE10)
Date: Thursday, Apr. 21, 2022
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: The Ballpark at SCSU (New Haven, Conn.)
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Southern Connecticut State University baseball will host Le Moyne on Thursday, Apr. 21 at 3:30 p.m. in a Northeast 10 Conference Southwest Division matchup at The Ballpark at SCSU. Southern and Le Moyne will play a full, nine-inning game as it stands as the fourth game of the series. The Owls are currently 22-9 overall and 6-4 in the NE10 while Le Moyne sits in first place in the division with a record of 8-2 while also carrying a 19-13 overall record. 

The Owls Last Time Out
Southern is coming off a 5-4 loss to Adelphi on Wednesday, Apr. 21 in New Haven. Mike DeMartino (New Haven, Conn.) was 2-for-3 with a RBI and a runs scored while Andrew Eng (Ridgewood, N.J.) also collected two hits and drove in a run. Steve Phillips (Watertown, Conn.) had a solid start for the Owls, allowing one earned run, while three errors by the Owls' defense cost Southern two unearned runs. Phillips gave up five hits while striking out three in five innings pitched.

Owls Notes

• Andrew Eng has now hit safely in 16 consecutive games, matching marks that were hit by Tony Zambito in 2021 and Connor Redahan in 2019. The streak is the longest since Nick Lamberti hit safely in 17-straight games in 2017.
• Eng is hitting .441 (26-59) in his 16-game hitting streak with seven home runs, 25 RBI and 22 runs scored. He's also scored a run in eight-straight games, totaling 12 in that run.
• With his 2-for-5 day, Eng is hitting .600 (6-10) in three games against Adelphi with six RBI and four runs scored.
• For the year, Eng is hitting .361 (39-108) with eight home runs, eight doubles, three triples as well as 41 RBI and 41 runs scored in 30 games. He also leads the team with 22 walks and boasts a team-best .486 on-base percentage to go along with a .713 slugging percentage for a 1.199 OPS.
• Steve Phillips dropped his team, starter-leading ERA to 3.00 and has now allowed 18 earned runs in 54 innings pitched while leading the team with 48 strikeouts. He is also 7-1 on the year with two no-decisions.
• Following a complete game shutout last week at Bridgeport, Alec Erskine has now pitched 10-straight scoreless innings for the Owls.
• Billy Sullivan has also reached base in 12-straight games, totaling 13 runs scored.
• Sullivan is hitting a team-high .363 (41-113) while leading the team in hits (41) and runs (42) while driving in 18 runs and is 8-for-8 on stolen base attempts.
• DeMartino had gone hitless in his last five games, the longest streak of his career, before his two-hit performance against Adelphi. DeMartino is hitting .292 (31-106) with eight doubles, four triples, four home runs and 30 RBI with 26 runs scored.
• Connor Goggin is hitting .300 (30-100) with a home run, seven doubles and 28 RBI as well as 26 runs scored. He's reached base 27 times via walk (17) and by being hit by a pitch (10) for a .445 on-base percentage. 

What's Up Next? 
Following Thursday's game against Le Moyne, the Owls will travel to Pleasantville, N.Y. to take on Pace in a two-day, four-game series on Apr. 23-24. Saturday's doubleheader will begin at 11 a.m. while Sunday's twin bill will start at 1 p.m. The Owls return home on Wednesday, Apr. 27 to host Adelphi at 3:30 p.m. at The Ballpark at SCSU.