SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY OWLS (29-10, 13-6 NE10)
vs. Adelphi University Panthers (25-10-1, 14-5 NE10)
Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Time: 3:30 PM
Location: The Ballpark at SCSU (New Haven, Conn.)
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Southern Connecticut and Adelphi meet for a Northeast 10 Conference Southwest Division showdown between the first and second-place teams in the division on Tuesday, May 3 at 3:30 p.m. at The Ballpark at SCSU. The Owls enter the game with a record of 29-10 overall and 13-6 in the NE10 while Adelphi is 25-10-1 overall and 14-5 in conference play.

Playoff Picture
Including Tuesday's game, the Owls have five NE10 games remaining on the slate, and are a game behind Adelphi in the win column. A win against the Panthers would push the Owls into first place in the Southwest Division with a four-game series against New Haven on May 6-7. 

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The Owls & Panthers Series

• Tuesday's matchup is the fourth game in the series between the two teams.
• Southern swept a doubleheader against Adelphi on Apr. 10, taking the first game, 16-0, before winning the second game, 4-1.
• Adelphi won the third game of the series, 5-4, on Apr. 20.
• In three games this season, Southern has outscored Adelphi, 24-6, while hitting .355 (33-93) as a team with four doubles, two home runs and 20 RBI as well as a nine walks and six hit-batsmen for a .432 on-base percentage.
• The Owls pitching staff yielded just six earned runs in 21 innings to date for a 1.57 ERA while walking two and striking out 20.
• Steve Phillips is 1-0 with a 0.82 ERA in 11 innings with 10 strikeouts.
• Nick Guarino is 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA in a previous start against the Panthers.
• In three games, Andrew Eng is 6-for-10 with two doubles, a home run, six RBI and four runs scored.
• Mike DeMartino was 5-for-10 against the Panthers in three games with three RBI and four runs scored as well as a double and home run.

 
NOTES

• Against AIC, Southern stole a program record nine bases in the final game of their series highlighted by Fedeli and Sullivan both stealing two bases, while Zambito, Eng, Goggin, Demartino and Bedryczuk also swiped a bag.
• It was the first time in program history that seven different players stole a base in a game as well.
• Sullivan extended his team-best activing hitting streak to 13 games, which is the second-longest of the season behind Eng's 16-game streak. Sullivan has also reached base safely in 21-straight games while Eng's on-base streak sits at 26-straight games.
• The duo have been battling for the top batting average on the team all season. To date, through 39 games, Sullivan is hitting .376 (56-149) while Eng is hitting .374 (52-139).
• Sullivan leads the team in hits (56) and runs (53) while Eng leads the Owls with 14 doubles, nine home runs, 50 RBi as well as a .712 slugging percentage and a team-best 30 walks and .503 on-base.
• For the series against AIC, Sullivan was 7-for-17 with three RBI and six runs scored. Eng was 7-for-15 with four RBI and four runs scored.
• Chad Fedeli also hit safely in each game, totaling 7-for-16 for the weekend with five runs scored and five RBI. For the year, Fedeli is hitting .298 (36-121) with 20 runs scored.
• DeMartino was 7-for-18 with six runs and five RBI against the Yellow Jackets, while also collected his 200^th career hit. For the year, DeMartino is hitting .297 (43-145) with five home runs, 41 RBI and 35 runs scored with 10 doubles.
• Zambito continues to move on the base paths as he swiped his 32^nd base of the year on Sunday. He trails single-season record holder Mike Diaz who stole 39 bases in 2008.
• Zambito is also hitting .292 with 41 runs scored with a .449 on-base percentage as the Owls' lead-off hitting with 24 walks and a team-high 11 hit-by-pitches.
• Connor Googin drove in three runs in a game for the third time this season on Sunday. For the weekend, Goggin drove in four total runs with seven runs scored after going 6-for-17.