2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 4-5 Southern Connecticut (2-1) vs. Dowling (0-0) (DH) Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. • Brookhaven, N.Y.
THE WEEK AHEAD The Southern Connecitcut State University baseball team will travel to Brookhaven, N.Y. for a doubleheader against Dowling College on Sunday, Feb 24. LAST TIME OUT The Owls fell to Felician on Sunday, 3-1, in Morehead City, N.C. • Cole Bryant pitched four shuout innings out of the bullpen for the Owls in relief of Steve Landell. • Will Hindinger had the lone RBI for Southern in the loss. OWLS SWEEP MOLLOY TO OPEN SEASON Southern Connecticut opened the 2013 season sweeping a doubleheader with of Molloy, 2-0, 7-1. • Ryan Yerina tossed seven shutout innings in his 2013 debut, only giving up three hits and striking out six. • T.J. Shea went 2-4 with an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning to give the Owls a 1-0 lead. • Matt Burns tallied on a run in the top of the fifth, driving home T.K. Kiernan. • In game 2, Burns, Shea and Nick Baviello all had RBI’s to help the Owls to a 7-1 victory. • Rocco Cundari pitched a complete game (7 inn.) to get the win in the second game. YERINA NAMED NORTHEAST-10 POTW Senior Ryan Yerina was named the Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week for his outing Saturday against Molloy. Yerina struck out six batters over seven scoreless innings picking up the win for the Owls. A LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR The Owls closed the 2012 season with a final overall mark of 31-17. SCSU was ranked as high as No. 3 in the national polls during the course of the season. The squad also qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament during the season. IN THE PRESEASON REGIONAL POLLS The Owls were selected fourth in the preseason regional poll by D2baseballnews.com and No. 8 in the NCBWA preseason regional poll. IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL The Owls were selected No. 2 in the Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches. WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date 2/16 2/17 2/17 2/24 3/2 3/3 3/8 3/9 3/11 3/12 3/16 3/17 3/20 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/27 3/28 4/2 4/6 4/7 4/10 4/12 4/13 4/16 4/20 4/21 4/24 4/26 4/27 4/30 5/3 5/4 5/7-5/12 5/16-5/19 5/24-6/1
Opponent Time/Result Molloy (DH)* W, 2-0, W, 7-1 Felician* L, 3-1 Merrimack* postponed at Dowling (DH) 12 p.m. LIU Post (DH)! 12 p.m. LIU Post (DH)! 12 p.m. Post (DH)% 9 a.m. Mercy (DH)% 1:30 p.m. Merrimack% 12 p.m. Pitt-Johnstown% 11 a.m. at Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. at Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. Bridgeport 3:30 p.m. Bentley 3:30 p.m. Stonehill (DH) 12 p.m. Bentley 1 p.m. at Adelphi 3:30 p.m. Post 3:30 p.m. at New Haven 3:30 p.m. at Franklin Pierce (DH) 12 p.m. at So. New Hamp. (DH) 12 p.m. Adelphi 3:30 p.m. Saint Rose 3:30 p.m. Saint Rose (DH) 12 p.m. New Haven 3:30 p.m. at Le Moyne (DH) 12 p.m. at Le Moyne 1 p.m. at Adelphi 3:30 p.m. AIC 3:30 p.m. AIC (DH) 12 p.m. at New Haven 3:30 p.m. Pace 3:30 p.m. Pace (DH) 12 p.m. Northeast-10 Tourn. TBD NCAA Tournament TBD College World Series TBD
Home Games in Bold at The Ballpark at SCSU * game in Morehead City, N.C. ! game in Flemington, N.J. % game in Fort Pierce, Fla.
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 4-5 Southern Connecticut (2-1) vs. Dowling (0-0) (DH) Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. • Brookhaven, N.Y.
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad for the 2013 season - Jake Lieberman, Jake Paul, Joe Uccello, Alex Wichmann, Gary Flowers, Jake DeRosa, Sal Armao, Austin Brochu, Collin Dickinson and Mike Yerina.
Kyle Cummings and Bryan Dorsey, who completed their senior seasons in 2012, were selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball All-Academic Team and also to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Baseball Team.
THE CAPTAINS Redshirt senior Ryan Yerina and senior Michael Cleary will serve as team captains for the Owls this spring.
ZBIN INKS DEAL WITH WINNIPEG GOLDEYES Chris Zbin signed a professional contract with the Winnipeg Goldeyes last June at the conclusion of his collegiate career with the Owls.
ALL-TIME AGAINST MOLLOY Southern Connecticut holds a 5-2 lead in the all-time series with Molloy. The teams last played in 2008. ALL-TIME AGAINST FELICIAN The Owls hold a 9-2 lead in the all-time series with Felician. The two teams split a doubleheader last year in Morehead City, N.C.
SHEA SELECTED AS BUTTERFIELD AWARD RECIPIENT Southern Connecticut State University head baseball coach Tim Shea was selected as the recipient of the 2012 Jack Butterfield Award from the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association. He was formally presented with the award on June 4 in Lowell, Mass. at the annual NEIBA AllStar Game.
ALL-TIME AGAINST MERRIMACK Southern Connecticut holds a 28-14 lead in the all-time series with Merrimack, including four SCSU victories over the Warriors a season ago.
CUMMINGS, GEFFERT TABBED WITH REGIONAL ‘GOLD GLOVE’ HONOR Seniors Kyle Cummings and Ryan Geffert were recognized for their defensive efforts with year-end Rawlings East Region Gold Glove accolades in 2012.
OWLS RAKE IN YEAR END HONORS Eight members of the team were recognized with Northeast-10 All-Conference honors in 2012. Junior Michael Cleary and sophomore A.J Turnier were selected to the Second-Team. Seniors Ryan Geffert, Brian Dorsey, Kyle Cummings and Chris Zbin were all Third-Team honorees. Freshmen Pat Egan and Cole Bryant were named to the All-Rookie Team.
OWLS WIN 30 GAMES AGAIN UNDER SHEA SCSU won 30 games last year marking the seventh time during head coach Tim Shea’s tenure that the Owls have reached that mark.
IN THE NEW ENGLAND POLL The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team concluded the 2012 regular season ranked No. 4 in the final New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association poll. OWLS FINISH AMONG NCAA STAT LEADERS In 2012, Chris Zbin ranked No. 4 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings. T.K. Kiernan was No. 5 in sacrifice bunts/game and No. 6 in total sacrifice bunts. Michael Cleary finished No. 8 in triples and No. 12 in triples/game, while Ryan Geffert was No. 22 in both home runs and home runs/game. PAIR NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
RECORD BREAKING SEASON FOR GEFFERT Ryan Geffert broke eight all-time records last year for the Owls. He is now No. 1 on the list in games played (198), at bats (748), hits (245), doubles (60), homeruns (40), RBI (193), walks (132) and putouts (1567). ZBIN BREAKS THREE PITCHING RECORDS Chris Zbin broke three all-time records a year ago. Zbin is now No. 1 on the list in wins with 27, innings pitched with 297.1 and strikeouts with 337. ON DECK The Owls will take on LIU Post for a doubleheader in Flemmington, N.J. at 12 p.m.
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 4-5 Southern Connecticut (2-1) vs. Dowling (0-0) (DH) Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. • Brookhaven, N.Y.
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School 2 Brandon Docimo So. IF/C 5-11 175 R/R Stamford, Conn./Stamford 3 Will Hindinger R-So. OF 5-9 180 R/R Hamden, Conn./Hamden 4 Rocco Cundari Jr. RHP 6-0 175 R/R Norwalk, Conn./McMahon/Bryant Univ. 5 Jake Lieberman So. C/IF 5-8 160 S/R Commack N.Y./Commack 6 Jake Paul Fr. IF 6-3 195 R/R Kingston, N.Y./Kingston 8 Joe Uccello Fr. OF 6-1 180 L/R Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 9 Matt Burns R-Fr. OF 5-9 165 R/R Cheshire, Conn./Xavier 10 Alex Wichmann Fr. OF 6-1 185 L/R Granby, Conn./The Millbrook School 11 Nick Baviello So. IF 5-9 165 L/R Orange, Conn./Amity 12 Gary Flowers Fr. RHP 6-2 195 R/R East Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven 13 Jake DeRosa Fr. UT 5-9 185 R/R North Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven 14 T.K. Kiernan Jr. IF 5-9 185 R/R Wallingford, Conn./Sheehan 15 Steve Landell Sr. LHP 6-1 185 R/L Higganum, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth 17 Will Meade Jr. RHP 5-11 170 R/S Orange, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven/ Stonehill 18 Sal Armao Fr. LHP 5-10 170 L/L Merrick, N.Y./Sanford Calhoun 19 Austin Brochu Fr. RHP 6-4 200 R/R Winsted, Conn./The Gilbert School 21 T.J. Shea Jr. C 5-11 185 L/R Hamden, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven 23 A.J. Turnier Jr. RHP 6-0 180 R/R Waterford, Conn./Waterford 24 Pat Egan So. LHP 6-4 175 L/L Aberdeen, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy 25 Collin Dickinson Sr. OF 6-2 190 R/R Litchfield, Conn./Wamogo/AIC 27 Joe Breen So. 1B/OF 5-10 190 R/L Nashua, N.H./Nashua North 30 Tyler Albrecht R-Jr. RHP 6-1 160 R/R Arlington, N.Y./Arlington 31 Mike Yerina Fr. RHP 6-4 180 R/R Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull 34 A.J. Rouleau R-Sr. 3B 5-10 220 L/R Westborough, Mass./Westborough 35 Michael Cleary Sr. OF 5-11 165 R/R West Boylston, Mass./West Boylston 37 Ryan Yerina R-Sr. RHP 6-5 225 R/R Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull 44 Cole Bryant So. RHP 6-4 185 R/R Newington, Conn./Newington Head Coach: #22 Tim Shea Assistant Coaches: #33 Nate Cole, #7 Kyle Rosadino
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 4-5 Southern Connecticut (2-1) vs. Dowling (0-0) (DH) Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. • Brookhaven, N.Y.
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
THE WEEK AHEAD The Southern Connecitcut State University baseball team will travel to Brookhaven, N.Y. for a doubleheader against Dowling College on Sunday, Feb 24. LAST TIME OUT The Owls fell to Felician on Sunday, 3-1, in Morehead City, N.C. • Cole Bryant pitched four shuout innings out of the bullpen for the Owls in relief of Steve Landell. • Will Hindinger had the lone RBI for Southern in the loss. OWLS SWEEP MOLLOY TO OPEN SEASON Southern Connecticut opened the 2013 season sweeping a doubleheader with of Molloy, 2-0, 7-1. • Ryan Yerina tossed seven shutout innings in his 2013 debut, only giving up three hits and striking out six. • T.J. Shea went 2-4 with an RBI single in the top of the fourth inning to give the Owls a 1-0 lead. • Matt Burns tallied on a run in the top of the fifth, driving home T.K. Kiernan. • In game 2, Burns, Shea and Nick Baviello all had RBI’s to help the Owls to a 7-1 victory. • Rocco Cundari pitched a complete game (7 inn.) to get the win in the second game. YERINA NAMED NORTHEAST-10 POTW Senior Ryan Yerina was named the Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week for his outing Saturday against Molloy. Yerina struck out six batters over seven scoreless innings picking up the win for the Owls. A LOOK BACK AT LAST YEAR The Owls closed the 2012 season with a final overall mark of 31-17. SCSU was ranked as high as No. 3 in the national polls during the course of the season. The squad also qualified for the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament during the season. IN THE PRESEASON REGIONAL POLLS The Owls were selected fourth in the preseason regional poll by D2baseballnews.com and No. 8 in the NCBWA preseason regional poll. IN THE NE-10 PRESEASON POLL The Owls were selected No. 2 in the Northeast-10 Conference Southwest Division preseason poll, as voted on by the league’s coaches. WELCOME TO THE CLUB
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date 2/16 2/17 2/17 2/24 3/2 3/3 3/8 3/9 3/11 3/12 3/16 3/17 3/20 3/22 3/23 3/24 3/27 3/28 4/2 4/6 4/7 4/10 4/12 4/13 4/16 4/20 4/21 4/24 4/26 4/27 4/30 5/3 5/4 5/7-5/12 5/16-5/19 5/24-6/1
Opponent Time/Result Molloy (DH)* W, 2-0, W, 7-1 Felician* L, 3-1 Merrimack* postponed at Dowling (DH) 12 p.m. LIU Post (DH)! 12 p.m. LIU Post (DH)! 12 p.m. Post (DH)% 9 a.m. Mercy (DH)% 1:30 p.m. Merrimack% 12 p.m. Pitt-Johnstown% 11 a.m. at Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. at Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. Bridgeport 3:30 p.m. Bentley 3:30 p.m. Stonehill (DH) 12 p.m. Bentley 1 p.m. at Adelphi 3:30 p.m. Post 3:30 p.m. at New Haven 3:30 p.m. at Franklin Pierce (DH) 12 p.m. at So. New Hamp. (DH) 12 p.m. Adelphi 3:30 p.m. Saint Rose 3:30 p.m. Saint Rose (DH) 12 p.m. New Haven 3:30 p.m. at Le Moyne (DH) 12 p.m. at Le Moyne 1 p.m. at Adelphi 3:30 p.m. AIC 3:30 p.m. AIC (DH) 12 p.m. at New Haven 3:30 p.m. Pace 3:30 p.m. Pace (DH) 12 p.m. Northeast-10 Tourn. TBD NCAA Tournament TBD College World Series TBD
Home Games in Bold at The Ballpark at SCSU * game in Morehead City, N.C. ! game in Flemington, N.J. % game in Fort Pierce, Fla.
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 4-5 Southern Connecticut (2-1) vs. Dowling (0-0) (DH) Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. • Brookhaven, N.Y.
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the squad for the 2013 season - Jake Lieberman, Jake Paul, Joe Uccello, Alex Wichmann, Gary Flowers, Jake DeRosa, Sal Armao, Austin Brochu, Collin Dickinson and Mike Yerina.
Kyle Cummings and Bryan Dorsey, who completed their senior seasons in 2012, were selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Baseball All-Academic Team and also to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Baseball Team.
THE CAPTAINS Redshirt senior Ryan Yerina and senior Michael Cleary will serve as team captains for the Owls this spring.
ZBIN INKS DEAL WITH WINNIPEG GOLDEYES Chris Zbin signed a professional contract with the Winnipeg Goldeyes last June at the conclusion of his collegiate career with the Owls.
ALL-TIME AGAINST MOLLOY Southern Connecticut holds a 5-2 lead in the all-time series with Molloy. The teams last played in 2008. ALL-TIME AGAINST FELICIAN The Owls hold a 9-2 lead in the all-time series with Felician. The two teams split a doubleheader last year in Morehead City, N.C.
SHEA SELECTED AS BUTTERFIELD AWARD RECIPIENT Southern Connecticut State University head baseball coach Tim Shea was selected as the recipient of the 2012 Jack Butterfield Award from the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association. He was formally presented with the award on June 4 in Lowell, Mass. at the annual NEIBA AllStar Game.
ALL-TIME AGAINST MERRIMACK Southern Connecticut holds a 28-14 lead in the all-time series with Merrimack, including four SCSU victories over the Warriors a season ago.
CUMMINGS, GEFFERT TABBED WITH REGIONAL ‘GOLD GLOVE’ HONOR Seniors Kyle Cummings and Ryan Geffert were recognized for their defensive efforts with year-end Rawlings East Region Gold Glove accolades in 2012.
OWLS RAKE IN YEAR END HONORS Eight members of the team were recognized with Northeast-10 All-Conference honors in 2012. Junior Michael Cleary and sophomore A.J Turnier were selected to the Second-Team. Seniors Ryan Geffert, Brian Dorsey, Kyle Cummings and Chris Zbin were all Third-Team honorees. Freshmen Pat Egan and Cole Bryant were named to the All-Rookie Team.
OWLS WIN 30 GAMES AGAIN UNDER SHEA SCSU won 30 games last year marking the seventh time during head coach Tim Shea’s tenure that the Owls have reached that mark.
IN THE NEW ENGLAND POLL The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team concluded the 2012 regular season ranked No. 4 in the final New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association poll. OWLS FINISH AMONG NCAA STAT LEADERS In 2012, Chris Zbin ranked No. 4 nationally in strikeouts per nine innings. T.K. Kiernan was No. 5 in sacrifice bunts/game and No. 6 in total sacrifice bunts. Michael Cleary finished No. 8 in triples and No. 12 in triples/game, while Ryan Geffert was No. 22 in both home runs and home runs/game. PAIR NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAMS
RECORD BREAKING SEASON FOR GEFFERT Ryan Geffert broke eight all-time records last year for the Owls. He is now No. 1 on the list in games played (198), at bats (748), hits (245), doubles (60), homeruns (40), RBI (193), walks (132) and putouts (1567). ZBIN BREAKS THREE PITCHING RECORDS Chris Zbin broke three all-time records a year ago. Zbin is now No. 1 on the list in wins with 27, innings pitched with 297.1 and strikeouts with 337. ON DECK The Owls will take on LIU Post for a doubleheader in Flemmington, N.J. at 12 p.m.
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 4-5 Southern Connecticut (2-1) vs. Dowling (0-0) (DH) Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. • Brookhaven, N.Y.
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown/High School/Previous School 2 Brandon Docimo So. IF/C 5-11 175 R/R Stamford, Conn./Stamford 3 Will Hindinger R-So. OF 5-9 180 R/R Hamden, Conn./Hamden 4 Rocco Cundari Jr. RHP 6-0 175 R/R Norwalk, Conn./McMahon/Bryant Univ. 5 Jake Lieberman So. C/IF 5-8 160 S/R Commack N.Y./Commack 6 Jake Paul Fr. IF 6-3 195 R/R Kingston, N.Y./Kingston 8 Joe Uccello Fr. OF 6-1 180 L/R Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury 9 Matt Burns R-Fr. OF 5-9 165 R/R Cheshire, Conn./Xavier 10 Alex Wichmann Fr. OF 6-1 185 L/R Granby, Conn./The Millbrook School 11 Nick Baviello So. IF 5-9 165 L/R Orange, Conn./Amity 12 Gary Flowers Fr. RHP 6-2 195 R/R East Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven 13 Jake DeRosa Fr. UT 5-9 185 R/R North Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven 14 T.K. Kiernan Jr. IF 5-9 185 R/R Wallingford, Conn./Sheehan 15 Steve Landell Sr. LHP 6-1 185 R/L Higganum, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth 17 Will Meade Jr. RHP 5-11 170 R/S Orange, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven/ Stonehill 18 Sal Armao Fr. LHP 5-10 170 L/L Merrick, N.Y./Sanford Calhoun 19 Austin Brochu Fr. RHP 6-4 200 R/R Winsted, Conn./The Gilbert School 21 T.J. Shea Jr. C 5-11 185 L/R Hamden, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven 23 A.J. Turnier Jr. RHP 6-0 180 R/R Waterford, Conn./Waterford 24 Pat Egan So. LHP 6-4 175 L/L Aberdeen, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy 25 Collin Dickinson Sr. OF 6-2 190 R/R Litchfield, Conn./Wamogo/AIC 27 Joe Breen So. 1B/OF 5-10 190 R/L Nashua, N.H./Nashua North 30 Tyler Albrecht R-Jr. RHP 6-1 160 R/R Arlington, N.Y./Arlington 31 Mike Yerina Fr. RHP 6-4 180 R/R Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull 34 A.J. Rouleau R-Sr. 3B 5-10 220 L/R Westborough, Mass./Westborough 35 Michael Cleary Sr. OF 5-11 165 R/R West Boylston, Mass./West Boylston 37 Ryan Yerina R-Sr. RHP 6-5 225 R/R Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull 44 Cole Bryant So. RHP 6-4 185 R/R Newington, Conn./Newington Head Coach: #22 Tim Shea Assistant Coaches: #33 Nate Cole, #7 Kyle Rosadino
2013 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 4-5 Southern Connecticut (2-1) vs. Dowling (0-0) (DH) Feb. 24 • 12 p.m. • Brookhaven, N.Y.
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
