2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) March 29 • 12 p.m.
OPENING UP CONFERENCE PLAY The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team will finally open up Northeast-10 Conference play this weekend with a three game series against Pace. Field conditions have forced the three games to be moved to Diamond Nation in Flemington, N.J. ALL-TIME AGAINST PACE The Owls enter the series with a 15-11 record all-time against the Setters. SCOUTING THE SETTERS Pace is off to a 6-9 start this season, coming off its first conference win of the year on Wednesday - an 11-1 road victory at Adelphi. The team has also dropped a pair of conference games against Merrimack. The Owls hold a 1-2 record against commonn opponents this season, while Pace is 4-0 in those matchups. The Setters enter the weekend batting .213 as a team. Senior catcher Tom Midolo leads the team with a .393 average and two homers, while junior Andrew Coffey is batting .346 in eight games so far this year. The team carries a 5.34 ERA through its first 15 games and is scoring just over 2.5 runs per game. LAST SEASON AGAINST PACE In 2014, the Owls swept the season series from the Setters, winning 3-2 and 2-0 in extra innings, as well as taking a 7-1 victory on the final weekend of the regular season in Pleasantville, N.Y. LAST TIME OUT On March 18, the Adelphi Panthers overcame a fiverun deficit to top SCSU 8-5 on the Owls’ final day of a six game Florida trip. Seniors Brandon Docimo and Nick Baviello had three hits apiece for Southern, while senior Joe Breen and junior Matt Burns added a pair of hits each. Ethan Joyce drove in two runs on a pair of sac flys. The non-conference loss snapped the Owls three game winning streak.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result 2/14 Barry (DH) L 3-9, L 1-10 2/15 Barry L 3-5 2/20 Mercy W 10-5 2/21 Nyack W 12-2 2/21 Chestnut Hill L 8-9 2/22 Felician L 4-14 3/7 Saint Michael’s W 8-3 3/8 Saint Micael’s (DH) W 3-2, W 3-0 3/12 Palm Beach Atlantic L 4-14 3/13 Molloy W 6-5 3/15 Bridgeport W 7-4 3/16 Bridgeport W 2-1 3/17 Lynn L 6-10 3/18 Adelphi L 5-8 3/21 Southern N.H. (DH)* PPD 3/22 Franklin Pierce (DH)* PPD 3/25 New Haven*^ PPD 3/28 Pace (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 3/29 Pace*^ 12 p.m. 3/31 Adelphi*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/3 AIC (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/4 AIC (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/8 New Haven*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/11 Bentley (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/12 Stonehill (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/14 Adelphi*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/18 Le Moyne*^ 3 p.m. 4/19 Le Moyne (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/22 New Haven*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/24 Saint Rose*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/25 Saint Rose (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/28 Adelphi*^ 3:30 p.m. 5/2 Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. 5/5 NE-10 First Round TBA 5/7-9 NE-10 Championship TBA 5/14-17 NCAA East Regional TBA 5/22-30 College World Series TBA Home Games in Bold Italics denote neutral site matchup * Denotes Northeast-10 Conference game ^ Denotes NE-10 Southwest Division game
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) March 29 • 12 p.m. BURNS TABBED AS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Redshirt junior outfielder Matt Burns was named the NE-10 Conference Player of the Week on February 23. Burns batted .500 (8-for-16) and had a .556 on-base pct. in the Owls’ four games on Feb. 20-22, totaling seven runs scored, six RBI, two walks and seven stolen bases. He also added a pair of triples and a solo home run. IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL SCSU was picked to repeat as champions of the NE-10 Southwest Division in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll. 2015 Northeast-10 Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll: Northeast Division: 1. Franklin Pierce – 99 (8) 2. Southern New Hampshire – 95 (6) 3. Stonehill – 77 4. Bentley – 67 (1) 5. Merrimack – 55 6. Assumption – 38 7. Saint Anselm – 29 8. Saint Michael’s – 16 Southwest Division: 1. Southern Connecticut – 81 (6) 2. New Haven – 77 (5) 3. Le Moyne – 66 (2) 4. Adelphi – 62 (2) 5. Pace – 40 6. Saint Rose – 27 7. American International – 18 THE CAPTAINS Head coach Tim Shea has announced that Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan will captain the Owls this spring. TWO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-REGION Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were both named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All East Region Team. A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE Southern Connecticut has 18 student-athletes returning
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from last year’s team that finished with a 24-15-1 mark and won the Northeast-10 Southwest Division Championship. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the team for the 2015 season - Griffin Bremer, McNeill Finnegan, Mike Giordano, Jason Harper, Nilson Ibert, Ryan Kaplan, Zach Merkle, Jordan Picini, Jeremy Rodriquez and Jake Santamaria. CUNDARI SIGNS WITH THE BRAVES Rocco Cundari signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves following the 2014 season. BUSY SUMMER FOR BREEN Joe Breen was named a Summer All-American by the D2 Baseball News for his play with the Wachusett Dirt Dogs at the FCBL. THREE NAMED ALL-ECAC Rocco Cundari, Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were recognized with All-ECAC honors at the conclusion of last year. AMONG THE NCAA STATS LEADERS Pat Egan was sixth with 12.09 strikeouts per nine innings for Southern Connecticut. Rocco Cundari was 13th in earned run average with a 1.56 mark. The Owls were seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio, 12th in strikeouts per nine innings, 15th in shutouts, 17th in WHIP and 25th in walks per nine innings. TWO TABBED FOR NEIBA ALL-STAR GAME Nick Baviello and Rocco Cundari took part in the 2014 New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association AllStar Game. PAIR NAMED ALL-REGION Rocco Cundari and Nick Baviello were recognized with All-Region honors by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2014.
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) March 29 • 12 p.m. REGIONAL GOLD GLOVE HONOREE Kyle Holland was awarded American Baseball Coaches/ Rawlings Second-Team-All-Region Gold Glove honors for his defensive play in 2014. EIGHT NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE Nick Baviello, Matt Burns, T.K. Kiernan, T.J. Shea, Mike Yerina, Jordan Hamler, Ethan Joyce and Rocco Cundari all earned All-Northeast-10 Conference Team honors in 2014. Rocco Cundari also earned the NE-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year Award. ON DECK The Owls are scheduled to return to the field on Tuesday, March 31 at Adelphi. The team’s home opener is now scheduled for Friday, April 3 with a doubleheader against American Int’l.
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2015 NCBWA East Regional Rankings Team 1. Franklin Pierce (9) 2. Southern N.H. 3. Stonehill 4. St. Thomas Aquinas 5. Merrimack 6. Dowling 7. Wilmington 8. Southern Conn. St. 9. Chestnut Hill (Pa.) 10. Concordia (N.Y.) * standings as of March 23
Record Pts. 19-1 90 12-5 79 12-4-1 73 5-4-1 61 8-5 52 5-3 44 5-6 42 8-8 23 7-2 15 6-4 14
Conf. NE-10 NE-10 NE-10 ECC NE-10 ECC CACC NE-10 CACC CACC
2015 NCWBA National Rankings East Region teams in national top 25 5. Franklin Pierce 22. Southern N.H.
2015 Northeast-10 Conference Standings Northeast Division Team 1. Southern N.H. 2. Saint Anselm 3. Stonehill 4. Merrimack 5. Assumption 6. Bentley 7. Franklin Pierce 8. Saint Michael’s
Division 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1
Conf. 1-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-1 0-1
Overall 13-5 5-10 12-4-1 8-5 3-13 2-10 19-2 4-8
Southwest Division Team Division 1. Pace 1-0 2. Saint Rose 1-0 3. Southern Conn. St. 0-0 4. Le Moyne 0-0 5. New Haven 0-0 6. Adelphi 0-1 7. American Int’l 0-1 * records thru March 25
Conf. 1-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-1 0-2
Overall 6-9 4-8 8-8 6-9 2-6 4-7 3-8
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) March 29 • 12 p.m.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster #
Name
Class
Position B/T
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown / High School / Previous School
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 27 29 30 31 32 34 44
Brandon Docimo Jake Paul Ryan Kaplan Jake Lieberman Zach Merkle Ethan Joyce Joe Uccello Matt Burns Alex Wichmann Nick Baviello Gary Flowers Jake DeRosa Jason Harper Nick Moreira McNeill Finnegan Greg Zullo Austin Brochu Mike Giordano Griffin Bremer A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jeremy Rodriguez Joe Breen Jordan Picini Nilson Ibert Mike Yerina Jake Santamaria Julian Sobin Cole Bryant
Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. So. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. Sr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Jr.
3B/OF R/R OF R/R INF L/R C/2B R/R C R/R SS R/R OF L/R CF R/R OF L/R 2B L/R RHP R/R 2B R/R RHP R/R RHP L/R OF R/R 3B/RHP R/R RHP R/R C R/R LHP R/L RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R 1B/LF R/L RHP R/R 3B/C S/R RHP R/R LHP R/L 1B/LF L/R RHP R/R
5-11 6-3 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-4
175 195 180 160 185 185 180 165 180 170 195 185 190 175 210 180 200 180 180 195 205 220 190 195 180 185 185 210 190
Stamford, Conn./Stamford Kingston, N.Y./Kingston Fishkill, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill/USC Aiken Commack, N.Y./Commack Coplay, Pa./Parkland Exeter, N.H./Exeter Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury Cheshire, Conn./Xavier Granby, Conn./Millbrook School Orange, Conn./Amity East Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven North Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven Saugus, Mass./Northeast Metro Tech/Franklin Pierce Bridgeport, Conn./Bullard Havens Tech Old Saybrook, Conn./Xavier/Saint Anselm Branford, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven/Stonehill Winsted, Conn./The Gilbert School Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon/Univ. of Rhode Island Higganum, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth Waterford, Conn./Waterford Aberdeen, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis/Monroe College Nashua, N.H./Nashua North
Head Coach: #22 Tim Shea - 13th Season Assistant Coach: #33 Nate Cole - Eighth Season Captains: Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan
Attleboro, Mass./North Attleboro/Florence-Darlington Tech
Bronx, N.Y./Norman Thomas/Monroe College Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia/Dean College Newington, Conn./Newington
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications March 29 • 12 p.m. The Automated ScoreBook 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Overall Statistics for Southern Conn. State (as of 203-392-6005 Mar 18, 2015) Phone: • Fax: 203-392-6006 • Website: www.southernctowls.com (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 8-8 Player
Matt Burns Nick Baviello Nilson Ibert Jake Lieberman Julian Sobin Joe Breen Ethan Joyce Brandon Docimo Zach Merkle McNeill Finnegan Alex Wichmann Joe Uccello Greg Zullo Jake DeRosa Ryan Kaplan Mike Giordano Jeremy Rodriguez Jake Paul
avg gp-gs
ab
.438 .349 .333 .316 .304 .300 .267 .265 .250 .240 .209 .182 .167 .167 .125 .000 .000 .000
16-16
Totals
.283
16
520
Opponents
.287
16
16-16 6-1 13-12 16-16 13-13 13-13 10-10 3-0 15-15 14-14 6-2 13-11 5-1 5-1 6-3 1-0 2-0
Home: 0-0 r
h
64 14 28 63 9 22 6 1 2 38 6 12 56 9 17 40 8 12 45 9 12 34 5 9 4 0 1 50 8 12 43 6 9 11 1 2 42 7 7 6 0 1 8 1 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Away: 0-5
2b 3b hr
rbi
Neutral: 8-3
tb slg%
4 6 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 11 39 0 12 28 0 2 3 0 5 13 0 7 24 1 7 21 0 8 14 0 6 12 0 0 1 1 8 17 0 6 12 0 2 2 0 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 147
28
6
3
78 196
516 101 148
30
5 10
88 218
bb hp
Conference: 0-0 so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
3 8 2 4 14 7 8 11 1 19 15 3 11 1 4 2 0 1
1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
.486 .353 .444 .395 .403 .482 .364 .316 .250 .344 .333 .182 .286 .375 .125 .200 .000 .500
0
0 .000
.377
66 14 114
8
.372 11
8 30-41
396 142
27 .952
.422
74 15 122
7
.388
9 37-46
406 186
24 .961
.609 6 .444 2 .500 2 .342 5 .429 9 .525 11 .311 7 .353 2 .250 0 .340 7 .279 7 .182 0 .190 5 .167 1 .125 0 .000 1 .000 0 .000 1
0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
0 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
po
a
e fld%
0 14-17 35 2 4-6 17 0 0-0 5 0 1-3 103 0 5-5 128 0 0-1 0 3 1-1 25 1 1-3 7 0 0-0 1 0 0-1 18 0 2-2 27 0 0-0 1 1 1-1 8 0 0-0 0 0 1-1 2 1 0-0 15 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0
0
1 .972
36
3 .946
0
0 1.000
13
3 .975
6
2 .985
0
0 .000
27
4 .929
11
5 .783
0
0 1.000
2
2 .909
0
0 1.000
0
0 1.000
16
2 .923
0
0 .000
5
2 .778
3
1 .947
0
0 .000
LOB - Team (128), Opp (123). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (15). IBB - Team (1), Sobin 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Breen 1, Wichmann 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
era
w-l
2.77 3.45 4.05 4.76 5.06 5.68 5.74 8.25 11.88 15.43
3-1 2-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
Totals
5.39
Opponents
4.79
A.J. Turnier Griffin Bremer Gary Flowers Mike Yerina Austin Brochu Jason Harper Pat Egan Jordan Picini Jake Santamaria Nick Moreira
app gs
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
4 0 0 4 0 1 5 2 0 0
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26.0 15.2 6.2 22.2 5.1 6.1 26.2 12.0 8.1 2.1
18 13 10 24 6 11 32 17 15 2
10 6 3 16 4 10 21 13 14 4
8 6 3 12 3 4 17 11 11 4
7 10 1 10 5 5 14 9 11 2
24 15 4 22 3 1 39 5 9 0
5 4 3 2 0 2 6 3 5 0
1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0
.196 .250 .345 .279 .286 .407 .291 .340 .375 .222
8-8
16 16
3
1/0
3
132.0
148
101
79
74
122
30
5
10
8-8
16 16
2
0/0
3
135.1
147
85
72
66
114
28
6
3
4 6 3 5 4 3 5 5 5 1
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
0 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 8 0
1 1 0 3 3 1 1 3 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0
1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
.287
16 15
0
6
9
.283
15 14
2 11
8
PB - Team (5), Giordano 3, Lieberman 1, Ibert 1, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (8), Lieberman 2, Harper 2, Bremer 2, Turnier 1, Yerina 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Lieberman (24-29), Giordano (8-11), Bremer (6-8), Egan (8-8), Yerina (5-7), Santamaria (5-6), Turnier (1-4), Picini (3-4), Moreira (3-3), Ibert (3-3), Harper (3-3), Brochu (1-1).
OPENING UP CONFERENCE PLAY The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team will finally open up Northeast-10 Conference play this weekend with a three game series against Pace. Field conditions have forced the three games to be moved to Diamond Nation in Flemington, N.J. ALL-TIME AGAINST PACE The Owls enter the series with a 15-11 record all-time against the Setters. SCOUTING THE SETTERS Pace is off to a 6-9 start this season, coming off its first conference win of the year on Wednesday - an 11-1 road victory at Adelphi. The team has also dropped a pair of conference games against Merrimack. The Owls hold a 1-2 record against commonn opponents this season, while Pace is 4-0 in those matchups. The Setters enter the weekend batting .213 as a team. Senior catcher Tom Midolo leads the team with a .393 average and two homers, while junior Andrew Coffey is batting .346 in eight games so far this year. The team carries a 5.34 ERA through its first 15 games and is scoring just over 2.5 runs per game. LAST SEASON AGAINST PACE In 2014, the Owls swept the season series from the Setters, winning 3-2 and 2-0 in extra innings, as well as taking a 7-1 victory on the final weekend of the regular season in Pleasantville, N.Y. LAST TIME OUT On March 18, the Adelphi Panthers overcame a fiverun deficit to top SCSU 8-5 on the Owls’ final day of a six game Florida trip. Seniors Brandon Docimo and Nick Baviello had three hits apiece for Southern, while senior Joe Breen and junior Matt Burns added a pair of hits each. Ethan Joyce drove in two runs on a pair of sac flys. The non-conference loss snapped the Owls three game winning streak.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result 2/14 Barry (DH) L 3-9, L 1-10 2/15 Barry L 3-5 2/20 Mercy W 10-5 2/21 Nyack W 12-2 2/21 Chestnut Hill L 8-9 2/22 Felician L 4-14 3/7 Saint Michael’s W 8-3 3/8 Saint Micael’s (DH) W 3-2, W 3-0 3/12 Palm Beach Atlantic L 4-14 3/13 Molloy W 6-5 3/15 Bridgeport W 7-4 3/16 Bridgeport W 2-1 3/17 Lynn L 6-10 3/18 Adelphi L 5-8 3/21 Southern N.H. (DH)* PPD 3/22 Franklin Pierce (DH)* PPD 3/25 New Haven*^ PPD 3/28 Pace (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 3/29 Pace*^ 12 p.m. 3/31 Adelphi*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/3 AIC (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/4 AIC (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/8 New Haven*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/11 Bentley (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/12 Stonehill (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/14 Adelphi*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/18 Le Moyne*^ 3 p.m. 4/19 Le Moyne (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/22 New Haven*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/24 Saint Rose*^ 3:30 p.m. 4/25 Saint Rose (DH)*^ 12 p.m. 4/28 Adelphi*^ 3:30 p.m. 5/2 Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. 5/5 NE-10 First Round TBA 5/7-9 NE-10 Championship TBA 5/14-17 NCAA East Regional TBA 5/22-30 College World Series TBA Home Games in Bold Italics denote neutral site matchup * Denotes Northeast-10 Conference game ^ Denotes NE-10 Southwest Division game
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) March 29 • 12 p.m. BURNS TABBED AS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Redshirt junior outfielder Matt Burns was named the NE-10 Conference Player of the Week on February 23. Burns batted .500 (8-for-16) and had a .556 on-base pct. in the Owls’ four games on Feb. 20-22, totaling seven runs scored, six RBI, two walks and seven stolen bases. He also added a pair of triples and a solo home run. IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL SCSU was picked to repeat as champions of the NE-10 Southwest Division in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll. 2015 Northeast-10 Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll: Northeast Division: 1. Franklin Pierce – 99 (8) 2. Southern New Hampshire – 95 (6) 3. Stonehill – 77 4. Bentley – 67 (1) 5. Merrimack – 55 6. Assumption – 38 7. Saint Anselm – 29 8. Saint Michael’s – 16 Southwest Division: 1. Southern Connecticut – 81 (6) 2. New Haven – 77 (5) 3. Le Moyne – 66 (2) 4. Adelphi – 62 (2) 5. Pace – 40 6. Saint Rose – 27 7. American International – 18 THE CAPTAINS Head coach Tim Shea has announced that Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan will captain the Owls this spring. TWO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-REGION Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were both named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All East Region Team. A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE Southern Connecticut has 18 student-athletes returning
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from last year’s team that finished with a 24-15-1 mark and won the Northeast-10 Southwest Division Championship. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the team for the 2015 season - Griffin Bremer, McNeill Finnegan, Mike Giordano, Jason Harper, Nilson Ibert, Ryan Kaplan, Zach Merkle, Jordan Picini, Jeremy Rodriquez and Jake Santamaria. CUNDARI SIGNS WITH THE BRAVES Rocco Cundari signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves following the 2014 season. BUSY SUMMER FOR BREEN Joe Breen was named a Summer All-American by the D2 Baseball News for his play with the Wachusett Dirt Dogs at the FCBL. THREE NAMED ALL-ECAC Rocco Cundari, Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were recognized with All-ECAC honors at the conclusion of last year. AMONG THE NCAA STATS LEADERS Pat Egan was sixth with 12.09 strikeouts per nine innings for Southern Connecticut. Rocco Cundari was 13th in earned run average with a 1.56 mark. The Owls were seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio, 12th in strikeouts per nine innings, 15th in shutouts, 17th in WHIP and 25th in walks per nine innings. TWO TABBED FOR NEIBA ALL-STAR GAME Nick Baviello and Rocco Cundari took part in the 2014 New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association AllStar Game. PAIR NAMED ALL-REGION Rocco Cundari and Nick Baviello were recognized with All-Region honors by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2014.
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) March 29 • 12 p.m. REGIONAL GOLD GLOVE HONOREE Kyle Holland was awarded American Baseball Coaches/ Rawlings Second-Team-All-Region Gold Glove honors for his defensive play in 2014. EIGHT NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE Nick Baviello, Matt Burns, T.K. Kiernan, T.J. Shea, Mike Yerina, Jordan Hamler, Ethan Joyce and Rocco Cundari all earned All-Northeast-10 Conference Team honors in 2014. Rocco Cundari also earned the NE-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year Award. ON DECK The Owls are scheduled to return to the field on Tuesday, March 31 at Adelphi. The team’s home opener is now scheduled for Friday, April 3 with a doubleheader against American Int’l.
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2015 NCBWA East Regional Rankings Team 1. Franklin Pierce (9) 2. Southern N.H. 3. Stonehill 4. St. Thomas Aquinas 5. Merrimack 6. Dowling 7. Wilmington 8. Southern Conn. St. 9. Chestnut Hill (Pa.) 10. Concordia (N.Y.) * standings as of March 23
Record Pts. 19-1 90 12-5 79 12-4-1 73 5-4-1 61 8-5 52 5-3 44 5-6 42 8-8 23 7-2 15 6-4 14
Conf. NE-10 NE-10 NE-10 ECC NE-10 ECC CACC NE-10 CACC CACC
2015 NCWBA National Rankings East Region teams in national top 25 5. Franklin Pierce 22. Southern N.H.
2015 Northeast-10 Conference Standings Northeast Division Team 1. Southern N.H. 2. Saint Anselm 3. Stonehill 4. Merrimack 5. Assumption 6. Bentley 7. Franklin Pierce 8. Saint Michael’s
Division 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1
Conf. 1-0 2-0 0-0 2-0 0-2 0-0 2-1 0-1
Overall 13-5 5-10 12-4-1 8-5 3-13 2-10 19-2 4-8
Southwest Division Team Division 1. Pace 1-0 2. Saint Rose 1-0 3. Southern Conn. St. 0-0 4. Le Moyne 0-0 5. New Haven 0-0 6. Adelphi 0-1 7. American Int’l 0-1 * records thru March 25
Conf. 1-2 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 2-1 0-2
Overall 6-9 4-8 8-8 6-9 2-6 4-7 3-8
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) March 29 • 12 p.m.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster #
Name
Class
Position B/T
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown / High School / Previous School
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 27 29 30 31 32 34 44
Brandon Docimo Jake Paul Ryan Kaplan Jake Lieberman Zach Merkle Ethan Joyce Joe Uccello Matt Burns Alex Wichmann Nick Baviello Gary Flowers Jake DeRosa Jason Harper Nick Moreira McNeill Finnegan Greg Zullo Austin Brochu Mike Giordano Griffin Bremer A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jeremy Rodriguez Joe Breen Jordan Picini Nilson Ibert Mike Yerina Jake Santamaria Julian Sobin Cole Bryant
Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. So. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. Sr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Jr.
3B/OF R/R OF R/R INF L/R C/2B R/R C R/R SS R/R OF L/R CF R/R OF L/R 2B L/R RHP R/R 2B R/R RHP R/R RHP L/R OF R/R 3B/RHP R/R RHP R/R C R/R LHP R/L RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R 1B/LF R/L RHP R/R 3B/C S/R RHP R/R LHP R/L 1B/LF L/R RHP R/R
5-11 6-3 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-4
175 195 180 160 185 185 180 165 180 170 195 185 190 175 210 180 200 180 180 195 205 220 190 195 180 185 185 210 190
Stamford, Conn./Stamford Kingston, N.Y./Kingston Fishkill, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill/USC Aiken Commack, N.Y./Commack Coplay, Pa./Parkland Exeter, N.H./Exeter Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury Cheshire, Conn./Xavier Granby, Conn./Millbrook School Orange, Conn./Amity East Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven North Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven Saugus, Mass./Northeast Metro Tech/Franklin Pierce Bridgeport, Conn./Bullard Havens Tech Old Saybrook, Conn./Xavier/Saint Anselm Branford, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven/Stonehill Winsted, Conn./The Gilbert School Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon/Univ. of Rhode Island Higganum, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth Waterford, Conn./Waterford Aberdeen, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis/Monroe College Nashua, N.H./Nashua North
Head Coach: #22 Tim Shea - 13th Season Assistant Coach: #33 Nate Cole - Eighth Season Captains: Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan
Attleboro, Mass./North Attleboro/Florence-Darlington Tech
Bronx, N.Y./Norman Thomas/Monroe College Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia/Dean College Newington, Conn./Newington
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 17-19 Southern Conn. State (8-8, 0-0 NE-10) vs. Pace (6-9, 1-2 NE-10) March 28 • 12 p.m. (DH) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications March 29 • 12 p.m. The Automated ScoreBook 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Overall Statistics for Southern Conn. State (as of 203-392-6005 Mar 18, 2015) Phone: • Fax: 203-392-6006 • Website: www.southernctowls.com (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 8-8 Player
Matt Burns Nick Baviello Nilson Ibert Jake Lieberman Julian Sobin Joe Breen Ethan Joyce Brandon Docimo Zach Merkle McNeill Finnegan Alex Wichmann Joe Uccello Greg Zullo Jake DeRosa Ryan Kaplan Mike Giordano Jeremy Rodriguez Jake Paul
avg gp-gs
ab
.438 .349 .333 .316 .304 .300 .267 .265 .250 .240 .209 .182 .167 .167 .125 .000 .000 .000
16-16
Totals
.283
16
520
Opponents
.287
16
16-16 6-1 13-12 16-16 13-13 13-13 10-10 3-0 15-15 14-14 6-2 13-11 5-1 5-1 6-3 1-0 2-0
Home: 0-0 r
h
64 14 28 63 9 22 6 1 2 38 6 12 56 9 17 40 8 12 45 9 12 34 5 9 4 0 1 50 8 12 43 6 9 11 1 2 42 7 7 6 0 1 8 1 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Away: 0-5
2b 3b hr
rbi
Neutral: 8-3
tb slg%
4 6 1 1 5 4 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 11 39 0 12 28 0 2 3 0 5 13 0 7 24 1 7 21 0 8 14 0 6 12 0 0 1 1 8 17 0 6 12 0 2 2 0 2 8 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
85 147
28
6
3
78 196
516 101 148
30
5 10
88 218
bb hp
Conference: 0-0 so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
3 8 2 4 14 7 8 11 1 19 15 3 11 1 4 2 0 1
1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
.486 .353 .444 .395 .403 .482 .364 .316 .250 .344 .333 .182 .286 .375 .125 .200 .000 .500
0
0 .000
.377
66 14 114
8
.372 11
8 30-41
396 142
27 .952
.422
74 15 122
7
.388
9 37-46
406 186
24 .961
.609 6 .444 2 .500 2 .342 5 .429 9 .525 11 .311 7 .353 2 .250 0 .340 7 .279 7 .182 0 .190 5 .167 1 .125 0 .000 1 .000 0 .000 1
0 0 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
0 3 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
po
a
e fld%
0 14-17 35 2 4-6 17 0 0-0 5 0 1-3 103 0 5-5 128 0 0-1 0 3 1-1 25 1 1-3 7 0 0-0 1 0 0-1 18 0 2-2 27 0 0-0 1 1 1-1 8 0 0-0 0 0 1-1 2 1 0-0 15 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0
0
1 .972
36
3 .946
0
0 1.000
13
3 .975
6
2 .985
0
0 .000
27
4 .929
11
5 .783
0
0 1.000
2
2 .909
0
0 1.000
0
0 1.000
16
2 .923
0
0 .000
5
2 .778
3
1 .947
0
0 .000
LOB - Team (128), Opp (123). DPs turned - Team (10), Opp (15). IBB - Team (1), Sobin 1, Opp (1). Picked off - Breen 1, Wichmann 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
era
w-l
2.77 3.45 4.05 4.76 5.06 5.68 5.74 8.25 11.88 15.43
3-1 2-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-2 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
Totals
5.39
Opponents
4.79
A.J. Turnier Griffin Bremer Gary Flowers Mike Yerina Austin Brochu Jason Harper Pat Egan Jordan Picini Jake Santamaria Nick Moreira
app gs
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
4 0 0 4 0 1 5 2 0 0
2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
26.0 15.2 6.2 22.2 5.1 6.1 26.2 12.0 8.1 2.1
18 13 10 24 6 11 32 17 15 2
10 6 3 16 4 10 21 13 14 4
8 6 3 12 3 4 17 11 11 4
7 10 1 10 5 5 14 9 11 2
24 15 4 22 3 1 39 5 9 0
5 4 3 2 0 2 6 3 5 0
1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 1 0
.196 .250 .345 .279 .286 .407 .291 .340 .375 .222
8-8
16 16
3
1/0
3
132.0
148
101
79
74
122
30
5
10
8-8
16 16
2
0/0
3
135.1
147
85
72
66
114
28
6
3
4 6 3 5 4 3 5 5 5 1
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
0 1 0 2 1 3 1 0 8 0
1 1 0 3 3 1 1 3 1 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0
1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
.287
16 15
0
6
9
.283
15 14
2 11
8
PB - Team (5), Giordano 3, Lieberman 1, Ibert 1, Opp (8). Pickoffs - Team (8), Lieberman 2, Harper 2, Bremer 2, Turnier 1, Yerina 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - Lieberman (24-29), Giordano (8-11), Bremer (6-8), Egan (8-8), Yerina (5-7), Santamaria (5-6), Turnier (1-4), Picini (3-4), Moreira (3-3), Ibert (3-3), Harper (3-3), Brochu (1-1).
