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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Softball Notes Game 35 Southern Connecticut (18-16, 10-8 NE-10) vs. Le Moyne (18-15, 10-10 NE-10) Tuesday, April 28 • 3 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.

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THIS WEEK The Southern Connecticut State University softball team will start the week playing one game against Adelphi on Tuesday to earn a spot in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament. SENIOR SENDOFF The team’s five seniors were honored in its final home games of the year on Saturday, a 5-2 win and a 6-2 win over Le Moyne. The four year careers of Nicole Buch, Nora Crann, Kelly Mitchell, Sarah Koerner, and Kristie Vitulli were all celebrated. Buch went 1-for-4 with a home run - her first since her freshman year - and Mitchell went 2-for-5 with a home run on Senior Day. THIS PAST WEEK The Owls took all four games they played against Le Moyne last week, but also dropped two games at Adelphi on Tuesday, giving them a 4-2 record for the final week of the regular season. Nicole Buch went 7-for-14 from the plate over the six games, and Kelly Mitchell hit two home runs against Le Moyne during their two-day series. D’ARCANGELO GOES YARD Giuliana D’Arcangelo hit her second home run of the year in the Owl’s 5-2 win over Le Moyne. She went 2-for-3 with a home run, a triple, and four RBI in that game. She finishes the regular season leading the team in runs (23), doubles (9), and total bases (49). OFFENSIVE SEASON LEADERS Batting average: Nicole Buch, .404 Hits: Nicole Buch, 36 Home runs: Kelly Mitchell, 5 RBI: Leanna Feerick, 21 Walks: Nicole Buch, 26 On-base percentage: Nicole Buch, .534 Slugging percentage: Nicole Buch, .506 CONFERENCE LEADERS Nicole Buch leads the NE-10 in on-base percentage and walks, is eighth in batting average, and second in stolen bases. Giuliana D’Arcangelo is tied for tenth in the conference in doubles and is sixth in stolen bases. Sarah Koerner is tied for fourth in stolen bases. Kelsey Cockrill pitched the third most innings of anyone in the NE-10 and is fourth in the conference in strikeouts with 106 and tied for fifth in wins with 10.

2014 Southern Connecticut State University Softball Schedule/Results Date Opponent . Time/Result MARCH 3/11 Shippensburg* L, 0-1 3/11 Bloomsburg* L, 2-10 3/12 Wilmington* Cancelled 3/12 Wilmington* W, 2-1 3/14 Wayne State* L, 2-4 3/14 Hillsdale* L, 1-4 3/15 NYIT* W, 5-3 3/15 Philadelphia* W, 6-5 3/16 Minnesota Duluth* L, 8-15 3/16 Sioux Falls* L, 1-7 3/19 LIU Post W, 4-2 (8 inn.) L, 0-10 (6 inn.) 3/21 Merrimack Postponed 3/22 Assumption Postponed 3/24 Pace L, 2-5 3/26 Dowling Cancelled 3/31 AIC W, 11-2 APRIL 4/1 New Haven L, 0-1, W, 2-0 4/2 AIC L, 3-4, W, 6-2 4/4 Queens W, 7-1, W, 5-1 4/6 Holy Family Cancelled 4/10 New Haven W, 2-0, W, 6-2 4/12 Pace L, 5-9, L, 4-6 4/15 Adelphi L, 0-3, L, 0-9 4/17 Saint Rose W, 6-5 4/18 Saint Rose W, 4-1, W, 7-4 4/21 Adelphi L, 0-6, L, 3-6 4/24 Le Moyne W, 6-4, W, 8-1 4/25 Le Moyne W, 5-2, W, 6-2 4/26 Dominican Cancelled Northeast-10 Tournament 4/28 Le Moyne 3 p.m. 4/28-5/2 Northeast-10 Tournament



Home Games in Bold at Pelz Field Italicized games at neutral site * denotes game played in Clermont, Fla.

2015 Southern Connecticut State University Softball Notes Game 35 Southern Connecticut (18-16, 10-8 NE-10) vs. Le Moyne (18-15, 10-10 NE-10) Tuesday, April 28 • 3 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. ALL-TIME VS. LE MOYNE Including their four wins this past weekend, the Owls are 21-20 all-time against the Dolphins.. NEW LEADER IN THE DUGOUT Jillian Ortega was named the head softball coach in the fall of 2014. She takes over the role from Lisa Barbaro, who had been the head coach for the past 10 years and will continue to serve as the head volleyball coach for the Owls. Ortega most recently spent three years as the head coach of the Mitchell Mariners in New London, Conn. where she compiled 51 wins and three appearances in the New England Collegiate Conference Tournament. IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL SCSU was picked fifth in the Southwest division in the NE10 preseason coaches’ poll. 2015 Northeast-10 Softball Coaches Preseason Poll: Northeast Division 1. Southern New Hampshire – 105 (14) 2. Saint Anselm – 80 3. Merrimack – 75 (1) 4. Stonehill – 72 5. Bentley – 49 6. Assumption – 47 7. Franklin Pierce – 34 8. Saint Michael’s – 14 Southwest Division 1. New Haven – 89 (12) 2. Adelphi – 79 (2) 3. Le Moyne – 61 (3) 4. Pace – 53 5. Southern Connecticut – 44 6. American International – 23 7. Saint Rose – 22 THREE OWLS EARN NE-10 HONORS Shortstop Nicole Buch and centerfielder Sarah Koerner were named First-Team All-Conference, and first baseman and captain Kaley Marden was named Second-Team AllConference last year. KOERNER NAMED TO ALL-ECAC TEAM Sarah Koerner, the senior outfielder from Coventry, R.I. was named Second-Team All-ECAC. The ECAC is comprised of 33 schools on the east coast and includes 25 teams that are

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not in the NE-10. ALL-AMERICAN SCHOLAR ATHLETES Kaley Marden, Arianne Tedeschi and Kristie Vitulli were all recognized last year by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association as scholar-athletes. Student athletes must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 in order to be eligible. MARDEN’S MIND RECOGNIZED AGAIN Kaley Marden’s diligence in the classroom also earned her a spot on the Northeast-10 Conference Softball All-Academic Team last year. NICE TO KNOW YOU Kaley Marden and Julie Muscarella both exhausted their eligibility at the conclusion of last year. Marden hit .353 as a senior and led the team among players with at least 50 at-bats with 14 doubles, two home runs, 36 RBI and a .543 OBP. Muscarella, an outfielder, hit .223 with nine doubles and 20 RBI. A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE Southern Connecticut has 21 student-athletes returning from last year’s team that finished with a 19-18 mark. Among those are Nicole Buch, Sarah Koerner, and Danielle Piazza, all of whom batted over .300 last year. CONFERENCE RANKINGS Buch, Koerner, and Marden finished last season among the conference and national leaders. Buch’s on-base percentage (0.528) was best in the conference and 27th in the nation, her batting average (0.402) was third in the conference, and her walks per game (0.73) were first in the conference and ninth in the nation. Koerner’s on-base percentage (0.471) was fifth in the conference, her stolen bases per game (0.47) were second in the conference, and her walks per game (0.67) were second in the conference and 17th in the nation. REPLACING MARDEN Kaley Marden’s doubles per game (0.39) were good for second in the conference – just 0.01 behind the first place finisher – and 20th in the nation, her runs batted in per game (1.00) were also second in the conference, she struck out once every 113 at bats, best in the conference and second best in the nation, and she was fifth in walks (0.53) in the

2015 Southern Connecticut State University Softball Notes Game 35 Southern Connecticut (18-16, 10-8 NE-10) vs. Le Moyne (18-15, 10-10 NE-10) Tuesday, April 28 • 3 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. conference. SOUTHERN AMONG NE-10’s BEST Southern Connecticut finished second in the conference in double plays per game (0.36) and first in the conference in on-base percentage (0.364) WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome three newcomers to the team for the 2015 season, all freshmen – Heather Jackson, BryAnna McIntosh, and Samantha Groskritz. ON DECK The Owls play a play-in game at Pelz Field Tuesday at 3 p.m. against Le Moyne.

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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Softball Notes Game 35 Southern Connecticut (18-16, 10-8 NE-10) vs. Le Moyne (18-15, 10-10 NE-10) Tuesday, April 28 • 3 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.

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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Softball Roster No.

Name

Cl.

Pos.

Ht.

B/T

Hometown/High School/Previous School

1

Heather Jackson

Fr.

C

5-6

R-R

Saunderstown RI/ North Kingstown

2

Brooke Franco

So.

IF

5-4

R/R

Middletown, Conn./Mercy

3

Giuliana D’Arcangelo So.

IF

5-4

R/R

Brookfield, Conn./Brookfield

5

Jaime Conklin

So.

IF

5-5

L/R

Falls Village, Conn./Housatonic Valley Reg.

6

Yesenia Evaristo

Jr.

P/UT

5-3

L/R

Bethel, Conn./Bethel

7

Nicole Buch

Sr.

C/IF

5-3

L/R

Darien, Conn./Darien

8

Nora Crann

Sr.

OF/IF 5-4

R/R

West Orange, N.J./West Orange

9

Arianne Tedeschi

So.

OF

5-1

R/R

Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park

10

Danielle Piazza

So.

C

5-4

R/R

Hopewell Jct., N.Y./Arlington

11

Kelly Mitchell

Sr.

IF

5-2

R/R

Seymour, Conn./Seymour

12

Carissa Wasikowski

So.

OF/UT 5-1

R/R

Seymour, Conn./Seymour

13

Lauren Yaffa

So.

IF

5-6

R/R

Manchester, Conn./Manchester

14

Samantha Peltier

So.

OF

5-4

L/L

Sutton, Mass./ Worcester Academy

16

Jodi Disanto

So.

C

5-5

R/R

Bristol, Conn./Bristol Central

17

Sarah Koerner

Sr.

OF

5-3

L/R

Coventry, R.I./Coventry

18

Jessica Van Alphen

Jr.

P

5-4

R/R

Hudson, N.Y./Ichabod Crane

19

BryAnna McIntosh

Fr.

IF

5-6

R/R

Cheshire Conn./Cheshire

21

Audrey Dolloff

Jr.

P/IF

5-7

R/R

Raynham, Mass./Bridgewater-Raynham

22

Leanna Feerick

Jr.

IF

5-3

R/R

Maybrook, N.Y./Valley Central

23

Samantha Groskritz

Fr.

C

5-6

R/R

Granby, Conn./Granby Memorial

24

Holly Noe

So.

C

5-6

R/R

Groton, Conn./Fitch

25

Kelsey Cockrill

Jr.

P

5-8

R/R

Haymarket, Va./Stonewall Jackson

26

Sarah Coleman

So.

IF

5-9

R/R

Meriden, Conn./Maloney

27

Kristie Vitulli

Sr.

C

5-1

R/R

Bronx, N.Y./The Ursuline School’

Head Coach: Jillian Ortega Assistant Coach: Ed Panzo

2015 Southern Connecticut State University Softball Notes Game 35 Southern Connecticut (18-16, 10-8 NE-10) vs. Le Moyne (18-15, 10-10 NE-10) Tuesday, April 28 • 3 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.

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The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for So. Conn. St. (as of Apr 25, 2015) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 18-16 Player

Buch Coleman Conklin D'Arcangelo Dolloff Feerick Peltier Tedeschi DiSanto Koerner McIntosh Mitchell Yaffa Noe Vitulli Franco Jackson Piazza Crann Wasikowski Groskritz Van Alphen Cockrill

avg gp-gs

Home: 8-2

Away: 6-8

ab

r

h

89 8 36 103 17 91 42 35 43 112 14 66 31 11 59 12 7 45 44 4 3 1 0

20 0 7 23 3 14 4 8 3 18 2 13 4 0 3 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0

36 3 13 32 5 25 11 9 10 26 3 14 6 2 10 2 1 5 3 0 0 0 0

6 0 1 9 0 3 0 5 4 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

34

873 129 216

38

2 12

34

887 138 227

38

4 13 122 312

.404 .375 .361 .311 .294 .275 .262 .257 .233 .232 .214 .212 .194 .182 .169 .167 .143 .111 .068 .000 .000 .000 .000

33-33

Totals

.247

Opponents

.256

5-1 19-16 34-34 17-5 33-33 18-17 18-14 20-17 34-34 16-3 26-25 14-13 8-2 21-21 15-1 5-3 20-17 19-17 4-0 3-0 16-15 19-19

2b 3b hr

0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

rbi

14 1 3 18 1 21 1 0 2 6 0 16 0 1 7 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 0

Neutral: 4-6

tb slg%

45 3 14 49 5 39 11 14 17 29 3 32 7 2 11 2 1 7 3 0 0 0 0

97 294

bb hp

Conference: 10-8 so gdp

ob% sf sh sb-att

13 2 8 15 2 16 15 9 8 37 4 25 14 7 15 2 3 12 10 2 2 1 0

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

.534 .375 .395 .348 .294 .352 .262 .333 .250 .283 .214 .307 .265 .250 .183 .167 .143 .128 .067 .000 .000 .000 .000

3 222

0

.305

.352 100 32 173

3

.350

.506 26 .375 0 .389 1 .476 6 .294 0 .429 12 .262 0 .400 4 .395 1 .259 8 .214 0 .485 9 .226 3 .182 1 .186 1 .167 0 .143 0 .156 0 .068 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 0 .337

72

0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

po

a

e fld%

1 14-15 63 0 0-0 9 2 4-6 12 4 10-12 68 1 1-1 26 1 3-4 23 2 1-2 16 2 1-1 10 2 0-0 126 3 11-13 23 0 1-2 3 1 0-2 0 1 1-1 87 0 0-0 3 2 0-0 105 1 0-0 1 0 0-0 7 3 0-0 82 0 2-3 12 0 0-0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 4 0 0-0 2

68

10 .929

1

1 .909

0

2 .857

72

11 .927

9

3 .921

61

3 .966

2

4 .818

0

2 .833

5

0 1.000

1

2 .923

2

0 1.000

2

0 1.000

10

3 .970

0

0 1.000

11

1 .991

3

0 1.000

1

1 .889

4

2 .977

1

4 .765

0

1 .500

0

0 .000

29

0 1.000

29

0 1.000

7 26 49-62

683 311

50 .952

8 21 27-37

678 244

49 .950

LOB - Team (174), Opp (227). DPs turned - Team (7), Opp (3).

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player

Dolloff Cockrill Van Alphen

era

w-l

2.74 0-0 3.16 10-9 3.56 8-7

app gs

cg

sho

8 0 0 19 19 17 15 15 9

0/0 1/0 1/0

sv

h

r

er

so

2b

3b

0 15.1 18 0 122.0 117 0 90.1 92

ip

10 68 60

6 55 46

bb

3 5 55 106 42 62

4 17 17

0 1 3

hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

4 4 5

.277 .252 .258

1 0 1 17 8 15

0 0 1

3 0 2 15 3 6

Totals

3.29

18-16

34 34

26

2/0

0

227.2

227

138

107

100

173

38

4

13

.256

10 32

1

8

21

Opponents

2.82

16-18

34 34

21

6/0

2

226.0

216

129

91

72

222

38

2

12

.247

17

1

7

26

PB - Team (14), Vitulli 8, Piazza 6, Opp (13). SBA/ATT - Van Alphen (18-22), Piazza (16-19), Vitulli (11-17), Cockrill (9-15).

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