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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