2017 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE BASEBALL
2017 SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE BASEBALL 2017 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State University (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. OWLS LOOK TO KEEP THINGS ROLLING The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team returns home for four home contests this week. The Owls are looking to build on a strong showing in Florida, where they went 8-1 and are currently riding a four-game winning streak. The Owls are back in action on Wednesday against Adelphi. SCSU will also play three games at home against Saint Rose over the weekend, a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI The Panthers lead the all-time series against the Owls, 17-13. In the last meeting, Southern Connecticut State won a tightly contested game, 3-2, last season. ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE The Golden Knights lead the all-time series, 23-13, with Saint Rose winning the last meeting, 6-3, last season. LAST TIME OUT The Owls defeated Merrimack, 8-3, in Florida on March 18. Four Owls registered multiple hits and freshman Brendan Ebert tossed six innings to earn the win. The win concluded the swing through the Sunshine State with eight victories in nine contests for the Owls. OWLS RANKED NO. 4 IN THE REGION... The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team is ranked fourth in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association East Region poll. AND NO. 2 IN NEW ENGLAND The Owls are No. 2 in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association poll this week, behind only Southern New Hampshire.
Date Opponent Time/Result FEBRUARY 2/18/2017 Bentley (Winter Park, Fla.) W, 9-0 2/18/2017 at Rollins (Winter Park, Fla.) L, 4-3 2/24/2017 Wilmington (Del.) (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) L, 14-4 2/25/2017 Molloy (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) W, 17-0 2/25/017 LIU Post (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) L, 2-3 2/26/2017 Mercy (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) W, 11-2 MARCH 3/5/2017 Post University ppd. 3/6/2017 Post University ppd. 3/7/2017 Post University T, 3-3 3/10/2017 Assumption (Fort Pierce, Fla.) W, 10-3 3/11/2017 Molloy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) W, 4-3 3/11/2017 Caldwell (West Palm Beach, Fla.) W, 8-7 3/13/2017 Post University (Boca Raton, Fla.) W, 8-6 3/14/2017 Lynn University (Boca Raton, Fla.) L, 29-6 3/15/2017 Caldwell (Boca Raton, Fla.) W, 10-3 3/17/2017 AIC* (Lantana, Fla.) W, 7-3. 3/17/2017 Merrimack (Lantana, Fla.) W, 5-1 3/18/2017 Merrimack (Boca Raton, Fla.) W, 8-3 3/21/2017 at Bridgeport ppd 3/24/2017 Bentley cancelled 3/25/2017 Stonehill (DH) cancelled 3/26/2017 Bentley cancelled 3/29/2017 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. APRIL 4/1/2017 Saint Rose* (DH) 1 p.m. 4/2/2017 Saint Rose* 1 p.m. 4/4/2017 at New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/8/2017 at SNHU (DH) 1 p.m. 4/9/2017 at Franklin Pierce (DH) 12 p.m. 4/12/2017 at Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/14/2017 at Le Moyne* 3:30 p.m. 4/15/2017 at Le Moyne* (DH) 12 p.m. 4/18/2017 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/21/2017 at LIU Post 3:30 p.m. 4/23/2017 LIU Post (DH) 12 p.m. 4/26/2017 at Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/29/2017 AIC* (DH) 12 p.m. 4/30/2017 AIC* 1 p.m. MAY 5/2/2017 at New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 5/5/2017 Pace University* 3:30 p.m. 5/6/2017 Pace University* (DH) 12 p.m. Home Games in Bold * Denotes NE10 Southwest Division contest
ZULLO NAMED NE10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Greg Zullo was named the NE10 Player of the Week on March 20 for his play during the Owls’ trip to Florida. He continued his torrid hitting by posting a team-high 10 RBI to boost his league leading total to 25 during a 5-1 week for the Owls. He had four multiple-hit performances and finished the week going 9-for-25 (.360) in Florida, which moved his batting average to .477, good for second in the league.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. BRYANT ATOP THE NE10 Senior co-captain Cole Bryant leads the NE10 in earned run average, with a league low 0.27 mark. He’s also second with four wins.
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• Zullo was named to the weekly honor roll due to his performance across all four games in S.C. where he went .529 (9-for-17), with five runs and five RBI.
ZULLO LEADING THE WAY Senior co-captain Greg Zullo currently sits atop the NE10 with a .477 batting average, and also leads the conference with 25 RBI through 16 games.
OWLS SPLIT MYRTLE BEACH TRIP The Southern Connecticut State baseball team played four games in three days (Feb. 24-26) in South Carolina, where it was victorious over Molloy and Mercy, but fell to Wilmington and LIU Post.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Jim Palmer leads the NE10 with 12 stolen bases on the year.
CAREER DAY FOR ZULLO Senior co-captain Greg Zullo totaled a career-high five RBI in the season-opening win over Bentley.
CIRCLING THE BASES The Owls have swiped 36 bases through the first 16 games of the year. Jim Palmer has 12 to lead the club, while Greg Zullo and Tyler Criscuolo have five each.
OWLS’ DUO HONORED Redshirt senior Cole Bryant of the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team was selected as the NE10 Pitcher of the Week after his performance in the Owls’ 9-0 win over Bentley during the season-opening weekend. In addition, sophomore Tyler Criscuolo was selected to the league’s weekly honor roll after his performance in the Owls’ two games, where he batted .500.
BRYANT ON A ROLL Cole Bryant registered his second straight complete game shutout, going all nine innings in a 17-0 win over Molloy. He allowed just four hits and fanned five. Dating back to last year, over six appearances, he went 46 innings without allowing an earned run. BRYANT NAMED NCBWA PITCHER OF THE WEEK Senior co-captain Cole Bryant was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s East Region Pitcher of the Week for his play during the Owls’ games in South Carolina. • Bryant registered his second straight complete game shutout, going all nine innings in a 17-0 win over Molloy in Myrtle Beach. He allowed just four hits and fanned five. ZULLO AND BRYANT EARN NE10 HONORS Senior captains Cole Bryant and Greg Zullo have been recognized with weekly honors from the NE10 for their play during the Owls’ games in South Carolina. • Bryant repeated as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for his scoreless effort in a 17-0 win over Molloy.
IN THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKINGS The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team has been selected to finish fifth in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Southwest Division 1. Adelphi - 84 (5) 2. Pace - 81 (5) 3. Le Moyne - 80 (4) 4. New Haven - 54 5. SCSU - 46 6. Saint Rose - 42 7. AIC - 26 (1) () - first place votes
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED Southern Connecticut State University baseball coach Tim Shea has announced that seniors Greg Zullo and Cole Bryant will serve as team captains for the 2017 season. LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON The baseball team finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 16-25-1. The Owls were selected to finish fourth in the Southwest Division preseason poll. Southern Connecticut came up just short of the NE10 Championship, finishing in fifth place. WELCOME BACK Southern Connecticut returns 17 players from last year’s squad - Nick Lamberti, Ryan Kaplan, Christopher Ramos, Ethan Joyce, Brandon Rentas, Jim Palmer, Jordan Hamler, Tyler Criscuolo, Greg Zullo, Mike Giordano, Griffin Bremer, Mike DeMartino, Kyle Hart, Shawn Urbano, Jake Santamaria, Quantique White and Cole Bryant. WELCOME TO THE CLUB Southern Connecticut welcomes Michael Charest, Nolan Cloutier, Austin Darrow, Brendan Ebert, Griffin Garabedian, Connor Redahan, Robert Schryver, John Spoto and Trevor Whalen to the team. THREE OWLS EARN NE10 YEAR-END HONORS Jake Paul, Nick Lamberti and Brandon Rentas were all honored by the NE10 at the conclusion of last year. Paul earned Second-Team All-Conference honors, while both Rentas and Lamberti earned a spot on the NE-10 All-Rookie Team. EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM Southern Connecticut had 11 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the fall, 2016 semester.
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UP NEXT The Owls are back in action on April 4 for a road game at New Haven.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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2017 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster # Name Cl. 2 Griffin Garabedian Sr. 3 Nick Lamberti R-So. 4 Ryan Kaplan R-Jr. 5 Nolan Cloutier Fr. 6 Robert Schryver Jr. 7 Ethan Joyce Sr. 8 Quantique White So. 9 Mike Giordano R-Jr. 10 Zakry Rodriguez Fr. 11 Jim Palmer Jr. 12 Connor Redahan Fr. 14 Brendan Ebert Fr. 15 Nate Carney Fr. 16 Tyler Criscuolo So. 18 Greg Zullo Sr. 19 Michael Charest Fr. 20 John Spoto Fr. 21 Griffin Bremer Jr. 24 Mike DeMartino So. 27 Kyle Hart Sr. 29 Christopher Ramos Jr. 30 Shawn Urbano So. 31 Brandon Rentas So. 32 Jake Santamaria Jr. 33 Trevor Whalen Fr. 34 Austin Darrow Jr. 35 Jean Ubiera R-So. 37 Nick Siegel Jr. 44 Cole Bryant R-Sr. Head Coach: (22) Tim Shea Assistant Coach: (23) Ed Bethke Captains: Cole Bryant and Greg Zullo
Pos. B/T OF L/R INF/OF R/R INF L/R OF R/R INF R/R SS R/R RHP R/R C R/R RHP R/R SS R/R IF R/R RHP R/R LHP L/L INF/OF L/R 3B/1B R/R RHP R/R INF R/R LHP R/L C L/R OF L/L RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R LHP R/L C R/R RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R RHP R/R
Ht. 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4
Wt. 185 170 180 180 190 185 160 180 180 170 190 200 185 190 180 195 175 180 190 190 190 175 190 185 165 195 195 220 190
Home town/High School/Previous School(s) Hamden, Conn. / Notre Dame / UConn East Haven, Conn. / East Haven / UCONN Fishkill, N.Y. / John Jay-East / USC-Aiken Wallingford, Conn. / Sheehan Ansonia, Conn. / Ansonia / Bridgeport Exeter, N.H. / Exeter New London, Conn. / New London Norwalk, Conn. / Brien McMahon / URI Waterbury, Conn. / Crosby Milford, Conn. / Jonathan Law / URI Greenwich, Conn. / Brunswick Berlin, Conn. / Berlin Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Eastern / CCSU Branford, Conn. / Branford Branford, Conn. / Notre Dame / Stonehill Meriden, Conn. / Maloney Stamford, Conn. / Westhill Higganum, Conn. / Haddam-Killingworth New Haven, Conn. / Hamden Hall North Branford, Conn. / North Branford / UCAP Shelton, Conn. / Salisbury / CCBC Essex Stamford, Conn. / Stamford Wallingford, Conn. / Sheehan Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside Rocky Hill, Conn. / Rocky Hill Brooklawn, N.J. /Gloucester City /Rowan College New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross Albertus Magnus New York, N.Y. / Hollis-Brookline / Plymouth St. Newington, Conn. / Newington
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 30 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. Statistics
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(All games)
Record: 11-4-1 Date Opponent
2/18 2/18 2/24 2/25 2/25 2/26 3/6 3/10 3/11 *3/11 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/17 3/17 3/18
vs Bentley at Rollins vs Wilmington (DE) vs Molloy Baseball vs LIU Post vs Mercy College POST UNIVERSITY vs Assumption vs Molloy Baseball vs Caldwell vs Post University vs Lynn University vs Caldwell vs AIC vs Merrimack vs Merrimack
Score W L L W L W T W W W W L W W W W
9-0 3-4 4-14 17-0 2-3 11-2 6-6 10-3 4-3 8-7 8-6 6-29 10-3 7-3 5-1 8-3
Home: 0-0-1
Away: 0-1
Player
Neutral: 11-3
avg gp-gs 16-16 4-2 16-16 2-1 15-15 8-6 14-14 15-15 16-16 16-16 15-15 11-11 6-1 1-0 .313 16 .296 16
Greg Zullo Mike Giordano Tyler Criscuolo Trevor Whalen Nick Lamberti Nolan Cloutier Kyle Hart Connor Redahan Jim Palmer Griffin Garabedian Mike DeMartino Ryan Kaplan John Spoto Robert Schryver
.477 .444 .413 .400 .365 .333 .294 .293 .266 .241 .227 .171 .100 .000
Totals Opponents
ab
Conference: 1-0 h
2b
3b
572 118 179 584 87 173
35 21
6 1
65 9 63 5 63 24 51 58 64 58 66 35 10 1
r
13 1 19 1 16 5 5 8 23 11 10 5 1 0
31 4 26 2 23 8 15 17 17 14 15 6 1 0
8 1 4 0 2 2 3 2 4 5 4 0 0 0
hr
3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
rbi
bb hbp
so sb-att
25 3 12 3 7 0 14 7 8 12 11 2 1 0
11 1 12 0 10 4 8 6 15 10 2 8 2 0
2 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0
10 5-6 2 0-0 7 5-6 0 0-0 8 4-8 6 4-4 7 2-3 9 2-2 4 12-14 15 0-3 12 0-0 12 2-3 2 0-0 1 0-0
4 105 9 80
89 49
17 10
95 36-49 82 13-20
LOB - Team (152), Opp (136). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (15). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - Tyler Criscu 1. Player
Ryan Kaplan Cole Bryant Griffin Bremer Quantique White Jake Santamaria Brendan Ebert Nate Carney Austin Darrow Christopher Ramos Zakry Rodriguez Michael Charest Jean Ubiera Nick Seigel
era
w-l
0.00 0.27 1.01 1.50 2.16 2.65 2.88 8.10 9.64 20.25 36.00 49.50 54.00
0-0 4-0 2-1 2-0 0-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
4.20 6.57
11-4 4-11
Totals Opponents
app gs cg sh sv
1 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 2 2 2 1
ip
h
0 23 28 13 6 16 35 6 10 13 8 8 7
r
0 2 8 4 2 8 13 3 10 7 10 11 9
er
bb
so
0 4 4 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1.0 33.0 26.2 12.0 8.1 17.0 25.0 3.1 9.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.1
0 1 3 2 2 5 8 3 10 6 8 11 8
1 3 6 4 10 4 3 2 6 0 2 6 2
0 20 14 3 6 11 12 2 7 2 1 2 2
16 16 16 16
2 2
2 0
4 1
143.2 173 87 67 141.0 179 118 103
49 89
82 95
PB - Team (1), Mike DeMarti 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), Griffin Brem 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Mike DeMarti (11-17), Cole Bryant (3-7), Nate Carney (3-4), Mike Giordan (2-3), Griffin Brem (2-3), Quantique Wh (1-2), Jake Santama (2-2), Christopher (1-1), Brendan Eber (1-1). Score by innings Southern Conn. State Opponents
1 13 4
2 14 8
3 7 10
4 8 15
5 18 11
6 23 5
7 6 8
8 18 10
9 EX 8 3 15 1
Total 118 87
Win-loss breakouts: Day 11-4-1; Night 0-0; vs Left 2-3; vs Right 9-1-1; 1-run games 2-2; 2-run games 1-0; 5+run games 6-2; Extra inns 1-0; Shutouts 2-0. Current streak: Won 4; Longest winning streak: 5; Longest losing streak: 2. Attendance: Home 64 (avg 64); Away 614 (avg 40); Total 678 (avg 42).
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State University (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. OWLS LOOK TO KEEP THINGS ROLLING The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team returns home for four home contests this week. The Owls are looking to build on a strong showing in Florida, where they went 8-1 and are currently riding a four-game winning streak. The Owls are back in action on Wednesday against Adelphi. SCSU will also play three games at home against Saint Rose over the weekend, a doubleheader on Saturday and a single game on Sunday. ALL-TIME VS. ADELPHI The Panthers lead the all-time series against the Owls, 17-13. In the last meeting, Southern Connecticut State won a tightly contested game, 3-2, last season. ALL-TIME VS. SAINT ROSE The Golden Knights lead the all-time series, 23-13, with Saint Rose winning the last meeting, 6-3, last season. LAST TIME OUT The Owls defeated Merrimack, 8-3, in Florida on March 18. Four Owls registered multiple hits and freshman Brendan Ebert tossed six innings to earn the win. The win concluded the swing through the Sunshine State with eight victories in nine contests for the Owls. OWLS RANKED NO. 4 IN THE REGION... The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team is ranked fourth in this week’s National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association East Region poll. AND NO. 2 IN NEW ENGLAND The Owls are No. 2 in the New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association poll this week, behind only Southern New Hampshire.
Date Opponent Time/Result FEBRUARY 2/18/2017 Bentley (Winter Park, Fla.) W, 9-0 2/18/2017 at Rollins (Winter Park, Fla.) L, 4-3 2/24/2017 Wilmington (Del.) (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) L, 14-4 2/25/2017 Molloy (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) W, 17-0 2/25/017 LIU Post (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) L, 2-3 2/26/2017 Mercy (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) W, 11-2 MARCH 3/5/2017 Post University ppd. 3/6/2017 Post University ppd. 3/7/2017 Post University T, 3-3 3/10/2017 Assumption (Fort Pierce, Fla.) W, 10-3 3/11/2017 Molloy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) W, 4-3 3/11/2017 Caldwell (West Palm Beach, Fla.) W, 8-7 3/13/2017 Post University (Boca Raton, Fla.) W, 8-6 3/14/2017 Lynn University (Boca Raton, Fla.) L, 29-6 3/15/2017 Caldwell (Boca Raton, Fla.) W, 10-3 3/17/2017 AIC* (Lantana, Fla.) W, 7-3. 3/17/2017 Merrimack (Lantana, Fla.) W, 5-1 3/18/2017 Merrimack (Boca Raton, Fla.) W, 8-3 3/21/2017 at Bridgeport ppd 3/24/2017 Bentley cancelled 3/25/2017 Stonehill (DH) cancelled 3/26/2017 Bentley cancelled 3/29/2017 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. APRIL 4/1/2017 Saint Rose* (DH) 1 p.m. 4/2/2017 Saint Rose* 1 p.m. 4/4/2017 at New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/8/2017 at SNHU (DH) 1 p.m. 4/9/2017 at Franklin Pierce (DH) 12 p.m. 4/12/2017 at Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/14/2017 at Le Moyne* 3:30 p.m. 4/15/2017 at Le Moyne* (DH) 12 p.m. 4/18/2017 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/21/2017 at LIU Post 3:30 p.m. 4/23/2017 LIU Post (DH) 12 p.m. 4/26/2017 at Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/29/2017 AIC* (DH) 12 p.m. 4/30/2017 AIC* 1 p.m. MAY 5/2/2017 at New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 5/5/2017 Pace University* 3:30 p.m. 5/6/2017 Pace University* (DH) 12 p.m. Home Games in Bold * Denotes NE10 Southwest Division contest
ZULLO NAMED NE10 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Greg Zullo was named the NE10 Player of the Week on March 20 for his play during the Owls’ trip to Florida. He continued his torrid hitting by posting a team-high 10 RBI to boost his league leading total to 25 during a 5-1 week for the Owls. He had four multiple-hit performances and finished the week going 9-for-25 (.360) in Florida, which moved his batting average to .477, good for second in the league.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. BRYANT ATOP THE NE10 Senior co-captain Cole Bryant leads the NE10 in earned run average, with a league low 0.27 mark. He’s also second with four wins.
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• Zullo was named to the weekly honor roll due to his performance across all four games in S.C. where he went .529 (9-for-17), with five runs and five RBI.
ZULLO LEADING THE WAY Senior co-captain Greg Zullo currently sits atop the NE10 with a .477 batting average, and also leads the conference with 25 RBI through 16 games.
OWLS SPLIT MYRTLE BEACH TRIP The Southern Connecticut State baseball team played four games in three days (Feb. 24-26) in South Carolina, where it was victorious over Molloy and Mercy, but fell to Wilmington and LIU Post.
CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Jim Palmer leads the NE10 with 12 stolen bases on the year.
CAREER DAY FOR ZULLO Senior co-captain Greg Zullo totaled a career-high five RBI in the season-opening win over Bentley.
CIRCLING THE BASES The Owls have swiped 36 bases through the first 16 games of the year. Jim Palmer has 12 to lead the club, while Greg Zullo and Tyler Criscuolo have five each.
OWLS’ DUO HONORED Redshirt senior Cole Bryant of the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team was selected as the NE10 Pitcher of the Week after his performance in the Owls’ 9-0 win over Bentley during the season-opening weekend. In addition, sophomore Tyler Criscuolo was selected to the league’s weekly honor roll after his performance in the Owls’ two games, where he batted .500.
BRYANT ON A ROLL Cole Bryant registered his second straight complete game shutout, going all nine innings in a 17-0 win over Molloy. He allowed just four hits and fanned five. Dating back to last year, over six appearances, he went 46 innings without allowing an earned run. BRYANT NAMED NCBWA PITCHER OF THE WEEK Senior co-captain Cole Bryant was named National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association’s East Region Pitcher of the Week for his play during the Owls’ games in South Carolina. • Bryant registered his second straight complete game shutout, going all nine innings in a 17-0 win over Molloy in Myrtle Beach. He allowed just four hits and fanned five. ZULLO AND BRYANT EARN NE10 HONORS Senior captains Cole Bryant and Greg Zullo have been recognized with weekly honors from the NE10 for their play during the Owls’ games in South Carolina. • Bryant repeated as the league’s Pitcher of the Week for his scoreless effort in a 17-0 win over Molloy.
IN THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKINGS The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team has been selected to finish fifth in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Southwest Division 1. Adelphi - 84 (5) 2. Pace - 81 (5) 3. Le Moyne - 80 (4) 4. New Haven - 54 5. SCSU - 46 6. Saint Rose - 42 7. AIC - 26 (1) () - first place votes
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. CAPTAINS ANNOUNCED Southern Connecticut State University baseball coach Tim Shea has announced that seniors Greg Zullo and Cole Bryant will serve as team captains for the 2017 season. LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON The baseball team finished the 2016 season with an overall record of 16-25-1. The Owls were selected to finish fourth in the Southwest Division preseason poll. Southern Connecticut came up just short of the NE10 Championship, finishing in fifth place. WELCOME BACK Southern Connecticut returns 17 players from last year’s squad - Nick Lamberti, Ryan Kaplan, Christopher Ramos, Ethan Joyce, Brandon Rentas, Jim Palmer, Jordan Hamler, Tyler Criscuolo, Greg Zullo, Mike Giordano, Griffin Bremer, Mike DeMartino, Kyle Hart, Shawn Urbano, Jake Santamaria, Quantique White and Cole Bryant. WELCOME TO THE CLUB Southern Connecticut welcomes Michael Charest, Nolan Cloutier, Austin Darrow, Brendan Ebert, Griffin Garabedian, Connor Redahan, Robert Schryver, John Spoto and Trevor Whalen to the team. THREE OWLS EARN NE10 YEAR-END HONORS Jake Paul, Nick Lamberti and Brandon Rentas were all honored by the NE10 at the conclusion of last year. Paul earned Second-Team All-Conference honors, while both Rentas and Lamberti earned a spot on the NE-10 All-Rookie Team. EXCELLING IN THE CLASSROOM Southern Connecticut had 11 student-athletes selected to the Northeast-10 Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for their work in the classroom during the fall, 2016 semester.
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UP NEXT The Owls are back in action on April 4 for a road game at New Haven.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 29 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn.
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2017 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster # Name Cl. 2 Griffin Garabedian Sr. 3 Nick Lamberti R-So. 4 Ryan Kaplan R-Jr. 5 Nolan Cloutier Fr. 6 Robert Schryver Jr. 7 Ethan Joyce Sr. 8 Quantique White So. 9 Mike Giordano R-Jr. 10 Zakry Rodriguez Fr. 11 Jim Palmer Jr. 12 Connor Redahan Fr. 14 Brendan Ebert Fr. 15 Nate Carney Fr. 16 Tyler Criscuolo So. 18 Greg Zullo Sr. 19 Michael Charest Fr. 20 John Spoto Fr. 21 Griffin Bremer Jr. 24 Mike DeMartino So. 27 Kyle Hart Sr. 29 Christopher Ramos Jr. 30 Shawn Urbano So. 31 Brandon Rentas So. 32 Jake Santamaria Jr. 33 Trevor Whalen Fr. 34 Austin Darrow Jr. 35 Jean Ubiera R-So. 37 Nick Siegel Jr. 44 Cole Bryant R-Sr. Head Coach: (22) Tim Shea Assistant Coach: (23) Ed Bethke Captains: Cole Bryant and Greg Zullo
Pos. B/T OF L/R INF/OF R/R INF L/R OF R/R INF R/R SS R/R RHP R/R C R/R RHP R/R SS R/R IF R/R RHP R/R LHP L/L INF/OF L/R 3B/1B R/R RHP R/R INF R/R LHP R/L C L/R OF L/L RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R LHP R/L C R/R RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R RHP R/R
Ht. 6-2 5-9 6-0 6-0 5-11 5-11 6-2 5-11 5-11 5-10 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 5-11 6-2 6-4 5-9 6-4 6-3 6-4 6-4
Wt. 185 170 180 180 190 185 160 180 180 170 190 200 185 190 180 195 175 180 190 190 190 175 190 185 165 195 195 220 190
Home town/High School/Previous School(s) Hamden, Conn. / Notre Dame / UConn East Haven, Conn. / East Haven / UCONN Fishkill, N.Y. / John Jay-East / USC-Aiken Wallingford, Conn. / Sheehan Ansonia, Conn. / Ansonia / Bridgeport Exeter, N.H. / Exeter New London, Conn. / New London Norwalk, Conn. / Brien McMahon / URI Waterbury, Conn. / Crosby Milford, Conn. / Jonathan Law / URI Greenwich, Conn. / Brunswick Berlin, Conn. / Berlin Bristol, Conn. / Bristol Eastern / CCSU Branford, Conn. / Branford Branford, Conn. / Notre Dame / Stonehill Meriden, Conn. / Maloney Stamford, Conn. / Westhill Higganum, Conn. / Haddam-Killingworth New Haven, Conn. / Hamden Hall North Branford, Conn. / North Branford / UCAP Shelton, Conn. / Salisbury / CCBC Essex Stamford, Conn. / Stamford Wallingford, Conn. / Sheehan Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside Rocky Hill, Conn. / Rocky Hill Brooklawn, N.J. /Gloucester City /Rowan College New Haven, Conn./Wilbur Cross Albertus Magnus New York, N.Y. / Hollis-Brookline / Plymouth St. Newington, Conn. / Newington
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 17-20 Southern Connecticut State (11-4-1) vs. Adelphi (13-7) March 30 • 3:30 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. SCSU vs. Saint Rose (1-14) April 1-2 • 1 p.m. • New Haven, Conn. Statistics
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6006 • The Automated ScoreBook Website: Summary for Southern Conn. State (as of www.southernctowls.com Mar 18, 2017)
(All games)
Record: 11-4-1 Date Opponent
2/18 2/18 2/24 2/25 2/25 2/26 3/6 3/10 3/11 *3/11 3/13 3/14 3/15 3/17 3/17 3/18
vs Bentley at Rollins vs Wilmington (DE) vs Molloy Baseball vs LIU Post vs Mercy College POST UNIVERSITY vs Assumption vs Molloy Baseball vs Caldwell vs Post University vs Lynn University vs Caldwell vs AIC vs Merrimack vs Merrimack
Score W L L W L W T W W W W L W W W W
9-0 3-4 4-14 17-0 2-3 11-2 6-6 10-3 4-3 8-7 8-6 6-29 10-3 7-3 5-1 8-3
Home: 0-0-1
Away: 0-1
Player
Neutral: 11-3
avg gp-gs 16-16 4-2 16-16 2-1 15-15 8-6 14-14 15-15 16-16 16-16 15-15 11-11 6-1 1-0 .313 16 .296 16
Greg Zullo Mike Giordano Tyler Criscuolo Trevor Whalen Nick Lamberti Nolan Cloutier Kyle Hart Connor Redahan Jim Palmer Griffin Garabedian Mike DeMartino Ryan Kaplan John Spoto Robert Schryver
.477 .444 .413 .400 .365 .333 .294 .293 .266 .241 .227 .171 .100 .000
Totals Opponents
ab
Conference: 1-0 h
2b
3b
572 118 179 584 87 173
35 21
6 1
65 9 63 5 63 24 51 58 64 58 66 35 10 1
r
13 1 19 1 16 5 5 8 23 11 10 5 1 0
31 4 26 2 23 8 15 17 17 14 15 6 1 0
8 1 4 0 2 2 3 2 4 5 4 0 0 0
hr
3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
rbi
bb hbp
so sb-att
25 3 12 3 7 0 14 7 8 12 11 2 1 0
11 1 12 0 10 4 8 6 15 10 2 8 2 0
2 0 1 0 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0
10 5-6 2 0-0 7 5-6 0 0-0 8 4-8 6 4-4 7 2-3 9 2-2 4 12-14 15 0-3 12 0-0 12 2-3 2 0-0 1 0-0
4 105 9 80
89 49
17 10
95 36-49 82 13-20
LOB - Team (152), Opp (136). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (15). IBB - Team (0), Opp (1). Picked off - Tyler Criscu 1. Player
Ryan Kaplan Cole Bryant Griffin Bremer Quantique White Jake Santamaria Brendan Ebert Nate Carney Austin Darrow Christopher Ramos Zakry Rodriguez Michael Charest Jean Ubiera Nick Seigel
era
w-l
0.00 0.27 1.01 1.50 2.16 2.65 2.88 8.10 9.64 20.25 36.00 49.50 54.00
0-0 4-0 2-1 2-0 0-1 2-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1
4.20 6.57
11-4 4-11
Totals Opponents
app gs cg sh sv
1 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 5 2 2 2 1
ip
h
0 23 28 13 6 16 35 6 10 13 8 8 7
r
0 2 8 4 2 8 13 3 10 7 10 11 9
er
bb
so
0 4 4 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
1.0 33.0 26.2 12.0 8.1 17.0 25.0 3.1 9.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.1
0 1 3 2 2 5 8 3 10 6 8 11 8
1 3 6 4 10 4 3 2 6 0 2 6 2
0 20 14 3 6 11 12 2 7 2 1 2 2
16 16 16 16
2 2
2 0
4 1
143.2 173 87 67 141.0 179 118 103
49 89
82 95
PB - Team (1), Mike DeMarti 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (1), Griffin Brem 1, Opp (1). SBA/ATT - Mike DeMarti (11-17), Cole Bryant (3-7), Nate Carney (3-4), Mike Giordan (2-3), Griffin Brem (2-3), Quantique Wh (1-2), Jake Santama (2-2), Christopher (1-1), Brendan Eber (1-1). Score by innings Southern Conn. State Opponents
1 13 4
2 14 8
3 7 10
4 8 15
5 18 11
6 23 5
7 6 8
8 18 10
9 EX 8 3 15 1
Total 118 87
Win-loss breakouts: Day 11-4-1; Night 0-0; vs Left 2-3; vs Right 9-1-1; 1-run games 2-2; 2-run games 1-0; 5+run games 6-2; Extra inns 1-0; Shutouts 2-0. Current streak: Won 4; Longest winning streak: 5; Longest losing streak: 2. Attendance: Home 64 (avg 64); Away 614 (avg 40); Total 678 (avg 42).
