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 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
TIME TO GO DANCING For the seventh time since 2001, the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. The Owls, who earned the No. 6 seed in the East Region, will open NCAA play on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. against the No. 3 seed, St. Thomas Aquinas. SCSU will face either No. 2 New Haven or No. 7 Dominican in the second game on Friday. An Owls’ win against STAC will send the club to the 7 p.m. game on Friday, while a loss to force the squad into an 11 a.m. start. All games will be played at the host site, Southern New Hampshire University. IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT The Owls have recorded a mark of 16-13 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. SCSU lost its first two games in 2001 and 2008. The Owls swept through the regional in 2005 with three wins before losing their first two games at the College World Series. SCSU also reached the regional finals in 2006 and 2010, posting a 3-2 record on both occasions. The Owls went 7-3 in the NCAA Tournament in 2011 to reach the College World Series and finish fourth overall in the nation. LOOKING TO REPLICATE THE LAST TRIP When the Owls last made the NCAA Tournament in 2011, they won the East Regional (for the second time in school history) and advanced to the College World Series. SCSU registered its first two CWS wins in Cary, N.C. en route to a semifinals appearance. EIGHT OWLS HONORED An octet of Owls were recognized by the NE10 with year-end honors, as voted by the league’s coaches. Seniors Greg Zullo, Kyle Hart, Cole Bryant, redshirt junior Nick Lamberti, junior Jim Palmer, sophomore
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 No. 15 Lynn (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 at Adelphi* W, 6-3 APRIL 4/2/2017 Saint Rose* (DH) W, 10-0, W 4-2 4/5/2017 at New Haven* W, 5-4 4/8/2017 at No. 7 SNHU (DH) L, 9-6, L, 3-1 4/9/2017 at Franklin Pierce (DH) W, 15-11, L, 17-9 4/12/2017 Adelphi* W, 5-4 4/14/2017 at Le Moyne* L, 11-3 4/15/2017 at Le Moyne* (DH) W, 5-1, W, 5-3 4/18/2017 New Haven* W, 6-4 4/21/2017 at LIU Post L, 9-4 4/23/2017 LIU Post (DH) L, 9-7, W, 2-0 4/26/2017 Adelphi* W, 5-2 4/29/2017 AIC* (DH) W, 8-2, W, 13-2 4/30/2017 AIC* W 14-8 MAY 5/2/2017 at New Haven* L, 11-6 5/3/2017 Saint Rose* W, 11-3 5/6/2017 Pace* L, 18-1 5/7/2017 Pace* (DH) L, 8-5, W, 8-2 5/9/2017 Pace (NE10 First Round) L, 5-2 5/17/2017 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (NCAA) 11 a.m. 5/18/2017 vs. Dominican/New Haven (NCAA) 11 a.m./ 7 p.m. Home Games in Bold * Denotes NE10 Southwest Division contest
Mike DeMartino, freshman Nate Carney and Brendan Ebert all earned honors by the NE10. Lamberti and Zullo were named First-Team All-Conference, while Palmer and Bryant earned Second-Team AllConference honors DeMartino and Hart earned ThirdTeam All-Conference accolades and both Carney and Ebert earned a spot on the NE-10 All-Rookie Team.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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ALL-TIME VS. STAC The Owls hold a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with STAC. The last contests were played in 2016. The Spartans claimed a 7-3 decision before the Owls picked up a 12-3 triumph in Boca Raton, Fla.
ZULLO LEADING THE WAY Senior co-captain Greg Zullo currently ranks third in the NE10 with a .358 batting average, and is second in the conference with 47 RBI.
ALL-TIME VS. DOMINICAN The Owls hold a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with Dominican. The last contest was played in 2016, with the Chargers picking up a 3-2 win over the Owls in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ALL-TIME VS. NEW HAVEN The Chargers lead the all-time series with the Owls, 48-38. SCSU took two of three from UNH this year, but the Chargers claimed the last meeting, 11-6, on May 2. DIVISION CHAMPS For the second time in four years, SCSU claimed the NE10 Conference Southwest Division title. The Owls finished with a 14-4 mark in division play, a game better than rival New Haven. OWLS RANKED NO. 6 IN THE REGION... The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team finished the year ranked No. 6 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association East Region poll. MAN ON FIRE Nick Lamberti has been on a roll since the Owls’ return from Florida on spring break. In the 26 games back up north, he’s batting .406 (41-for-101). OWLS TOPPING THE CHARTS Nick Lamberti (.390) is currently ranked second in the NE10 in batting average, while Greg Zullo (.358) is third in the league in that category.
BRYANT RANKS AMONG NE10 LEADERS Senior co-captain Cole Bryant is tied for first in the NE10 in wins with eight and is No. 13 in the league with a 2.81 ERA. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Jim Palmer sits second in the NE10 with 23 stolen bases on the year. CIRCLING THE BASES The Owls have swiped 78 bases so far during the year. Jim Palmer has 23 to lead the club, while Nick Lamberti has 16 and Tyler Criscuolo, 12. MOVING THE LINE SCSU is batting .298 as a team and has five regulars Nick Lamberti (.390), Greg Zullo (.358), Kyle Hart (.326), Tyler Criscuolo (.315) and Griffin Garabedian (.302) hitting above .300 entering the NCAA Tournament. BRYANT NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Cole Bryant was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 24 following his stellar performance against LIU-Post. PAIR NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL For the third straight week, Nick Lamberti was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 17. In addition, senior co-captain Cole Bryant was also named to the weekly honor roll for his performance against Le Moyne. • Lamberti continued his hot streak, going 7-for-14 with two doubles, one RBI and two stolen bases. • Bryant pitched his third complete game this year and earned his sixth win of the season in a 5-1 victory over Le Moyne. He allowed just five hits and one run in the win.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
LAMBERTI NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Nick Lamberti was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 10. He batted .550 (11-for-20) during the Owls’ five games. He posted multiple-hit efforts in four games and added seven runs scored, four stolen bases and two RBI. Lamberti’s best game of the week was the final one, against Franklin Pierce, in which he registered four hits and four runs scored. CARNEY NAMED NE10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Freshman Nate Carney was tabbed as the NE10 Rookie of the Week on April 3 after tossing a complete-game shutout against Saint Rose. He struck out seven in the win. In addition, Nick Lamberti was named to the league’s weekly honor roll for his efforts in a 3-0 week. 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. 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.
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ZULLO AND BRYANT EARN NE10 HONORS Senior captains Cole Bryant and Greg Zullo were 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. • 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. 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. CAREER DAYS FOR ZULLO Senior co-captain Greg Zullo totaled a career-high five RBI in the season-opening win over Bentley. He later bested that with six in a game at Franklin Pierce on April 9. 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. SO MUCH FOR THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKINGS The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team was selected to finish fifth in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. However, the Owls won the division title for the second time in four years.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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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Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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2017 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster # Name Cl. 2/7 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. 15/22 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 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
TIME TO GO DANCING For the seventh time since 2001, the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament. The Owls, who earned the No. 6 seed in the East Region, will open NCAA play on Thursday morning at 11 a.m. against the No. 3 seed, St. Thomas Aquinas. SCSU will face either No. 2 New Haven or No. 7 Dominican in the second game on Friday. An Owls’ win against STAC will send the club to the 7 p.m. game on Friday, while a loss to force the squad into an 11 a.m. start. All games will be played at the host site, Southern New Hampshire University. IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT The Owls have recorded a mark of 16-13 all-time in the NCAA Tournament. SCSU lost its first two games in 2001 and 2008. The Owls swept through the regional in 2005 with three wins before losing their first two games at the College World Series. SCSU also reached the regional finals in 2006 and 2010, posting a 3-2 record on both occasions. The Owls went 7-3 in the NCAA Tournament in 2011 to reach the College World Series and finish fourth overall in the nation. LOOKING TO REPLICATE THE LAST TRIP When the Owls last made the NCAA Tournament in 2011, they won the East Regional (for the second time in school history) and advanced to the College World Series. SCSU registered its first two CWS wins in Cary, N.C. en route to a semifinals appearance. EIGHT OWLS HONORED An octet of Owls were recognized by the NE10 with year-end honors, as voted by the league’s coaches. Seniors Greg Zullo, Kyle Hart, Cole Bryant, redshirt junior Nick Lamberti, junior Jim Palmer, sophomore
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 No. 15 Lynn (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 at Adelphi* W, 6-3 APRIL 4/2/2017 Saint Rose* (DH) W, 10-0, W 4-2 4/5/2017 at New Haven* W, 5-4 4/8/2017 at No. 7 SNHU (DH) L, 9-6, L, 3-1 4/9/2017 at Franklin Pierce (DH) W, 15-11, L, 17-9 4/12/2017 Adelphi* W, 5-4 4/14/2017 at Le Moyne* L, 11-3 4/15/2017 at Le Moyne* (DH) W, 5-1, W, 5-3 4/18/2017 New Haven* W, 6-4 4/21/2017 at LIU Post L, 9-4 4/23/2017 LIU Post (DH) L, 9-7, W, 2-0 4/26/2017 Adelphi* W, 5-2 4/29/2017 AIC* (DH) W, 8-2, W, 13-2 4/30/2017 AIC* W 14-8 MAY 5/2/2017 at New Haven* L, 11-6 5/3/2017 Saint Rose* W, 11-3 5/6/2017 Pace* L, 18-1 5/7/2017 Pace* (DH) L, 8-5, W, 8-2 5/9/2017 Pace (NE10 First Round) L, 5-2 5/17/2017 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (NCAA) 11 a.m. 5/18/2017 vs. Dominican/New Haven (NCAA) 11 a.m./ 7 p.m. Home Games in Bold * Denotes NE10 Southwest Division contest
Mike DeMartino, freshman Nate Carney and Brendan Ebert all earned honors by the NE10. Lamberti and Zullo were named First-Team All-Conference, while Palmer and Bryant earned Second-Team AllConference honors DeMartino and Hart earned ThirdTeam All-Conference accolades and both Carney and Ebert earned a spot on the NE-10 All-Rookie Team.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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ALL-TIME VS. STAC The Owls hold a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with STAC. The last contests were played in 2016. The Spartans claimed a 7-3 decision before the Owls picked up a 12-3 triumph in Boca Raton, Fla.
ZULLO LEADING THE WAY Senior co-captain Greg Zullo currently ranks third in the NE10 with a .358 batting average, and is second in the conference with 47 RBI.
ALL-TIME VS. DOMINICAN The Owls hold a 3-1 lead in the all-time series with Dominican. The last contest was played in 2016, with the Chargers picking up a 3-2 win over the Owls in Myrtle Beach, S.C. ALL-TIME VS. NEW HAVEN The Chargers lead the all-time series with the Owls, 48-38. SCSU took two of three from UNH this year, but the Chargers claimed the last meeting, 11-6, on May 2. DIVISION CHAMPS For the second time in four years, SCSU claimed the NE10 Conference Southwest Division title. The Owls finished with a 14-4 mark in division play, a game better than rival New Haven. OWLS RANKED NO. 6 IN THE REGION... The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team finished the year ranked No. 6 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association East Region poll. MAN ON FIRE Nick Lamberti has been on a roll since the Owls’ return from Florida on spring break. In the 26 games back up north, he’s batting .406 (41-for-101). OWLS TOPPING THE CHARTS Nick Lamberti (.390) is currently ranked second in the NE10 in batting average, while Greg Zullo (.358) is third in the league in that category.
BRYANT RANKS AMONG NE10 LEADERS Senior co-captain Cole Bryant is tied for first in the NE10 in wins with eight and is No. 13 in the league with a 2.81 ERA. CATCH ME IF YOU CAN Jim Palmer sits second in the NE10 with 23 stolen bases on the year. CIRCLING THE BASES The Owls have swiped 78 bases so far during the year. Jim Palmer has 23 to lead the club, while Nick Lamberti has 16 and Tyler Criscuolo, 12. MOVING THE LINE SCSU is batting .298 as a team and has five regulars Nick Lamberti (.390), Greg Zullo (.358), Kyle Hart (.326), Tyler Criscuolo (.315) and Griffin Garabedian (.302) hitting above .300 entering the NCAA Tournament. BRYANT NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Cole Bryant was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 24 following his stellar performance against LIU-Post. PAIR NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL For the third straight week, Nick Lamberti was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 17. In addition, senior co-captain Cole Bryant was also named to the weekly honor roll for his performance against Le Moyne. • Lamberti continued his hot streak, going 7-for-14 with two doubles, one RBI and two stolen bases. • Bryant pitched his third complete game this year and earned his sixth win of the season in a 5-1 victory over Le Moyne. He allowed just five hits and one run in the win.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
LAMBERTI NAMED TO WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Nick Lamberti was named to the NE10 weekly honor roll on April 10. He batted .550 (11-for-20) during the Owls’ five games. He posted multiple-hit efforts in four games and added seven runs scored, four stolen bases and two RBI. Lamberti’s best game of the week was the final one, against Franklin Pierce, in which he registered four hits and four runs scored. CARNEY NAMED NE10 ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Freshman Nate Carney was tabbed as the NE10 Rookie of the Week on April 3 after tossing a complete-game shutout against Saint Rose. He struck out seven in the win. In addition, Nick Lamberti was named to the league’s weekly honor roll for his efforts in a 3-0 week. 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. 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.
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ZULLO AND BRYANT EARN NE10 HONORS Senior captains Cole Bryant and Greg Zullo were 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. • 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. 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. CAREER DAYS FOR ZULLO Senior co-captain Greg Zullo totaled a career-high five RBI in the season-opening win over Bentley. He later bested that with six in a game at Franklin Pierce on April 9. 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. SO MUCH FOR THE NE10 PRESEASON RANKINGS The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team was selected to finish fifth in the Southwest Division of the NE10 Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. However, the Owls won the division title for the second time in four years.
Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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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Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes • Games 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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2017 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster # Name Cl. 2/7 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. 15/22 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 43-44 2017 NCAA Tournament No. 6 Southern Connecticut State (27-14-1) vs. No. 6 St. Thomas Aquinas (38-15) May 18 • 11 a.m. • Manchester, N.H. SCSU vs. Dominican (21-27) or New Haven (30-11) May 18 • 11 a.m. or 7 p.m. • Manchester, N.H.
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