2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 22-25 Southern Connecticut (11-9-1) at Adelphi • April 9 at AIC (DH) • April 12 at AIC • April 13
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FOUR GAMES THIS WEEK The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team, winners of five in a row, visits Adelphi on Wednesday before playing three games at AIC over the weekend.
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date
ALL-TIME AGAINST ADELPHI MARCH SCSU leads the all-time series against Adelphi by a 17-14-2 3/1/2014 3/2/2014 margin. The Owls lost to Adelphi 4-3 on March 27. ALL-TIME AGAINST AIC The Owls are 46-28 all-time against AIC. CONFERENCE RANKINGS Where the Owls’ rank in among the NE-10 stats leaders: • ERA - Rocco Cundari: 3rd - 0.87 Mike Yerina 5th - 1.11 • Batting Average - Matt Burns: 3rd - .400 T.K. Kiernan: 14th - .345 (As of April 7) DOUBLEHEADER SWEEPS Southern Connecticut swept doubleheaders from Saint Anselm and Saint Michael’s on April 5 and 6. OWLS DEFEAT NEW HAVEN, 1-0, IN 10 INNINGS Brandon Docimo threw out the game-tying run at the plate as Southern Connecticut defeated New Haven 1-0 in 10 innings on April 2. •Matt Burns, who had three hits on the day, singled home the Owls’ left fielder in the top of the 10th for the lone run of the Northeast-10 Conference game. •The New Haven-area rivals sent their aces to the mound on the sunny afternoon, and Rocco Cundari and Pat Simone did not disappoint. •Cundari went the first nine for the Owls. The senior scattered six hits and struck out seven to earn the win (2-1).
Opponent Time/Result
LIU Post (DH)! PPD LIU Post (DH)! PPD 3/6/2014 No. 17 Wilmington@ T, 2-2 (F/6) 3/7/2014 Dominican@ W, 15-1 3/7/2014 SNHU@ L, 3-2 3/8/2014 SNHU@ L, 6-1 3/9/2014 Molloy# W, 2-0 3/14/2014 Pittsburgh-Johnstown$ L, 7-5 3/15/2014 Mercy (DH)$ W 8-1, W 2-0 3/17/2014 Florida Tech.% W, 13-5 3/18/2014 No. 1 Tampa L, 18-5 3/19/2014 No. 9 Franklin Pierce^ L, 4-3 3/22/2014 Merrimack (DH) L, 6-0, L, 10-6 (12) 3/23/2014 Assumption (DH) L, 10-6, W, 12-2 3/27/2014 Adelphi L, 4-3 APRIL 4/1/2014 New Haven W, 1-0 (10) 4/5/2014 Saint Anselm (DH) W, 6-3, W, 4-3 (11) 4/6/2014 Saint Michael’s (DH) W, 11-9, W, 10-5 4/9/2014 Adelphi 3:30 p.m. 4/12/2014 AIC (DH) 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 4/13/2014 AIC 12 p.m. 4/15/2014 New Haven 3:30 p.m. 4/16/2014 Bridgeport 3:30 p.m. 4/17/2014 Le Moyne 3:30 p.m. 4/18/2014 Post 3:30 p.m. 4/19/2014 Post Cancelled 4/21/2014 Le Moyne (DH) 1 p.m., TBD 4/22/2014 Bridgeport 11 a.m. 4/23/2014 Adelphi 3:30 p.m. 4/26/2014 Saint Rose (DH) 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 4/27/2014 Saint Rose 12 p.m. 4/29/2014 New Haven 3:30 p.m. MAY 5/2/2014 Pace (DH) 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 5/3/2014 Pace 12 p.m.
FULLER IN NEW BRITAIN Former Southern Connecticut State University All-American Jim Fuller ’08 will return back to Connecticut to start the 2014 professional baseball season as a member of the New Britain Home Games in Bold at The Ballpark at SCSU Rock Cats, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. * Denotes Northeast 10 Conference game ! - Game in Flemington, NJ •Fuller, who spent the last six seasons as a member of the @ - Game in Santaluces. FL New York Mets organization, was selected by the Twins in the # - Game in Boca Raton, FL minor league portion of Major League Baseball’s Rule V draft $ - Game in Fort Pierce, FL back in December.
% - Game in Melbourne, FL
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 22-25 Southern Connecticut (11-9-1) at Adelphi • April 9 at AIC (DH) • April 12 at AIC • April 13 NE-10 HONORS The following Owls have been honored by the Northeast-10 Conference this season: • T.K. Kiernan went 2-for-3 and scored two runs for the Owls in their lone game of the week, a 4-3 loss to Adelphi on March 27 (March 31 honor roll). • Julian Sobin led the Owls in their 2-5 week in batting average (11-for-24 .458), and RBI (eight). The junior also scored seven runs (March 24 honor roll). • Nick Baviello went 15-for-33 (.455) to finish second in the club in hitting over the seven games. The Owls’ second baseman had a team-high 15 hits and five doubles during the stretch (March 24 honor roll). • In game two of a doubleheader against Mercy on March 15, A.J. Turnier went all seven innings in a 2-0 win. He allowed five hits and had seven strikeouts (March 17 honor roll). • Matt Burns went 4-for-8 for two triples in the doubleheader against Mercy. The Owls centerfielder scored two runs and drove in three (March 17 honor roll). • Jordan Hamler spun eight shutout innings in his first collegiate game, a 2-0 win over Molloy on March 9, allowing six hits and striking out six (March 10 honor roll). • T.K. Kiernan went 8-for-15 in the Owls’ five-game opening week trip to Florida (March 10 honor roll). IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team was picked fourth in the Preseason Northeast-10 Conference Coaches’ Poll. • The Owls, earned 50 points and one first place vote for the southwest division. • New Haven was predicted to win the division, with Franklin Pierce and Southern New Hampshire to be at the top of the northeast division. IN THE PRESEASON REGIONAL RANKINGS The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) picked the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team eighth in its preseason regional rankings. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome five newcomers to the squad for the 2014 season - Ethan Joyce, Jordan Hambler, Greg Zullo, Kyle Holland and Julian Sobin.
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THE CAPTAINS Redshirt senior Tyler Albrecht and senior T.K. Kiernan will serve as team captains for the Owls this spring. OWLS’ 2013 LEADERS • A.J. Rouleau led the Owls in average and in RBI, batting .318, while driving in 24 on the season. • Michael Cleary topped the team with 29 runs scored. • Mike Yerina led the staff in earned run average with a 2.12 ERA. • Pat Egan, who topped the Owls with 18 appearances, closed out five SCSU victories in 2013. • Rocco Cundari led the team in innings pitched (83), strikeouts (78) and wins (6). OWLS RAKE IN YEAR END HONORS Three members of the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team were honored by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2013 season. • Junior starting pitcher Rocco Cundari was named to the All-Northeast-10 Third Team. Cundari was the top pitcher on the Owls staff last year, starting in 11 games and appearing in six others. He finished the season with a 6-3 record and 2.60 ERA in 83.0 innings pitched. Cundari ranked in the top 10 in three different categories in the Northeast-10. His 78 strikeouts tied for third in the conference, while his 83.0 innings was fourth and his six wins tied for sixth. • Two freshmen were also recognized by the conference. Outfielder Matt Burns and pitcher Mike Yerina were both named to the All-Rookie Team. • Burns started 34 games in right field for the Owls, posting a .276 average from the leadoff spot. Burns drove in 14 runs and stole 10 bases, which was second the club. • Yerina posted the top ERA on the Owls this season with a stout 2.12 mark in 13 appearances out of the bullpen. He struck out 22 batters in 29.2 innings of work only surrendering seven earned runs on the season. UP NEXT The Owls have four games next week. SCSU hosts New Haven on April 15 and Le Moyne on April 17. The team visits Bridgeport on April 16 and Post on April 18.
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 22-25 Southern Connecticut (11-9-1) at Adelphi • April 9 at AIC (DH) • April 12 at AIC • April 13
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2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown 2 Brandon Docimo IF/C Jr. 5-11 175 R/R Stamford, Conn. 3 Will Hindinger OF R-Jr. 5-9 180 R/R Hamden, Conn. 4 Rocco Cundari RHP Sr. 6-1 190 R/R Norwalk, Conn. 5 Jake Lieberman C/IF So. 5-8 160 S/R Commack, N.Y. 6 Jake Paul IF So. 6-3 195 R/R Kingston, N.Y. 7 Ethan Joyce SS Fr. 5-11 185 R/R Exeter, N.H. 8 Joe Uccello OF R-Fr. 6-1 180 L/R Glastonbury, Conn. 9 Matt Burns OF R-So. 5-9 165 R/R Cheshire, Conn. 10 Alex Wichmann OF So. 6-1 185 L/R Granby, Conn. 11 Nick Baviello INF Jr. 5-9 165 L/R Orange, Conn. 12 Gary Flowers RHP R-Fr. 6-2 195 RHP East Haven, Conn. 13 Jake DeRosa UT So. 5-9 185 R/R North Haven, Conn. 14 T.K. Kiernan INF Sr. 5-9 185 R/R Wallingford, Conn. 15 Jordan Hamler RHP Fr. 6-1 180 R/R Waterford, Conn. 17 Will Meade RHP Sr. 5-11 170 S/R Orange, Conn. 18 Greg Zullo RHP Fr. 5-10 180 R/R Branford, Conn. 19 Austin Brochu RHP So. 6-4 200 R/R Winsted, Conn. 21 T.J. Shea C Sr. 5-11 185 L/R Hamden, Conn. 23 A.J. Turnier RHP R-Jr. 6-0 180 R/R Waterford, Conn. 24 Pat Egan LHP Jr. 6-4 205 L/L Aberdeen, N.J. 25 Kyle Holland C/IF Sr. 5-10 180 R/R Norwich, Conn. 27 Joe Breen IF/OF Jr. 5-10 190 R/L Nashua, N.H. 30 Tyler Albrecht RHP R-Sr. 6-1 160 R/R Pleasant Valley, N.Y. 31 Mike Yerina RHP So. 6-4 180 R/R Trumbull, Conn. 34 Julian Sobin IF/OF Jr. 5-11 210 L/R Ansonia, Conn. 44 Cole Bryant RHP Jr. 6-4 185 R/R Newington, Conn. Head Coach: Tim Shea Assistant Coaches: Nate Cole, Nick Restaino
Previous School(s) Stamford Hamden McMahon/Bryant Commack Kingston Exeter Glastonbury Xavier Millbrook School Amity Notre Dame-WH Notre Dame-WH Sheehan Waterford Notre Dame-WH/ Stonehill Notre Dame-WH/ Stonehill The Gilbert School Notre Dame-WH Waterford Christian Bros. Acad. Montville Nashua North Arlington Trumbull Ansonia/Dean College Newington
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 22-25 Southern Connecticut (11-9-1) at Adelphi • April 9 at AIC (DH) • April 12 at AIC • April 13
Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Phone: 203-392-6005 • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com
The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Southern Connecticut (as of Apr 06, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 11-9-1 Player
Matt Burns T.K. Kiernan Kyle Holland Jake DeRosa T.J. Shea Nick Baviello Julian Sobin Alex Wichmann Joe Breen Brandon Docimo Joe Uccello Ethan Joyce Will Hindinger Greg Zullo Jake Lieberman Jake Paul Tyler Albrecht
avg gp-gs
Home: 1-3
Away: 6-2
ab
r
h
90 87 54 6 86 94 75 25 58 55 9 64 20 5 11 15 1
22 15 9 0 11 11 11 5 8 10 0 8 1 2 1 3 0
36 30 18 2 27 28 22 7 16 14 2 13 4 1 2 1 0
5 1 2 1 5 7 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21
755 117 223
33
9
5 103 289
21
717
30
3 11
.400 .345 .333 .333 .314 .298 .293 .280 .276 .255 .222 .203 .200 .200 .182 .067 .000
21-21
Totals
.295
Opponents
.264
21-21 16-16 5-0 21-21 21-21 21-21 11-6 17-17 17-15 6-0 21-20 8-4 4-1 7-2 9-3 1-0
99 189
2b 3b hr
rbi
tb
13 15 5 1 16 14 13 2 7 8 0 6 1 0 1 1 0
45 34 20 3 37 37 34 9 22 21 2 14 5 1 2 3 0
89 258
Neutral: 4-4-1 slg%
bb hp
Conference: 6-4
so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
9 9 2 0 21 6 12 9 20 14 5 29 6 2 2 9 1
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.404 .394 .362 .333 .337 .323 .454 .400 .362 .333 .222 .358 .273 .333 .250 .263 .000
.383
75 13 156
3
.360
56 22 157
4
.500 4 .391 6 .370 2 .500 0 .430 3 .394 4 .453 19 .360 4 .379 7 .382 6 .222 0 .219 13 .250 2 .200 1 .182 1 .200 3 .000 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
po
a
e fld%
1 12-14 41 5 3-3 18 2 4-4 32 0 0-0 2 1 0-0 120 0 3-3 33 1 6-8 193 1 1-1 14 0 1-1 3 1 4-7 21 0 0-0 4 2 2-3 25 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 3 0 0-0 26 0 0-1 6 0 0-0 1
1
5 .894
43
7 .897
5
0 1.000
2
1 .800
16
1 .993
46
5 .940
14
4 .981
0
0 1.000
0
0 1.000
2
0 1.000
0
0 1.000
60
7 .924
0
0 .000
4
2 .778
4
0 1.000
1
0 1.000
5
0 1.000
.364 11 15 36-45
555 233
36 .956
.334
564 220
40 .951
5 13 28-37
LOB - Team (188), Opp (159). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (15). IBB - Team (3), N. Baviello 1, J. Paul 1, T.J. Shea 1. Picked off - E. Joyce 1, J. Sobin 1, M. Burns 1, K. Holland 1, B. Docimo 1, A. Wichmann 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
era
w-l
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
0.87 1.11 2.19 3.78 5.11 6.23 7.04 7.36 7.50 16.20 18.00
2-1 2-1 3-0 0-2 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0
5 8 4 7 5 2 5 5 4 6 1
4 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0/1 0/0 1/0 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31.0 24.1 24.2 33.1 24.2 4.1 7.2 11.0 18.0 5.0 1.0
25 18 24 31 29 5 8 15 22 12 0
4 5 6 17 15 3 7 10 19 11 2
3 3 6 14 14 3 6 9 15 9 2
4 5 5 9 10 3 6 5 7 0 2
27 24 16 44 16 2 6 4 14 4 0
2 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 2 0
.221 .205 .255 .240 .287 .313 .286 .319 .297 .480 .000
Totals
4.09
11-9
21
21
2
3/2
4
185.0
189
99
84
56
157
30
3
11
Opponents
4.31
9-11
21
21
2
1/0
3
188.0
223
117
90
75
156
33
9
5
Rocco Cundari Mike Yerina A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jordan Hamler T.K. Kiernan Gary Flowers Greg Zullo Tyler Albrecht Will Meade Austin Brochu
app gs
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
2 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
.264
8
22
.295
13
13
2
5
13
5
11
15
PB - Team (10), T.J. Shea 8, J. Lieberman 1, K. Holland 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (8), T.J. Shea 2, P. Egan 2, A.J. Turnier 2, W. Meade 1, T. Albrecht 1, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - T.J. Shea (25-31), M. Yerina (6-8), P. Egan (7-7), J. Lieberman (3-5), A.J. Turnier (3-5), R. Cundari (4-5), T. Albrecht (3-5), T.K. Kiernan (1-2), G. Zullo (1-2), J. Hamler (2-2), K. Holland (0-1), G. Flowers (1-1).
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FOUR GAMES THIS WEEK The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team, winners of five in a row, visits Adelphi on Wednesday before playing three games at AIC over the weekend.
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date
ALL-TIME AGAINST ADELPHI MARCH SCSU leads the all-time series against Adelphi by a 17-14-2 3/1/2014 3/2/2014 margin. The Owls lost to Adelphi 4-3 on March 27. ALL-TIME AGAINST AIC The Owls are 46-28 all-time against AIC. CONFERENCE RANKINGS Where the Owls’ rank in among the NE-10 stats leaders: • ERA - Rocco Cundari: 3rd - 0.87 Mike Yerina 5th - 1.11 • Batting Average - Matt Burns: 3rd - .400 T.K. Kiernan: 14th - .345 (As of April 7) DOUBLEHEADER SWEEPS Southern Connecticut swept doubleheaders from Saint Anselm and Saint Michael’s on April 5 and 6. OWLS DEFEAT NEW HAVEN, 1-0, IN 10 INNINGS Brandon Docimo threw out the game-tying run at the plate as Southern Connecticut defeated New Haven 1-0 in 10 innings on April 2. •Matt Burns, who had three hits on the day, singled home the Owls’ left fielder in the top of the 10th for the lone run of the Northeast-10 Conference game. •The New Haven-area rivals sent their aces to the mound on the sunny afternoon, and Rocco Cundari and Pat Simone did not disappoint. •Cundari went the first nine for the Owls. The senior scattered six hits and struck out seven to earn the win (2-1).
Opponent Time/Result
LIU Post (DH)! PPD LIU Post (DH)! PPD 3/6/2014 No. 17 Wilmington@ T, 2-2 (F/6) 3/7/2014 Dominican@ W, 15-1 3/7/2014 SNHU@ L, 3-2 3/8/2014 SNHU@ L, 6-1 3/9/2014 Molloy# W, 2-0 3/14/2014 Pittsburgh-Johnstown$ L, 7-5 3/15/2014 Mercy (DH)$ W 8-1, W 2-0 3/17/2014 Florida Tech.% W, 13-5 3/18/2014 No. 1 Tampa L, 18-5 3/19/2014 No. 9 Franklin Pierce^ L, 4-3 3/22/2014 Merrimack (DH) L, 6-0, L, 10-6 (12) 3/23/2014 Assumption (DH) L, 10-6, W, 12-2 3/27/2014 Adelphi L, 4-3 APRIL 4/1/2014 New Haven W, 1-0 (10) 4/5/2014 Saint Anselm (DH) W, 6-3, W, 4-3 (11) 4/6/2014 Saint Michael’s (DH) W, 11-9, W, 10-5 4/9/2014 Adelphi 3:30 p.m. 4/12/2014 AIC (DH) 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 4/13/2014 AIC 12 p.m. 4/15/2014 New Haven 3:30 p.m. 4/16/2014 Bridgeport 3:30 p.m. 4/17/2014 Le Moyne 3:30 p.m. 4/18/2014 Post 3:30 p.m. 4/19/2014 Post Cancelled 4/21/2014 Le Moyne (DH) 1 p.m., TBD 4/22/2014 Bridgeport 11 a.m. 4/23/2014 Adelphi 3:30 p.m. 4/26/2014 Saint Rose (DH) 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 4/27/2014 Saint Rose 12 p.m. 4/29/2014 New Haven 3:30 p.m. MAY 5/2/2014 Pace (DH) 12 p.m., 3:30 p.m. 5/3/2014 Pace 12 p.m.
FULLER IN NEW BRITAIN Former Southern Connecticut State University All-American Jim Fuller ’08 will return back to Connecticut to start the 2014 professional baseball season as a member of the New Britain Home Games in Bold at The Ballpark at SCSU Rock Cats, the AA Eastern League affiliate of the Minnesota Twins. * Denotes Northeast 10 Conference game ! - Game in Flemington, NJ •Fuller, who spent the last six seasons as a member of the @ - Game in Santaluces. FL New York Mets organization, was selected by the Twins in the # - Game in Boca Raton, FL minor league portion of Major League Baseball’s Rule V draft $ - Game in Fort Pierce, FL back in December.
% - Game in Melbourne, FL
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 22-25 Southern Connecticut (11-9-1) at Adelphi • April 9 at AIC (DH) • April 12 at AIC • April 13 NE-10 HONORS The following Owls have been honored by the Northeast-10 Conference this season: • T.K. Kiernan went 2-for-3 and scored two runs for the Owls in their lone game of the week, a 4-3 loss to Adelphi on March 27 (March 31 honor roll). • Julian Sobin led the Owls in their 2-5 week in batting average (11-for-24 .458), and RBI (eight). The junior also scored seven runs (March 24 honor roll). • Nick Baviello went 15-for-33 (.455) to finish second in the club in hitting over the seven games. The Owls’ second baseman had a team-high 15 hits and five doubles during the stretch (March 24 honor roll). • In game two of a doubleheader against Mercy on March 15, A.J. Turnier went all seven innings in a 2-0 win. He allowed five hits and had seven strikeouts (March 17 honor roll). • Matt Burns went 4-for-8 for two triples in the doubleheader against Mercy. The Owls centerfielder scored two runs and drove in three (March 17 honor roll). • Jordan Hamler spun eight shutout innings in his first collegiate game, a 2-0 win over Molloy on March 9, allowing six hits and striking out six (March 10 honor roll). • T.K. Kiernan went 8-for-15 in the Owls’ five-game opening week trip to Florida (March 10 honor roll). IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team was picked fourth in the Preseason Northeast-10 Conference Coaches’ Poll. • The Owls, earned 50 points and one first place vote for the southwest division. • New Haven was predicted to win the division, with Franklin Pierce and Southern New Hampshire to be at the top of the northeast division. IN THE PRESEASON REGIONAL RANKINGS The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA) picked the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team eighth in its preseason regional rankings. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome five newcomers to the squad for the 2014 season - Ethan Joyce, Jordan Hambler, Greg Zullo, Kyle Holland and Julian Sobin.
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THE CAPTAINS Redshirt senior Tyler Albrecht and senior T.K. Kiernan will serve as team captains for the Owls this spring. OWLS’ 2013 LEADERS • A.J. Rouleau led the Owls in average and in RBI, batting .318, while driving in 24 on the season. • Michael Cleary topped the team with 29 runs scored. • Mike Yerina led the staff in earned run average with a 2.12 ERA. • Pat Egan, who topped the Owls with 18 appearances, closed out five SCSU victories in 2013. • Rocco Cundari led the team in innings pitched (83), strikeouts (78) and wins (6). OWLS RAKE IN YEAR END HONORS Three members of the Southern Connecticut State University baseball team were honored by the Northeast-10 Conference for their play during the 2013 season. • Junior starting pitcher Rocco Cundari was named to the All-Northeast-10 Third Team. Cundari was the top pitcher on the Owls staff last year, starting in 11 games and appearing in six others. He finished the season with a 6-3 record and 2.60 ERA in 83.0 innings pitched. Cundari ranked in the top 10 in three different categories in the Northeast-10. His 78 strikeouts tied for third in the conference, while his 83.0 innings was fourth and his six wins tied for sixth. • Two freshmen were also recognized by the conference. Outfielder Matt Burns and pitcher Mike Yerina were both named to the All-Rookie Team. • Burns started 34 games in right field for the Owls, posting a .276 average from the leadoff spot. Burns drove in 14 runs and stole 10 bases, which was second the club. • Yerina posted the top ERA on the Owls this season with a stout 2.12 mark in 13 appearances out of the bullpen. He struck out 22 batters in 29.2 innings of work only surrendering seven earned runs on the season. UP NEXT The Owls have four games next week. SCSU hosts New Haven on April 15 and Le Moyne on April 17. The team visits Bridgeport on April 16 and Post on April 18.
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 22-25 Southern Connecticut (11-9-1) at Adelphi • April 9 at AIC (DH) • April 12 at AIC • April 13
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2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster # Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. B/T Hometown 2 Brandon Docimo IF/C Jr. 5-11 175 R/R Stamford, Conn. 3 Will Hindinger OF R-Jr. 5-9 180 R/R Hamden, Conn. 4 Rocco Cundari RHP Sr. 6-1 190 R/R Norwalk, Conn. 5 Jake Lieberman C/IF So. 5-8 160 S/R Commack, N.Y. 6 Jake Paul IF So. 6-3 195 R/R Kingston, N.Y. 7 Ethan Joyce SS Fr. 5-11 185 R/R Exeter, N.H. 8 Joe Uccello OF R-Fr. 6-1 180 L/R Glastonbury, Conn. 9 Matt Burns OF R-So. 5-9 165 R/R Cheshire, Conn. 10 Alex Wichmann OF So. 6-1 185 L/R Granby, Conn. 11 Nick Baviello INF Jr. 5-9 165 L/R Orange, Conn. 12 Gary Flowers RHP R-Fr. 6-2 195 RHP East Haven, Conn. 13 Jake DeRosa UT So. 5-9 185 R/R North Haven, Conn. 14 T.K. Kiernan INF Sr. 5-9 185 R/R Wallingford, Conn. 15 Jordan Hamler RHP Fr. 6-1 180 R/R Waterford, Conn. 17 Will Meade RHP Sr. 5-11 170 S/R Orange, Conn. 18 Greg Zullo RHP Fr. 5-10 180 R/R Branford, Conn. 19 Austin Brochu RHP So. 6-4 200 R/R Winsted, Conn. 21 T.J. Shea C Sr. 5-11 185 L/R Hamden, Conn. 23 A.J. Turnier RHP R-Jr. 6-0 180 R/R Waterford, Conn. 24 Pat Egan LHP Jr. 6-4 205 L/L Aberdeen, N.J. 25 Kyle Holland C/IF Sr. 5-10 180 R/R Norwich, Conn. 27 Joe Breen IF/OF Jr. 5-10 190 R/L Nashua, N.H. 30 Tyler Albrecht RHP R-Sr. 6-1 160 R/R Pleasant Valley, N.Y. 31 Mike Yerina RHP So. 6-4 180 R/R Trumbull, Conn. 34 Julian Sobin IF/OF Jr. 5-11 210 L/R Ansonia, Conn. 44 Cole Bryant RHP Jr. 6-4 185 R/R Newington, Conn. Head Coach: Tim Shea Assistant Coaches: Nate Cole, Nick Restaino
Previous School(s) Stamford Hamden McMahon/Bryant Commack Kingston Exeter Glastonbury Xavier Millbrook School Amity Notre Dame-WH Notre Dame-WH Sheehan Waterford Notre Dame-WH/ Stonehill Notre Dame-WH/ Stonehill The Gilbert School Notre Dame-WH Waterford Christian Bros. Acad. Montville Nashua North Arlington Trumbull Ansonia/Dean College Newington
2014 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes Games 22-25 Southern Connecticut (11-9-1) at Adelphi • April 9 at AIC (DH) • April 12 at AIC • April 13
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The Automated ScoreBook Overall Statistics for Southern Connecticut (as of Apr 06, 2014) (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 11-9-1 Player
Matt Burns T.K. Kiernan Kyle Holland Jake DeRosa T.J. Shea Nick Baviello Julian Sobin Alex Wichmann Joe Breen Brandon Docimo Joe Uccello Ethan Joyce Will Hindinger Greg Zullo Jake Lieberman Jake Paul Tyler Albrecht
avg gp-gs
Home: 1-3
Away: 6-2
ab
r
h
90 87 54 6 86 94 75 25 58 55 9 64 20 5 11 15 1
22 15 9 0 11 11 11 5 8 10 0 8 1 2 1 3 0
36 30 18 2 27 28 22 7 16 14 2 13 4 1 2 1 0
5 1 2 1 5 7 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21
755 117 223
33
9
5 103 289
21
717
30
3 11
.400 .345 .333 .333 .314 .298 .293 .280 .276 .255 .222 .203 .200 .200 .182 .067 .000
21-21
Totals
.295
Opponents
.264
21-21 16-16 5-0 21-21 21-21 21-21 11-6 17-17 17-15 6-0 21-20 8-4 4-1 7-2 9-3 1-0
99 189
2b 3b hr
rbi
tb
13 15 5 1 16 14 13 2 7 8 0 6 1 0 1 1 0
45 34 20 3 37 37 34 9 22 21 2 14 5 1 2 3 0
89 258
Neutral: 4-4-1 slg%
bb hp
Conference: 6-4
so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
9 9 2 0 21 6 12 9 20 14 5 29 6 2 2 9 1
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.404 .394 .362 .333 .337 .323 .454 .400 .362 .333 .222 .358 .273 .333 .250 .263 .000
.383
75 13 156
3
.360
56 22 157
4
.500 4 .391 6 .370 2 .500 0 .430 3 .394 4 .453 19 .360 4 .379 7 .382 6 .222 0 .219 13 .250 2 .200 1 .182 1 .200 3 .000 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0
5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
po
a
e fld%
1 12-14 41 5 3-3 18 2 4-4 32 0 0-0 2 1 0-0 120 0 3-3 33 1 6-8 193 1 1-1 14 0 1-1 3 1 4-7 21 0 0-0 4 2 2-3 25 0 0-0 0 1 0-0 3 0 0-0 26 0 0-1 6 0 0-0 1
1
5 .894
43
7 .897
5
0 1.000
2
1 .800
16
1 .993
46
5 .940
14
4 .981
0
0 1.000
0
0 1.000
2
0 1.000
0
0 1.000
60
7 .924
0
0 .000
4
2 .778
4
0 1.000
1
0 1.000
5
0 1.000
.364 11 15 36-45
555 233
36 .956
.334
564 220
40 .951
5 13 28-37
LOB - Team (188), Opp (159). DPs turned - Team (15), Opp (15). IBB - Team (3), N. Baviello 1, J. Paul 1, T.J. Shea 1. Picked off - E. Joyce 1, J. Sobin 1, M. Burns 1, K. Holland 1, B. Docimo 1, A. Wichmann 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
era
w-l
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
0.87 1.11 2.19 3.78 5.11 6.23 7.04 7.36 7.50 16.20 18.00
2-1 2-1 3-0 0-2 2-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-1 0-0
5 8 4 7 5 2 5 5 4 6 1
4 1 4 5 4 0 0 0 3 0 0
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0/1 0/0 1/0 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
31.0 24.1 24.2 33.1 24.2 4.1 7.2 11.0 18.0 5.0 1.0
25 18 24 31 29 5 8 15 22 12 0
4 5 6 17 15 3 7 10 19 11 2
3 3 6 14 14 3 6 9 15 9 2
4 5 5 9 10 3 6 5 7 0 2
27 24 16 44 16 2 6 4 14 4 0
2 3 4 4 4 2 2 2 3 4 0
0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 2 2 0
.221 .205 .255 .240 .287 .313 .286 .319 .297 .480 .000
Totals
4.09
11-9
21
21
2
3/2
4
185.0
189
99
84
56
157
30
3
11
Opponents
4.31
9-11
21
21
2
1/0
3
188.0
223
117
90
75
156
33
9
5
Rocco Cundari Mike Yerina A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jordan Hamler T.K. Kiernan Gary Flowers Greg Zullo Tyler Albrecht Will Meade Austin Brochu
app gs
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
0 1 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 4 1
0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0
2 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 0
.264
8
22
.295
13
13
2
5
13
5
11
15
PB - Team (10), T.J. Shea 8, J. Lieberman 1, K. Holland 1, Opp (6). Pickoffs - Team (8), T.J. Shea 2, P. Egan 2, A.J. Turnier 2, W. Meade 1, T. Albrecht 1, Opp (6). SBA/ATT - T.J. Shea (25-31), M. Yerina (6-8), P. Egan (7-7), J. Lieberman (3-5), A.J. Turnier (3-5), R. Cundari (4-5), T. Albrecht (3-5), T.K. Kiernan (1-2), G. Zullo (1-2), J. Hamler (2-2), K. Holland (0-1), G. Flowers (1-1).
