2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
HEADING BACK TO WARM WEATHER The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team heads back down south after opening up the season last weekend in South Florida. The team will play four games in Myrtle Beach, S.C. this weekend against Mercy, Nyack, Chestnut Hill and Felician. ALL-TIME AGAINST THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS The Owls hold all-time records of 14-5 against Mercy, 3-0 against Nyack and 9-3 versus Felician. The Owls have no previous matchups against Chestnut Hill. SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS Mercy was picked to finish sixth in the East Coast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. They open up their season this Friday against Stonehill and SCSU, before playing seven straight games against teams ranked in the region’s top 10. The team graduated its top two hitters from a season ago, as returning senior Joseph Gismondi (.308) will look to spark an offense that batted .221 and finished with a record of 14-27 last year. SCOUTING THE WARRIORS Nyack also opens up its season this Friday against Franklin Pierce before facing the Owls on Saturday morning. The team finished 22-20 last season, its best record since the 2004 season. Their key returner is senior outfielder John Kennedy, a Preseason All-Region selection. He is a three-time all-conference selection and batted .356 last season with a career-best 21 extra base hits and a batting average of .412 during conference games. SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS Chestnut Hill returns seven starts and six pitchers from a team that won a school record 12 conference games and made their conference tournament for the fourth time in five years last season. The team stole 93 bases in 35 games last season, with seven different players stealing at least eight bags. The Griffins open the season on Friday in Myrtle Beach against Molloy.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result 2/14 Barry (DH) L 3-9, L 1-10 2/15 Barry L 3-5 2/20 Mercy 4 p.m. 2/21 Nyack 11 a.m. 2/21 Chestnut Hill 2 p.m. 2/22 Felician 9 a.m. 2/28 Merrimack (DH) 12 p.m. 3/1 Merrimack 12 p.m. 3/7 Felician (DH) 12 p.m. 3/8 Molloy 1 p.m. 3/12 Palm Beach Atlantic 6 p.m. 3/13 Molloy 2 p.m. 3/15 Bridgeport 1 p.m. 3/16 Bridgeport 12 p.m. 3/17 Lynn 3 p.m. 3/18 Adelphi 11 a.m. 3/21 Southern N.H. (DH)* 12 p.m. 3/22 Franklin Pierce (DH)* 12 p.m. 3/25 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 3/28 Pace (DH)* 12 p.m. 3/29 Pace* 12 p.m. 3/31 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/3 AIC (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/4 AIC (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/8 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/11 Bentley (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/12 Stonehill (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/14 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/18 Le Moyne* 3 p.m. 4/19 Le Moyne (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/22 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/24 Saint Rose* 3:30 p.m. 4/25 Saint Rose (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/28 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 5/2 Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. 5/5 NE-10 First Round TBA 5/7-9 NE-10 Championship TBA 5/14-17 NCAA East Regional TBA 5/22-30 College World Series TBA Home Games in Bold Italics denote neutral site matchup * Denotes Northeast 10 Conference match
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach, S.C. SCOUTING THE GOLDEN FALCONS Felician opened up its 2015 season last weekend in North Carolina with three losses to East Stoudsburg, getting outscored 46-12 in three three games. After posting a team batting average of .294 last season, Felician will look to replace four of its top five hitters they lost to graduation. The team finished 2014 with a 30-20 record en route it a conference championship, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional. LAST TIME OUT The Owls were swept in their first three games of the season at Barry University this past weekend. Redshirt junior Matt Burns (Cheshire, Conn.) had four hits in the season opener and batted .500 in the three games (6-for12) with a double, walk and two steals. After dropping their first two games by scores of 9-3 and 10-1, the Owls’ game three comeback came up just short as they fell 5-3 on Sunday afternoon. Seniors Nick Baviello (Orange, Conn.) and Julian Sobin (Ansonia, Conn.) each had three hits and a RBI in the game, as Baviello scored twice and Sobin drove in his first run of the season batting out of the cleanup spot. In his SCSU debut, junior Jordan Picini (Attleboro, Mass.) allowed just one run on two hits over four innings of relief in Sunday’s loss. IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL SCSU was picked to repeat as champions of the NE-10 Southwest Division in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll. 2015 Northeast-10 Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll: Northeast Division: 1. Franklin Pierce – 99 (8) 2. Southern New Hampshire – 95 (6) 3. Stonehill – 77 4. Bentley – 67 (1) 5. Merrimack – 55 6. Assumption – 38 7. Saint Anselm – 29 8. Saint Michael’s – 16 Southwest Division: 1. Southern Connecticut – 81 (6) 2. New Haven – 77 (5)
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3. Le Moyne – 66 (2) 4. Adelphi – 62 (2) 5. Pace – 40 6. Saint Rose – 27 7. American International – 18
THE CAPTAINS Head coach Tim Shea has announced that Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan will captain the Owls this spring. TWO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-REGION Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were both named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All East Region Team. A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE Southern Connecticut has 18 student-athletes returning from last year’s team that finished with a 24-15-1 mark and won the Northeast-10 Southwest Division Championship. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the team for the 2015 season - Griffin Bremer, McNeill Finnegan, Mike Giordano, Jason Harper, Nilson Ibert, Ryan Kaplan, Zach Merkle, Jordan Picini, Jeremy Rodriquez and Jake Santamaria. CUNDARI SIGNS WITH THE BRAVES Rocco Cundari signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves following the 2014 season. BUSY SUMMER FOR BREEN Joe Breen was named a Summer All-American by the D2 Baseball News for his play with the Wachusett Dirt Dogs at the FCBL. THREE NAMED ALL-ECAC Rocco Cundari, Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were recognized with All-ECAC honors at the conclusion of last year.
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach, S.C. AMONG THE NCAA STATS LEADERS Pat Egan was sixth with 12.09 strikeouts per nine innings for Southern Connecticut. Rocco Cundari was 13th in earned run average with a 1.56 mark. The Owls were seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio, 12th in strikeouts per nine innings, 15th in shutouts, 17th in WHIP and 25th in walks per nine innings. TWO TABBED FOR NEIBA ALL-STAR GAME Nick Baviello and Rocco Cundari took part in the 2014 New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association AllStar Game. PAIR NAMED ALL-REGION Rocco Cundari and Nick Baviello were recognized with All-Region honors by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2014. REGIONAL GOLD GLOVE HONOREE Kyle Holland was awarded American Baseball Coaches/ Rawlings Second-Team-All-Region Gold Glove honors for his defensive play in 2014. EIGHT NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE Nick Baviello, Matt Burns, T.K. Kiernan, T.J. Shea, Mike Yerina, Jordan Hamler, Ethan Joyce and Rocco Cundari all earned All-Northeast-10 Conference Team honors in 2014. Rocco Cundari also earned the NE-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year Award. ON DECK After returning from South Carolina, the Owls are scheduled to play three games next weekend on Feb. 28-March 1 against Merrimack at Baseball Heaven on Long Island.
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2015 NCBWA East Regional Rankings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Team Record Pts. Southern N.H. (3) 0-3 84 Franklin Pierce (5) 0-0 81 St. Thomas Aquinas (1) 0-0 69 Wilmington 0-0 68 Dowling 0-0 36 Felician 0-2 34 Stonehill 0-0 30 Merrimack 0-0 29 Bentley 0-6 25 New Haven 0-0 16
Conf. NE-10 NE-10 ECC CACC ECC CACC NE-10 NE-10 NE-10 NE-10
2015 NCWBA National Rankings East Region teams in national top 25 18. Southern N.H. 22. Franklin Pierce RV St. Thomas Aquinas
2015 Northeast-10 Conference Standings Northeast Division Team 1. Assumption 2. Franklin Pierce 3. Merrimack 4. Saint Michael’s 5. Stonehill 6. Saint Anselm 7. Southern N.H. 8. Bentley
Division 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-3 0-6
Southwest Division Team 1. Le Moyne 2. Adelphi 3. American Int’l 4. New Haven 5. Saint Rose 6. So. Conn. St. 7. Pace
Division 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-3 0-4
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster #
Name
Class
Position B/T
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown / High School / Previous School
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 27 29 30 31 32 34 44
Brandon Docimo Jake Paul Ryan Kaplan Jake Lieberman Zach Merkle Ethan Joyce Joe Uccello Matt Burns Alex Wichmann Nick Baviello Gary Flowers Jake DeRosa Jason Harper Nick Moreira McNeill Finnegan Greg Zullo Austin Brochu Mike Giordano Griffin Bremer A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jeremy Rodriguez Joe Breen Jordan Picini Nilson Ibert Mike Yerina Jake Santamaria Julian Sobin Cole Bryant
Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. So. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. Sr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Jr.
3B/OF R/R OF R/R INF L/R C/2B R/R C R/R SS R/R OF L/R CF R/R OF L/R 2B L/R RHP R/R 2B R/R RHP R/R RHP L/R OF R/R 3B/RHP R/R RHP R/R C R/R LHP R/L RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R 1B/LF R/L RHP R/R 3B/C S/R RHP R/R LHP R/L 1B/LF L/R RHP R/R
5-11 6-3 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-4
175 195 180 160 185 185 180 165 180 170 195 185 190 175 210 180 200 180 180 195 205 220 190 195 180 185 185 210 190
Stamford, Conn./Stamford Kingston, N.Y./Kingston Fishkill, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill/USC Aiken Commack, N.Y./Commack Coplay, Pa./Parkland Exeter, N.H./Exeter Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury Cheshire, Conn./Xavier Granby, Conn./Millbrook School Orange, Conn./Amity East Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven North Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven Saugus, Mass./Northeast Metro Tech/Franklin Pierce Bridgeport, Conn./Bullard Havens Tech Old Saybrook, Conn./Xavier/Saint Anselm Branford, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven/Stonehill Winsted, Conn./The Gilbert School Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon/Univ. of Rhode Island Higganum, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth Waterford, Conn./Waterford Aberdeen, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis/Monroe College Nashua, N.H./Nashua North
Head Coach: #22 Tim Shea - 13th Season Assistant Coach: #33 Nate Cole - Eighth Season Captains: Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan
Attleboro, Mass./North Attleboro/Florence-Darlington Tech
Bronx, N.Y./Norman Thomas/Monroe College Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia/Dean College Newington, Conn./Newington
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach,The S.C.Automated ScoreBook 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Overall Statistics for Southern Conn. State (as of 203-392-6005 Feb 16, 2015) Phone: • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 0-3 Player
Matt Burns Julian Sobin Nick Baviello Alex Wichmann McNeill Finnegan Jake Lieberman Joe Uccello Greg Zullo Brandon Docimo Ryan Kaplan Mike Giordano Jake DeRosa Jake Paul
avg gp-gs
Home: 0-0
ab
r
h
2-0
12 10 12 10 11 5 6 10 7 5 2 1 1
0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 4 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.239
3
92
7
22
5
1
.314
3
86
24
27
8
1
.500 .400 .333 .300 .273 .200 .167 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
3-3
Totals Opponents
3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 2-2 2-2 3-3 2-2 2-1 1-1 1-1
2b 3b hr
rbi
Away: 0-3 tb slg%
0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 5 5 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
.583 .500 .417 .600 .364 .200 .167 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
0
7
29
2
20
43
Conference: 0-0 bb hp
so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
1 3 3 3 3 1 1 6 3 3 0 0 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
.538 .500 .333 .300 .250 .500 .167 .167 .125 .000 .333 .500 .500
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
.315
9
3
28
3
.324
1
0
.500
19
5
23
4
.455
2
2
po
a
e fld%
4
0
0 1.000
16
0
0 1.000
3
5
1 .889
8
0
0 1.000
6
0
0 1.000
17
2
0 1.000
0
0
0 .000
3
0
2 .600
3
4
1 .875
1
3
1 .800
5
0
0 1.000
0
0
0 .000
0
0
0 .000
8-9
66
17
6 .933
5-6
75
31
4 .964
LOB - Team (23), Opp (24). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (4).
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
era
w-l
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
0.00 2.25 5.79 6.75 7.71 9.00 13.50 99.00
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 2.1 3.0 3.1 0.0
0 2 5 7 3 3 6 1
0 1 3 4 3 4 6 3
0 1 3 3 2 3 5 1
1 3 2 4 3 1 4 1
0 3 5 4 3 2 6 0
0 2 3 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
.000 .154 .333 .368 .333 .250 .400 .500
0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
7.36
0-3
3
3
0
0/0
0
22.0
27
24
18
19
23
8
1
2
.314
6
5
0
2
2
Opponents
2.16
3-0
3
3
1
0/0
1
25.0
22
7
6
9
28
5
1
0
.239
4
3
0
1
0
Austin Brochu Jordan Picini Griffin Bremer Mike Yerina Jake Santamaria A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jason Harper
app gs
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
PB - Team (1), Giordano 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (1), Bremer 1. SBA/ATT - Lieberman (5-6), Bremer (4-5), Yerina (1-1).
HEADING BACK TO WARM WEATHER The Southern Connecticut State University baseball team heads back down south after opening up the season last weekend in South Florida. The team will play four games in Myrtle Beach, S.C. this weekend against Mercy, Nyack, Chestnut Hill and Felician. ALL-TIME AGAINST THIS WEEK’S OPPONENTS The Owls hold all-time records of 14-5 against Mercy, 3-0 against Nyack and 9-3 versus Felician. The Owls have no previous matchups against Chestnut Hill. SCOUTING THE MAVERICKS Mercy was picked to finish sixth in the East Coast Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll. They open up their season this Friday against Stonehill and SCSU, before playing seven straight games against teams ranked in the region’s top 10. The team graduated its top two hitters from a season ago, as returning senior Joseph Gismondi (.308) will look to spark an offense that batted .221 and finished with a record of 14-27 last year. SCOUTING THE WARRIORS Nyack also opens up its season this Friday against Franklin Pierce before facing the Owls on Saturday morning. The team finished 22-20 last season, its best record since the 2004 season. Their key returner is senior outfielder John Kennedy, a Preseason All-Region selection. He is a three-time all-conference selection and batted .356 last season with a career-best 21 extra base hits and a batting average of .412 during conference games. SCOUTING THE GRIFFINS Chestnut Hill returns seven starts and six pitchers from a team that won a school record 12 conference games and made their conference tournament for the fourth time in five years last season. The team stole 93 bases in 35 games last season, with seven different players stealing at least eight bags. The Griffins open the season on Friday in Myrtle Beach against Molloy.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Schedule/Results Date Opponent Time/Result 2/14 Barry (DH) L 3-9, L 1-10 2/15 Barry L 3-5 2/20 Mercy 4 p.m. 2/21 Nyack 11 a.m. 2/21 Chestnut Hill 2 p.m. 2/22 Felician 9 a.m. 2/28 Merrimack (DH) 12 p.m. 3/1 Merrimack 12 p.m. 3/7 Felician (DH) 12 p.m. 3/8 Molloy 1 p.m. 3/12 Palm Beach Atlantic 6 p.m. 3/13 Molloy 2 p.m. 3/15 Bridgeport 1 p.m. 3/16 Bridgeport 12 p.m. 3/17 Lynn 3 p.m. 3/18 Adelphi 11 a.m. 3/21 Southern N.H. (DH)* 12 p.m. 3/22 Franklin Pierce (DH)* 12 p.m. 3/25 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 3/28 Pace (DH)* 12 p.m. 3/29 Pace* 12 p.m. 3/31 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/3 AIC (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/4 AIC (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/8 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/11 Bentley (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/12 Stonehill (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/14 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 4/18 Le Moyne* 3 p.m. 4/19 Le Moyne (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/22 New Haven* 3:30 p.m. 4/24 Saint Rose* 3:30 p.m. 4/25 Saint Rose (DH)* 12 p.m. 4/28 Adelphi* 3:30 p.m. 5/2 Assumption (DH) 12 p.m. 5/5 NE-10 First Round TBA 5/7-9 NE-10 Championship TBA 5/14-17 NCAA East Regional TBA 5/22-30 College World Series TBA Home Games in Bold Italics denote neutral site matchup * Denotes Northeast 10 Conference match
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach, S.C. SCOUTING THE GOLDEN FALCONS Felician opened up its 2015 season last weekend in North Carolina with three losses to East Stoudsburg, getting outscored 46-12 in three three games. After posting a team batting average of .294 last season, Felician will look to replace four of its top five hitters they lost to graduation. The team finished 2014 with a 30-20 record en route it a conference championship, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA East Regional. LAST TIME OUT The Owls were swept in their first three games of the season at Barry University this past weekend. Redshirt junior Matt Burns (Cheshire, Conn.) had four hits in the season opener and batted .500 in the three games (6-for12) with a double, walk and two steals. After dropping their first two games by scores of 9-3 and 10-1, the Owls’ game three comeback came up just short as they fell 5-3 on Sunday afternoon. Seniors Nick Baviello (Orange, Conn.) and Julian Sobin (Ansonia, Conn.) each had three hits and a RBI in the game, as Baviello scored twice and Sobin drove in his first run of the season batting out of the cleanup spot. In his SCSU debut, junior Jordan Picini (Attleboro, Mass.) allowed just one run on two hits over four innings of relief in Sunday’s loss. IN THE PRESEASON NE-10 COACHES POLL SCSU was picked to repeat as champions of the NE-10 Southwest Division in the NE-10 preseason coaches poll. 2015 Northeast-10 Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll: Northeast Division: 1. Franklin Pierce – 99 (8) 2. Southern New Hampshire – 95 (6) 3. Stonehill – 77 4. Bentley – 67 (1) 5. Merrimack – 55 6. Assumption – 38 7. Saint Anselm – 29 8. Saint Michael’s – 16 Southwest Division: 1. Southern Connecticut – 81 (6) 2. New Haven – 77 (5)
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3. Le Moyne – 66 (2) 4. Adelphi – 62 (2) 5. Pace – 40 6. Saint Rose – 27 7. American International – 18
THE CAPTAINS Head coach Tim Shea has announced that Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan will captain the Owls this spring. TWO NAMED PRESEASON ALL-REGION Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were both named to the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Preseason All East Region Team. A STRONG VETERAN PRESENCE Southern Connecticut has 18 student-athletes returning from last year’s team that finished with a 24-15-1 mark and won the Northeast-10 Southwest Division Championship. WELCOME TO THE CLUB The Owls welcome 10 newcomers to the team for the 2015 season - Griffin Bremer, McNeill Finnegan, Mike Giordano, Jason Harper, Nilson Ibert, Ryan Kaplan, Zach Merkle, Jordan Picini, Jeremy Rodriquez and Jake Santamaria. CUNDARI SIGNS WITH THE BRAVES Rocco Cundari signed a free agent contract with the Atlanta Braves following the 2014 season. BUSY SUMMER FOR BREEN Joe Breen was named a Summer All-American by the D2 Baseball News for his play with the Wachusett Dirt Dogs at the FCBL. THREE NAMED ALL-ECAC Rocco Cundari, Nick Baviello and Matt Burns were recognized with All-ECAC honors at the conclusion of last year.
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach, S.C. AMONG THE NCAA STATS LEADERS Pat Egan was sixth with 12.09 strikeouts per nine innings for Southern Connecticut. Rocco Cundari was 13th in earned run average with a 1.56 mark. The Owls were seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio, 12th in strikeouts per nine innings, 15th in shutouts, 17th in WHIP and 25th in walks per nine innings. TWO TABBED FOR NEIBA ALL-STAR GAME Nick Baviello and Rocco Cundari took part in the 2014 New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association AllStar Game. PAIR NAMED ALL-REGION Rocco Cundari and Nick Baviello were recognized with All-Region honors by the American Baseball Coaches Association in 2014. REGIONAL GOLD GLOVE HONOREE Kyle Holland was awarded American Baseball Coaches/ Rawlings Second-Team-All-Region Gold Glove honors for his defensive play in 2014. EIGHT NAMED ALL-CONFERENCE Nick Baviello, Matt Burns, T.K. Kiernan, T.J. Shea, Mike Yerina, Jordan Hamler, Ethan Joyce and Rocco Cundari all earned All-Northeast-10 Conference Team honors in 2014. Rocco Cundari also earned the NE-10 Conference Pitcher of the Year Award. ON DECK After returning from South Carolina, the Owls are scheduled to play three games next weekend on Feb. 28-March 1 against Merrimack at Baseball Heaven on Long Island.
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2015 NCBWA East Regional Rankings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Team Record Pts. Southern N.H. (3) 0-3 84 Franklin Pierce (5) 0-0 81 St. Thomas Aquinas (1) 0-0 69 Wilmington 0-0 68 Dowling 0-0 36 Felician 0-2 34 Stonehill 0-0 30 Merrimack 0-0 29 Bentley 0-6 25 New Haven 0-0 16
Conf. NE-10 NE-10 ECC CACC ECC CACC NE-10 NE-10 NE-10 NE-10
2015 NCWBA National Rankings East Region teams in national top 25 18. Southern N.H. 22. Franklin Pierce RV St. Thomas Aquinas
2015 Northeast-10 Conference Standings Northeast Division Team 1. Assumption 2. Franklin Pierce 3. Merrimack 4. Saint Michael’s 5. Stonehill 6. Saint Anselm 7. Southern N.H. 8. Bentley
Division 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-3 0-6
Southwest Division Team 1. Le Moyne 2. Adelphi 3. American Int’l 4. New Haven 5. Saint Rose 6. So. Conn. St. 7. Pace
Division 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Conf. 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
Overall 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-3 0-3 0-4
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Roster #
Name
Class
Position B/T
Ht.
Wt.
Hometown / High School / Previous School
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 27 29 30 31 32 34 44
Brandon Docimo Jake Paul Ryan Kaplan Jake Lieberman Zach Merkle Ethan Joyce Joe Uccello Matt Burns Alex Wichmann Nick Baviello Gary Flowers Jake DeRosa Jason Harper Nick Moreira McNeill Finnegan Greg Zullo Austin Brochu Mike Giordano Griffin Bremer A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jeremy Rodriguez Joe Breen Jordan Picini Nilson Ibert Mike Yerina Jake Santamaria Julian Sobin Cole Bryant
Sr. Jr. R-Fr. Jr. Fr. So. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. Sr. R-So. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. So. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Sr. R-Jr.
3B/OF R/R OF R/R INF L/R C/2B R/R C R/R SS R/R OF L/R CF R/R OF L/R 2B L/R RHP R/R 2B R/R RHP R/R RHP L/R OF R/R 3B/RHP R/R RHP R/R C R/R LHP R/L RHP R/R LHP L/L RHP R/R 1B/LF R/L RHP R/R 3B/C S/R RHP R/R LHP R/L 1B/LF L/R RHP R/R
5-11 6-3 6-0 5-8 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-9 6-1 5-9 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-2 6-3 5-11 6-5 5-11 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-4 5-10 6-0 5-9 6-4 6-4 5-11 6-4
175 195 180 160 185 185 180 165 180 170 195 185 190 175 210 180 200 180 180 195 205 220 190 195 180 185 185 210 190
Stamford, Conn./Stamford Kingston, N.Y./Kingston Fishkill, N.Y./John Jay-East Fishkill/USC Aiken Commack, N.Y./Commack Coplay, Pa./Parkland Exeter, N.H./Exeter Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury Cheshire, Conn./Xavier Granby, Conn./Millbrook School Orange, Conn./Amity East Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven North Haven, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven Saugus, Mass./Northeast Metro Tech/Franklin Pierce Bridgeport, Conn./Bullard Havens Tech Old Saybrook, Conn./Xavier/Saint Anselm Branford, Conn./Notre Dame-West Haven/Stonehill Winsted, Conn./The Gilbert School Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon/Univ. of Rhode Island Higganum, Conn./Haddam-Killingworth Waterford, Conn./Waterford Aberdeen, N.J./Christian Brothers Academy Queens, N.Y./Francis Lewis/Monroe College Nashua, N.H./Nashua North
Head Coach: #22 Tim Shea - 13th Season Assistant Coach: #33 Nate Cole - Eighth Season Captains: Nick Baviello, Brandon Docimo and Pat Egan
Attleboro, Mass./North Attleboro/Florence-Darlington Tech
Bronx, N.Y./Norman Thomas/Monroe College Trumbull, Conn./Trumbull Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Ansonia, Conn./Ansonia/Dean College Newington, Conn./Newington
2015 Southern Connecticut State University Baseball Notes- Games 4-7 SCSU (0-3) vs. Mercy (3-2) SCSU (0-3) vs. Nyack (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Chestnut Hill (0-0) SCSU (0-3) vs. Felician (0-3) Southern Connecticut State University Athletic Communications Feb. 20-22 • Myrtle Beach,The S.C.Automated ScoreBook 125 Wintergreen Avenue • New Haven, CT 06515 Overall Statistics for Southern Conn. State (as of 203-392-6005 Feb 16, 2015) Phone: • Fax: 203-392-6967 • Website: www.southernctowls.com (All games Sorted by Batting avg) Record: 0-3 Player
Matt Burns Julian Sobin Nick Baviello Alex Wichmann McNeill Finnegan Jake Lieberman Joe Uccello Greg Zullo Brandon Docimo Ryan Kaplan Mike Giordano Jake DeRosa Jake Paul
avg gp-gs
Home: 0-0
ab
r
h
2-0
12 10 12 10 11 5 6 10 7 5 2 1 1
0 0 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
6 4 4 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
.239
3
92
7
22
5
1
.314
3
86
24
27
8
1
.500 .400 .333 .300 .273 .200 .167 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
3-3
Totals Opponents
3-3 3-3 3-3 3-3 2-2 2-2 3-3 2-2 2-1 1-1 1-1
2b 3b hr
rbi
Away: 0-3 tb slg%
0 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 5 5 6 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
.583 .500 .417 .600 .364 .200 .167 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
0
7
29
2
20
43
Conference: 0-0 bb hp
so gdp
ob% sf sh sb-att
1 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
1 3 3 3 3 1 1 6 3 3 0 0 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
.538 .500 .333 .300 .250 .500 .167 .167 .125 .000 .333 .500 .500
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2-2 2-2 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
.315
9
3
28
3
.324
1
0
.500
19
5
23
4
.455
2
2
po
a
e fld%
4
0
0 1.000
16
0
0 1.000
3
5
1 .889
8
0
0 1.000
6
0
0 1.000
17
2
0 1.000
0
0
0 .000
3
0
2 .600
3
4
1 .875
1
3
1 .800
5
0
0 1.000
0
0
0 .000
0
0
0 .000
8-9
66
17
6 .933
5-6
75
31
4 .964
LOB - Team (23), Opp (24). DPs turned - Team (4), Opp (4).
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg) Player
era
w-l
cg
sho
sv
ip
h
r
er
bb
so
2b
3b
0.00 2.25 5.79 6.75 7.71 9.00 13.50 99.00
0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0.2 4.0 4.2 4.0 2.1 3.0 3.1 0.0
0 2 5 7 3 3 6 1
0 1 3 4 3 4 6 3
0 1 3 3 2 3 5 1
1 3 2 4 3 1 4 1
0 3 5 4 3 2 6 0
0 2 3 0 1 1 1 0
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
.000 .154 .333 .368 .333 .250 .400 .500
0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1
1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
7.36
0-3
3
3
0
0/0
0
22.0
27
24
18
19
23
8
1
2
.314
6
5
0
2
2
Opponents
2.16
3-0
3
3
1
0/0
1
25.0
22
7
6
9
28
5
1
0
.239
4
3
0
1
0
Austin Brochu Jordan Picini Griffin Bremer Mike Yerina Jake Santamaria A.J. Turnier Pat Egan Jason Harper
app gs
hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
PB - Team (1), Giordano 1, Opp (4). Pickoffs - Team (1), Bremer 1. SBA/ATT - Lieberman (5-6), Bremer (4-5), Yerina (1-1).
