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Reliever adjusts with style

Submarine pitcher Steve Visnic leads by example.
Every baseball team’s bullpen needs a solid go-to guy. The Owls have discovered their go-to pitcher is one with an unorthodox style.
Redshirt-junior relief pitcher Steve Visnic, the submarine-style throwing right hander out of Glenwood, Md., put up respectable numbers last year, recording a 2–1 record with a 4.15 ERA, along with three saves.…

Hypnosis aids pitcher

Sophomore pitcher Brooklin White looks to fix mentality.
MTV reality star and professional skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, Olympic swimmer Dara Torres and Owls’ sophomore pitcher Brooklin White have more in common besides  being able to call California home.…

Loose mindset aids shortstop at the plate

Sophomore shortstop finds an elevated game after poor start.
It all started with coach Joe DiPietro saying, “Here, I got you a new pair of batting gloves.”
Sophomore shortstop Sarah Prezioso, who earned back-to-back Atlantic Ten Confernence Player of the Week honors for the weeks of March 11 and 18, plans to hold onto those new gloves.…

Young pitchers fill starter roles

The Owls rely on a pair of underclassmen on the mound to carry their pitching staff.
Take a glance at some pitching staffs at the collegiate level and there is usually a starter who anchors the rotation, a seasoned four-year hurler who is undoubtedly regarded as the ace.…