Guiford’s Mike Yates became the first player in Western Connecticut State University to ever win the national gold glove award when he was named the recipient on the 2011 American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings Gold Glove.
Yates, a junior outfielder, did not commit an error in 114 field chances for the 19-18 Colonials. He registered 111 putouts and had three assists.

SCSU women’s soccer team announces 2011 schedule
Southern Connecticut State University head women’s soccer coach Adam Cohen has announced the team’s 2011 schedule. The season will feature eight of 17 matches played at Jess Dow Field this fall, with the season opener on Sept. 2 against Queens at Franklin Pierce. The Owls are coming off a 2010 season in which they finished with eight wins and were regionally ranked for most of the campaign.

SCSU will start its season with two games at Franklin Pierce – against Queens (Sept. 2) and Mercy (Sept. 3). The Owls will host three games in September – against Southern New Hampshire (Sept. 9), St. Michael’s (Sept. 17) and New Haven (Sept. 20). The month will also consist of four road games – at Le Moyne (Sept. 6), Assumption (Sept. 14), Stonehill (Sept. 24) and Pace (Sept. 28).

During the month of October, the Owls have eight matches, five of which are at home. The home matches are against AIC (Oct. 1), Adelphi (Oct 4), Bentley (Oct. 8), Merrimack (Oct. 22) and St. Rose (Oct. 26). In their three road contests, the Owls will take on Franklin Pierce (Oct. 15), UMass-Lowell (Oct. 18) and Saint Anselm (Oct. 29) in the regular season finale.