Tyler Call describes his senior season for the 2005 Southern Connecticut State University baseball team a “cherished memory.’’

Hitting out of the leadoff spot, the Hopkinton High grad produced a 21-game hitting streak, a .323 average and a team-high 39 runs scored. Making 45 starts at shortstop, he also chipped in with nine doubles, 24 RBIs and 12 stolen bases.

The Owls (31-14) captured the NCAA Division 2 Northeast Regional with a 1-0 victory at Franklin Pierce and advanced to the College World Series for the first time in program history.

“Tyler was my first significant recruit. He had tremendous hands, great speed and could handle the bat well,’’ recalled Southern Connecticut coach Tim Shea. “As good as he was on the field he was an even better leader. ‘’

A two-time Northeast-10 Conference selection and four-year starter, the 5-foot-8, 155-pound Call was named to the regional all-tournament team. He capped off his college career at Fenway Park, hitting a one-hop double off the Green Monster for the Division 2/3 New England All-Star team.

“Playing at Fenway was pretty awesome,’’ remembered the 33-year-old Call, who holds the Southern Connecticut record for career assists. He graduated with a degree in business administration and is a business development consultant with Fidelity Investments in Boston.

Call resides in Norwood with his wife, Nora, a graduate of Quinnipiac University and an ultrasound technician at Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare-Chestnut Hill. The couple has a 2-year-old son, Connor.

“Knowing how to compete and the effort and preparation you have to put into that has applied to my personal and professional life,’’ said Call. “Having success on the field has also reinforced my self-confidence and positive attitude.’’

Call, who grew up in Salt Lake City, was coached in Little League by his father, Timothy, a former starting quarterback at the University of San Diego. Call was a two-way back on the Hopkinton High football team and a team and Tri-Valley League baseball MVP. He also suited up for the Milford Post 59 Legion squad.

Steve Simoes, his head coach at Hopkinton High and an assistant with the Milford Legion team, attended the same high school in Connecticut as Shea and arranged Call’s recruiting trip.

“I remember having pizza and hanging out with Orlando Lugo, an infielder, and we’re friends to this day,’’ said Call, whose younger brother, Ryan, was a high school football and baseball teammate.

“Ryan played right field at Saint Anselm. My Legion teammate, (Blue Jays first baseman) Chris Colabello, went to Assumption and I wound up playing against them because they’re both Northeast-10 schools,’’ said Call, who later served as an assistant coach at Southern Connecticut for one season.

He said he was fortunate to have had great coaches through the years.

And Shea said he was fortunate to have a sparkplug like Call on his team.

“He always put team first,’’ said Shea. “I definitely made the right call bringing Tyler into the Southern Connecticut State family.’’

Marvin Pave can be reached at marvin.pave@rcn.com