QU Softball Concludes Regular Season with Six MAAC Games This Weekend

Friday, May 6

Hamden, CT

10:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

Canisius College

QU Softball Concludes Regular Season with Six MAAC Games This Weekend

5/4/2016 4:00:00 PM | Softball

By: QU Sports Information

Quinnipiac University Bobcats (21-26, 6-8 MAAC) at
Canisius College Golden Griffins (20-28, 11-5 MAAC)
Date: Friday, May 6, 2016
Time: 10:00 AM (DH)
Location: QU Softball Field – Hamden, Conn.
Last Meeting: L, 17-2 (Apr. 1, 2015 – Buffalo, NY)

Quinnipiac University Bobcats (21-26, 6-8 MAAC) at
Rider University Broncs (8-38, 5-13 MAAC)
Date: Saturday, May 7, 2016
Time: 1:00 PM (DH)
Location: Herb and Joan Young Softball Field – Lawrenceville, NJ
Last Meeting: W, 3-0 (Apr. 26, 2015 – Hamden, Conn.)

Quinnipiac University Bobcats (21-26, 6-8 MAAC) at
Niagara University Purple Eagles (10-34, 8-8 MAAC)
Date: Sunday, May 8, 2016
Time: 12:00 PM (DH)
Location: QU Softball Field – Hamden, Conn.
Last Meeting: W, 2-1 (Apr. 12, 2015 – Niagara, NY)

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SIX GAME WEEKEND
This weekend the Bobcats will conclude the 2016 regular season with six MAAC games. On Friday, May 6, Quinnipiac will welcome the Canisius Golden Griffins to the QU Softball Field for a 10 a.m. doubleheader. The following day, the Bobcats will travel to New Jersey for a 1 p.m. twin bill against Rider. On Sunday, May 8, QU will wrap-up the regular season with a 12 p.m. home doubleheader against the Niagara Purple Eagles.

SCOUTING CANISIUS
The Golden Griffins come to Hamden with a 20-28 overall record and sit in second place in the MAAC with an 11-5 conference record. Canisius is currently riding a four-game win streak after sweeping home doubleheaders over both Monmouth and Rider. After taking down Monmouth in an 11 inning game, the Golden Griffins scored a combined 21 runs against the Broncs the following day. Canisius is batting .282 as a team with three players hitting over .300. Lindsey Silfer leads the offense with a .419 (62-for-148) average, eight home runs, 38 RBI's, .662 slugging percentage and a .463 on base percentage. Erika Mackie heads the pitching staff with a 3.02 earned run average and a 9-12 overall record. Madi Weathers was just named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week after compiling a 3-0 record against Niagara, Monmouth and Rider.

SCOUTING RIDER
The Broncs occupy an 8-38 overall record and are 5-13 in MAAC play. Rider swept the season series against Saint Peter's while also splitting doubleheaders against Niagara, Manhattan and Iona. In their last 15 games, the Broncs are 3-12. Rider is batting .238 as a squad with three batters over .300. Kim Valdes leads the offense at .330 (31-for-94) with 11 doubles, 14 RBI's, a .511 slugging percentage and a .411 on base percentage. Delany DeMello heads the pitching staff with a 4.40 earned run average over 10 appearances.

SCOUTING NIAGARA
The Purple Eagles currently hold the last spot headed for the MAAC tournament with an 8-8 record and sitting in sixth place. Niagara is 10-34 overall and are 3-5 in their last eight contests. In their most recent games, the Bobcats were swept in a doubleheader against Buffalo after splitting with Monmouth, 3-10 and 2-1. The Purple Eagles are batting .247 as a team with three players hitting over .300. March leads the offense with a .349 (44-for-126) average with eight doubles, 15 RBI's and a .532 slugging percentage. Bertrand heads the pitching staff with a 2.68 earned run average and a 6-9 overall record which includes seven complete games.

LAST TIME OUT
Over the weekend the Bobcats went 2-2 in MAAC play. Quinnipiac swept Saint Peter's in New Jersey on Saturday before dropping a doubleheader to Manhattan in New York the following day.

SEASON HIGH SCORE
In the first game against Saint Peter's, the Bobcats tallied a season-high 10 runs while coming back from a six-run deficit. QU trailed by six after three innings, but scored eight runs in the final four frames to defeat the Peacocks.

ONE DOUBLEHEADER, FOUR HOME RUNS
In the doubleheader against Saint Peter's, Quinnipiac registered four home runs. In the first game, Taylor Troyan and Dani Edmands each took one deep. Troyan tallied a second homer in the second game while Maria Ascher also added her first home run of the season.

TWO-FOR-ONE
In the doubleheader against Saint Peter's, freshman Taylor Troyan recorded two home runs. In the first game, Troyan recorded her first career homer with a two-run shot to center field. In the second game, Troyan connected for a solo home run to left field.

GONE STREAKING
Miranda Magana has been on a recent tear at the plate while currently riding a seven-game hit streak. Over that stretch Magana is batting .500 (13-for-26) with five RBI's, four doubles and two runs scored. In five of those games, the sophomore recorded at least two hits.

MAAC HOPEFULS
The top six teams in the MAAC make the postseason tournament and the Bobcats currently sit in ninth place in the MAAC with a 6-8 record. Quinnipiac's Sunday opponent, Niagara, sits in the sixth spot with an 8-8 record followed closely by Siena and Iona at 7-9. The tournament begins on May 11 at the number one seed.

100K
Against Sacred Heart, starting pitcher Casey Herzog registered her 100^th strikeout out of the year while picking up her 10^th win. Herzog pitched six shutout innings, allowing three hits and striking out five batters.

GAME WINNER
In the bottom of the sixth, Dani Edmands recorded the game-winning RBI on a ground ball to second base with the bases loaded. Miranda Magana came home from third to capture the game-winning run in a 1-0 victory over Sacred Heart.

WALK-OFF HERO
In the first game against Iona, Miranda Magana hit a walk-off two-RBI double in the bottom of the seventh to give the Bobcats a 3-2 victory. Magana went 2-for-4 in the game with three RBI's while going a combined 4-for-8 with two doubles in the doubleheader.

WEEKEND DOMINANCE
Over the weekend, Robey pitched two complete games, allowing just seven hits and one earned run over 14 innings. Against Fairfield, the senior submitted the best performance of her career, pitching a one-hit shutout while striking out seven batters. She put down 21 of the 22 batters she faced. The following day against Iona, Robey gave up six hits and one earned run while picking up her second straight MAAC victory.

SENIOR DAY
The Bobcats held Senior Day on Sunday, Apr. 24 against the Iona Gaels. Prior to the contest, five student athletes – Dani Edmands, Molly Jarrett, Abby Johnson, Sydney Robey and Katie Strong – were honored for their hard work and dedication to the program.

WINNING IN THE CIRCLE
In starting pitcher Casey Herzog's last four victories in the circle, she has allowed just three earned runs while striking out 25 batters over 27 innings pitched. Against Yale, the sophomore pitched a complete game one-hit shutout while striking out six batters. She followed up that performance with another complete game shutout. Last week against Sacred Heart, the pitcher gave up three hits over six innings and struck out five Pioneers in a 1-0 victory. In her most recent start, Herzog tallied a season-high 10 strikeouts in seven innings against Saint Peter's while picking up the win.

DEALING IN DEFEAT
Against Sacred Heart, freshman Kendall Brundrett was credited with the loss, but registered a stellar performance in the circle. Brundrett pitched six innings, giving up five hits and zero earned runs while striking out five Pioneers.

CROSSTOWN RIVALS
Quinnipiac swept the Yale Bulldogs in a doubleheader at the QU Softball Field on Wednesday, Apr. 13. The Bobcats defeated Yale, 3-1 in the first game before taking game two, 1-0 in walk-off fashion.

CASEY AT THE BAT AND IN THE CIRCLE
In the second game against Yale, Casey Herzog submitted her best pitching performance of her career. The sophomore pitched seven innings of one hit ball while allowing no runs and striking out six batters. After giving up a walk to the leadoff hitter, Herzog retired the next 14 Yale Bulldogs. In addition to her impressive outing in the circle, Herzog went 1-for-2 at the plate with a walk-off single in the bottom of the seventh inning.

MOLLY'S MAGIC
Against Monmouth, Molly Jarrett reached base five times in two games. The senior went 2-for-3 in the first game before going 1-for-1 in game two while adding two walks, a run scored and an RBI. Jarrett was the only Bobcat to record two hits in the first game against the Hawks.

SYD THE KID
In the first game against Monmouth, Sydney Robey pitched eight scoreless innings before giving up a run. The eight innings marked the longest a QU pitcher has gone without giving up a run all season. Robey responded in her next outing with another great performance. In the first game against Yale, the senior picked up the win while pitching the complete game and allowing just five hits and one run over seven innings.

AGAINST FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON
On Tuesday, Mar. 29 the Bobcats swept a home doubleheader against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights. Quinnipiac capture the first game, 7-1 before taking the second, 8-2. QU scored 15 runs off 19 hits while Herzog and Sydney Robey combined to allow just two earned runs on the day.

DOWNTOWN ABBY
On Mar. 25 against Maine, Abby Johnson led off the bottom of the first inning with a solo homerun over the left field fence. Johnson's first dinger of the year and third of her career gave the Bobcats an early 1-0 lead.

ROBEY IN RELIEF
In the sixth inning against Maine on Mar. 25, Sydney Robey came in to replace Herzog with the bases loaded, no outs and the Bobcats leading 4-0. The senior walked in the Black Bears' first run, but struck out three of the next four batters to limit the damage to just two runs.