Friday, February 17
San Antonio, TX
6 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
University of Texas San Antonio
QU Baseball Opens 2017 Season in Texas This Weekend vs. UTSA
2/16/2017 2:08:00 PM | Baseball
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (0-0, 0-0 MAAC) at
University of Texas San Antonio (9-12, 2-1 A-10)
Location: Roadrunner Field | San Antonio, Texas
All-Time Series vs. UTSA: First Meeting
Date: Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 (6 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 18 (1 p.m./4:15 p.m.) & Sunday, Feb. 19 (4:15 p.m.)
PROBABLE STARTERS
Game 1: Christian Nicolosi
Game 2: Alex Vargas
Game 3: TBD
Game 4: TBD
MULTIMEDIA
Follow the Bobcats vs. UTSA This Weekend
HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac baseball opens up the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas, playing a four-game series with the University of Texas San Antonio on Friday, Saturday (doubleheader) and Sunday.
ROAD TRIP!
The Bobcats begin the new year down south, playing 18 games over the next month in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina before heading back to Connecticut on March 22 to face Yale in New Haven. Quinnipiac's first home game is on March 28 vs. the University of Rhode Island at 3 p.m.
HEAD COACH JOHN DELANEY
The Bobcats went 21-31 ( MAAC) in 2016, the program's second-straight 20-win season in the two years under head coach John Delaney. Quinnipiac has 50 total victories since Delaney took over.
QU won 29 games in 2015, which ties the program record for most wins in a single season. The Bobcats went 29-27 (15-9 MAAC) overall that year, finishing No. 3 in the conference standings - their highest regular-season finish in the conference since finishing No. 1 in 2007, when Delaney played for team.
MAAC PRESEASON POLL
Quinnipiac baseball has been picked to finish 7th in the 2017 MAAC Baseball Preseason Poll, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. The Bobcats received 51 total votes in the poll, finishing one spot behind Siena and one spot ahead of Rider. Fairfield (No. 1), Canisius (No. 2) and Monmouth (No. 3) were picked at the top of the poll.
MATTHEW BATTEN
Senior shortstop Matthew Batten (Shelton, Conn.) was selected to the Preseason All-MAAC team. Batten, who was named to the All-MAAC Second Team at the end of the 2016 season, hit .344 with four homeruns and 25 RBI's last year in 52 games. Batten registered 73 hits last year, which were fourth most in a single-season program history.
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
UTSA won 17 games a season ago. The Roadrunners return a veteran group, including four seniors who sat out last year. Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection Bryan Arias is also back for the 2017 season, after hitting .321 with a team-best 61 hits and 20 RBI's a season ago.
BRINGING BACK THE OFFENSE
The Bobcats will return seven of nine players who registered 30 hits or more in 2016 (Matthew Batten, Joseph Burns, Brian Moskey, Matthew Oestreicher, Julius Saporito, Ryan Nelson, Ben Gibson).
RETURNING PITCHERS
The Bobcats will also return three of its top five innings eaters from the past year. Taylor Luciani (Berlin, CT) threw 69.0 innings in 12 appearances, going 4-3 with a 3.13 ERA (team-high for pitchers who threw more than 20 innings) and 42 strikeouts. Robert Hitt (Suffield, CT) threw 51 innings over 24 appearances, striking out 43 batters to go along with a 6.18 ERA, and Brandon Shiliekis (North Dighton, MA) threw 29 innings over 11 appearances, striking out 19 batters and posting a 4.81 ERA.
2016 ACCOLADES
Quinnipiac had two All-MAAC players in 2016, Thomas Jankins and Matthew Batten), two All-New England players (Batten and Lou Iannotti) and one all-Northeast Selection (Batten). Jankins was also drafted in the 13th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, the 17th player in program history to be selected in Major League Baseball's First Year Amateur Player Draft.
SUMMER BALL
13 different Bobcats' from the 2016 roster participated in college baseball leagues around the United States this past summer:
Coastal Plain League (CoastalPlain.com)
Matthew Batten – Morehead City Marlins
Joseph Burns – Florence RedWolves
Wyatt Hamilton – Morehead City Marlins
New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL.com)
Ryan Nelson – Danbury Westerners
Alex Vargas – Danbury Westerners
Taylor Luciani – Ocean State Waves
Robert Hitt – Ocean State Waves
Futures Collegiate Baseball League (TheFuturesLeague.com)
Brandon Shileikis – Pittsfield Suns
Brian Moskey – Pittsfield Suns
Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL.com)
Anthony Cruz – Saugerties Stallions
Mike Davis – Saugerties Stallions
Andrew Workman – Saugerties Stallions
Julius Saporito – Saugerties Stallions
NEXT UP
Following the four-game tilt at UTSA, the Bobcats will travel to Buies Creek, North Carolina to take on Campbell University in a three-game series on Feb. 24-26.
University of Texas San Antonio (9-12, 2-1 A-10)
Location: Roadrunner Field | San Antonio, Texas
All-Time Series vs. UTSA: First Meeting
Date: Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 (6 p.m.), Saturday, Feb. 18 (1 p.m./4:15 p.m.) & Sunday, Feb. 19 (4:15 p.m.)
PROBABLE STARTERS
Game 1: Christian Nicolosi
Game 2: Alex Vargas
Game 3: TBD
Game 4: TBD
MULTIMEDIA
Follow the Bobcats vs. UTSA This Weekend
- Live Stats: GoUTSA.com
- Live Video: GoUTSA.com
- Follow on Twitter: @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac baseball opens up the 2017 season on Friday, Feb. 17, 2017 in San Antonio, Texas, playing a four-game series with the University of Texas San Antonio on Friday, Saturday (doubleheader) and Sunday.
ROAD TRIP!
The Bobcats begin the new year down south, playing 18 games over the next month in Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina before heading back to Connecticut on March 22 to face Yale in New Haven. Quinnipiac's first home game is on March 28 vs. the University of Rhode Island at 3 p.m.
HEAD COACH JOHN DELANEY
The Bobcats went 21-31 ( MAAC) in 2016, the program's second-straight 20-win season in the two years under head coach John Delaney. Quinnipiac has 50 total victories since Delaney took over.
QU won 29 games in 2015, which ties the program record for most wins in a single season. The Bobcats went 29-27 (15-9 MAAC) overall that year, finishing No. 3 in the conference standings - their highest regular-season finish in the conference since finishing No. 1 in 2007, when Delaney played for team.
MAAC PRESEASON POLL
Quinnipiac baseball has been picked to finish 7th in the 2017 MAAC Baseball Preseason Poll, as announced by the league office on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. The Bobcats received 51 total votes in the poll, finishing one spot behind Siena and one spot ahead of Rider. Fairfield (No. 1), Canisius (No. 2) and Monmouth (No. 3) were picked at the top of the poll.
MATTHEW BATTEN
Senior shortstop Matthew Batten (Shelton, Conn.) was selected to the Preseason All-MAAC team. Batten, who was named to the All-MAAC Second Team at the end of the 2016 season, hit .344 with four homeruns and 25 RBI's last year in 52 games. Batten registered 73 hits last year, which were fourth most in a single-season program history.
SCOUTING THE ROADRUNNERS
UTSA won 17 games a season ago. The Roadrunners return a veteran group, including four seniors who sat out last year. Conference USA All-Freshman Team selection Bryan Arias is also back for the 2017 season, after hitting .321 with a team-best 61 hits and 20 RBI's a season ago.
BRINGING BACK THE OFFENSE
The Bobcats will return seven of nine players who registered 30 hits or more in 2016 (Matthew Batten, Joseph Burns, Brian Moskey, Matthew Oestreicher, Julius Saporito, Ryan Nelson, Ben Gibson).
RETURNING PITCHERS
The Bobcats will also return three of its top five innings eaters from the past year. Taylor Luciani (Berlin, CT) threw 69.0 innings in 12 appearances, going 4-3 with a 3.13 ERA (team-high for pitchers who threw more than 20 innings) and 42 strikeouts. Robert Hitt (Suffield, CT) threw 51 innings over 24 appearances, striking out 43 batters to go along with a 6.18 ERA, and Brandon Shiliekis (North Dighton, MA) threw 29 innings over 11 appearances, striking out 19 batters and posting a 4.81 ERA.
2016 ACCOLADES
Quinnipiac had two All-MAAC players in 2016, Thomas Jankins and Matthew Batten), two All-New England players (Batten and Lou Iannotti) and one all-Northeast Selection (Batten). Jankins was also drafted in the 13th round of the 2016 MLB Draft by the Milwaukee Brewers, the 17th player in program history to be selected in Major League Baseball's First Year Amateur Player Draft.
SUMMER BALL
13 different Bobcats' from the 2016 roster participated in college baseball leagues around the United States this past summer:
Coastal Plain League (CoastalPlain.com)
Matthew Batten – Morehead City Marlins
Joseph Burns – Florence RedWolves
Wyatt Hamilton – Morehead City Marlins
New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL.com)
Ryan Nelson – Danbury Westerners
Alex Vargas – Danbury Westerners
Taylor Luciani – Ocean State Waves
Robert Hitt – Ocean State Waves
Futures Collegiate Baseball League (TheFuturesLeague.com)
Brandon Shileikis – Pittsfield Suns
Brian Moskey – Pittsfield Suns
Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL.com)
Anthony Cruz – Saugerties Stallions
Mike Davis – Saugerties Stallions
Andrew Workman – Saugerties Stallions
Julius Saporito – Saugerties Stallions
NEXT UP
Following the four-game tilt at UTSA, the Bobcats will travel to Buies Creek, North Carolina to take on Campbell University in a three-game series on Feb. 24-26.
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