QU Baseball Tops University of Texas San Antonio in 2017 Season Opener
2/17/2017 10:55:00 PM | Baseball
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Quinnipiac baseball kicked off the 2017 season with a win on Friday night at Roadrunner Field in Texas, topping the University of Texas San Antonio, 5-4.
Ryan Nelson (Knoxville, TN) and freshman Evan Vulgamore (Bow, MA) each had two hits in the win. Nelson had two RBI's, and Vulgamore, Anthony Cruz (Burlington, MA) and Liam Scafariello (Southington, CT) each had one RBI.
Christian Nicolosi (Stony Point, NY) went 5.1 innings on the mound in his first start of the season, giving up just four hits and three runs while striking out seven UTSA hitters to earn the win.
Mike Davis (Sandy Hook, CT) went the next 1.1 scoreless innings on the mound in relief, followed by Matthew Osieja (Wyckoff, NJ) for one out, then Andrew Workman (Pound Ridge, NY) for three outs, then Wyatt Hamilton (Falmouth, MA) for a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save.
The Roadrunners got on the board first in the bottom half of the first inning, as Sykler Valentine grounded out to drive in a run.
The Bobcats got on the board for the first time in the top half of the second inning. Joseph Burns (Shelton, CT) singled to lead off the inning, Brian Moskey (Higganum, CT) walked, then Nelson ripped a two-run double to right field.
Quinnipiac then struck for two more runs in the fourth inning. After Moskey reached first on a wild pitch, Vulgamore drove him in with a 2-out double to left field to make it 4-1 Bobcats. Cruz, the next batter, then ripped a single up the middle for the Bobcats fourth run just moments later.
UTSA scored twice in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3, then Scafariello blasted a solo home run to left field in the top half of the 7th, making it 5-3. The Roadrunners grabbed another run in the eighth, but Hamilton shut the door in the ninth to give Quinnipiac its first win of the young season.
Quinnipiac had five runs on seven hits and three walks in total, and Bobcats' pitchers combined to strike out 12 batters while walking just one.
The Bobcats are back in action against UTSA again tomorrow for a double header, which is slated to start at 1 p.m. in San Antonio.
Ryan Nelson (Knoxville, TN) and freshman Evan Vulgamore (Bow, MA) each had two hits in the win. Nelson had two RBI's, and Vulgamore, Anthony Cruz (Burlington, MA) and Liam Scafariello (Southington, CT) each had one RBI.
Christian Nicolosi (Stony Point, NY) went 5.1 innings on the mound in his first start of the season, giving up just four hits and three runs while striking out seven UTSA hitters to earn the win.
Mike Davis (Sandy Hook, CT) went the next 1.1 scoreless innings on the mound in relief, followed by Matthew Osieja (Wyckoff, NJ) for one out, then Andrew Workman (Pound Ridge, NY) for three outs, then Wyatt Hamilton (Falmouth, MA) for a scoreless ninth inning to earn the save.
The Roadrunners got on the board first in the bottom half of the first inning, as Sykler Valentine grounded out to drive in a run.
The Bobcats got on the board for the first time in the top half of the second inning. Joseph Burns (Shelton, CT) singled to lead off the inning, Brian Moskey (Higganum, CT) walked, then Nelson ripped a two-run double to right field.
Quinnipiac then struck for two more runs in the fourth inning. After Moskey reached first on a wild pitch, Vulgamore drove him in with a 2-out double to left field to make it 4-1 Bobcats. Cruz, the next batter, then ripped a single up the middle for the Bobcats fourth run just moments later.
UTSA scored twice in the sixth to cut the lead to 4-3, then Scafariello blasted a solo home run to left field in the top half of the 7th, making it 5-3. The Roadrunners grabbed another run in the eighth, but Hamilton shut the door in the ninth to give Quinnipiac its first win of the young season.
Quinnipiac had five runs on seven hits and three walks in total, and Bobcats' pitchers combined to strike out 12 batters while walking just one.
The Bobcats are back in action against UTSA again tomorrow for a double header, which is slated to start at 1 p.m. in San Antonio.
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