Thursday, March 30
Kingston, RI
3 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
University of Rhode Island
QU Baseball Travels To Rhode Island On Thursday, March 30
3/29/2017 4:16:00 PM | Baseball
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (7-13, 0-3 MAAC) at
University of Rhode Island Rams (10-10, 3-0 Atlantic 10)
Dates: March 30, 2017
Location: Bill Beck Field | Kingston, RI
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HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac will look to bounce back on the road against Rhode Island on Thursday, March 30th. The Bobcats are coming off at a tough weekend, after dropping their first three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series to Monmouth in West Branch, New Jersey.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bobcats battled hard, but dropped both games of their doubleheader on Saturday afternoon against the Hawks. The Bobcats were led offensively by Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut), who stroked a solo home run in Game 1 and doubled in the second game. Mike Palladino (Rockville Centre, New York) went 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in the first game while Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) was 1-for-2 with a run scored in the first game.
BATTEN NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF WEEK
Shortstop Matthew Batten (Shelton, CT) was named the MAAC Baseball Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday, March 14. Batten tallied seven hits over three games in a weekend series at VMI, hitting 7-for-13 in total, scoring four runs and driving in three more. Batten went 1-for-5 on March 10, 3-for-5 on March 11, and 3-for-3 on March 12.
KINGS OF THE NORTH!
The Bobcats will return north, playing the rest of their schedule in the greater New England Area, including starting MAAC play against Monmouth University this weekend.
SCOUTING THE RHODE ISLAND RAMS
LIAM GOING LONG
First baseman Liam Scafariello has eight home runs in the Bobcats' first 20 games of the 2017 season, which placed him tied for No. 12 overall in the nation heading into the week. The sophomore transfer from San Jacinto College is 20-for-78 from the plate so far with 15 RBI's. Scafariello was named MAAC Baseball Player of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 21 after opening the season with five homers in the first four games.
BIG BATS
Matthew Batten (Shelton, CT) and Joseph Burns (Shelton, CT) are both hitting over .300 so far this year. Batten is 26-for-79 (.329) while Burns is 26-for-78 (.333).
DEPTH IN THE 'PEN
Four different Bobcats' pitchers have an ERA under 4.00 so far this season over multiple appearances out of the bullpen:
HEAD COACH JOHN DELANEY
The Bobcats won 21 games in 2016, the program's second-straight 20-win season in the two years under head coach John Delaney. Quinnipiac has 56 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 home runs 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.
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
The Bobcats will return home for their home opener against slated against Marist, with a doubleheader at 12 P.M. and 3 P.M. on Saturday, April 1st, and a game at 12 P.M. Sunday, April 2nd.
University of Rhode Island Rams (10-10, 3-0 Atlantic 10)
Dates: March 30, 2017
Location: Bill Beck Field | Kingston, RI
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HAMDEN, Conn. - Quinnipiac will look to bounce back on the road against Rhode Island on Thursday, March 30th. The Bobcats are coming off at a tough weekend, after dropping their first three Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference series to Monmouth in West Branch, New Jersey.
LAST TIME OUT
The Bobcats battled hard, but dropped both games of their doubleheader on Saturday afternoon against the Hawks. The Bobcats were led offensively by Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut), who stroked a solo home run in Game 1 and doubled in the second game. Mike Palladino (Rockville Centre, New York) went 1-for-4 with a RBI and a run scored in the first game while Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) was 1-for-2 with a run scored in the first game.
BATTEN NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF WEEK
Shortstop Matthew Batten (Shelton, CT) was named the MAAC Baseball Player of the Week, the league office announced on Tuesday, March 14. Batten tallied seven hits over three games in a weekend series at VMI, hitting 7-for-13 in total, scoring four runs and driving in three more. Batten went 1-for-5 on March 10, 3-for-5 on March 11, and 3-for-3 on March 12.
KINGS OF THE NORTH!
The Bobcats will return north, playing the rest of their schedule in the greater New England Area, including starting MAAC play against Monmouth University this weekend.
SCOUTING THE RHODE ISLAND RAMS
- The Rams are an even 10-10 on the season and 3-0 in the Atlantic 10 Baseball Conference
- Rhode Island is coming off of a clean-sweep of Davidson this weekend, where they didn't score less than five runs in the three outings.
- The Rams are led offensively by their top-two hitters in the line up. Jordan Powell has played in all but one game for the Rams, batting .342 on the season while Chris Hess is batting .329 on the season. Rhode Island's power comes from Mike Corin, who has knocked six home runs and 20 RBIs so far this season.
LIAM GOING LONG
First baseman Liam Scafariello has eight home runs in the Bobcats' first 20 games of the 2017 season, which placed him tied for No. 12 overall in the nation heading into the week. The sophomore transfer from San Jacinto College is 20-for-78 from the plate so far with 15 RBI's. Scafariello was named MAAC Baseball Player of the Week on Tuesday, Feb. 21 after opening the season with five homers in the first four games.
BIG BATS
Matthew Batten (Shelton, CT) and Joseph Burns (Shelton, CT) are both hitting over .300 so far this year. Batten is 26-for-79 (.329) while Burns is 26-for-78 (.333).
DEPTH IN THE 'PEN
Four different Bobcats' pitchers have an ERA under 4.00 so far this season over multiple appearances out of the bullpen:
- Mike Davis (Sandy Hook, CT): 8 appearances, 11.1 IP, .79 ERA
- Mike DellaMedaglia (Somers, NY): 7 appearances, 8.1 IP, 3.24 ERA
- Chris Enns (Canton, CT): 7 appearances, 15.1 IP, 3.52 ERA
- Nick Paasch (Tolland, CT): 6 appearances, 8.1 IP, 3.24 ERA
HEAD COACH JOHN DELANEY
The Bobcats won 21 games in 2016, the program's second-straight 20-win season in the two years under head coach John Delaney. Quinnipiac has 56 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 home runs 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.
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
The Bobcats will return home for their home opener against slated against Marist, with a doubleheader at 12 P.M. and 3 P.M. on Saturday, April 1st, and a game at 12 P.M. Sunday, April 2nd.
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Baseball vs. Niagara (April 4)
Saturday, April 04
Baseball vs. Niagara (April 3)
Friday, April 03
Baseball vs. Niagara (April 2)
Thursday, April 02
Baseball vs. Rhode Island (3/24)
Tuesday, March 24
