Wednesday, March 14
Tampa, Fla.
12:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Lehigh University
QU Softball Set for Mid-Week Doubleheader vs Lehigh and Butler in Tampa
3/13/2018 10:12:00 AM | Softball
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac softball team will continue its Spring Break schedule in Tampa, Florida as the Bobcats will take on Lehigh and Butler in a mid-week doubleheader on Wednesday, March 14th at noon and 2:00 p.m.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (4-10, 0-0 MAAC)
Lehigh University Mountain Hawks (3-10)
Butler University Bulldogs (6-12)
USF Under Armour Showcase Recap
The Bobcats went 3-3 at the the USF Under Armour Showcase, including three straight wins over Maine, St. Joseph's and Bethune-Cookman. Casey Herzog shined from the pitching circle for the Bobcats. Herzog went 2-2 over the weekend, with a 0.90 ERA and 20 strikeouts. Ina 1-0 loss, Herzog went 8.1 innings, giving up no earned runs and striking out five. She nearly mimicked that performance in her third outing of the weekend where she picked up a 4-1 win. In the win, Herzog went the distance, giving up one run and striking out five.
Freshman Brighid Douglas and junior Erin Larsen shined at the plate for the Bobcats at the showcase. Douglas went 5-for-12 (.417) for the Bobcats over the weekend. Douglas also drew four walks and had four RBI's for Quinnipiac. In the Bobcats' 4-1 win over Bethune-Cookman, Douglas led the offense with three hits. Douglas recorded her first career home run in a 10-8 loss to South Dakota State.
Larsen batted .500 in six games for the Bobcats, with eight hits including a home run, a triple a double and seven RBI's. Larsen also drew six walks while boasting a .609 on-base percentage and .875 slugging percentage.
D9 ORANGE BLOSSOM TOURNAMENT RECAP
Quinnipiac traveled to Orlando, Florida to open its season at the D9 Orange Blossom Tournament, hosted by the University of Central Florida. The Bobcats went 1-4 over the weekend, losing one-run contests to Northern Iowa and Florida A&M before earning its first win of the year in a 5-4 victory over Kennesaw State in extra innings on a two-run walk-off homer from Miranda Magana in the bottom of the ninth. .
MASHING MAGANA
Miranda Magana is picking up right where she left off last season from the plate. Magana went 8-19 (.421) with three doubles, one home run and six RBI's in Quinnipiac's opening weekend at the D9 Orange Blossom Tournament, including a dramatic two-run walk-off homer in the finale (see above). She currently leads the Bobcats in both batting average (.367) and runs batted in (7).
GOING THE EXTRA INNING...OR TWO
Pitcher Casey Herzog picked up her first win of the season after pitching a nine-inning complete game in a 5-4 win over Kennesaw State, while not allowing an earned run. It was one of Herzog's two complete games in two starts over the opening weekend. Herzog leads the staff with 28 strikeouts and a 1.98 ERA.
THE MAAC PRESEASON POLL
The Quinnipiac University softball team was picked to finish eighth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.
DRAKE SZN
Junior infielder Rebecca Drake (Whiting, New Jersey) was named to the Preseason All-MAAC team. Drake was the lone Quinnipiac selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Team and is the first Bobcat player to be selected since Nikki Barba and Jordan Paolucci were selected prior to the 2015 season. Last season as a sophomore, Drake earned First Team All-MAAC honors after starting in all 50 games for the Bobcats and tying the program-record for most hits in a single season with 66. Drake led Quinnipiac with a .407 batting average and 28 RBI's. Drake was also tied for second on the team with five home runs.
VETS IN THE BOX
Quinnipiac returns 13 players from last year's squad, 10 of which are juniors or seniors. Quinnipiac returns all five of the teams' hits leaders in Drake (66), Miranda Magana (56) (Santa Paula, California), Erin Larsen (40) (Kissimmee, Florida), Keala Cordeiro (39) (Huntington Beach, California) and Lexi Courtney (34) (Scappoose, Oregon).
FINLEY RETURNS
Of the 13 players returning, one is red-shirt senior Keilani Finley who missed all but six games last season due to injury. In Finley's last full season in 2016, she started in all 57 games with a .263 batting average and team-high four home runs and 22 RBI's. A year ago, she hit one home run in her brief action, but it was a memorable one, going yard against national power Arizona in the early season.
BOBCATS IN THE CIRCLE
Quinnipiac returns all three of its pitchers from last season in Casey Herzog, Abbey Long and Kendall Brundrett. Long led the team with 11 wins and a 3.39 ERA last season, which earned her a MAAC All-Rookie Team selection. Herzog finished with 10 wins and a 3.44 ERA, while leading the team with four shutouts and 106 strikeouts.
WELCOME TO HAMDEN
Three new players join the Bobcats in three freshman, Megan Montalto, Brighid Douglas and Haley Hulitt.
ON DECK
The Bobcats will stay in Tampa to close Spring Break play by competing in the USF Michelle Smith Tournament from Friday-Sunday.
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (4-10, 0-0 MAAC)
Lehigh University Mountain Hawks (3-10)
Butler University Bulldogs (6-12)
USF Under Armour Showcase Recap
The Bobcats went 3-3 at the the USF Under Armour Showcase, including three straight wins over Maine, St. Joseph's and Bethune-Cookman. Casey Herzog shined from the pitching circle for the Bobcats. Herzog went 2-2 over the weekend, with a 0.90 ERA and 20 strikeouts. Ina 1-0 loss, Herzog went 8.1 innings, giving up no earned runs and striking out five. She nearly mimicked that performance in her third outing of the weekend where she picked up a 4-1 win. In the win, Herzog went the distance, giving up one run and striking out five.
Freshman Brighid Douglas and junior Erin Larsen shined at the plate for the Bobcats at the showcase. Douglas went 5-for-12 (.417) for the Bobcats over the weekend. Douglas also drew four walks and had four RBI's for Quinnipiac. In the Bobcats' 4-1 win over Bethune-Cookman, Douglas led the offense with three hits. Douglas recorded her first career home run in a 10-8 loss to South Dakota State.
Larsen batted .500 in six games for the Bobcats, with eight hits including a home run, a triple a double and seven RBI's. Larsen also drew six walks while boasting a .609 on-base percentage and .875 slugging percentage.
D9 ORANGE BLOSSOM TOURNAMENT RECAP
Quinnipiac traveled to Orlando, Florida to open its season at the D9 Orange Blossom Tournament, hosted by the University of Central Florida. The Bobcats went 1-4 over the weekend, losing one-run contests to Northern Iowa and Florida A&M before earning its first win of the year in a 5-4 victory over Kennesaw State in extra innings on a two-run walk-off homer from Miranda Magana in the bottom of the ninth. .
MASHING MAGANA
Miranda Magana is picking up right where she left off last season from the plate. Magana went 8-19 (.421) with three doubles, one home run and six RBI's in Quinnipiac's opening weekend at the D9 Orange Blossom Tournament, including a dramatic two-run walk-off homer in the finale (see above). She currently leads the Bobcats in both batting average (.367) and runs batted in (7).
GOING THE EXTRA INNING...OR TWO
Pitcher Casey Herzog picked up her first win of the season after pitching a nine-inning complete game in a 5-4 win over Kennesaw State, while not allowing an earned run. It was one of Herzog's two complete games in two starts over the opening weekend. Herzog leads the staff with 28 strikeouts and a 1.98 ERA.
THE MAAC PRESEASON POLL
The Quinnipiac University softball team was picked to finish eighth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the conference office on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018.
DRAKE SZN
Junior infielder Rebecca Drake (Whiting, New Jersey) was named to the Preseason All-MAAC team. Drake was the lone Quinnipiac selected to the Preseason All-MAAC Team and is the first Bobcat player to be selected since Nikki Barba and Jordan Paolucci were selected prior to the 2015 season. Last season as a sophomore, Drake earned First Team All-MAAC honors after starting in all 50 games for the Bobcats and tying the program-record for most hits in a single season with 66. Drake led Quinnipiac with a .407 batting average and 28 RBI's. Drake was also tied for second on the team with five home runs.
VETS IN THE BOX
Quinnipiac returns 13 players from last year's squad, 10 of which are juniors or seniors. Quinnipiac returns all five of the teams' hits leaders in Drake (66), Miranda Magana (56) (Santa Paula, California), Erin Larsen (40) (Kissimmee, Florida), Keala Cordeiro (39) (Huntington Beach, California) and Lexi Courtney (34) (Scappoose, Oregon).
FINLEY RETURNS
Of the 13 players returning, one is red-shirt senior Keilani Finley who missed all but six games last season due to injury. In Finley's last full season in 2016, she started in all 57 games with a .263 batting average and team-high four home runs and 22 RBI's. A year ago, she hit one home run in her brief action, but it was a memorable one, going yard against national power Arizona in the early season.
BOBCATS IN THE CIRCLE
Quinnipiac returns all three of its pitchers from last season in Casey Herzog, Abbey Long and Kendall Brundrett. Long led the team with 11 wins and a 3.39 ERA last season, which earned her a MAAC All-Rookie Team selection. Herzog finished with 10 wins and a 3.44 ERA, while leading the team with four shutouts and 106 strikeouts.
WELCOME TO HAMDEN
Three new players join the Bobcats in three freshman, Megan Montalto, Brighid Douglas and Haley Hulitt.
ON DECK
The Bobcats will stay in Tampa to close Spring Break play by competing in the USF Michelle Smith Tournament from Friday-Sunday.
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