Cruz, Scafariello, Vulgamore lead QU Baseball to 8-6 Victory Over Old Dominion

Friday, March 9

Norfolk, Va. / Bud Metheny Complex

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

5-5

Old Dominion

5-8

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Quinnipiac	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	8	14	3
Old Dominion	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6	12	1

Closer Mark Davis celebrates the win with catcher Anthony Cruz (photo by Keith Lucas)

Cruz, Scafariello, Vulgamore lead QU Baseball to 8-6 Victory Over Old Dominion

3/9/2018 6:45:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

NORFOLK, Virginia - The Quinnipiac baseball team took game one of their three-game set with the Old Dominion Monarchs on Friday afternoon, 8-6. The Bobcats are now 5-5 on the season, as the Monarchs fall to 5-8. Anthony Cruz, Liam Scafariello, and Evan Vulgamore led the way offensively for the Bobcats, each driving home a pair of runs. Taylor Luciani picked up the victory for the Bobcats, his second of the season. Mike Davis recorded the first save of the 2018 season.

LOCATION
Bud Matheny Complex (Norfolk, VA)

SCORE
Quinnipiac 8 // Old Dominion 6

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (5-5, 0-0 MAAC) // Old Dominion (5-8, 0-0 C-USA)

NOTES

The Bobcats found themselves down early after allowing four runs (two earned) in the bottom of the first.
Senior Anthony Cruz would start to chip away at the lead when he hit a single that drove home Liam Scafariello in the top of the next frame.
Quinnipiac would even the score in the top of the third inning.
Sophomores Dylan Lutz and Evan Vulgamore led off the inning with a pair of singles, and would advance into scoring position via a fielder's choice by junior Brian Moskey.
Senior Julius Saporito would send home Lutz with a sacrifice fly, bringing the score to 4-2.
Junior Liam Scafariello would step to the plate next and blast his first home run of the season to tie the game at 4.
Scafariello became the sixth Quinnipiac hitter with a home run this year.
The Bobcats would put up another three runs in the top of the fourth inning.
With one out in the inning, sophomores Andre Marrero and Dylan Lutz would each hit singles.
Evan Vulgamore smacked a double down the left field line to score his classmates, giving Quinnipiac their first lead of the contest, 6-4.
Brian Moskey would soon add to that lead with a single that brought in Vulgamore.
Anthony Cruz would add an insurance run in the top of the ninth with an RBI triple that brought home Ben Gibson.
Senior Taylor Luciani got the start on the hill for the Bobcats, going five innings and allowing four runs (two earned). He collected five strikeouts and gave up five hits.
Senior Wyatt Hamilton was the first reliever for Quinnipiac, throwing two innings and allowing a run. He notched a pair of strikeouts and allowed four hits.
Senior Mike Davis closed the door on the Monarchs, picking up a six-out save. This is Davis' first save of the 2018 season. He worked out of trouble in both the eighth and ninth innings to secure the victory for the Bobcats.
This was the fifth game of the season that Quinnipiac scored a run in the final frame. The Bobcats are 4-1 this season when they do so.
The Bobcats batted .400 (6-for-15) with two outs and .308 (4-for-13) with runners in scoring position.
Evan Vulgamore led the way with three hits on the afternoon. Four others had multi-hit games: Cruz, Lutz, Moskey, and Scafariello.

UPCOMING GAMES
The Bobcats will finish their series with the Monarchs tomorrow, as they will now play a doubleheader to avoid inclimate weather on Sunday. Game 1 of the doubleheader is set to begin at 1 p.m., with the second game to start shortly after the conclusion of the first.