Wednesday, April 11
Hamden, CT
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Yale University
QU Softball Plays Host to Yale in Third Annual Chris' Game On Wednesday at 3PM
4/10/2018 2:18:00 PM | Softball
Quinnipiac University Bobcats (16-17, 5-1 MAAC) vs.
Yale University Bulldogs (7-22, 4-8 IVY)
Date: April 11, 2018
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: QU Softball Field / Hamden, Conn.
HAMDEN, Conn. - The QU softball team will be playing in the third annual Chris' Game against Yale on Wednesday, April 11 at 3 p.m. at the QU Softball Field.
CHRIS' GAME
This is the third year where Quinnipiac will be taking on Yale in Chris's Game, as the Bobcats will honor the memory of Chris Labbadia. On Jan. 16, 2016, assistant coaches Rocco and Lynn Labbadia's 19 year old son was tragically killed in a car accident. At the time, Brittney Labbadia was a senior softball player at Yale. Both programs were impacted by his untimely death.
Chris passed away in a single-car accident not far from his home, as he was returning home from returning a wallet to a friend in another town that left it behind. He lost his life after engaging in one final act of kindness, and his family asks supporters to give acts of kindness to others to honor Chris.
Prior to the start of the game, there will be announcements and a ceremony in Chris' honor. After the game, Rocco and Lynn will select a player of the game from each team.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Yale comes into the game with a 7-22 record and has lost its last five games. The team's offense is led by Sydney Grobman, who is tied with the team lead with three home runs and 10 RBIs. Francesca Casalino leads the pitching staff with a 3.86 ERA and leads the team with 39 strikeouts.
LAST TIME OUT
In its last time out, the Quinnipiac softball team swept MAAC rivals Canisius and Niagara in home doubleheaders to move to 5-1 in the MAAC. Over the weekend, Quinnipiac outscored its opponents 30-5.
HERZOG MAKES HISTORY
Casey Herzog picked up her 400th career strikeout in a complete-game 2-1 win over UMass Lowell on Sunday, March 25.Herzog's final strikeout of the game was the 400th of her career, making her the second player in program-history to reach the plateau. Herzog's 422 career strikeouts places her second all-time in program history behind Heather Schwartzburg who finished with 969 strikeouts.
QUEEN OF THE PITCHING CIRCLE
Pitcher Casey Herzog leads the MAAC in four different categories, including wins (12), ERA (1.35), strikeouts (103), complete games (13) and innings pitched (119.2).
FLYIN' FINLEY
Red-shirt senior outfielder Keilani Finley was named the MAAC Softball Player of the Week for games through Monday, April 9, as announced today by the league office.
Finley batted .429 with five extra base-hits in a 5-0 week for the Bobcats. Her hit total included two home runs and three triples while she tallied 10 RBI in five games. Larsen also drew a walk, stole a base, as well as boasted a .467 on-base percentage and 1.286 slugging percentage.
Finley's impactful week at the plate boosted her batting average to .330, which is the third highest on the team. Finley's 33 hits on the season ties her for the team lead with Erin Larsen, while her four home runs puts her in second on the team behind Larsen's seven. However, Finley's four triples leads the team
SOPHOMORE SURGE
Sophomore infielder Rachel Marchuk was named the MAAC Softball Player of the Week for games through Sunday, March 25, as announced today by the league office. Marchuk batted .500 (6-for-12) in a 2-3 week for the Bobcats. Her hit total included a home run and two doubles, while she tallied three RBI in five games. Marchuk also boasted a .462 on-base percentage and an .917 slugging percentage for the week.
Marchuk led the way going 2-for-3 from the plate with a home run and two RBIs in Quinnipiac's 6-5 win over Wagner on Saturday. Marchuk's two-run homer was the first dinger of her career and gave Quinnipiac a 4-0 lead at the time.
USF MICHELE SMITH TOURNAMENT RECAP
The Bobcats went 3-2 in the Michele Smith Tournament in Clearwater, Florida. The Bobcats opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Army, where Casey Herzog pitched a complete-game shutout.
Quinnipiac fell to the University of Tennessee Chatanooga 10-1, but bounced back to defeat the University of Buffalo, 11-0. Erin Larsen hit two homers and drove in six RBI's, while Herzog pitched five innings of shutout ball with five shutouts.
The Bobcats fell to North Florida 9-1, but closed the tournament with a 4-1 victory over Saint Joseph's. Herzog was one out from completing her third shutout in three days, but settled for a complete-game three-hitter
HERZOG NAMED MAAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Senior pitcher Casey Herzog was named the MAAC Softball Pitcher of the Week for games through Sunday, March 18, it was announced today by the league office. Herzog went 4-0 for the Bobcats with three complete games, a 0.54 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 26 innings of work.
LARSEN NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior Erin Larsen was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Tuesday, March 13 after a strong performance in Quinnipiac's 3-3 weekend at the USF Under Armour Showcase. Larsen batted .500 (8-16) and had seven RBI over the tournament, including a tying home run in the sixth and an RBI single in the seventh in a comeback win over Maine.
NEVER SAY DIE
Quinnipiac had a memorable comeback win over Maine at the USF Under Armour Showcase on Saturday, March 10. The Bobcats found themselves down 8-0 after two innings, but chipped away at the lead and tied the score 9-9 in the sixth on back-to-back homers from senior outfielder Keilani Finley and junior outfielder Erin Larsen. After senior reliever Casey Herzog struck out the side in the bottom of the sixth, junior first baseman Keala Cordeiro put the Bobcats ahead to stay with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, before Larsen added an insurance run with an RBI single.
FIRST 2018 WIN A DRAMATIC ONE
Quinnipiac traveled to Orlando, Florida to open its season at the D9 Orange Blossom Tournament, hosted by the University of Central Florida. The Bobcats earned their first win of the year in dramatic fashion, taking 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 has missed the last 10 games with an injury, and is currently at .317 with seven RBI on the year.
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 51 strikeouts and a stingy 1.49 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 Rebecca Drake (66), Miranda Magana (56), Erin Larsen (40), Keala Cordeiro (39) and Lexi Courtney (34).
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
Two new players join the Bobcats in two freshmen Brighid Douglas and Haley Hulitt.
ON DECK
The Bobcats will be back in action when Quinnipiac travels to take on Marist on Saturday, April 14, in a MAAC doubleheader set for noon.
Yale University Bulldogs (7-22, 4-8 IVY)
Date: April 11, 2018
Time: 3 p.m.
Location: QU Softball Field / Hamden, Conn.
HAMDEN, Conn. - The QU softball team will be playing in the third annual Chris' Game against Yale on Wednesday, April 11 at 3 p.m. at the QU Softball Field.
CHRIS' GAME
This is the third year where Quinnipiac will be taking on Yale in Chris's Game, as the Bobcats will honor the memory of Chris Labbadia. On Jan. 16, 2016, assistant coaches Rocco and Lynn Labbadia's 19 year old son was tragically killed in a car accident. At the time, Brittney Labbadia was a senior softball player at Yale. Both programs were impacted by his untimely death.
Chris passed away in a single-car accident not far from his home, as he was returning home from returning a wallet to a friend in another town that left it behind. He lost his life after engaging in one final act of kindness, and his family asks supporters to give acts of kindness to others to honor Chris.
Prior to the start of the game, there will be announcements and a ceremony in Chris' honor. After the game, Rocco and Lynn will select a player of the game from each team.
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS
Yale comes into the game with a 7-22 record and has lost its last five games. The team's offense is led by Sydney Grobman, who is tied with the team lead with three home runs and 10 RBIs. Francesca Casalino leads the pitching staff with a 3.86 ERA and leads the team with 39 strikeouts.
LAST TIME OUT
In its last time out, the Quinnipiac softball team swept MAAC rivals Canisius and Niagara in home doubleheaders to move to 5-1 in the MAAC. Over the weekend, Quinnipiac outscored its opponents 30-5.
HERZOG MAKES HISTORY
Casey Herzog picked up her 400th career strikeout in a complete-game 2-1 win over UMass Lowell on Sunday, March 25.Herzog's final strikeout of the game was the 400th of her career, making her the second player in program-history to reach the plateau. Herzog's 422 career strikeouts places her second all-time in program history behind Heather Schwartzburg who finished with 969 strikeouts.
QUEEN OF THE PITCHING CIRCLE
Pitcher Casey Herzog leads the MAAC in four different categories, including wins (12), ERA (1.35), strikeouts (103), complete games (13) and innings pitched (119.2).
FLYIN' FINLEY
Red-shirt senior outfielder Keilani Finley was named the MAAC Softball Player of the Week for games through Monday, April 9, as announced today by the league office.
Finley batted .429 with five extra base-hits in a 5-0 week for the Bobcats. Her hit total included two home runs and three triples while she tallied 10 RBI in five games. Larsen also drew a walk, stole a base, as well as boasted a .467 on-base percentage and 1.286 slugging percentage.
Finley's impactful week at the plate boosted her batting average to .330, which is the third highest on the team. Finley's 33 hits on the season ties her for the team lead with Erin Larsen, while her four home runs puts her in second on the team behind Larsen's seven. However, Finley's four triples leads the team
SOPHOMORE SURGE
Sophomore infielder Rachel Marchuk was named the MAAC Softball Player of the Week for games through Sunday, March 25, as announced today by the league office. Marchuk batted .500 (6-for-12) in a 2-3 week for the Bobcats. Her hit total included a home run and two doubles, while she tallied three RBI in five games. Marchuk also boasted a .462 on-base percentage and an .917 slugging percentage for the week.
Marchuk led the way going 2-for-3 from the plate with a home run and two RBIs in Quinnipiac's 6-5 win over Wagner on Saturday. Marchuk's two-run homer was the first dinger of her career and gave Quinnipiac a 4-0 lead at the time.
USF MICHELE SMITH TOURNAMENT RECAP
The Bobcats went 3-2 in the Michele Smith Tournament in Clearwater, Florida. The Bobcats opened the tournament with a 2-0 win over Army, where Casey Herzog pitched a complete-game shutout.
Quinnipiac fell to the University of Tennessee Chatanooga 10-1, but bounced back to defeat the University of Buffalo, 11-0. Erin Larsen hit two homers and drove in six RBI's, while Herzog pitched five innings of shutout ball with five shutouts.
The Bobcats fell to North Florida 9-1, but closed the tournament with a 4-1 victory over Saint Joseph's. Herzog was one out from completing her third shutout in three days, but settled for a complete-game three-hitter
HERZOG NAMED MAAC PITCHER OF THE WEEK
Senior pitcher Casey Herzog was named the MAAC Softball Pitcher of the Week for games through Sunday, March 18, it was announced today by the league office. Herzog went 4-0 for the Bobcats with three complete games, a 0.54 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 26 innings of work.
LARSEN NAMED MAAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Junior Erin Larsen was named the MAAC Player of the Week on Tuesday, March 13 after a strong performance in Quinnipiac's 3-3 weekend at the USF Under Armour Showcase. Larsen batted .500 (8-16) and had seven RBI over the tournament, including a tying home run in the sixth and an RBI single in the seventh in a comeback win over Maine.
NEVER SAY DIE
Quinnipiac had a memorable comeback win over Maine at the USF Under Armour Showcase on Saturday, March 10. The Bobcats found themselves down 8-0 after two innings, but chipped away at the lead and tied the score 9-9 in the sixth on back-to-back homers from senior outfielder Keilani Finley and junior outfielder Erin Larsen. After senior reliever Casey Herzog struck out the side in the bottom of the sixth, junior first baseman Keala Cordeiro put the Bobcats ahead to stay with a sacrifice fly in the seventh, before Larsen added an insurance run with an RBI single.
FIRST 2018 WIN A DRAMATIC ONE
Quinnipiac traveled to Orlando, Florida to open its season at the D9 Orange Blossom Tournament, hosted by the University of Central Florida. The Bobcats earned their first win of the year in dramatic fashion, taking 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 has missed the last 10 games with an injury, and is currently at .317 with seven RBI on the year.
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 51 strikeouts and a stingy 1.49 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 Rebecca Drake (66), Miranda Magana (56), Erin Larsen (40), Keala Cordeiro (39) and Lexi Courtney (34).
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
Two new players join the Bobcats in two freshmen Brighid Douglas and Haley Hulitt.
ON DECK
The Bobcats will be back in action when Quinnipiac travels to take on Marist on Saturday, April 14, in a MAAC doubleheader set for noon.
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