Friday, April 13
Hamden, Conn.
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Siena
QU Baseball Seeks to Maintain MAAC Success vs. Siena in Friday-Saturday Series
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Quinnipiac University Bobcats (14-17, 6-0 MAAC) vs.
Siena Saints (6-23, 5-4 MAAC)
LOCATION
QU Baseball Field — Hamden, Conn.
DATES
Friday, April 13 — 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 14 — doubleheader, 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
LIVE STATS — QuinnipiacBobcats.com
HAMDEN, Conn. — Seeking to keep hold of first place in the MAAC, the Quinnipiac baseball team will host a three-game home series against the Siena Saints on Friday and Saturday, after the schedule was adjusted due to impending bad weather on Sunday. The teams will now play a single game on Friday at 3 p.m., and a doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m. (a seven-inning game, followed by a nine-inning game).
Undefeated in the conference, Quinnipiac (6-0 MAAC) is alone in first, while Siena (5-4) is tied for fifth. Manhattan (5-1) is in second place.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac lost back-to-back nonconference road games this week. The Bobcats started strong Wednesday against the Boston College Eagles but couldn't prevent BC from rallying for a 9-5 nonconference win. On Tuesday, QU lost to the Hartford Hawks 8-2.
BOBCATS MOVE UP TO NO. 4 IN NEIBA POLL
The Quinnipiac baseball team is moving up: The Bobcats are ranked fourth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association Coaches Poll.
This is the third NEIBA poll of the season. Quinnipiac was ranked fifth in the season's first poll, announced on Monday, March 26. It was the first time the Bobcats had cracked the poll since 2015 and only the second time in the last decade. In the second NEIBA poll on April 2, the Bobcats dropped from the top five but received votes.
The poll is conducted by New England college baseball coaches in Division I; the top five teams are ranked. There are also polls for Divisions II and III.
HOME SWEET HOME
After playing 26 straight road games over two months to start the season, Quinnipiac finally hosted a visitor at the QU Baseball Field in last weekend's series against Monmouth. The Bobcats' three-game series sweep was the first time they swept the Hawks. The long road exodus sent the Bobcats to such destinations as Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Long Island and New Jersey.
LAST WEEKEND: DRAMATIC DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP
Game One
Propelled by the clutch hitting of junior Liam Scafariello and senior Ben Gibson, who tag-teamed for some walk-off magic, the Quinnipiac baseball team took both games of the doubleheader with Monmouth on Sunday to complete the series sweep. The final score of each game was 4-3.
In the first game Sunday, Scafariello provided all four RBI in the Bobcats' victory. He launched a three-run homer over the left-field fence in the fourth inning to give QU a 3-2 lead. After Monmouth knotted the contest 3-3, he stroked a game-winning RBI single in the Bobcats' last at-bat. Scafariello also hit a three-run homer in the Bobcats' 8-3 win on Saturday.
Quinnipiac starter Brandon Shileikis nearly went the distance in the seven-inning game. He pitched 6-1/3 innings, giving up three runs and no walks while striking out three and scattering nine hits. His 3.47 ERA is third-best on the staff among pitchers with at least seven innings pitched this season. His record holds at 3-3 after Sunday's no-decision.
Bobcats senior closer Mike Davis (1-0) got the win.
Game Two
In the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, Gibson delivered the walk-off heroics with a game-winning single in the 11th inning.
Bobcats junior Brian Moskey made extra innings possible, going 4-for-5 with two clutch RBI. He also scored the game-winning run. Gibson went 2-for-5 with one run and the game-winning RBI.
Junior reliever Andrew Workman (1-0) got the win, throwing two scoreless innings with a strikeout and a walk. Junior starter Tyler Poulin pitched 6-1/3 innings and allowed no earned runs (three runs overall) and four hits, striking out eight and walking five.
MAAC STAT ATTACK
Note: The following individual stats are for all games through this past Sunday, not just conference games. Source: MAAC website.
Hitters
Senior Ben Gibson and junior Liam Scafariello not only are 1-2 on the Bobcats in home runs but also pace the MAAC. Yes, Gibson (7) leads the conference, while Scafariello (6) is in second; sophomore Evan Vulgamore (5) is tied for third.
In the RBI department, Scafariello leads the way in the league (30) while junior Brian Moskey is sixth (22) and Gibson is tied for seventh (21). Moskey leads QU in batting average (.324) and is 11th in the MAAC.
In stolen bases, Moskey and sophomore Andre Marrero (7 apiece) are tied for first in the MAAC, and senior Anthony Cruz (6) is tied for second. In runs scored, sophomore Dylan Lutz is tied for fifth (22)
Pitchers
Senior pitcher Taylor Luciani is tied for second in the league in wins (4).
Junior Tyler Poulin is second in strikeouts (50) and third in ERA (2.68), while graduate student Brandon Shileikis is ninth in ERA (3.47) and Luciani is 11th (3.64).
Shileikis is seventh in strikeouts (40) while Luciani is ninth (33).
Team
In conference games only, the Bobcats are cleaning up as a team — as one would expect given their unbeaten MAAC record. At the plate, QU is first in runs per game, home runs and stolen bases, and second in batting average (.333).
On the mound, QU is first in ERA (1.04) and wins, and second in strikeouts per game.
Against Saint Peter's on Saturday, March 31, Quinnipiac set a new Division I program record for most runs scored in a single game (28). The team's old record of 24 runs was set against Wagner College during the 2003 season. The last time the Bobcats scored at least 20 runs in a game was in 2007, when they scored exactly 20 against LIU Brooklyn.
MAAC PRESEASON POLL
Quinnipiac was picked to finish eighth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Bobcats were placed between Siena and Rider. Marist was slated to finish first, garnering seven first-place votes, with Canisius, Fairfield and Niagara rounding out the top four.
HEAD COACH JOHN DELANEY
Head Coach John Delaney is in his fourth season at the helm with Quinnipiac baseball. He has amassed 82 wins in his three-plus years as head coach, including 29 wins in 2015, which tied the program record for most victories in a single season. The Bobcats went 29-27 (15-9 MAAC) overall that year, finishing third in the conference — their highest regular season conference finish since winning the regular season Northeast Conference title in 2007, when Delaney played for the team.
NEXT UP
After the Bobcats host Siena on Friday and Saturday, they travel to Bryant next Wednesday for a 3 p.m. nonconference game.
Siena Saints (6-23, 5-4 MAAC)
LOCATION
QU Baseball Field — Hamden, Conn.
DATES
Friday, April 13 — 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 14 — doubleheader, 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.
LIVE STATS — QuinnipiacBobcats.com
HAMDEN, Conn. — Seeking to keep hold of first place in the MAAC, the Quinnipiac baseball team will host a three-game home series against the Siena Saints on Friday and Saturday, after the schedule was adjusted due to impending bad weather on Sunday. The teams will now play a single game on Friday at 3 p.m., and a doubleheader on Saturday at 12 p.m. (a seven-inning game, followed by a nine-inning game).
Undefeated in the conference, Quinnipiac (6-0 MAAC) is alone in first, while Siena (5-4) is tied for fifth. Manhattan (5-1) is in second place.
LAST TIME OUT
Quinnipiac lost back-to-back nonconference road games this week. The Bobcats started strong Wednesday against the Boston College Eagles but couldn't prevent BC from rallying for a 9-5 nonconference win. On Tuesday, QU lost to the Hartford Hawks 8-2.
BOBCATS MOVE UP TO NO. 4 IN NEIBA POLL
The Quinnipiac baseball team is moving up: The Bobcats are ranked fourth in this week's New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association Coaches Poll.
This is the third NEIBA poll of the season. Quinnipiac was ranked fifth in the season's first poll, announced on Monday, March 26. It was the first time the Bobcats had cracked the poll since 2015 and only the second time in the last decade. In the second NEIBA poll on April 2, the Bobcats dropped from the top five but received votes.
The poll is conducted by New England college baseball coaches in Division I; the top five teams are ranked. There are also polls for Divisions II and III.
HOME SWEET HOME
After playing 26 straight road games over two months to start the season, Quinnipiac finally hosted a visitor at the QU Baseball Field in last weekend's series against Monmouth. The Bobcats' three-game series sweep was the first time they swept the Hawks. The long road exodus sent the Bobcats to such destinations as Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Long Island and New Jersey.
LAST WEEKEND: DRAMATIC DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP
Game One
Propelled by the clutch hitting of junior Liam Scafariello and senior Ben Gibson, who tag-teamed for some walk-off magic, the Quinnipiac baseball team took both games of the doubleheader with Monmouth on Sunday to complete the series sweep. The final score of each game was 4-3.
In the first game Sunday, Scafariello provided all four RBI in the Bobcats' victory. He launched a three-run homer over the left-field fence in the fourth inning to give QU a 3-2 lead. After Monmouth knotted the contest 3-3, he stroked a game-winning RBI single in the Bobcats' last at-bat. Scafariello also hit a three-run homer in the Bobcats' 8-3 win on Saturday.
Quinnipiac starter Brandon Shileikis nearly went the distance in the seven-inning game. He pitched 6-1/3 innings, giving up three runs and no walks while striking out three and scattering nine hits. His 3.47 ERA is third-best on the staff among pitchers with at least seven innings pitched this season. His record holds at 3-3 after Sunday's no-decision.
Bobcats senior closer Mike Davis (1-0) got the win.
Game Two
In the second game of Sunday's doubleheader, Gibson delivered the walk-off heroics with a game-winning single in the 11th inning.
Bobcats junior Brian Moskey made extra innings possible, going 4-for-5 with two clutch RBI. He also scored the game-winning run. Gibson went 2-for-5 with one run and the game-winning RBI.
Junior reliever Andrew Workman (1-0) got the win, throwing two scoreless innings with a strikeout and a walk. Junior starter Tyler Poulin pitched 6-1/3 innings and allowed no earned runs (three runs overall) and four hits, striking out eight and walking five.
MAAC STAT ATTACK
Note: The following individual stats are for all games through this past Sunday, not just conference games. Source: MAAC website.
Hitters
Senior Ben Gibson and junior Liam Scafariello not only are 1-2 on the Bobcats in home runs but also pace the MAAC. Yes, Gibson (7) leads the conference, while Scafariello (6) is in second; sophomore Evan Vulgamore (5) is tied for third.
In the RBI department, Scafariello leads the way in the league (30) while junior Brian Moskey is sixth (22) and Gibson is tied for seventh (21). Moskey leads QU in batting average (.324) and is 11th in the MAAC.
In stolen bases, Moskey and sophomore Andre Marrero (7 apiece) are tied for first in the MAAC, and senior Anthony Cruz (6) is tied for second. In runs scored, sophomore Dylan Lutz is tied for fifth (22)
Pitchers
Senior pitcher Taylor Luciani is tied for second in the league in wins (4).
Junior Tyler Poulin is second in strikeouts (50) and third in ERA (2.68), while graduate student Brandon Shileikis is ninth in ERA (3.47) and Luciani is 11th (3.64).
Shileikis is seventh in strikeouts (40) while Luciani is ninth (33).
Team
In conference games only, the Bobcats are cleaning up as a team — as one would expect given their unbeaten MAAC record. At the plate, QU is first in runs per game, home runs and stolen bases, and second in batting average (.333).
On the mound, QU is first in ERA (1.04) and wins, and second in strikeouts per game.
Against Saint Peter's on Saturday, March 31, Quinnipiac set a new Division I program record for most runs scored in a single game (28). The team's old record of 24 runs was set against Wagner College during the 2003 season. The last time the Bobcats scored at least 20 runs in a game was in 2007, when they scored exactly 20 against LIU Brooklyn.
MAAC PRESEASON POLL
Quinnipiac was picked to finish eighth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The Bobcats were placed between Siena and Rider. Marist was slated to finish first, garnering seven first-place votes, with Canisius, Fairfield and Niagara rounding out the top four.
HEAD COACH JOHN DELANEY
Head Coach John Delaney is in his fourth season at the helm with Quinnipiac baseball. He has amassed 82 wins in his three-plus years as head coach, including 29 wins in 2015, which tied the program record for most victories in a single season. The Bobcats went 29-27 (15-9 MAAC) overall that year, finishing third in the conference — their highest regular season conference finish since winning the regular season Northeast Conference title in 2007, when Delaney played for the team.
NEXT UP
After the Bobcats host Siena on Friday and Saturday, they travel to Bryant next Wednesday for a 3 p.m. nonconference game.
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