Baseball Hosts URI, Dartmouth in Midweek Clashes

Tuesday, March 26

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Rhode Island

3/25/2019 7:51:00 PM | Baseball

Bobcats Look to Extend Winning Streak After Sweeping Saint Peter's

By: QU Athletic Communications

Quinnipiac Bobcats (8-11, 3-0 MAAC) vs.
Rhode Island Rams (6-12, 2-1 A-10)
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Time: 3 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Probable Starters: Blake DeCarr (0-0) vs. Vitaly Jangols (0-2)
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (8-11, 3-0 MAAC) vs.
Dartmouth Big Green (7-11, 2-1 Ivy)
Date: Wednesday, March 26, 2019
Time: 3 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Probable Starters: Gabriel Romano (0-0) vs. TBA
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team resumes non-conference play with a pair of mid-week games this week with a return to the Quinnipiac baseball field. The Bobcats will host Rhode Island on Tuesday and Dartmouth on Wednesday with first pitch set for 3 p.m. each day.

Scouting Rhode Island
The Rams are coming off a weekend series win over Atlantic 10 opponent George Washington. The Rams had 29 runners cross home plate over the three-game series, including 19 runs in the series opener on Friday. Overall, the Rams come into this game with a 6-12 record. The Rams have been up and down at the plate this season, posting a team batting average of .255 and scoring 5.4 runs per game. Rhode Island has four batters with averages over .300, including Max Mircovich who has a .371 batting average in 35 plate appearances this season. On the mound, the Rams have struggled this season, posting a team ERA of 5.61. Seven pitchers have recorded a start this season. Nick Robinson has started five games for the Rams, which is the most on the team. In 26.1 innings, he has a 6.84 ERA and a record of 1-4.

All-Time vs. Rhode Island
Quinnipiac is 3-16 against the Rams dating back to the 1999 season. The last matchup between the two teams was last season as the Rams defeated the Bobcats 7-5 in Rhode Island. The last time the Bobcats won a game against Rhode Island was back in 2016, where the Bobcats defeated the Rams 2-1.

Scouting Dartmouth
The Big Green are also coming off their first conference series of the season as they opened up Ivy League play taking 2 out of 3 games from Princeton. The Big Green scored 35 runs over the three games, including scoring 23 in the first game of the series. Overall, Dartmouth has posted a 7-11 record. Despite the offensive outbreak in their most recent series, Dartmouth has struggled at the plate for most of the season, only posting a .236 team batting average. No player with more than ten at-bats on the season has a batting average over .300. Ubaldo Lopez leads the players in that category with a .297 average in 37 plate appearances, and Matt Feinstein is right behind him with a .290 average in 69 at-bats. On the mound, seven pitchers have made a start for Dartmouth. No pitcher who has made a start possesses an ERA under 4.00, with Tyler Fagler being the closest, posting a 4.30 ERA over 14.2 innings in four starts.

All Time vs. Dartmouth
The Bobcats have had a little more success against the Big Green. Quinnipiac is 5-13 against Dartmouth dating back to the 2001 season. The last matchup between the two teams was last season as the Big Green defeated the Bobcats 11-4. The last time the Bobcats defeated Dartmouth was in 2016. The Bobcats won that game 5-4.

Last Time Out
The Bobcats opened up MAAC play over the weekend, taking on Saint Peter's in a three-game set. The Bobcats took the first game 13-0 at Yale Field, then celebrated their home-opener with two wins on Sunday afternoon, defeating the Peacocks 5-4 in Game 1 and 2-0 in Game 2. Andre Marrero was huge for the Bobcats in both games on Sunday as he finished the day with two home runs and five RBI's. Christian Nicolosi made his first start since the 2017 season in Game 2 on Sunday and pitched five scoreless innings, striking out five and scattering three hits over his five innings of work.

Marrero's Mashing
Andre Marrero continues to be a go-to weapon for the Bobcats at the plate. Marrero extended his hitting streak to seven games after his two home run and five RBI performance in the doubleheader on Sunday against Saint Peter's. Marrero upped his average to .314 after his outstanding weekend. Marrero leads the team in home runs with four and is tied for the team lead in RBI's with 14.

Saving the Day
Robert Lewis and Andrew Workman each picked up their second saves of the season in the sweep of the doubleheader on Sunday. Workman has been a very reliable piece out of the Bobcats bullpen so far this season posting a 3.09 ERA in 11.2 innings of work and shutting batters down, only having a .222 batting average against.

Delaney's Milestone
With the 13-0 win over Saint Peter's on Saturday afternoon, head coach John Delaney recorded his 100^th victory as the Bobcats head coach. He is the third coach in Quinnipiac baseball history to record 100 wins, joining Dan "Skip" Gooley (439 wins) and Earl Matthewson (174 wins) as the only other coaches to reach 100 wins.

High Voltage
Evan Vulgamore has been one of the Bobcats' best offensive weapons through the first 16 games this season, and he really heated up against Florida Atlantic and the competition at the Spider Invitational as he racked up 10 hits. On the season, Vulgamore leads the Bobcats with a .329 batting average, .548 slugging percentage, 24 hits, 17 runs, 10 doubles and 14 RBI's, and is among the team leaders with a .390 on base percentage, and two home runs.