Thursday, April 11
Hamden, Conn. / QU Softball Field
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
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University of Hartford
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Quinnipiac
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Photo by: Liz Flynn, QBSN
Softball Splits Thursday Doubleheader with Hartford
4/11/2019 6:51:00 PM | Softball
Game 1
First Inning - Quinnipiac opened the game with three runs in the bottom of the first. With senior Erin Larsen on second and freshman Bridget Nasir on third, sophomore Brighid Douglas hit a single to right field, allowing Nasir to score. Senior Rebecca Drake hit next and recorded a fielder's choice, and Larsen scored her first run of the day. Freshman Alexis Otero hit a single to center field, and Douglas scored, giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead to go into the second inning.
Third Inning - Douglas scored her second run of the game from third base after freshman Lo Yarnall grounded out second base. Quinnipiac would go into the fourth inning leading, 4-0.
Fourth Inning - Sophomore Kayla Jensen hit a triple to lead the Bobcats off in the fourth. Nasir grounded out second base, allowing Jensen to score.
Fifth Inning - With a 5-0 lead, the Bobcats scored one more run in the fifth inning. Freshman Hannah Davis stole second base, and Jensen then hit a single to left field, allowing Davis to score. Quinnipiac would hold on to the 6-0 lead and take the first game.
Highlights
First Inning - The Bobcats came out firing in the first inning of game two, scoring five runs. With the bases loaded, Drake hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Jensen scored from third. Otero hit a single to third base, sending Larsen and Douglas home. Davis hit a double to left field, allowing Otero to score from second. Freshman Lo Yarnall then hit a single up the middle, and Davis scored the fifth run of the inning.
Second Inning - Quinnipiac would add two more runs in the second. Freshman Danielle Sorenson got on base with a single, and Nasir followed with a single of her own. Larsen loaded the bases after being walked. Douglas was also walked, forcing Sorenson to score from third base. Drake then hit a single at the pitcher, and Nasir scored. Quinnipiac would go into the third inning up, 7-1.
Sixth Inning - The Bobcats would tack on another run in the sixth. After Larsen hit a triple to lead off the Bobcats, Douglas hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Larsen scored.
Hartford came back after being down six runs to close the Bobcats' lead to 7-6 in fourth inning. The Hawks would then take the lead in the seventh inning after scoring three runs and would later hold on to win, 9-8.
Highlights
Quinnipiac will host the Siena Saints on Sunday, April 14 for a MAAC doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
First Inning - Quinnipiac opened the game with three runs in the bottom of the first. With senior Erin Larsen on second and freshman Bridget Nasir on third, sophomore Brighid Douglas hit a single to right field, allowing Nasir to score. Senior Rebecca Drake hit next and recorded a fielder's choice, and Larsen scored her first run of the day. Freshman Alexis Otero hit a single to center field, and Douglas scored, giving the Bobcats a 3-0 lead to go into the second inning.
Third Inning - Douglas scored her second run of the game from third base after freshman Lo Yarnall grounded out second base. Quinnipiac would go into the fourth inning leading, 4-0.
Fourth Inning - Sophomore Kayla Jensen hit a triple to lead the Bobcats off in the fourth. Nasir grounded out second base, allowing Jensen to score.
Fifth Inning - With a 5-0 lead, the Bobcats scored one more run in the fifth inning. Freshman Hannah Davis stole second base, and Jensen then hit a single to left field, allowing Davis to score. Quinnipiac would hold on to the 6-0 lead and take the first game.
Highlights
- Senior Kendall Brundrett (6-14) secured the win after pitching five innings and allowing no runs.
- Jensen went 2-4 in the first game with one run and one RBI.
- Douglas hit 3-4 with two runs and one RBI.
First Inning - The Bobcats came out firing in the first inning of game two, scoring five runs. With the bases loaded, Drake hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Jensen scored from third. Otero hit a single to third base, sending Larsen and Douglas home. Davis hit a double to left field, allowing Otero to score from second. Freshman Lo Yarnall then hit a single up the middle, and Davis scored the fifth run of the inning.
Second Inning - Quinnipiac would add two more runs in the second. Freshman Danielle Sorenson got on base with a single, and Nasir followed with a single of her own. Larsen loaded the bases after being walked. Douglas was also walked, forcing Sorenson to score from third base. Drake then hit a single at the pitcher, and Nasir scored. Quinnipiac would go into the third inning up, 7-1.
Sixth Inning - The Bobcats would tack on another run in the sixth. After Larsen hit a triple to lead off the Bobcats, Douglas hit a sacrifice fly to right field and Larsen scored.
Hartford came back after being down six runs to close the Bobcats' lead to 7-6 in fourth inning. The Hawks would then take the lead in the seventh inning after scoring three runs and would later hold on to win, 9-8.
Highlights
- Larsen hit her first triple of the season and went 1-2 with two runs scored.
- Freshman Lauren King moves to 6-5 on the season after pitching three innings with one strikeout.
Quinnipiac will host the Siena Saints on Sunday, April 14 for a MAAC doubleheader starting at 12 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Brundrett, Kendall (6-14)
L: Julianna Kocenski (7-12)
Batting:
3B: Jensen, Kayla 1
RBI: Jensen, Kayla 1 ; Nasir, Bridget 1 ; Douglas, Brighid 1 ; Drake, Rebecca 1 ; Otero, Alexis 1 ; Yarnall, Lo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jensen, Kayla 1 ; Nasir, Bridget 1 ; Larsen, Erin 1 ; Douglas, Brighid 2 ; Davis, Hannah 1
SB: Jensen, Kayla 2 ; Davis, Hannah 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
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AB
4
R
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H
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RBI
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