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Ostberg Tallies Four Hits in Loss at UMass
4/24/2019 7:03:00 PM | Baseball
Quinnipiac Baseball Tallies Nine Runs in 16-9 Loss to Minutemen Wednesday
AMHERST, Mass. – Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts) recorded four hits, including a home run, and was just a triple shy of the cycle Wednesday afternoon but the Quinnipiac baseball team fell in non-conference action to the UMass Minutemen, 16-9.
Ostberg's four-hit game was the first such game of his career after recording three three-hit games earlier this season. He also belted his second career home run, scored two runs and drove in two RBIs but the Bobcats could not overcome the Minutemen.
Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) was also spectacular in the batter's box Wednesday as he finished 3 for 4 with three hits, two doubles, three runs scored and two RBIs in his third three-hit effort.
The Bobcats scored a run in the top of the first inning to take an early lead but it was not sustainable as the Minutemen scored 14 runs from the second to the fourth inning to put the game out of reach despite eight runs from the Bobcats over the final five innings.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 9, UMass 16
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (16-23) | UMass (14-19)
LOCATION
Earl Lorden Field | Amherst, N.Y.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FIRST INNING
Ostberg's four-hit game was the first such game of his career after recording three three-hit games earlier this season. He also belted his second career home run, scored two runs and drove in two RBIs but the Bobcats could not overcome the Minutemen.
Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) was also spectacular in the batter's box Wednesday as he finished 3 for 4 with three hits, two doubles, three runs scored and two RBIs in his third three-hit effort.
The Bobcats scored a run in the top of the first inning to take an early lead but it was not sustainable as the Minutemen scored 14 runs from the second to the fourth inning to put the game out of reach despite eight runs from the Bobcats over the final five innings.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 9, UMass 16
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (16-23) | UMass (14-19)
LOCATION
Earl Lorden Field | Amherst, N.Y.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FIRST INNING
- The Bobcats jumped out to a 1-0 lead as Ostberg led off the game with a double and moved up to third on a single through the left side from Colton Bender (Lebanon, Connecticut).
- With runners on the corners, Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) lifted a sacrifice fly to right field that scored Ostberg from third.
- Trailing 14-1, the Bobcats begin to chip away at the lead a few runs at a time as Cruz singled through the left side to lead off the innings.
- With two outs, Cruz took two bases as he advanced to third on a wild pitch before coming around to score on a second wild pitch.
- Ostberg followed with a solo home run over the right field wall to cut UMass's lead to 14-3.
- The Bobcats added three runs in the top of the seventh inning to pull within 10 runs of the Minutemen at 15-5.
- Cruz doubled down the left field line with one out in the inning.
- After a Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) walk, the pair moved into scoring position on a wild pitch.
- Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut) brought them both home with a two-run double down the left field line before he came around to score on a single to right field from Ostberg.
- Quinnipiac added three more runs in the top of the eighth inning that made it 15-9 at the time, with all three runs coming with two outs in the inning.
- Evan Vulgamore (Bow, New Hampshire) singled through the left side and moved up to second on a wild pitch.
- After Dylan Lutz (Denver, Colorado) walked in a nine-pitch at-bat, Cruz doubled to right centerfield to score both runners and put himself in scoring position.
- Scafariello followed with a single to left field that scored Cruz but the Bobcats stranded runners on first and second base to end the inning.
- Ostberg's four-hit performance was the first four-hit game of his career after recording three hits six times throughout his first season-and-a-half as a Bobcat
- He now has hits in nine of the last 10 games while his 46 total hits are three-shy of tying his career-high of 49 from last season
- Ostberg also has 18 RBIs this season, tied with last year for his most in a single-season in his career
- Cruz recorded three hits for the third time this season as he went 3 for 4 while his pair of doubles was just his two-double game of the season
- He came around to score three runs for the first time this season and just the second time in his career after scoring four runs in a 28-2 win over Saint Peter's last season
- Cruz now has a career-high seven doubles while he is nearing his career-high with 19 runs scored this season
- Scafariello reached base three times once again for the Bobcats as he singled, scored a run, drove in an RBI and walked twice
- He now has 16 walks this season, eight of which have come in the last seven games.
- Scafariello has scored 97 runs in his career and drove in 102 RBI as he is looking to become the seventh player in Division I program history to score 100 runs and drive in 100 RBIs
- Moskey doubled, walked, scored a run and drove in two RBIs as he moved into a tie for seventh in program history with Toby Peterson '00 and Chris Migani '13 with 41 doubles in his career, putting him eight away from tying the program record of 49 set by Vincent Guglietti '15.
- Colin Donnelly (Flemington, New Jersey) pitched a career-high 3.2 innings out of the bullpen as he quelled the UMass bats late in the game, allowing just one run and four hits
- He also struck out four more batters to give him 28 strikeouts on the season in 27.1 innings of work, all career-highs.
- Quinnipiac returns to MAAC play this weekend as the Bobcats host the Rider Broncs in a three-game series at the QU Baseball Field.
- First pitch of Saturday's doubleheader begins at 12 p.m. followed by a single game on Sunday at 12 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Livnat, Daniel (1-2)
L: Goldrick, Derek (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Ostberg, Ian 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 2 ; Moskey, Brian 1
HR: Ostberg, Ian 1
RBI: Ostberg, Ian 2 ; Marrero, Andre 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 2 ; Scafariello, Liam 1 ; Moskey, Brian 2
SF: Marrero, Andre 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ostberg, Ian 2 ; Vulgamore, Evan 1 ; Lutz, Dylan 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 3 ; Scafariello, Liam 1 ; Moskey, Brian 1
HBP: LaChance, Sam 1
Batting:
2B: Norton, Alec 1
HR: Rounds, Michael 1
RBI: Shapiro, Collin 1 ; Hart, Eddy 3 ; Kessinger, Nolan 1 ; Videtto, Anthony 1 ; Smith, Connor 1 ; Lever, Ryan 3 ; Norton, Alec 1 ; Medina, Kane 1 ; Rounds, Michael 1
SF: Kessinger, Nolan 1 ; Lever, Ryan 1 ; Medina, Kane 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shapiro, Collin 3 ; Hart, Eddy 3 ; Videtto, Anthony 1 ; Smith, Connor 1 ; Lever, Ryan 1 ; Norton, Alec 1 ; Medina, Kane 2 ; Rounds, Michael 1 ; Oliphant, Luke 3
SB: Shapiro, Collin 1 ; Hart, Eddy 1 ; Medina, Kane 1 ; Oliphant, Luke 1
HBP: Shapiro, Collin 1 ; Smith, Connor 1 ; Norton, Alec 1 ; Medina, Kane 1
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AB
5
R
1
H
1
RBI
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