Baseball Swept in Doubleheader with Canisius

Saturday, April 6

Hamden, Conn.

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

11-15, 0

Canisius

12-16, 0

Canisius

Quinnipiac

4/6/2019 7:19:00 PM | Baseball

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Huscher Leads Way with Three Hits on the Day but Bobcats Come Up Short

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – Quinnipiac baseball shortstop Kevin Huscher (Middleboro, Massachusetts) recorded three hits, including a pair of doubles, in Saturday's doubleheader but the Bobcats came up short in the first MAAC losses of the season as they fell to Canisius 9-2 in game one before a 3-1 loss in game two.

The Bobcats trailed 4-0 heading into the seventh inning of the first game on Saturday before plating a pair of runs to cut the Golden Griffins lead in half but it wasn't enough as Canisius scored five over the final two innings to take the first game.

After giving up a first-inning run in game two, the Bobcats evened up the score with a sacrifice fly from Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) but Canisius added two unearned runs in the top of the fifth inning to pull ahead for the 3-1 win in game two.

Andrew Workman (Pound Ridge, New York) was stellar out of the bullpen in the second game for the Bobcats as he allowed just one hit over three innings with a strikeout as he gave the Bobcats a chance to come back late.

GAME 1
SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, Canisius 9

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-15, 6-1 MAAC) | Canisius (12-16, 6-1 MAAC)

LOCATION
QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.

QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
SEVENTH INNING

Huscher singled up the middle on a 2-1 count to open up the bottom of the seventh inning
Marrero lifted a fly ball down the right field line that was just out of reach of the right fielder, and Huscher moved up to second on the long single
Colton Bender singled to left field to score Huscher the fielder misplayed the ball allowing Marrero to move to third and Bender to move to second.
Cruz followed with a sacrifice fly to left field that scored Marrero on the eighth pitch of the at bat.

GAME 2
SCORE
Quinnipiac 1, Canisius 3

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-16, 6-2 MAAC) | Canisius (13-16, 7-1 MAAC)

LOCATION
QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.

QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
THIRD INNING

Huscher doubled to the right field corner on the second pitch of the inning to put himself in scoring position.
Cruz laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance Huscher to third and ultimate reached on a throwing error by the pitcher Nolan Hunt
Marrero lifted a sacrifice fly to center field that scored Huscher from third base but Cruz was stranded at second later in the inning.

NOTES

Huscher now has a four-game hitting streak after tally base hits in both games of the doubleheader and has scored a run in three straight games
He tied his career-high with his 13^th run of the season
Workman pitched his longest outing of the season as he allowed just one hit in three innings, and has not allowed an earned run since March 13 at Florida Atlantic, a span of 14.2 innings
His three-inning appearance is his longest since Feb. 18, 2017 at UTSA when he also pitched three innings
Marrero extended his hitting streak to 14 games with his game one single before the streak came to an end as he was held hitless in game two
He now has a career-high 22 RBIs after his sacrifice fly
Bender has hit safely in three straight games as he raised his batting average to .274
Cruz picked up his sixth RBI with a sacrifice fly in game one and now has 20 hits with his single in game two, putting his batting average at .339 this season

UPCOMING GAME