Baseball Swept in Doubleheader with Canisius
4/6/2019 7:19:00 PM | Baseball
Huscher Leads Way with Three Hits on the Day but Bobcats Come Up Short
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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GAME 1
SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, Canisius 9
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RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-15, 6-1 MAAC) | Canisius (12-16, 6-1 MAAC)
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LOCATION
QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
SEVENTH INNING
SCORE
Quinnipiac 1, Canisius 3
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RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-16, 6-2 MAAC) | Canisius (13-16, 7-1 MAAC)
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LOCATION
QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
THIRD INNING
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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.
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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.
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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.
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GAME 1
SCORE
Quinnipiac 2, Canisius 9
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RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-15, 6-1 MAAC) | Canisius (12-16, 6-1 MAAC)
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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.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 1, Canisius 3
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RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-16, 6-2 MAAC) | Canisius (13-16, 7-1 MAAC)
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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.
- 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 13th 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
- Quinnipiac and Canisius wrap up their three-game series on Sunday with first pitch scheduled for Noon.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sipowicz,Andrew (2-1)
L: Poulin, Tyler (4-2)
S: Warner,Kyle (2)
Batting:
2B: Burlingame,Jake 1
RBI: Burlingame,Jake 2 ; Leader,Andy 2 ; Victor,Jacob 1 ; Krull,William 1 ; McKenna,Mark 1
SH: Burlingame,Jake 1 ; Victor,Jacob 1 ; Preziuso,Joseph 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Burlingame,Jake 1 ; Leader,Andy 1 ; Victor,Jacob 1 ; McKenna,Mark 1 ; Preziuso,Joseph 2 ; Steffan,Mike 3
SB: Leader,Andy 2
HBP: Burlingame,Jake 1 ; McKenna,Mark 2 ; Preziuso,Joseph 1

Batting:
2B: Huscher, Kevin 1
RBI: Bender, Colton 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 1
SF: Cruz, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Huscher, Kevin 1 ; Marrero, Andre 1
HBP: Moskey, Brian 1
Game Leaders
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