Friday, May 10
Fairfield, Conn. / Alumni Baseball Diamond
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Moskey Records 200th Career Hit in Loss at Fairfield
5/10/2019 6:32:00 PM | Baseball
Bobcats Fall at In-State Rival, 8-7, in Series Opener at Alumni Diamond
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut) recorded a bunt single to lead off the game Friday afternoon for his 200thcareer hit but the Bobcats came up just short late in an 8-7 loss to the Fairfield Stags.
Moskey is just the 10th player in program history to reach the 200 career-hit mark as he tied Tim Belcher '97 for ninth in program history with exactly 200 hits. Moskey has recorded at least 40 hits in each of his four seasons at Quinnipiac.
Quinnipiac started the game with five straight hits to take a 3-0 lead in the first five at-bats, including a two-RBI single from Evan Vulgamore (Bow, New Hampshire) and an RBI double from Colton Bender (Lebanon, Connecticut).
Fairfield chipped away and took the lead before the Bobcats rebounded with four runs in the fourth and fifth innings to re-take the lead, 7-5, highlighted by a pair of RBI doubles from Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts).
Despite the two-run lead, Fairfield scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to take the game, 8-7.
Cruz finished with a game-high three hits as he went 3 for 4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored. Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts) and Bender each went 2 for 4 with a run and RBI while Vulgamore had two RBIs.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 7, Fairfield 8
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (22-26, 13-6 MAAC) | Fairfield (29-20, 14-8 MAAC)
LOCATION
Alumni Baseball Diamond | Fairfield, Conn.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FIRST INNING
Moskey is just the 10th player in program history to reach the 200 career-hit mark as he tied Tim Belcher '97 for ninth in program history with exactly 200 hits. Moskey has recorded at least 40 hits in each of his four seasons at Quinnipiac.
Quinnipiac started the game with five straight hits to take a 3-0 lead in the first five at-bats, including a two-RBI single from Evan Vulgamore (Bow, New Hampshire) and an RBI double from Colton Bender (Lebanon, Connecticut).
Fairfield chipped away and took the lead before the Bobcats rebounded with four runs in the fourth and fifth innings to re-take the lead, 7-5, highlighted by a pair of RBI doubles from Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts).
Despite the two-run lead, Fairfield scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to take the game, 8-7.
Cruz finished with a game-high three hits as he went 3 for 4 with two doubles, two RBIs and a run scored. Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts) and Bender each went 2 for 4 with a run and RBI while Vulgamore had two RBIs.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 7, Fairfield 8
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (22-26, 13-6 MAAC) | Fairfield (29-20, 14-8 MAAC)
LOCATION
Alumni Baseball Diamond | Fairfield, Conn.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FIRST INNING
- The Bobcats loaded the bases on the first three batters of the game as Moskey led off with a single before Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) walked and Ostberg singled to right
- Vulgamore followed with a two-RBI single to centerfield to quickly take a 2-0 lead before Bender ripped a ground-rule double to right field to make it 3-0
- Fairfield scored five runs in the first three innings before the Bobcats answered with three in the top of the fourth inning to take the lead back
- Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) walked with one out in the inning and moved up to second on a failed pickoff attempt from Michael Sansone
- Cruz took advantage as he doubled down the right field line to pull within a run
- After a flyout moved Cruz up to third, Moskey walked to put runners on the corners
- Marrero followed with an infield single to score Cruz before Ostberg singled to right to score Moskey and take the lead
- Bender singled to left to lead off the inning
- With two outs in the inning, Cruz doubled to the left field corner to score Bender all the way from first base and extend the lead to two runs
- Moskey is the 10thplayer in program history to record 200 career hits as he reached with a bunt single to lead off the game
- He also scored two runs to give him 126 in his career, passing Ryan Rizzo '07 and Randy Gress '07 with 125 runs for sixth in program history
- Cruz led the Bobcats with three hits, including two doubles, and added two RBIs
- He now has three games with two or more doubles and reached 10 extra-base hits this season with nine doubles and a home run
- Cruz now has single-season career-highs with 22 runs scored and 16 RBIs while he reached the 30-hit mark for the second straight season
- Ostberg also had a pair of hits while recording a run and an RBI
- Ostberg is the first Bobcat to record 60 hits this season and also scored his 30thrun
- Bender recorded two hits for the second time in three games, including his ninth double of the season, and is now one-hit away from 50.
- He also scored a run to give him 20 this season along with 28 RBIs
- Vulgamore continues to expand on his impressive junior season as he now has 44 RBIs and back-to-back 40-RBI seasons
- The Bobcats and Stags return to action on Saturday with a doubleheader to wrap up the three-game series between the two teams.
- First pitch of the first game is set for 12 p.m. at Alumni Baseball Stadium
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Arnold, Josh (3-2)
L: Nicolosi, Christian (0-3)
S: Oliphant, Eli (5)
Batting:
2B: Bender, Colton 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 2
RBI: Marrero, Andre 1 ; Ostberg, Ian 1 ; Vulgamore, Evan 2 ; Bender, Colton 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 2
SH: Ostberg, Ian 1 ; Huscher, Kevin 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Moskey, Brian 2 ; Marrero, Andre 1 ; Ostberg, Ian 1 ; Bender, Colton 1 ; Scafariello, Liam 1 ; Cruz, Anthony 1
Batting:
2B: Ryan, Dan 1
3B: Gethings, Jack 1
HR: Zeng, Tim 1 ; Guerrera, Justin 1 ; Boselli, Anthony 1
RBI: Zeng, Tim 3 ; Guerrera, Justin 1 ; Gethings, Jack 1 ; Boselli, Anthony 1 ; Brancato, Giacomo 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zeng, Tim 2 ; Guerrera, Justin 1 ; Gethings, Jack 1 ; Boselli, Anthony 2 ; Reynolds, Dylan 1 ; Ryan, Tom 1
CS: Reynolds, Dylan 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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RBI
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RBI
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R
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H
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RBI
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