Saturday, May 11
Fairfield, Conn. / Alumni Baseball Diamond
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Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Fairfield
5/11/2019 6:57:00 PM | Baseball
Scafariello Hits Two Home Runs in 15-11 Game Two Victory, Eight Bobcats Record Hits
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) blasted two home runs in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader as the Quinnipiac baseball team picked up 15-11 win after falling in the first game of the doubleheader, 3-0.
Scafariello's two-home run game was his third multi-home run game of the season as he also led the Bobcats with three runs scored and five RBIs in the game. Scafariello also singled in the first game of the doubleheader to cap off his three-hit day.
After recording just four hits in game one, the Bobcats bounced back to pound out 17 hits in game two as eight of Quinnipiac's nine batters recorded at least two hits each. Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) led the Bobcats with four hits in Saturday's doubleheader, including a 3 for 6 performance in game two with a double, RBI and run scored.
The Bobcats scored 12 runs over the first five innings in game two and held on the for the win as the offense scored its second-most runs in a single game this season. Quinnipiac has also scored double digit runs in 10 games this season.
GAME 1
SCORE
Quinnipiac 0, Fairfield 3
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (22-27, 13-7 MAAC) | Fairfield (30-20, 15-8 MAAC)
LOCATION
Alumni Baseball Diamond | Fairfield, Conn.
GAME 2
SCORE
Quinnipiac 15, Fairfield 11
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (23-27, 14-7 MAAC) | Fairfield (30-21, 15-9 MAAC)
LOCATION
Alumni Baseball Diamond | Fairfield, Conn.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
SECOND INNING
Scafariello's two-home run game was his third multi-home run game of the season as he also led the Bobcats with three runs scored and five RBIs in the game. Scafariello also singled in the first game of the doubleheader to cap off his three-hit day.
After recording just four hits in game one, the Bobcats bounced back to pound out 17 hits in game two as eight of Quinnipiac's nine batters recorded at least two hits each. Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) led the Bobcats with four hits in Saturday's doubleheader, including a 3 for 6 performance in game two with a double, RBI and run scored.
The Bobcats scored 12 runs over the first five innings in game two and held on the for the win as the offense scored its second-most runs in a single game this season. Quinnipiac has also scored double digit runs in 10 games this season.
GAME 1
SCORE
Quinnipiac 0, Fairfield 3
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (22-27, 13-7 MAAC) | Fairfield (30-20, 15-8 MAAC)
LOCATION
Alumni Baseball Diamond | Fairfield, Conn.
GAME 2
SCORE
Quinnipiac 15, Fairfield 11
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (23-27, 14-7 MAAC) | Fairfield (30-21, 15-9 MAAC)
LOCATION
Alumni Baseball Diamond | Fairfield, Conn.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
SECOND INNING
- Bender led off the inning with a double down the left field line and after Vulgamore reached on an error, Cruz sacrificed both runners into scoring position.
- Bender then scored on a passed ball before Huscher walked to put runners on the corners
- Lutz followed with a singled to right field to score Vulgamore to make it 2-1 before Scafariello drilled a three-run home run on an 0-2 count to make it 5-1 Bobcats.
- After the Stags pulled within two runs in the bottom of the second, the Bobcats added three more in the top of the third inning.
- Ostberg led off the third with a single to left center and moved up to second on a Bender walk
- With one out in the inning, Cruz singled to right field to score Ostberg and moved up to second to put two runners in scoring position.
- Bender scored on a Huscher groundout before Cruz scored on a wild pitch that gave the Bobcats a five-run lead
- The Bobcats scored two runs after three runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 10-6 lead after four innings.
- Scafariello led off with a four-pitch walk and moved up to third on a double to left field from Marrero
- Ostberg singled to left field to score Scafariello easily before Bender brought home Marrero with a sacrifice fly
- After back-to-back strikeouts to start the inning, Lutz reached on an infield single before Scafariello blasted his second home run of the game to left field to double up the Stags, 12-6.
- Quinnipiac extended the lead to eight in the inning as Cruz led off with a double down the left field line and moved up to third on a bloop single from Huscher.
- With one out in the inning, Cruz came home to score on a balk and Huscher moved up to second.
- Moskey followed with an RBI single to left with two outs in the inning to score Huscher
- After Moskey stole second, he scored on an RBI single from Marrero to make it 15-7 Bobcats.
- Eight of Quinnipiac's nine hitters each recorded two hits and drove in at least one RBI while all nine batters scored at least one run in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader
- Scafariello hit two home runs and drove in five RBIs in a game for the third time this season
- With his two-homer game, Scafariello became the second player in program history to record 10 or more home runs in a season three times in a career and first since Nate Noyes '00 did it in his final three seasons
- Scafariello tallied three hits and reached base four time overall in the doubleheader
- Moskey reached base four times Saturday, including three times with a walk and two hits in game two
- He moved into eighth all-time in program history with 202 hits, passing Steve Kulpa '93, while Moskey's double on Saturday gives him 46 to tie Ryan Rizzo '07 for third in program history
- Moskey also now has 127 runs in his career, 11thin program history
- Cruz recorded a double as part of his three-hit Saturday for his third of the weekend and now has 10 on the season for the first time in his career
- He went 2 for 3 with a double, two runs scored and one RBI in the second game of the doubleheader
- Marrero led the Bobcats with four hits Saturday, including three in the second game, to raise his batting average back up to .313
- He now has 60 hits this season, as he joins Ostberg with 60-plus hits while his run in the second game gives him a career-high 39 this season
- Ostberg racked up two more hits, scored a run and drove in an RBI as he now has 62 hits and has 28 RBIs
- Bender reached the 50-hit mark this season for the first time in his career with a pair of hits, including his 10thdouble of the season
- He also needs just one more RBI to reach 30 this season to go with his .304 batting average
- Huscher recorded his 40thhit of the season with a single in game one before adding a pair of hits, including a double, with two runs scored and an RBI in the second game
- Lutz has hit safely in five straight games after recording three hits in the doubleheader, including two in game two with two runs scored
- He also recorded an RBI to give him a career-high 15 this season to go with 36 hits and 22 runs scored.
- The Bobcats wrap up the 2019 regular season with a three-game series against Manhattan at the QU Baseball Field
- First pitch of Thursday's doubleheader is set for 12 p.m. before the two teams meet on Senior Day on Friday at 3:30 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Pope, Austin (3-3)
L: Enns, Chris (5-5)
Batting:
SH: Huscher, Kevin 1
Batting:
RBI: Boselli, Anthony 1 ; Brancato, Giacomo 1 ; Ryan, Tom 1
SH: Zeng, Tim 1 ; Boselli, Anthony 1
SF: Boselli, Anthony 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zeng, Tim 1 ; Gethings, Jack 1 ; Caruso, Mike 1
SB: Zeng, Tim 1 ; Brancato, Giacomo 1
HBP: Gethings, Jack 1
Game Leaders
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
AB
2
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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