Baseball Sweeps Manhattan in Thursday Doubleheader

Thursday, May 16

Hamden, Conn.

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

24-27, 15-7

Manhattan

24-29, 15-7

Manhattan

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Liz Flynn, QBSN

5/16/2019 9:37:00 PM | Baseball

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Bobcats Shut Out Jaspers in Game One, Blast Four Home Runs in Doubleheader

By: QU Athletic Communications

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team moved into a tie for first in the MAAC with a doubleheader sweep of the Manhattan Jaspers with 6-0 and 7-5 wins Thursday afternoon at the QU Baseball Field.

Quinnipiac's pair of wins, coupled with Canisius' split at Niagara, pushed the Bobcats' record to 16-7 in conference play. The Bobcats have put themselves in strong position to have a chance at winning at least a share of the first regular season championship since joining the MAAC as well as a bye in the MAAC Tournament.

Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) finished the doubleheader with four hits, including three extra-base hits in the second game of the doubleheader as he went 3 for 4 with two doubles and a three-run home run.

Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut), Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) and Evan Vulgamore (Bow, New Hampshire) all homered in the first game of the doubleheader, including Scafariello and Moskey going back-to-back in the sixth inning before Vulgamore's home run later in the inning.

Tyler Poulin (Randolph, New Jersey) dazzled in the start of game one as he struck out seven batters in seven scoreless innings before Colin Donnelly (Flemington, New Jersey) finished the shutout with three strikeouts in two innings.

Andrew Workman (Pound Ridge, New York) was solid in the save of game two, striking out three in three innings of work with just one hit allowed.

GAME 1
SCORE
Quinnipiac 6, Manhattan 0

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (24-27, 15-7 MAAC) | Manhattan (24-29, 15-7 MAAC)

LOCATION
QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.

QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FIFTH INNING

Vulgamore led off the inning as he reached on an error by Manhattan third baseman Alex Cerda
After stealing second base, Vulgamore moved up tot third on a bunt single from Cruz for the Bobcats first hit of the game
The Bobcats then took the lead as Vulgamore came home to score as Kevin Huscher (Middleboro, Massachusetts) laid down a perfect safety squeeze bunt.

SIXTH INNING

Scafariello and Moskey hit back-to-back home runs to lead off the inning and extend the Bobcats lead to 3-0.
Marrero followed with a single down the right field line and moved up to third as he stole second base before advancing on a throwing error by the catcher Matt Padre.
After a lineout, Vulgamore blasted a two-run home run to left centerfield to take a 5-0 lead

EIGHTH INNING

Colton Bender (Lebanon, Connecticut) doubled to left field and came home to score on an RBI double to centerfield from Cruz.

GAME 2
SCORE
Quinnipiac 7, Manhattan 5

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (25-27, 16-7 MAAC) | Manhattan (24-30, 15-8 MAAC)

LOCATION
QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.

QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FIRST INNING

Marrero doubled to left centerfield with one out in the inning and came around to score on an Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts) single through the left side.
Ostberg stole second and Vulgamore walked to put a pair of runners on before Bender brought home Ostberg with an RBI single and Vulgamore scored from first on a fielding error by the left fielder Cam Crabbe.

SECOND INNING

Scafariello drew the first of two walks to lead off the bottom of the inning and moved up to second on a sacrifice bunt.
Moskey reached on a bunt single down the third base line before Marrero blasted a three-run home run to take a 6-0 lead

FOURTH INNING

The Bobcats extended their lead to 7-0 as Marrero led off the inning with a double down the left field line and moved up to third on a groundout.
Vulgamore singled down the left field line to score Marrero with this third RBI of the day.

NOTES

The Bobcats are tied for first in the MAAC at 16-7 after Thursday's doubleheader sweep and Canisius' loss in the second game of their doubleheader.
Marrero led the Bobcats with four hits on the day, taking over the team lead with 64 hits and 18 stolen bases while extending his hitting streak to five games and 12 of the last 13 games
His 43 runs scored this season are tied for 10^thall-time in program history and tied for fifth in Division I program history
Marrero is one RBI away from becoming the seventh player in Division I program history with 40 runs and 40 RBIs in a single season
Vulgamore had two hits, three RBIs and three runs scored in the doubleheader Thursday
He hit his seventh home run of the season with a two-run blast and now has 24 extra-base hits this season
Vulgamore has 47 RBIs this season, tied with Vincent Guglietti '15 for the fourth-most RBIs in a single-season in Division I program history and is tied for sixth all-time in program history
Moskey hit his second home run of the season and now has 11 in his career
He has hits in three straight games and has scored a run in three straight games
With two runs scored, Moskey is now tied with Ben Farina '11 for ninth in program history with 129 runs scored and tied for fourth in Division I program history
Scafariello hit his 12^thhome run of the season and 43^rdof his career to give him three home runs over the past three games.
He now has 115 RBIs in his career, good for fifth in Division I program history
Cruz has hits in five straight games and is 10 for his last 17 to raise his batting average to .311 this season
He recorded three hits with a double and an RBI in the first game before adding a single in the second game
Cruz is just two hits away from 100 in his career
Poulin was masterful in seven innings of work as he scattered six hits and struck out seven batters
His 73 strikeouts this season are fourth in Division I program history and ninth in a single season in program history while his 159 career strikeouts in two seasons are eighth all-time in program history
Poulin also now has a career-high six wins this season
Andrew Workman (Pound Ridge, New York) pitched three innings to pick up his eighth save of the season, tied for second in a season in program history while his nine career saves ranks fourth
Workman lowered his ERA to 1.14 while his eight saves are tied for second in the MAAC.

UPCOMING GAME

Quinnipiac and Manhattan wrap up the 2019 regular season Friday afternoon with first pitch set for 3:30 p.m.
Prior to first pitch, Quinnipiac will honor its seven seniors in a short pre-game ceremony beginning at approximately 3 p.m.
With a win, Quinnipiac would clinch at least a share of its first MAAC Baseball regular season championship.