Baseball Wins 2019 MAAC Championship vs. Fairfield, 6-5

Sunday, May 26

Staten Island, N.Y. / Richmond County Bank Ballpark

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

29-27

Fairfield

35-25

Fairfield

Quinnipiac

Photo by: Wesley Bunnell

Baseball Wins 2019 MAAC Championship vs. Fairfield, 6-5

5/26/2019 5:13:00 PM | Baseball

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Vulgamore Scores Game-Winning Run in 13th on Wild Pitch, Moskey Named MVP

By: QU Athletic Communications

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Evan Vulgamore (Bow, New Hampshire) scored on a wild pitch in the bottom of the 13^th inning Sunday afternoon to clinch the Quinnipiac baseball team's first-ever MAAC Championship with a 6-5 win over Fairfield at Richmond County Bank Ballpark.

The Bobcats clinched a spot in their first NCAA Tournament since 2005 with the victory over the Stags and clinched its second conference championship at the Division I level. Quinnipiac also tied its program record for wins in a season with 29, set previously in 2007 and 2015.

Sunday's 13-inning championship game was the longest championship game in MAAC Tournament history and the second-longest MAAC Tournament game ever.

Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut) was named the MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player as he reached based six times Sunday with a home run, double, three walks and a hit by pitch. He also scored two runs and drove in two RBIs.

Moskey got the game started on a high note as he blasted a leadoff home run on the first pitch he saw from Fairfield starting pitcher Austin Pope.

Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts) also homered for the Bobcats as he drilled a two-run blast while Kevin Huscher (Middleboro, Massachusetts) led the Bobcats with three hits and scored a run.

Colin Donnelly (Flemington, New Jersey) was stellar in relief of starting pitcher Arthur Correira (Rehoboth, Massachusetts) as he shut down the Stags in 7 2/3 scoreless innings out of the bullpen. Donnelly scattered four hits and struck out five batters.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 6, Fairfield 5 (13 Innings)

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (29-27) | Fairfield (35-25)

LOCATION
Richmond County Bank Ballpark | Staten Island, N.Y.

QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
FIRST INNING

Moskey drilled the first pitch he saw over the left field fence for a leadoff home run to jump the Bobcats out to a 1-0 lead.

SECOND INNING

After Fairfield scored in the top of the inning, Quinnipiac scored two more in the bottom half of the inning to take a 3-1 lead.
Colton Bender (Lebanon, Connecticut) singled to centerfield to lead off the inning and moved up to second on a Huscher single to second base.
With two outs, Dylan Lutz (Denver, Colorado) singled up the middle to score Bender to re-take the lead.
Moskey followed with a double down the left field line that scored Huscher to take a two-run lead.

FIFTH INNING

Fairfield scored three runs in the top half of the inning but Quinnipiac answered once again to reclaim the lead.
Moskey walked to lead off the inning with a seven-pitch at bat before he came home to score on Ostberg's two-run home run to take a 5-4 lead.

13TH INNING

Ostberg led off the inning by reaching first on a wild pitch after a strikeout and moved up to second on a walk to Vulgamore.
Kyle Maves (Burlington, Ontario) reached base with a bunt single to first base to load the bases with no outs in the inning.
Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) reached on a fielder's choice as Ostberg was forced out at home to keep the bases loaded.
In the next at bat for Huscher, Fairfield pitcher Peter Horn threw a wild pitch that allowed Vulgamore to score from third to clinch the championship.

NOTES

Quinnipiac won its first-ever MAAC Championship in its first appearance since joining the conference for the 2014
The Bobcats conference championship is its first since 2005 when they were members of the Northeast Conference, and clinched their second Division I NCAA Tournament appearance
Quinnipiac tied its program record for wins in a single-season with 29, set during 2007 and repeated in 2015
Moskey was named the tournament MVP after finishing the tournament 7 for 12 with nine RBIs, five runs scored, two doubles, two home runs, three walks and a hit by pitch
Donnelly, Lutz, Tyler Poulin (Randolph, New Jersey) and Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) were all named to the All-Tournament Team.
Moskey reached base six times with a home run, double, three walks and a hit by pitch
He now has 48 doubles, passing Tim Binkoski '07 for second in program history, and is one behind Vincent Guglietti '15 for the all-time record
Moskey also tied Binkoski for fifth all-time with 136 runs scored and third in Division I program history
Ostberg blasted his third home run of the season as he finished 2 for 6 with two RBIs and a run
He now has 70 hits this season, making him just the sixth player in program history to record 70 hits in a season.
Bender went 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored to give him 60 hits this season, becoming the third Bobcat to reach 60 hits
He has hit safely in seven straight games
Huscher recorded three hits to give him hits in seven of his last eight games as he doubled and scored a run
Donnelly recorded the longest relief appearance of the season for the Bobcats and the longest of his career with his 7 2/3 scoreless innings
He struck out a season-high five batters and scattered four hits as he finished the MAAC Tournament with 10 2/3 scoreless innings pitched.
Donnelly has allowed just one earned run in the past seven appearance to lower his ERA from 6.12 to 3.86

UPCOMING GAME

Quinnipiac awaits the NCAA Baseball Selection Show Monday afternoon at 12 p.m. to find out their regional site and first round opponent.
NCAA Regionals begin Friday, May 31 and run through Monday, June 3.