Bobcats Fall Short in Season-Opener at Saint Joseph's

Friday, February 18

Philadelphia, PA

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

0-1

Saint Joseph's

1-0

Quinnipiac

Saint Joseph's

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Bobcats Fall Short in Season-Opener at Saint Joseph's

2/18/2022 4:32:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

By: QU Athletic Communications

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Sophomore Sebastian Mueller led the Bobcats' offense with two RBIs, as the Quinnipiac baseball team fell to Saint Joseph's in the 2022 season-opener on the road, 13-3, on Friday afternoon on Smithson Field.

Gianni Arici added a hit and an RBI as well, as the Bobcats fell to 0-1 on the season, while the Hawks improved to 1-0 with the win.

SCORE
Saint Joseph's 13, Quinnipiac 3

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (0-1) | Saint Joseph's (1-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Saint Joseph's struck first for a run in the first off a passed ball and proceeded to tack on two more runs in the third via passed balls to push ahead 3-0. The Bobcats responded with a run of their own behind an RBI single from Arici to score Keegan O'Connor to cut the deficit to 3-1 in the fourth.

However, the Hawks posted five runs apiece in the sixth and seventh innings to take a commanding 13-1 lead. Sebastian Mueller was able to muster a two-run single to left in the top of the ninth, but it wasn't enough as the Bobcats fell short, 13-3.

NEWS AND NOTES

Mueller went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and a walk
Arici added an RBI single
Jared Zimbardo, McGwire Tuffy, Michael Kohn, Sam LaChance and O'Connor all tallied a hit apiece
Brandyn Garcia got the start and took the loss after giving up one earned run and one hit in four innings of work

NEXT ON TAP
The Bobcats return to action on Saturday, Feb. 19, when they take on the Hawks in game two in of a three-game set. First pitch from Smithson Field is set for 1 p.m.

For more information on the Quinnipiac baseball team, visit gobobcats.com/baseball and follow the team on Twitter, @TheQBaseball, and Instagram, @bobcatsbsb.

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Team Stats

Pitching:

W: FALCO, Mike (1-0)

L: Garcia, Brandyn (0-1)

Quinnipiac

Batting:

RBI: Mueller, Sebastian 2 ; Arici, Gianni 1

Base Running:

RUNS: Maves, Kyle 1 ; O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Zimbardo, Jared 1

SB: Maves, Kyle 1 ; Donofrio, Anthony 1 ; Zimbardo, Jared 1

HBP: O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Zimbardo, Jared 1

PO: Donofrio, Anthony 1

Saint Joseph's

Batting:

HR: THOMAS, Nate 1

RBI: CALLAHAN, Brett 1 ; COSSETTI, Andrew 1 ; THOMAS, Nate 5 ; TRIGIANI, Luca 2

SF: TRIGIANI, Luca 1

Base Running:

RUNS: CALLAHAN, Brett 3 ; COSSETTI, Andrew 2 ; ARTZ, Jake 2 ; THOMAS, Nate 1 ; DRAPEAU, Brandon 1 ; BENDO, Liam 2 ; CAVANAUGH, Tim 1 ; TRIGIANI, Luca 1