QU Continues Virginia Road Trip at George Mason

Quinnipiac Bobcats (2-7, 0-0 MAAC) vs. George Mason (5-7, 0-0 A-10)
Date: Friday, March 11
Time: 11:00 PM
Location: Spuhler Field
All-Time Series: First Meeting
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. George Mason
Date: Friday, March 11
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Spuhler Field
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Watch | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball

Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. George Mason
Date: Sunday, March 13
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Spuhler Field
All-Time Series: First Meeting
Watch | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Quinnipiac baseball team continues its six-game Virginia road trip with a three-game set at George Mason, starting with Friday's opening doubleheader contest at 11 a.m.

Last Time Out

The Bobcats return to action after going 1-2 on the road at James Madison
The Bobcats took the opener 8-2, before falling in the final two contests, 6-4 and 19-1

Scouting George Mason

The Patriots enter the contest at 5-7 on the season
George Mason is 2-2 in its last four games
The Patriots took two of three games against Monmouth before falling against Wake Forest, 14-2, this past Wednesday
Connor Dykstra leads the offense with a .308 batting average, two homers and six RBIs
Jared Lyons leads the pitching staff with a 2-0 record in three starts
Lyons boasts a 0.94 WHIP, a 2.95 ERA and 20 strikeouts

History vs. the Patriots

Friday marks QU's first meeting with George Mason

Welcome to QU Cam

QU baseball head coach John Delaney announced a new team member, signing six-year-old Cameron Wilson through Team IMPACT in a press conference held in the Mount Carmel Campus Rec Center on Feb. 12
He will participate in many activities with the baseball team over the next two years, including games, practices, and other team events

Seeing Ian

Quinnipiac's leading returning hitter, Ian Ostberg, tallied 23 hits last season and tallied 14 runs
Ostberg registered multiple hits in four games last season, including three hits in two contests
A member of the 2019 All-MAAC First Team, Ostberg recorded just one error in 46 chances last season
He led the Bobcats with five stolen bases in 2021
Went 3 for 4 with a three-run home run and finished with four RBIs, two runs scored and two stolen bases in an 11-1 win vs. Siena on April 9

Call Me Maves

Kyle Maves returns for his senior campaign after batting a career-high .271 in 21 games last season
Recorded 16 hits with three doubles, nine runs scored, six RBIs and four stolen bases in 2021
Maves is batting .393 on the season with 11 hits and eight runs scored
He leads the team with seven walks and seven stolen bases
Maves is 7-for-7 on the basepaths this season

Sebastian Mueller's Day Off

Sebastian Mueller returns for his sophomore campaign after finishing sixth on the team in hits (20)
Tied for third on the team with two home runs last season
Recorded three doubles and two home runs along with nine RBIs and nine runs scored
Mueller boasts a .258 batting average with seven RBIs on the short campaign
In the opening weekend at Saint Joseph's, Mueller batted .308 with four hits and five RBIs

Saint Anthony Donofrio

A transfer from SUNY Cortland, Anthony Donofrio took no time at all to adjust to find his fit in the Bobcats' lineup
Donofrio is batting .385 with a team-best 15 hits, nine RBIs, four doubles and a homer
In the opening weekend at Saint Joseph's, Donofrio batted .462 with six hits, five RBIs and two stolen bases
In just his second game in a Bobcats' uniform, Donofrio went 4-for-4 from the plate with two runs scored vs. Saint Joseph's on Feb. 19
He followed that performance with two hits and four RBIs in an 18-8 victory over Saint Joseph's on Feb. 20

Handy Danny

Junior Danny Melnick got off to a hot start to open the season
He boasts a .323 batting average with 10 hits, eight RBIs and a homer
Melnick led the offense in the opening series at Saint Joseph's, batting .600 with six hits, four runs scored and four RBIs in just two games played
Melnick went 3-for-5 with a double, a run scored and two RBI against Saint Joseph's on Feb. 19
He followed that performance with three hits, a homer, three runs scored and four RBIs in an 18-8 victory over Saint Joseph's on Feb. 20

Next Time Out

The Bobcats will be back in action on Tuesday, March 14 when they travel to West Hartford for a midweek contest with Hartford on Tuesday
First pitch from Fiondella Field is set for 3:00 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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Players Mentioned

Anthony Donofrio

Kyle Maves

Danny Melnick

Sebastian Mueller

Ian Ostberg

Cameron Wilson

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