Bobcats To Host Hartford in Tuesday Matchup

Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-19, 1-4 MAAC) vs. Hartford Hawks (4-20, 3-9 AE)
Date: Tuesday, April 12
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: 10-14 (Won last meeting: 7-5, March 15, 2022)
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team continues its non-conference slate as the Bobcats play host to in-state rival Hartford in a midweek matchup. First pitch from the QU Baseball Field is set for 3 p.m. on Tuesday.

Last Time Out

The Bobcats return to action after dropping three contests on the road against Marist this past weekend
The Bobcats fell in the series opener on Friday, 17-10, before dropping Sunday's doubleheader, 7-3 and 17-5

Scouting Hartford

The Hawks enter the contest at 4-20 on the season and 3-9 in America East contests entering the Tuesday matchup
Hartford is 1-8 in home contests
The Hawks are 2-4 in their last six games
Tremayne Cobb Jr. leads the offense with a .338 batting average, while adding three homers and 23 RBIs on the season

History vs. Hartford

Tuesday's contest against Hartford will mark the 25th contest between the two programs
The Hawks hold a 14-10 record over the Bobcats, dating back to their first matchup in 2001
The last time the two sides faced off, Quinnipiac came away with a 7-5 victory over Hartford on the road
Kyle Maves led the offense with three hits and four RBIs in the victory

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
Ostberg made his return to the QU lineup on March 22 against Yale and is batting .314 with five doubles and nine RBIs in 10 games

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 .304 on the season with 28 hits and 20 runs scored
He leads the team in hits (28), runs scored (20), walks (16), steals (12) and triples (3)

Trust in Jared

Jared Zimbardo returned to Hamden for his sophomore campaign and has been lighting it up at the plate
Boasting a .352 batting average, Zimbardo has notched 25 hits on the young campaign
Zimbardo leads the team in batting average (.352)
In his last 12 games, Zimbardo has tallied 20 hits, including seven doubles and seven RBIs

Call on Kohn

Michael Kohn has erupted at the plate over his last nine games
In his last nine appearances, Kohn has tallied nine hits, including three homers and seven RBIs
Kohn homered in three consecutive games played during the stretch
Kohn blasted a three-run homer in Quinnipiac's 8-5 victory over St. John's on March 25
Kohn's three homers on the season are tied for the team lead

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 .297, boasting 22 hits and 14 runs scored on the season as well
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 .253 batting average on the season
Melnick is tied for the team lead in homers (3) and RBIs (14), while ranking second in doubles (6)
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

Gritty Garcia

Junior Brandyn Garcia has assumed the role of ace of the staff this season
Garcia is 4-4 on the season and boasts 46 strikeouts in 39.1 innings pitched
Garcia has earned a win in four of his last six starts, with his most recent win coming in a 5-2 victory over Canisius
In the start, Garcia struck out nine and allowed just one earned run in the victory
Prior to that, he earned a win in QU's 8-4 victory over St. John's on March 25
In that contest he tossed six scoreless innings and struck out five en route to his third win of the season
Garcia earned a win in QU's 6-5 victory over George Mason on March 11
He logged seven innings and struck out 10 in the start

Next Time Out

The Bobcats will be back in action on Thursday, April 14 when QU opens its three-game set against MAAC foe Monmouth
First pitch is set for 3 p.m. from the Quinnipiac Baseball Field

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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Kyle Maves

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Cameron Wilson

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