Bobcats Set for Three-Game Series vs. Monmouth

Quinnipiac Bobcats (7-19, 1-5 MAAC) vs. Monmouth Hawks (16-14, 6-0 AE)
Date: Thursday, April 14
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: 23-45 (Lost last meeting: 11-7, March 21, 2021)
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Monmouth Hawks
Date: Friday, April 15
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Monmouth Hawks
Date: Saturday, April 16
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team continues its MAAC slate as the Bobcats play host to conference foe Monmouth in a three-game set. First pitch from the QU Baseball Field is set for 3 p.m. on Thursday.

Last Time Out

QU return to action after defeating Hartford in its last time out
The Bobcats defeated the in-state rival Hawks 9-8 in 11 innings this past Tuesday
Ian Ostberg led the offense with three RBIs in the victory

Scouting Monmouth

The Hawks enter the contest at 16-14 on the season and 6-0 in MAAC contests
Monmouth is 4-11 in road contests
The Hawks are 7-1 in their last eight games
James Harmstead leads the offense with nine homers and 24 RBIs on the season, while boasting a .272 batting average

History vs. Monmouth

Thursday's contest against Monmouth will mark the 69th contest between the two programs
The Hawks hold a 45-23 record over the Bobcats, dating back to their first matchup in 2001
The last time the two sides faced off, Monmouth came away with an 11-7 victory over Quinnipiac in Hamden
Colton Bender and Dylan Lutz led the way with two RBIs apiece in the loss

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 .333 with six doubles and 12 RBIs in 11 games
Ostberg led the offense with two hits and three RBIs in a 9-8 victory over Hartford in 11 innings on April 12

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 .302 on the season with 29 hits and 21 runs scored
He leads the team in hits (29), runs scored (21), walks (18), 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 .342 batting average, Zimbardo has notched 26 hits on the young campaign
Zimbardo leads the team in batting average (.342)
In his last 13 games, Zimbardo has tallied 21 hits, including seven doubles and seven RBIs

Call on Kohn

Michael Kohn has erupted at the plate over his last 10 games
In his last 10 appearances, Kohn has tallied 10 hits, including four homers and nine 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 four homers on the season are tops on the team

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 .290, 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 .269 batting average on the season
Melnick is tied for the team lead in RBIs (14) and doubles (8), while ranking second in homers (3)
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
Melnick posted two doubles, two RBIs and five runs scored in a 9-8 win over Hartford in 11 innings on April 12

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 Tuesday, April 19 when QU plays host to in-state foe CCSU
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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Players Mentioned

Colton Bender

Anthony Donofrio

Brandyn Garcia

Michael Kohn

Dylan Lutz

Kyle Maves

Danny Melnick

Ian Ostberg

Cameron Wilson

Jared Zimbardo

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