Tuesday, April 26
Hartford, Conn.
10:30 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Central Connecticut State University
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QU Set for Midweek Contests Against CCSU and Bryant
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-21, 3-6 MAAC) vs. CCSU Blue Devils (17-12, 9-6 NEC)
Date: Tuesday, April 26
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Dunkin' Donuts Park
All-Time Series: 19-39 (Won last meeting: 6-5, May 1, 2019)
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Bryant Bulldogs (18-19, 8-7 NEC)
Date: Wednesday, April 27
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: 1-20 (Lost last meeting: 8-6, April 30, 2019)
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team is set for a busy week ahead, as the Bobcats take on non-conference foes Central Connecticut and Bryant in midweek contests. The Bobcats will travel to take on CCSU at Dunkin' Donuts Park on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., before playing host to Bryant on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Last Time Out
Date: Tuesday, April 26
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Dunkin' Donuts Park
All-Time Series: 19-39 (Won last meeting: 6-5, May 1, 2019)
Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Bryant Bulldogs (18-19, 8-7 NEC)
Date: Wednesday, April 27
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: 1-20 (Lost last meeting: 8-6, April 30, 2019)
Watch | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team is set for a busy week ahead, as the Bobcats take on non-conference foes Central Connecticut and Bryant in midweek contests. The Bobcats will travel to take on CCSU at Dunkin' Donuts Park on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., before playing host to Bryant on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
Last Time Out
- QU returns to action after dropping two of three in a weekend series at Iona
- QU dropped the first two games 4-1 and 6-1, before taking the finale 10-6
- The Blue Devils enter the contest at 17-12 on the season and 9-6 in NEC contests
- CCSU is 3-0 in neutral site contests
- The Blue Devils are 6-1 in their last seven games
- Noah Martinez boasts six homers and 34 RBIs on the season
- Dan Covino has recorded six homers and 35 RBIs on the campaign
- Tuesday's contest against CCSU will mark the 59th contest between the two programs
- The Blue Devils hold a 39-19 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 6-5 victory over CCSU in Hamden
- Kevin Huscher led the offense with three RBIs in the win
- Brian Moskey contributed two RBIs in the victory
- The Bulldogs enter the contest at 18-19 on the season and 8-7 in NEC contests
- Bryant is 8-16 in road contests
- The Bulldogs are 6-1in their last seven games
- Alex Lane leads the offense with 11 homers and 43 RBIs
- Matt Woods boasts five homers and 31 RBIs on the season
- Wednesday's contest against Bryant will mark the 22nd contest between the two programs
- The Bulldogs hold a 1-20 record over the Bobcats, dating back to their first matchup in 2010
- The last time the two sides faced off, Bryant came away with an 8-6 victory over Quinnipiac in Smithsfield
- Andre Marrero and Evan Vulgamore led the offense with two RBIs apiece
- 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
- Ian Ostberg made his return to the QU lineup on March 22 against Yale and is batting .309 with two homers, seven doubles and 21 RBIs in 18 games
- He went 2-for-4 against Hartford on April 12, adding a double, two walks and three RBI's in the walk-off victory over the Hawks
- He followed with a solo homer in the opening game of the weekend series vs. Monmouth on April 14
- Ostberg went 2-for-4 with a homer and four RBIs in Quinnipiac's win over the Hawks on April 15
- He closed the series with a three-hit performance in the series finale, driving in two runs in the process
- Kyle Maves is batting .283 on the season with 34 hits, 31 runs scored, seven doubles and three triples
- He leads the team in runs scored (31), walks (25), steals (17) and triples (3)
- Maves is third on the team in hits (34)
- Jared Zimbardo returned to Hamden for his sophomore campaign and has been lighting it up at the plate
- Boasting a .295 batting average, Zimbardo has notched 31 hits on the campaign
- In his last 20 games, Zimbardo has tallied 27 hits, including seven doubles and 10 RBIs
- Michael Kohn has erupted at the plate over his last 17 games
- In his last 17 appearances, Kohn has tallied 16 hits, including six homers and 16 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 six homers on the season are tops on the team
- 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 .303, boasting 33 hits and 21 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
- Donofrio went 4-for-5 against Monmouth on April 16
- Junior Danny Melnick got off to a hot start to open the season
- He boasts a .333 batting average on the season
- Melnick leads the team in doubles (13), while ranking second in homers (5) and RBIs (20)
- Over his last 11 games Melnick is batting .515 (17-for-33) with 14 runs scored, seven doubles, two homers and six RBIs
- 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
- Junior Brandyn Garcia has assumed the role of ace of the staff this season
- Garcia is 4-6 on the season and boasts 64 strikeouts in 52.2 innings pitched
- Garcia has earned a win in four of his last eight 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
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Friday, April 29 when QU plays host against Manhattan to open a three-game set
- First pitch is set for 3 p.m. from the QU Baseball Field
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