Friday, April 29
Hamden, Conn.
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Manhattan
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (11-24, 4-8 MAAC) vs. Manhattan Jaspers (17-20, 7-8 MAAC)
Date: Friday, April 29
Time: 3:00 AM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: 13-4 (Won last meeting: 11-6, May 25, 2019)
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Manhattan Jaspers
Date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Manhattan Jaspers
Date: Sunday, May 1
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team returns to action this weekend with a three-game series at home against MAAC-foe Manhattan, starting with Friday's game one contest. First pitch from game one is set for 3 p.m. from the QU Baseball Field.
Last Time Out
Date: Friday, April 29
Time: 3:00 AM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: 13-4 (Won last meeting: 11-6, May 25, 2019)
Watch | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Manhattan Jaspers
Date: Saturday, April 30
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
Watch | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Manhattan Jaspers
Date: Sunday, May 1
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
Watch | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team returns to action this weekend with a three-game series at home against MAAC-foe Manhattan, starting with Friday's game one contest. First pitch from game one is set for 3 p.m. from the QU Baseball Field.
Last Time Out
- QU returns to action after defeating non-conference foe Bryant in extra innings this past Wednesday, 5-4
- Jared Zimbardo led the offense with three hits, including the walk-off and an RBI
- Chris Mazza (1-0) earned the win after tossing 5.1 innings of scoreless relief
- He struck a career-high eight batters in the appearance
- The Jaspers enter the contest at 17-20 on the season and 7-8 in MAAC contests
- Manhattan is 10-14 in road contests
- The Jaspers are 2-6 in their last eight games
- David Bermudez boasts nine homers and 37 RBIs on the season
- Pete Durocher contributes four homers and 37 RBIs on the campaign
- Friday's contest against Manhattan will mark the 18th contest between the two programs
- The Bobcats hold a 13-4 record over the Jaspers, dating back to their first matchup in 2001
- The last time the two sides faced off, Quinnipiac came away with a 11-6 victory over Manhattan in Hamden
- Brian Moskey led the offense with five RBIs in the win
- Andre Marrero and Liam Scafariello contributed two RBIs apiece in the victory
- 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 .303 with two homers, eight doubles and 21 RBIs in 20 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 .279 on the season with 36 hits, 32 runs scored, seven doubles and three triples
- He leads the team in runs scored (32), walks (26), steals (17) and triples (3)
- Maves is tied for second on the team in hits (36)
- Jared Zimbardo returned to Hamden for his sophomore campaign and has been lighting it up at the plate
- Boasting a .306 batting average, Zimbardo has notched 34 hits on the campaign
- In his last 22 games, Zimbardo has tallied 30 hits, including seven doubles and 11 RBIs
- Zimbardo tallied three hits and hit a walk-off single to lead the Bobcats past Bryant in extra innings on April 27
- Michael Kohn has erupted at the plate over his last 19 games
- In his last 19 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 .291, boasting 34 hits and 23 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 .336 batting average on the season
- Melnick leads the team in hits (39), doubles (13), homers (6) and RBIs (22)
- Over his last 13 games Melnick is batting .488 (20-for-41) with 16 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 Tuesday, Mayl 3 when QU travels to take on URI
- First pitch is set for 3 p.m. from Bill Beck Field
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