Softball Drops Two Games at Fairfield - Quinnipiac University Athletics

Sunday, May 8

Fairfield, CT

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

12-26, 5-12

Fairfield

22-20, 12-5

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Quinnipiac Univ.	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	1
Fairfield University	0	0	2	1	2	0	X	5	7	3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Quinnipiac Univ.	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
Fairfield University	4	3	0	5	X	12	10	1

Karolyn Walker field ball in the outfield

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

5/8/2022 5:53:00 PM | Softball

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By: QU Athletic Communications

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team dropped two games at Fairfield on Sunday, May 8. The Stags took game one by a score of 2-5 and the second game by a score of 1-12 (five innings).

Quinnipiac moves to 12-27 overall and 5-13 in the MAAC. Fairfield improves to 23-20 overall and 13-5 in the MAAC.

Game One Recap:
Second Inning – The Bobcats took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning. Karolyn Walker was walked and advanced to second on a passed ball. Sydney Horan was also walked. Brooke Hilliard hit a single, allowing Walker to score.

Sixth Inning – Quinnipiac added one more run in the top of the sixth to cut Fairfield's lead to three runs. Kayla Jensen hit a single up the middle and later advanced to third base of a bunt from Gianna Palmisano. Walker hit a ground out to the shortstop, allowing Jensen to score.

The Stags would hold on to win the first game of the doubleheader, 5-2.

Notable Stats:

Lala Pascual went 2-3 with a walk.
Jensen went 1-3 with one run.
Hiliard and Walker both added one RBI each.
Sydney Horan pitched four innings with three strikeouts.
Fairfield's Katie Kudlacik pitched a complete game and notched nine strikeouts.

Game Two Recap:
First Inning – Quinnipiac got on the board early in the game, but could not find any momentum throughout the rest of game two. Brooke Hilliard scored off of a double from Kayla Thomas. The Bobcats took a 1-0 lead, but the Stags scored four runs in the bottom of the first to take back the lead, 4-1.

The Stags would score eight unanswered runs to take the lead to 12-1 and the game would end after the fifth inning.

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