Saturday, March 11
Orangeburg, SC
12:00 P.M.
Quinnipiac University
at
South Carolina State University
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Bobcats Hit the Road to Face South Carolina State in Doubleheader
3/10/2023 9:00:00 AM | Softball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-4, 0-0 MAAC) vs. St. John's Red Storm (0-11, 0-0 MEAC)
Date:Â Saturday, March 4 | Doubleheader
Time:Â 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM
Location:Â Lady Bulldogs Field | Orangeburg, S.C.
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HAMDEN, Conn—The Quinnipiac women's softball team is on the road at South Carolina State for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 11. The Bobcats will face South Carolina for the first time in program history.
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Last Time Out
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Date:Â Saturday, March 4 | Doubleheader
Time:Â 12:00 PM & 2:00 PM
Location:Â Lady Bulldogs Field | Orangeburg, S.C.
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HAMDEN, Conn—The Quinnipiac women's softball team is on the road at South Carolina State for a doubleheader on Saturday, March 11. The Bobcats will face South Carolina for the first time in program history.
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Last Time Out
- Quinnipiac participated in the Red Storm Classic featuring Drexel and St. John's.
- The Bobcats took both games on the second day of the tournament, 3-1 vs Drexel and 7-0 vs St. John's.
- Amanda Engel had two RBI's through four at bats while Mary Fogg had two runs, three hits and an RBI through four at bats against St. John's
- Jackie Gonzalez pitched two scoreless innings against Drexel and a seven innings shutout against St. John's.
- QU welcomes seven fresh faces to the pack ahead of the 2023 season.
- First years Sofia Vega, Mary Fogg, Mac Davis, Ally Hotchstadter, Natalia Apatiga, and Kennedy Demott.
- Amanda Engel transferred to Quinnipiac from San Francisco State where she was named an NFCS All-American Scholar Athlete during her time there.
- Mary Fogg is the younger sister of senior Serena Fogg.
- The six new Bobcats have combined to bring in seven years of experience in leadership roles as team captains, five different All-League selections, and three MVP awards among other distinguished honors.
- Head Coach Hillary Smith enters her fifth season with the Bobcats after being named the eighth coach in program history.
- Coach Smith has brought in six new faces to the program and welcomed back two graduate students for their fifth years.
- Assistant coach Mandie Perez enters her second season with the Bobcats.
- Perez helped Smith see the Bobcats earn two All-MAAC honors at the end of the 2022 season.
- Sophomore Sydney Horan was named the MAAC Co-Pitcher of the Week for her efforts during the Hampton/Norfolk State Tournament where she posted 13 strikeouts and two shutouts against Lehigh and Bucknell.
- Sophomore Jackie Gonzalez was named the MAAC Pitcher of the Week for her efforts during the Red Storm Classic. Gonzalez went 2-0 on the weekend, tossing 16.0 scoreless innings for QU. Pitching just six hits and striking out 11 hitters. She had an ERA of .52 and the lowest ERA in the MAAC.
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