Tuesday, March 21
Hamden, Conn.
2:00 P.M.
Quinnipiac University
vs
Holy Cross
Bobcats Welcome Holy Cross in Home Opener Doubleheader
3/20/2023 7:54:00 PM | Softball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-8, 0-0 MAAC) vs. Holy Cross Crusaders (5-14, 0-0 Patriot League)
Date:Â Tuesday, March 21 | Doubleheader
Time:Â 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Location:Â Rock Hill, S.C. | Terry Field
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HAMDEN, Conn—The Quinnipiac women's softball team will host their home opener against Holy Cross on Tuesday, March 21 at QU Softball Field. The Bobcats and Crusaders are slated for a double header starting at 2 p.m.Â
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Last Time Out
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
Welcome to the Pack
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Date:Â Tuesday, March 21 | Doubleheader
Time:Â 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Location:Â Rock Hill, S.C. | Terry Field
Watch: Gobobcats.com
Live Stats: Click Here
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HAMDEN, Conn—The Quinnipiac women's softball team will host their home opener against Holy Cross on Tuesday, March 21 at QU Softball Field. The Bobcats and Crusaders are slated for a double header starting at 2 p.m.Â
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Last Time Out
- Quinnipiac played Winthrop in two-day three game series where the Eagles won two out of three matchups.
- The Bobcats took the first game by a score of 1-0. Hannah Davis recorded her first career home run and the lone run of the game.
- The Eagles took the next two by scores of 5-0 and 5-4 respectively.
- The single matchup on Thursday, March 16 took extra innings to decide a victor and four different Bobcats stole bases.
- Hannah Davis tallied two runs in the matchup and seven Bobcats tallied hits through eight innings.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
- The Crusaders enter the matchup on a three-game losing streak after dropping two games in the Rutgers Tournament.
- The Crusaders most recent loss was to Iona by a score of 8-5 to Rutgers on the road.
- Bailey Bates and Anna Brait each recorded a home run against Rutgers.
Welcome to the Pack
- 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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