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: Tuesday, March 21 | Doubleheader
Time: 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Location: 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.
Last Time Out
SCOUTING HOLY CROSS
Welcome to the Pack
Date: Tuesday, March 21 | Doubleheader
Time: 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Location: Rock Hill, S.C. | Terry Field
Watch: Gobobcats.com
Live Stats: Click Here
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.
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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