Bobcats Set for Week Ahead vs. Yale & Canisius

Quinnipiac Bobcats (11-18, 5-5 MAAC) vs. Yale Bulldogs (13-16, 7-5 MAAC)
Date: Wednesday, April 19
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: Yale leads series 9-6
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Canisius Golden Griffins (13-17, 7-2 MAAC)
Date: Friday, April 21
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Demske Sports Complex
All-Time Series: Canisius leads series 17-9
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Canisius Golden Griffins
Date: Saturday, April 22
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Demske Sports Complex
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Canisius Golden Griffins
Date: Sunday, April 23
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: Demske Sports Complex
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team wraps its home stint on Wednesday vs. crosstown foe Yale, before traveling to Buffalo for a three-game set against MAAC foe Canisius. First pitch from the Quinnipiac Baseball Field is set for 3 p.m. on Wednesday vs. Yale, while the weekend series at Canisius kicks off on Friday at 3 p.m.

HISTORY VS. YALE

The Bulldogs carry a 9-6 record all-time against the Bobcats
The two sides have split each of their last four contests against each other
The last time these two sides faced off, Quinnipiac came away with a 1-0 victory over Yale on March 22, 2023
McGwire Tuffy led the offense with the lone RBi in the victory

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

Yale enters the contest at 23-26 on the season and 7-5 in Ivy league contests
The Bulldogs have won each of their last four games
Yale has won five of its last six contests
Jimmy Chatfield leads Yale in batting average (.328), hits (34, homers (4), triples (2) and RBIs (22)

HISTORY VS. CANISIUS

The Golden Griffins carry a 17-9 record all-time against the Bobcats
Canisius has claimed victory in three of the last four games vs. Quinnipiac
The last time these two sides faced off, Canisius came away with a 5-4 victory over Quinnipiac on April 3, 2022
Kyle Maves and Keegan O'Connor led the offense with an RBI apiece

SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS

Canisius enters the contest at 13-17 on the season and 7-2 in MAAC contests
The Golden Griffins were undefeated in conference play before the MAAC tournament.
Canisius was an undefeated 7-0 in MAAC play before dropping its last two contests against MAAC foe Rider
Dylan Vincent and Jackson Strong leads the offense with six homers and 20 RBIs apiece

ENTER THE BASHMAN

Mueller leads Bobcats in batting average (.316)
He leads the team in on-base percentage (.410)
He ranks second on the team with seven doubles
Mueller is tied for second on the team with five homers
Mueller ranks fourth on the team in hits on the season with 37
He had a career-day in the victory over Niagara on April 7, going 4-for-6 at the plate with three homers and four RBIs
Mueller led the Bobcats' offense at the Snowbird Classic, batting .500 (4-for-8) with four singles over the weekend

CALL ME MAVES

Kyle Maves returns as a grad student for his fifth season
Maves leads the team with 40 hits
His three triples are tops on the team
Maves boasts six doubles on the season
He held a 16-game hit streak from March 12 - April 8
He tallied three hits, including a triple on the opening weekend at the Snowbird Classic
Last season, Maves held a career-high .275 batting average
Set career-high marks in 2022 in hits (50), doubles (8), runs scored (41), RBIs (22) and stolen bases (23)
Led the team with three triples in 2022
Maves has recorded 64 career steals, slotting him second in the program's record book for thefts
Maves is just one stolen base away from tying the all-time program record

TRUST IN JARED

Jared Zimbardo returns to Hamden for his junior campaign
Zimbardo is batting .295 and is tied for second on the team in hits with 38
He boasts a team-best 10 doubles on the season
Zimbardo has totaled five homers on the season
Zimbardo leads the team with 17 walks
He launched two solo homers in a win over Marist on April 2
Zimbardo batted a career-best .307 and boasted 50 hits and an on-base percentage of .380 last season
He recorded career highs in runs scored (28), doubles (11), triples (2), home runs (6), RBIs (24), and stolen bases (7)
His 50 hits were tied for third on the team last season

O' HE'S HEATING UP

Junior Keegan O'Connor is enjoying a breakout junior campaign
O'Connor is batting .275 on the season which ranks sixth on the team
O'Connor ranks fourth on the team in hits with 33
He boasts four homers, six doubles and 22 RBIs on the campaign
O'Connor was hot at the opening MAAC series at Rider, batting .750 (9-for-12) with two homers and four RBIs over the three-game stretch

SAINT ANTHONY DONOFRIO

Anthony Donofrio was the lone Quinnipiac player to earn All-MAAC Preseason honors heading into 2023
Donofrio is batting .306 on the season
He is tied for second on the team with 36 hits on the season
Donofrio leads the team with eight homers and 38 RBIs
Donofrio boasts 99 career hits in 76 games
In a 4-0 weekend for the Bobcats at UMES, Donofrio batted .412 with seven hits, including two doubles, two homers, and six RBIs
Donofrio boasted a slugging percentage of .882% and recorded five runs scored in the series sweep over UMES
He tallied at least a hit in each contest, including two in all but one contest.
Last season, Donofrio earned All-MAAC Second Team honors as an outfielder
Donofrio batted .343 in 2022, boasting a team-best 61 hits while adding 11 doubles, seven homers, two triples, and 25 RBIs
Donofrio was a menace on the basepaths, swiping 15 bags last season
Donofrio averaged nine strikeouts per nine innings pitched, in just over 4.0 innings of work.
Donofrio closed the 2022 campaign in solid fashion, batting over .390 in his final 23 games of the year
During that span, he totaled six homers, six doubles, 13 RBIs and 25 runs scored

WELCOME TO QU CAM

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, 2022
He will participate in many activities with the baseball team over the next two years, including games, practices, and other team events

NEXT TIME OUT

The Bobcats will be back in action on Tuesday, April 25, when QU travels to take on Bryant at 3 p.m.

For more information on the Quinnipiac baseball team, visit gobobcats.com/baseball and follow the team on Twitter, @TheQBaseball, and Instagram, @bobcatsbsb.

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