Thursday, April 20
Hamden, Conn.
3:00 P.M.
Quinnipiac University
vs
Merrimack College
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-17, 3-7 MAAC) vs. Merrimack Warriors (13-21, 9-6 NEC)
Date: Thursday, April 20
Time: 2:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m.
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Location: North Andover, Mass. | Martone-Mejail Field
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HAMDEN, Conn—The Quinnipiac women's softball team will welcome the Merrimack Warriors for a single game matchup on Thursday, April 20. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. This will be the third time in program history that the Bobcats and Warriors will meet.
Last Time Out
Welcome to the Pack
Date: Thursday, April 20
Time: 2:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m.
Watch: gobobcats.com
Location: North Andover, Mass. | Martone-Mejail Field
Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn—The Quinnipiac women's softball team will welcome the Merrimack Warriors for a single game matchup on Thursday, April 20. First pitch is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. This will be the third time in program history that the Bobcats and Warriors will meet.
Last Time Out
- The Bobcats dropped a pair of games on the road to MAAC opponent Siena.
- QU put up four unanswered runs in the sixth and seventh innings of game one to tie it up at four before a walk-off groundout gave Siena a 5-4 victory.
- Brooke Hilliard had two hits and one RBI through the two matchups.
- Bridget Nasir had four hits, three RBI's and two doubles.
- Merrimack is currently on a two-game win streak after defeating Wagner 5-3 and 7-2 this past weekend.
- The Warriors will face Dartmouth College in a doubleheader on Wednesday, April 19 before the Bobcats come to town for two.
- Merrimack is 4-10 on the road this season.
- Courtney Lanpher and Bry Michitson each had a home run in the 7-2 victory over Wagner.
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.
- Senior Lala Pasucal earned MAAC Player of the Week honors after going 5-5 through two matchups against Holy Cross in the Bobcats home opener. Pascual put up four RBIs and three doubles in the 5-1 and 8-0 victories over the Crusaders.
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