Bobcats Visit Bryant on Tuesday

Quinnipiac Bobcats (15-21, 8-7 MAAC) at Bryant Bulldogs (19-16, 9-6 America East)
Date: Tuesday, April 25
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Conaty Park
All-Time Series: Bryant leads series 20-2
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SMITHFIELD, R.I.. – The Quinnipiac baseball aims to get back on track as the Bobcats make a quick trip to Smithfield for a Tuesday matchup with Bryant at 3 p.m.

HISTORY VS. BRYANT

The Bulldogs carry a 20-2 record all-time against the Bobcats
Bryant is 9-1 in the last 10 contests vs. Quinnipiac
The last time these two sides faced off, Quinnipiac came away with a 5-4 victory over Bryant on April 27, 2022
Four different players recorded an RBI apiece for the Bobcats

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

Bryant enters the contest at 19-16 on the season and 9-6 in America East contests
The Bulldogs have won each of their last six games
Bryant is 9-1 in home games this season
John Hosmer leads Bryant with eight homers and adds 22 RBIs on the season
Derek Smith boasts six homers and 29 RBIs on the season

ENTER THE BASHMAN

Mueller leads ranks fourth on the team in batting average (.285)
He is tied for third on the team with seven doubles
Mueller is tied for second on the team with six homers
Mueller ranks fourth on the team in hits on the season with 39
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 ranks second on the team with 45 hits
His three triples tied for the team lead
Maves boasts seven 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 65 career steals, tying the program's record for thefts
Maves is just one stolen base away from breaking the all-time program record

TRUST IN JARED

Jared Zimbardo returns to Hamden for his junior campaign
Zimbardo is batting .276 and ranks third on the team in hits with 40
He boasts a team-best 10 doubles on the season
He is tied for the team lead with three triples
Zimbardo has totaled six homers on the season, tying for second on the team
Zimbardo ranks second on the team with 19 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 .279 on the season which ranks fifth on the team
O'Connor ranks fifth on the team in hits with 38
He boasts six homers, six doubles and 29 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 .331 on the season
He leads the team with 46 hits on the season
Donofrio leads the team with 10 homers and 40 RBIs
Donofrio boasts 107 career hits in 80 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

SWING AWAY SEAN

Redshirt Junior Sean Swenson is enjoying a breakout campaign
Swenson boasts career-best numbers in batting average (.305), hits (25), homers (5), doubles (7) and RBIs (24)
Swenson's .305 batting average ranks third on the team

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 Thursday, April 27, when QU plays host to CCSU at Dunkin' Park, home of the Hartford Yard Goats
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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