Bobcats Set for a Tuesday Trip to CCSU

Quinnipiac Bobcats (10-14, 4-2 MAAC) at CCSU Blue Devils (14-5, 11-1 NEC)
Date: Tuesday, April 4
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: CCSU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: CCSU leads series 40-19
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NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team looks to stay hot as it carries its three-game win streak on the road against in-state foe CCSU on Tuesday. First pitch from the CCSU Baseball Field is set for 3 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT

The Quinnipiac baseball team completed a three-game sweep this past weekend, downing MAAC foe Marist in three games
The Bobcats took the opening contest 6-4 on Friday
QU then followed with sweeping the Sunday doubleheader, 7-5 and 13-9
Keegan O'Connor led the offense over the weekend with two homers and six RBIs

HISTORY VS. CCSU

The Blue Devils own a 40-19 record all-time against the Bobcats
CCSU has claimed victory in five of the last six contests
The last time these two sides faced off, CCSU came away with a 9-6 victory over Quinnipiac in Hartford on April 25, 2022

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

CCSU enters the contest at 14-5 on the season and 11-1 in NEC contests
The Blue Devils have won 12 of her last 14 games
Joe Rios leads the offense, boasting a team-best five homers and 19 RBIs
Ramon Jimenez has totaled four homers and 27 RBIs on the campaign

ENTER THE BASHMAN

Junior Sebastian Mueller is off to a hot start in 2023
Mueller leads the Bobcats in batting average (.309)
He leads the team in on-base percentage (.434)
He ranks second on the team with six doubles
Mueller ranks third on the team in hits on the season with 25
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 is tied for the team lead in hits with 27
Maves boasts four doubles on the season
He is currently riding a 12-game hit streak
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 57 career steals, slotting him second in the program's Div. I record book for thefts

TRUST IN JARED

Jared Zimbardo returns to Hamden for his junior campaign
Zimbardo is batting .281 and is tied for the team lead in hits with 27
He boasts a team-best seven doubles on the season
Zimbardo has totaled four homers on the season and has homered in three of the last four games
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 .299 on the season which ranks third on the team
O'Connor ranks for second on the team in hits with 26
He boasts four homers, two doubles and 19 RBIs on the campaign
O'Connor has homered in four of his last six games
Over his last four games, O'Connor tallied six hits, batting .375 with two homers, six RBIs, and drew four walks
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 .309 on the season
He leads the team with 27 hits on the season
Donofrio leads the team with five homers and 21 RBIs
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 Thursday, April 6, when QU travels to take on MAAC foe Niagara at 3 p.m. to open a three-game series

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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Players Mentioned

Anthony Donofrio

Kyle Maves

Sebastian Mueller

Keegan O'Connor

Cameron Wilson

Jared Zimbardo

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