Bobcats Set for Weekend Battle Against Saint Peter's

Thursday, May 11

Hamden, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Saint Peter's

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Bobcats Set for Weekend Battle Against Saint Peter's

5/10/2023 9:22:00 AM | Baseball

By: QU Athletic Communications

Quinnipiac Bobcats (21-24, 10-8 MAAC) vs Saint Peter's Peacocks (7-38, 4-17 MAAC)
Date: Thursday, May 11
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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Time: 1:00 PM
Location: New Britain Field
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team is back in action this week with a three-game series against Saint Peter's. They will play two games in Hamden before heading to New Britain, Connecticut to play game three.

HISTORY VS. SAINT PETER'S

The Bobcats carry a 15-2 record all-time against the Peacocks into the contest
Quinnipiac has won 12 of the last 13 games against Saint Peter's
The last time these two sides faced off, QU won 8-3 in Hamden on May 8, 2022
Jared Zimbardo led the way with three hits for the Bobcats

SCOUTING THE PEACOCKS

Saint Peter's enters the contest at 7-38 on the season and 4-17 in MAAC contests
The Peacocks have lost six of their last seven games
Sam Haney leads the offense with nine homeruns and 42 RBIs
Nick Markantonatos has chipped in with 54 hits and 38 RBIs

ENTER THE BASHMAN

Mueller leads ranks third on the team in batting average (.313)
He is tied for third on the team with ten doubles
Mueller is fourth on the team with ten homers
Mueller ranks fourth on the team in hits on the season with 43
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 64 hits
His 64 hits is fourth in the MAAC
His four triples is second in the MAAC
Maves boasts eight doubles on the season
He held a 16-game hit streak from March 12 - April 8
Maves has recorded 69 career steals, setting the all-time program record for career thefts
His 22 stolen bases on the season is tied for the conference-lead
Maves has totaled 20 multi-hit games this season

TRUST IN JARED

Jared Zimbardo returns to Hamden for his junior campaign
Zimbardo is batting .293 and ranks tied for third on the team in hits with 55
He boasts 14 doubles on the season
His 14 doubles are tied for fourth in the MAAC
He boasts three triples this season
Zimbardo has totaled 11 homers on the season, ranking second on the team
Zimbardo ranks tied for first on the team with 27 walks

O' HE'S HEATING UP

Junior Keegan O'Connor is enjoying a breakout junior campaign
O'Connor is batting .307 on the season
O'Connor is tied for third on the team in hits with 55
He boasts 11 homers, ten doubles and 42 RBIs on the campaign
O'Connor is coming off MAAC Player of Week honors after homering in four straight games versus Hartford last weekend

SAINT ANTHONY DONOFRIO

Anthony Donofrio was the lone Quinnipiac player to earn All-MAAC Preseason honors heading into 2023
Donofrio is batting .344 on the season, which is second on the team and 13th in the MAAC
His 62 hits on the season ranks second on the team
Donofrio leads the team with 13 homers and 50 RBIs
His 13 homers ranks fourth in the MAAC
His 50 RBIs ranks second in the conference
Donofrio boasts 123 career hits in 89 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 (.293), hits (34), homers (7), doubles (eight) and RBIs (29)
Swenson's .293 batting average ranks seventh on the team

SIT EM SEITTER

Kevin Seitter is enjoying his best season as a senior
Seitter leads the team in wins (5), complete games (2), ERA (4.43), innings pitched (67.0), and strikeouts (55)
In his start vs. Mount St. Mary's on April 30, Seitter earned the win after allowing two earned runs on five hits over 9.0 innings pitched
He struck out eight batters in the outing
It marked the second complete game of the season for Seitter

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, May 16, when QU plays host against Sacred Heart at 1 p.m.

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