Friday, March 22
Hamden, Conn.
12:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Rider
Photo by: Farrah Chernov
QU Opens MAAC Play with 3-Game Set vs Rider in Hamden
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Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-12) vs Rider Broncs (2-14)
Date: Friday, March 22 (Game One)
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series: Rider leads all-time series, 14-9 (Last Meeting: L, 8-0, May 25, 2023)
Watch Here | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-12) vs Rider Broncs (2-14)
Date: Friday, March 22 (Game Two)
Time: 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game One
Location: QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Watch Here | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-12) vs Rider Broncs (2-14)
Date: Sunday, March 24
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Watch Here | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac baseball team opens MAAC play with a three-game series with the Rider Broncs in Hamden. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Friday with the first game starting at 12 PM and game two taking place 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The series finale is slated for 1 PM on Sunday, March 24.
HISTORY VS. RIDER
LOTS OF NEW FACES
For more information on the Quinnipiac baseball team, visit gobobcats.com/baseball and follow the team on Twitter, @TheQBaseball, and Instagram, @bobcatsbsb.
Date: Friday, March 22 (Game One)
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series: Rider leads all-time series, 14-9 (Last Meeting: L, 8-0, May 25, 2023)
Watch Here | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-12) vs Rider Broncs (2-14)
Date: Friday, March 22 (Game Two)
Time: 30 minutes after the conclusion of Game One
Location: QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Watch Here | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (5-12) vs Rider Broncs (2-14)
Date: Sunday, March 24
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Watch Here | Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. - The Quinnipiac baseball team opens MAAC play with a three-game series with the Rider Broncs in Hamden. The two teams will play a doubleheader on Friday with the first game starting at 12 PM and game two taking place 30 minutes after the conclusion of game one. The series finale is slated for 1 PM on Sunday, March 24.
HISTORY VS. RIDER
- Friday's matchup will mark the 24th time these programs will be facing off.
- Rider leads the all-time series, 14-9, which dates to March 14, 2002.
- The Bobcats lost the last meeting against the Broncs, 8-0, which pushed them into the elimination bracket of last year's MAAC Tournament.
- The Broncs enter the weekend series with a 2-14 overall record, with both wins coming on the road as they have not played a home game yet.
- Rider is coming off an 8-2 loss at Rutgers on Tuesday, March 19. Rider got their runs off an error by the left fielder which allowed two runs to score.
- The Broncs have been outscored 153-56 so far this season.
- Luke Lesch has started all 16 games for the Broncs so far this season and leads the team with a .327 batting average. Lesch leads the team with 10 RBIs and seven doubles, while he has one home run on the year.
- Clayton Poliey has made six apperances with two starts for Rider and leads the team with a 4.26 ERA. Poliey has recorded 15 strikeouts in 19.0 innings pitched this season.
- The Bobcats were fell to the Yale Bulldogs on Wednesday, March 20, 6-1.
- Jared Zimbardo got the only RBI in the contest for Quinnipiac as he brought in Braydon Seaburg on a sacrifice fly.
- Ray McNaught was charged with the loss as he allowed four runs in 2.0 innings pitched.
- Jack Gannon and Andrew Rubayo combined for three scoreless innings out of the bullpen.
- Junior Keegan O'Connor enters his senior season.
- O'Connor was named to the All-MAAC First Team and NEIBA All-New England First Team
- O'Connor played and started in 55 games a season ago and batted .342.
- He blasted 13 home runs and drove in 60 runs and scored 51 runs.
- O'Connor drove in a game-high 7 runs in a win over Saint Peter's (5/11).
- Sebastian Mueller was named to the 2023 MAAC All-Academic Team
- Mueller played in 56 games and made 55 starts as a junior
- In 225 at-bats just a season ago, Mueller had a batting average of .311.
- He hit 18 homers, to lead the team, and drove in 54 runs.
- Mueller went 4-for-7 and drove in a season high 8 runs in a win over Saint Peter's (5/11)
- The Bobcats return 23 players from last season's team.
- Sophomore Matt Alduino will be a key returner as he earned 2023 All-Rookie honors for his incredible campaign. Alduino led the team with a 4.50 ERA and 1.38 WHIP.
- Starting Pitchers, Mason Ulsh and Jimmy Hagan will also play a key role this season. Hagan will return to the mound after being shut down last season. Ulsh will look to play off his solid sophomore season.
- Other key returners include Braydon Seaburg, John Heitzman, Sean Swenson, Aaron Zenus, Matt DeRosa, Sam Favieri, Frank Craska, and Andrew Rubayo.
LOTS OF NEW FACES
- Quinnipiac welcomes 13 new faces to their campus this season.
- The Bobcats used the transfer portal to fill any openings and grabbed Dominick Proctor (Bryant and Stratton), CJ Willis (Western New England), Skyler Manelski (Linfield University), Jack Kabel (Nichols College), Gabe Wright (Indian River State College), Brett Leighton (Gettysburg), and Jack Gannon (Saint Peter's).
- Quinnipiac also brought in six first years, Spencer Chard (Newtown, Conn.), Kyle Garbowski (New Fairfield, Conn.), Raymond McNaught (East Bridgewater, Mass.), Andrew Hearn (Westfield, Mass.), James Fahan (Stamford, Conn.), and Sam Ametrano (Guilford, Conn.).
- The Bobcats will make the short trip to New Haven to take on the Yale Bulldogs on Wednesday, March 20 at 3 PM.
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