Sunday, March 24
Hamden, Conn.
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Photo by: Quinnipiac Athletics
Bobcats Lose Series Finale To Rider, 11-1
3/24/2024 4:15:00 PM | Baseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team fell in the series finale to the Rider Broncs, 11-1, on Sunday afternoon in Hamden.
The Bobcats will go to 5-15 and 0-3 in the MAAC to start the 2024 season, while Rider will improve to 5-14 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
SCORE
Rider 11, Quinnipiac 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
Rider scored the first run of the ballgame as a run crossed the plate on an RBI single in the top of the first inning. The Broncs would score again in the top of the second off a home run to left field.
Quinnipiac would narrow the gap as Kyle Garbowski doubled down the left field line to score Matt DeRosa and make it a 2-1 game.
The Broncs would strike for five runs in the fifth inning. An RBI single got the scoring started for Rider in the inning and a double down the left field line brought in two more runs. With two outs in the inning, an error would allow another run to come in and make it a 6-1 lead for the Broncs. With one runner on and two outs, an RBI triple to right center would give the Broncs a six-run lead.
Rider would get another run in the sixth inning, this time from an RBI groundout. In the top of the seventh, Rider would score on a balk and make it a 10-1 game on an RBI infield single.
NEWS AND NOTES
The Bobcats will go to 5-15 and 0-3 in the MAAC to start the 2024 season, while Rider will improve to 5-14 overall and 3-0 in conference play.
SCORE
Rider 11, Quinnipiac 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
Rider scored the first run of the ballgame as a run crossed the plate on an RBI single in the top of the first inning. The Broncs would score again in the top of the second off a home run to left field.
Quinnipiac would narrow the gap as Kyle Garbowski doubled down the left field line to score Matt DeRosa and make it a 2-1 game.
The Broncs would strike for five runs in the fifth inning. An RBI single got the scoring started for Rider in the inning and a double down the left field line brought in two more runs. With two outs in the inning, an error would allow another run to come in and make it a 6-1 lead for the Broncs. With one runner on and two outs, an RBI triple to right center would give the Broncs a six-run lead.
Rider would get another run in the sixth inning, this time from an RBI groundout. In the top of the seventh, Rider would score on a balk and make it a 10-1 game on an RBI infield single.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Six different Bobcats recorded hits in the loss.
- Kyle Garbowksi went 1-for-3 and drove in a run on a double.
- Sean Swenson went 1-for-3 with a double.
- Jared Zimbardo finished the day going 1-for-4.
- Matt DeRosa scored a run and went 1-for-3.
- Sebastian Mueller and Keegan O'Connor each picked up a hit in the effort.
- The Bobcats will travel to the University of Rhode Island for a midweek contest with the Rams at 3 PM on Tuesday, March 26th.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Young, B. (2-3)
L: Ulsh, Mason (0-4)
Batting:
2B: Lesch, L. 1 ; Costanzo, J. 1
3B: Neri, K. 1
HR: Neri, K. 1
RBI: Winsett, J. 1 ; Skettini, B. 2 ; Lesch, L. 2 ; Tiroly, J. 1 ; Neri, K. 2 ; Leahy, M. 1
SH: Winsett, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Shepherd, M. 1 ; Winsett, J. 1 ; Skettini, B. 1 ; Lesch, L. 1 ; Costanzo, J. 1 ; Tiroly, J. 1 ; Neri, K. 1 ; Hartmann, E. 2 ; Leahy, M. 2
SB: Hartmann, E. 1 ; Leahy, M. 1
HBP: Shepherd, M. 1
Batting:
2B: Garbowski, Kyle 1 ; Swenson, Sean 1
RBI: Garbowski, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeRosa, Matt 1
PO: Willis, CJ 1
Game Leaders
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