Sunday, March 10
Norfolk, VA
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
UNLV
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Softball Traveling to Virginia for Spring Break
3/8/2024 1:30:00 PM | Softball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. UNLV
Sunday, March 10 | 2:00 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Le Moyne
Sunday, March 10 | 4:30 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Norfolk State University
Monday, March 11 | 3:30 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Norfolk State University
Tuesday, March 12 | 11:00 AM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Syracuse University
Tuesday, March 12 | 1:30 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Hampton University
Wednesday, March 13 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM (DH)
Lady Pirates Softball Stadium | Hampton, Va.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Softball team is looking to continue its hot start, heading down to Virginia for spring break to participate in the Norfolk State Invitational and then playing a doubleheader against Hampton University.
The Norfolk State Invitational will be played from Sunday, March 10 to Tuesday, March 12, and then the doubleheader against Hampton University will be Wednesday, March 13.
The only game that will be streamed for the Norfolk State Invitational is QU versus Norfolk State, which will be streamed on their website. Both games of the doubleheader versus Hampton University will be streamed on FloSoftball.
SCOUTING UNLV
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Sunday, March 10 | 2:00 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Le Moyne
Sunday, March 10 | 4:30 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Norfolk State University
Monday, March 11 | 3:30 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Norfolk State University
Tuesday, March 12 | 11:00 AM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Syracuse University
Tuesday, March 12 | 1:30 PM
NSU Softball Field | Norfolk, Va.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats at Hampton University
Wednesday, March 13 | 12:00 PM | 2:00 PM (DH)
Lady Pirates Softball Stadium | Hampton, Va.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Softball team is looking to continue its hot start, heading down to Virginia for spring break to participate in the Norfolk State Invitational and then playing a doubleheader against Hampton University.
The Norfolk State Invitational will be played from Sunday, March 10 to Tuesday, March 12, and then the doubleheader against Hampton University will be Wednesday, March 13.
The only game that will be streamed for the Norfolk State Invitational is QU versus Norfolk State, which will be streamed on their website. Both games of the doubleheader versus Hampton University will be streamed on FloSoftball.
SCOUTING UNLV
- UNLV is 11-8 with wins over Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston, Bradley, Iowa State, Southern Utah, Santa Clara, CSUN, CSU Bakersfield, and San Diego.
- Maddie Schmidt leads UNLV in batting average at .407, she also has 9 RBIs.
- Ariana Martinez has driven in 24 RBIs for the Rebels.
- Alanna Thiede is 8-1 in the circle for UNLV with a 1.95 ERA and 44 strikeouts in 57.1 innings pitched.
- This is the first meeting between the two teams.
- Le Moyne is 1-10 with their lone win coming over St. Bonaventure.
- Audrey Benderski leads them in batting average at .438.
- Michaela Stockwell is 1-2 in the circle with nine strikeouts.
- This is the first meeting between the two teams.
- Norfolk State is 1-16 with their lone win coming over Holy Cross.
- Rylie Gilbreath leads NSU in batting average at .340.
- Loren Hudson has driven in four runs for the Spartans.
- Maddy Morris has pitched 28.0 innings, striking out nine batters.
- QU is 3-2 versus NSU since 2005. The Spartans took the last matchup in 2010, 11-7.
- Syracuse is 8-9 with wins over Bucknell, Campbell, Maryland, Southeast Missouri State, Evansville, and Louisiana at Monroe.
- Angel Jasso leads the Orange in batting average at .444.
- Taylor Posner has 20 RBIs for Syracuse in their 17 games.
- Lindsey Hendrix is 5-1 in the circle with 30 strikeouts and a 2.25 ERA.
- This is the second meeting between the Bobcats and the Orange. Syracuse took the only meeting 10-0 in 2008.
- Hampton is 5-14 with wins over Alabama State, Mississippi Valley State, Wagner, FDU, and Holy Cross.
- Carmynn Bonner leads the Lady Pirates in batter average at .310.
- Taylor Ivey has eight RBIs in Hampton's 19 games.
- Taryn Bennett is 2-2 in the circle with a 2.84 ERA and 16 strikeouts.
- QU is 1-2 versus Hampton since 2006. The Lady Pirates took the last meeting, 5-4 in 2023.
- The Bobcats are 5-2 after two weekends of play, their best start to a season since 2012.
- QU went 4-1 at The Spring Games in Madeira Beach, FL., with wins over Monmouth, Albany, Southern Indiana, and Western Michigan.
- Sydney Horan led the Bobcats in the circle with two wins, including a complete game shutout of Western Michigan on Sunday, March 3. She also struck out 24 batters over 24 innings pitched.
- Kennedy Demott went 4-11 with three RBIs and two doubles, making the start at catcher in all five games.
- The Bobcats started off the season hot, defeating UMass-Lowell 10-4 on Saturday, Feb. 10.
- Mary Fogg tallied two RBIs and scored two runs on three hits to lead QU.
- Lauren Hilliard picked up her first win in the circle, pitching three innings, striking out three while only giving up one run.
- Natalia Apatiga also had two RBIs and scored one run on two hits.
- In the second game of the doubleheader on Saturday, Feb. 10, the Bobcats fell to Texas A&M Commerce 3-2.
- Natalia Apatiga continued her hot start, driving in a run on two hits, and she also scored a run.
- Abby LaClair recorded her first career RBI.
- Mary Fogg scored one run on one hit.
- QU welcomes eight newcomers to the 2024 squad.
- The First Years are, Lauren Hilliard, Ashley Garcia, Riley Potter, Jaelyn Gonzalez, Sydney Rosenkranz, and Abby LaClair.
- The Bobcats also have two transfers, Noelle Reid who is coming from Miami University of Ohio, and Ella McGalliard who had played at Winthrop University.
- Lauren Hilliard is the sister of Junior Brooke Hilliard on the QU team.
- The Bobcats return 15 players from the 2023 team.
- Graduate student Hannah Davis and Senior Julia Woeste were named the 2024 Captains for QU.
- 2023 All-MAAC First Team and Rookie Team selection Mary Fogg will also be returning in the outfield for the Bobcats.
- After a stellar rookie season, Mary Fogg has been named to repeat on the All-MAAC First Team in 2024.
- A season ago, she led the Bobcats in batting average (.381), OPS (.830), hits (51), total bases (55), and stolen bases (9).
- QU has been picked ninth in the 2024 MAAC Coaches' Poll.
- Head Coach Hillary Smith enters her sixth season with the Bobcats after being named the eighth coach in program history.
- Coach Smith has brought in eight new faces to the program and welcomed back one graduate student for fifth year.
- Assistant coach Mandie Perez enters her third season with the Bobcats.
- Perez helped Smith see the Bobcats earn one All-MAAC honor in the 2023 season.
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