Saturday, April 6
Hamden, Conn.
12:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
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Iona University
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Softball Set to Host Iona in 2024 Home Opener
4/5/2024 3:28:00 PM | Softball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Iona Gaels
Saturday, April 6, 2024 | 12:00 & 2:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Iona Gaels
Sunday, April 7, 2024 | 12:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Softball team is getting ready to host Iona in its home opener on Saturday, April 30. The Bobcats will face the Gaels in a doubleheader on Saturday before playing game three of the series on Sunday at noon. All three games will be streamed on Gobobcats.com.
SCOUTING IONA
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Saturday, April 6, 2024 | 12:00 & 2:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Iona Gaels
Sunday, April 7, 2024 | 12:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Softball team is getting ready to host Iona in its home opener on Saturday, April 30. The Bobcats will face the Gaels in a doubleheader on Saturday before playing game three of the series on Sunday at noon. All three games will be streamed on Gobobcats.com.
SCOUTING IONA
- Iona is 5-1 in MAAC play and 8-16 overall with wins over Albany, Yale, Lipscomb, Fairfield, and Manhattan.
- Jamie Sheeran leads the Gaels in batting average at .365 while Hailey Guerrero leads them in RBIs with 13.
- Samantha Rieb is 6-5 in the circle with a 4.48 ERA in 70.1 innings pitched.
- QU is 9-17 versus Iona since 2005. The Bobcats took the last game between the two teams 6-5 on April 21, 2023 in Hamden.
- Last Saturday, March 30, the Bobcats fell in both games of the doubleheader at FDU.
- Julia Woeste had the Bobcats lone run in the 3-1 game one loss with a solo homer.
- In game two, Karolyn Walker had the other Bobcats run in a 4-1 loss.
- Ally Hochstadter had two hits and two stolen bases in game two.
- The Bobcats fell to Marist in all three games of their opening MAAC series in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. last weekend.
- Abby LaClair had an RBI in game one of the series.
- Jaclyn Gonzalez was named MAAC Pitcher of the Week on Wednesday, March 19 after going 2-0 in three appearances the work before.
- She notched a 1.00 ERA in 18 innings of work while striking out six batters.
- QU fell at Boston College 5-0 on Sunday, March 17.
- Mary Fogg, Kennedy Demott, and Amanda Engel each had a hit for the Bobcats.
- The Bobcats went 4-3 in seven games in Virginia.
- They beat Le Moyne College, Hampton University, and Norfolk State University twice.
- Jaclyn Gonzalez got the win in all four games for QU.
- The Bobcats scored 13 runs on against Norfolk State on March 11, the most runs they've scored in a game since 2015.
- 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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