Quinnipiac University
9-19
Sacred Heart
16-13
Baseball Drops Midweek Battle To Sacred Heart
4/9/2024 7:50:00 PM | Baseball
The Bobcats will fall to 9-19 on the season, while the Pioneers will improve to 16-13 overall.
SCORE
Sacred Heart 12, Quinnipiac 6
HOW IT HAPPENED
Sacred Heart got their scoring started early as they struck for two runs in the opening inning. Their first run came in on a single through the right side and their second run came in on an RBI fielder's choice.
The game would remain 2-0 until the top of the fifth inning before Sacred Heart broke it wide open. A two-run homer got the scoring started for them in the inning to open a 4-0 lead. An RBI double made it a 5-0 game before a sacrifice fly made it six. With two outs in the inning and two runners on, the Pioneers launched a three-run blast to make it a 9-0 game.
The Bobcats scored three straight runs to make it a 9-3 game. Dominick Proctor singled to center field to score Gabe Wright and get the Bobcats on the board in the fifth inning. A couple batters later, Jared Zimbardo beat out an infield single to bring home Proctor and make it a seven-run deficit. In the bottom of the sixth inning, CJ Willi stole third and scored on a throwing error, making it a 9-3 game.
Sacred Heart would get two runs back in the seventh inning as a two-run double to left center field gave the Pioneers a 11-3 lead.
In the bottom half of the 8th inning, Christian Smith launched a solo home run to bring the Bobcats within seven.
SMITTY GOES YARD 💣
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) April 9, 2024
Smith launches a solo homer to start the bottom of the eighth!!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/3oBInlhLEs
The Pioneers would hit a solo homer of their own in the ninth inning to get the run right back and made it a 12-4 ballgame. The Bobcats wouldn't go down without a fight as they loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth inning. A bases loaded walk drawn by Matt DeRosa brought home a run and a sacrifice fly from Wright brought home another to make it a 12-6 game. The Pioneer pitching staff stopped the comeback to defeat QU 12-6.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Six different Bobcats recorded hits in the loss to the Pioneers.
- Christian Smith and Jared Zimbardo led the offense with two hits each and an RBI each.
- Smith launched his fourth homer of the season, which has him tied for second on the team.
- Gabe Wright went 1-for-3 with an RBI and three stolen bases.
- Dominick Proctor drove in his eighth RBI of the season with his single.
- Matt DeRosa drove in a run with his bases loaded walk.
- Kyle Garbowski and Julian Buchman both picked up a hit in the loss.
- Jack Kabel and Tate Copeland each pitched a scoreless inning in relief.
ON DECK
- The Bobcats will hit the road for a non-conference matchup with the URI Rams on Wednesday, April 10th with first pitch scheduled for 2:30 PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: David Aufiero (2-1)
L: Rubayo, Andrew (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Gavin Donohue 1 ; Michael Hernandez 1
HR: Ronan Donohue 1 ; Michael Hernandez 1 ; Dennis Gamester 1
RBI: Gavin Donohue 1 ; Dante D?Amore 2 ; Alex Ungar 1 ; Ronan Donohue 3 ; Michael Hernandez 3 ; Dennis Gamester 2
SF: Dante D?Amore 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Gavin Donohue 2 ; Peter Link 2 ; Zack Kovalchik 1 ; Dante D?Amore 1 ; Alex Ungar 1 ; Ronan Donohue 1 ; Michael Hernandez 2 ; Dennis Gamester 1 ; John Greene 1
SB: John Greene 1
CS: Alex Ungar 1
Batting:
2B: Zimbardo, Jared 1
HR: Smith, Christian 1
RBI: Zimbardo, Jared 1 ; Smith, Christian 1 ; DeRosa, Matt 1 ; Wright, Gabe 1 ; Proctor, Dominick 1
SF: Wright, Gabe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zimbardo, Jared 1 ; Willis, CJ 2 ; Smith, Christian 1 ; Wright, Gabe 1 ; Proctor, Dominick 1
SB: Willis, CJ 1 ; Wright, Gabe 3 ; Garbowski, Kyle 1
HBP: Willis, CJ 1
