QU Takes 2 Games at SPU, Including Longest Contest in Team History

Tuesday, April 9

Jersey City, NJ

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

11-13, 2-5

Saint Peter's University

12-19, 2-5

Quinnipiac

Saint Peter's

Photo by: Kaylyn Terry

QU Takes 2 Games at SPU, Including Longest Contest in Team History

4/9/2024 5:55:00 PM | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – The Quinnipiac Softball team battled past Saint Peter's in a midweek doubleheader in Jersey City to pick up two conference wins.

Game one was the longest game in program history, going 13 innings. Sydney Horan pitched the entire game, throwing 171 pitches. Natalia Apatiga broke the game open in the top of the 13^th with a two-run homer.

In game two, the Bobcats jumped on the Peacocks quickly and got out to a 6-2 lead in the third inning thanks to hits from Sofia Vega, Amanda Engel, Brooke Hilliard, and Ally Hochstadter.

SCORES
Quinnipiac 7, St. Peter's 5 (13 innings)
Quinnipiac 11, St. Peter's 2 (5 innings)

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (12-13, 3-5 MAAC) | Saint Peter's (12-20, 2-6 MAAC)

LOCATION
Jersey City, N.J. | Jaroschak Field

SCORING SUMMARY
Game One
First Inning

Mary Fogg scored on a throwing error. (QU 1, SPU 0).

Fourth Inning

Amanda Engel doubled to left field, scoring Brooke Hilliard. (QU 2, SPU 0)
Sofia Vega singled to right field, scoring Amanda Engel. (QU 3, SPU 0)

Sixth Inning

McNulty homered to center field, scoring a runner. (QU 3, SPU 2)
Skakal doubled to left center, scoring one runner. (QU 3, SPU 3)

Seventh Inning

Mary Fogg singled to center field, scoring Sofia Vega. (QU 4, SPU 3)
Orndorff reached on an error, scoring a runner. (QU 4, SPU 4)

Tenth Inning

Brooke Hilliard singled to second base, scoring Ally Hochstadter. (QU 5, SPU 4)
Forte homered to center field. (QU 5, SPU 5)

Thirteenth Inning

Natalia Apatiga homered to left field, scoring Amanda Engel. (QU 7, SPU 5)

Game Two
First Inning

Natalia Apatiga scored after Karolyn Walker got caught stealing. (QU 1, SPU 0)
Ella McGalliard got caught stealing but Ally Hochstadter scored from third. (QU 2, SPU 0)
McNulty doubled to center field, scoring two runners. (QU 2, SPU 2)

Second Inning

Sofia Vega reached on an error, scoring Amanda Engel and Hannah Davis. (QU 4, SPU 2)

Third Inning

Brooke Hilliard singled to second base, scoring Ella McGalliard. (QU 5, SPU 2)
Amanda Engel singled, scoring Brooke Hilliard (QU 6, SPU 2)

Fourth Inning

Ally Hochstadter singled to center field, scoring Natalia Apatiga. (QU 7, SPU 2)

Fifth Inning

Sofia Vega singled to first base, scoring Brooke Hilliard. (QU 8, SPU 2)
Sydney Rosenkranz singled to right field, scoring Amanda Engel and Hannah Davis. (QU 10, SPU 2)
Kennedy Demott flied out to center field, scoring Sofia Vega. (QU 11, SPU 2)

NOTES
Game One

Ally Hochstadter, Brooke Hilliard, Hannah Davis, Amanda Engel, and Sofia Vega each had a double for a new season-high for the Bobcats.
Natalia Apatiga hit her first homerun of the season.
Apatiga and Hilliard each had three hits.
Amanda Engel scored two runs.
Sydney Horan pitched a career-high 13 innings, while also throwing a career-high 171 pitches.

Game Two

QU had a season-high 17 hits, surpassing their 15 hits in game one of the series.
Natalia Apatiga, Ally Hochstadter, Ella McGalliard, Hannah Davis, Amanda Engel, and Sofia Vega each had two hits.
Brooke Hilliard went 3-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
Sydney Rosenkranz had her first collegiate RBIs.
Jaclyn Gonzalez moved to 6-4 on the season in the circle.