QU Falls In Series Opener To Niagara, 10-7

Friday, May 3

Niagara Falls, NY / Bobo Field

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

17-24, 7-9

Niagara

28-12, 14-2

Quinnipiac

Niagara

Photo by: Quinnipiac Athletics

5/3/2024 8:25:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – The Quinnipiac baseball program fell in the opening game of the series to the Niagara Purple Eagles, 10-7.

With the loss, the Bobcats will fall to 17-24 overall and 7-9 in MAAC play, while Niagara will improve to 27-12 overall and 14-2 in the conference.

SCORE
Niagara 10, Quinnipiac 7

HOW IT HAPPENED
Jared Zimbardo led off to start the game and immediately gave the Bobcats a 1-0 lead as he blasted a solo home run to left field.

ZIMB💣

Zimbardo gets things started with a solo homer to left!!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/8QLWinqfkH
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 3, 2024

Quinnipiac added onto their lead in the fourth inning, scoring three runs in the frame. With the bases loaded, Matt DeRosa drew a walk to score CJ Willis. Kyle Garbowski stepped in as the next batter and grounded into a double play, which allowed Gabe Wright to score. With one runner on, Dominick Proctor doubled into the left center gap to bring home Christian Smith to make it a 4-0 game.

Proctor doubles to left center to bring home Smith and give us a 4-0 lead!!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/WWj4569qDR
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 3, 2024

Niagara would respond in the fifth inning as they brought home six runs in the frame. Niagara took the lead on a two-run home run down the right field line. QU made it a one-run game in the sixth inning as Julian Buchman reached on a fielder's choice and Matt DeRosa crossed the plate.

Perfect execution 👌#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/15PfVBV192
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 3, 2024

Niagara would extend their lead back to two runs with a sacrifice fly to center field in the sixth inning. In the next inning, the Purple Eagles added two more runs as they came across on a throwing error. Niagara would push their lead to five in the eighth inning on an RBI single up the middle, making it 10-5.

The Bobcats would load the bases in the ninth inning as the rain started to come down. Matt DeRosa drew a bases loaded walk to bring home a run, making it a four-run game. With a 3-2 count and the bases still loaded, Dominick Proctor watched the pitch sail out of the zone to bring home another run. Niagara would get the final batter out on a strike out to finish off the win.

NEWS AND NOTES

Six different Bobcats recorded hits in the loss to Niagara.
Dominick Proctor (3-for-4) and Matt DeRosa (1-for-3) each drove in two runs to lead the offense.
Julian Buchman recorded an RBI, his fifth RBI this season.
Jared Zimbardo extended his on-base streak to 40 games with his solo home run in the first inning.
Gabe Wright stole his 26^th base of the season, which ranks 15^th in the entire NCAA and second in the MAAC.
Wright averages 0.68 stolen bases per game, which ranks within the top ten in the NCAA.

ON DECK
The Bobcats will take on the Niagara Purple Eagles in game two of the three-game set on Saturday, May 4^th. First pitch from Bobo Field is scheduled for 2 PM.