Baseball's Comeback Falls Short In Series Finale At Niagara

Sunday, May 5

Niagara Falls, NY / Bobo Field

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

17-26, 7-11

Niagara

30-12, 16-2

Quinnipiac

Niagara

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Baseball's Comeback Falls Short In Series Finale At Niagara

5/5/2024 3:22:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – The Quinnipiac baseball team fell in the series finale to the Niagara Purple Eagles, 6-4, after Niagara broke the tie in the eighth inning.

With the loss, the Bobcats will fall to 17-26 overall and 7-11 in MAAC play, while Niagara will improve to 30-12 overall and 16-2 in the conference.

SCORE
Niagara 6, Quinnipiac 4

HOW IT HAPPENED
For the first time of the series, the Purple Eagles were the first ones to score in the game. Niagara put up a four spot in the second inning to get the scoring started.

Keegan O'Connor got the Bobcats back within one as he blasted a three-run home run to left field in the top of the third inning.

GOODBYE BASEBALL 👋

Keegan launches his ninth homer of the year and 25th of his collegiate career to make it a one-run game!!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/OCc2Hgtu30
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 5, 2024

In the sixth inning, the Bobcats tied the game at four as Dominick Proctor grounded out, but Matt DeRosa was able to come in and score.

The game stayed tied at four until the bottom of the eighth inning when Niagara got two runs from two separate RBI singles to take a 6-4 lead.

The Bobcats were able to load the bases in the top of the ninth inning and CJ Willis was able to reach base safely on a fielding error, allowing Proctor to score. With the Bobcats down one, the Purple Eagles retired the next two batters to finish off the series sweep.

NEWS AND NOTES

Six different Bobcats recorded hits in the series finale.
Keegan O'Connor led the offense with three RBIs as he launched his 25^th career home run in the 3^rd inning.
CJ Willis and Dominick Proctor each went 1-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI each.
Kyle Garbowski picked up two hits in four at-bats to raise his batting average to .237.
Jared Zimbardo extended his on-base streak to 42 games as he picked up a hit and a walk.
Christian Smith got on base twice as he recorded one hit and drew a walk.
Andrew Rubayo, Andrew Cubberly, and Jack Kabel combined for 5.1 scoreless innings pitched in relief.

ON DECK

The Bobcats will return to Hamden for their final home MAAC series of the year as they welcome the Saint Peter's Peacocks. The first game will be on Thursday, May 9^th at 3 PM.