Friday, February 14
Nashville, TN
2:30 PM
Quinnipiac University
at
Tennessee State University
Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com
Softball Participating in Roar City Invitational to Open Spring
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Tennessee State
Date: Friday, Feb. 14
Time: 2:30 PM
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Illinois
Date: Friday, Feb. 14
Time: 7:30 PM
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team will open the 2025 season down in Nashville, Tenn., participating in the Roar City Invitational hosted by Tennessee State on Friday. Saturday and Sunday's games have been canceled due to impending weather and will not be rescheduled.
Tennessee State will not be streaming any of the games but the live stat link can be found here.
WELCOME TO THE PACK
To stay up-to-date with Quinnipiac Softball news, follow the Bobcats on Twitter/Instagram @QU_SOFTBALL or visit www.gobobcats.com
Date: Friday, Feb. 14
Time: 2:30 PM
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Illinois
Date: Friday, Feb. 14
Time: 7:30 PM
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team will open the 2025 season down in Nashville, Tenn., participating in the Roar City Invitational hosted by Tennessee State on Friday. Saturday and Sunday's games have been canceled due to impending weather and will not be rescheduled.
Tennessee State will not be streaming any of the games but the live stat link can be found here.
WELCOME TO THE PACK
- QU welcomes eight First Year players to the 2025 squad.
- It features four Connecticut natives, Madison Waltke (Norwich), Mia Rubirosa (West Haven), Aryn Bombery (Naugatuck), and Alexandra Lewey (Fairfield).
- Lexi Perez (Orlando) and Shannon Kendall (Land O Lakes) are each from Florida, while Ava Tabangcura becomes the tenth current Bobcat from California.
- Zoey Nelson rounds out the group, hailing from Londonderry, New Hampshire.
- The Bobcats return 18 from a season ago, including the team's two main starting pitchers in Sydney Horan and Jaclyn Gonzalez.
- Amanda Engel, Ella McGalliard, and Jaclyn Gonzalez were also named as captains ahead of the season.
- Natalia Apatiga returns after a stellar Second Team All-MAAC season, leading the Bobcats in nearly every batting category and starting all 45 games alongside Sofia Vega.
- 2023 All-MAAC First Team and Rookie Selection Mary Fogg returns to the outfield as well for the Bobcats.
- Brooke Hilliard who led the team in runs scored also returns for the Bobcats.
- QU is coming off its best season since 2018, winning 20 games.
- It finished 9-15 in the MAAC, also their best finish since 2018.
- QU has been picked tied for ninth in the 2025 MAAC Coaches' Poll with Merrimack.
- Head Coach Hillary Smith enters her seventh season with the Bobcats after being named the eighth coach in program history.
- Coach Smith has brought in eight new faces to the program.
- Assistant coach Mandie Perez enters her third season with the Bobcats.
- Perez helped Smith see the Bobcats earn one All-MAAC honor in the 2024 season.
To stay up-to-date with Quinnipiac Softball news, follow the Bobcats on Twitter/Instagram @QU_SOFTBALL or visit www.gobobcats.com
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