Saturday, March 29
Hamden, Conn.
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Rider University
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Softball Hosting Rider and Marist in Hamden
3/27/2025 1:46:00 PM | Softball
Quinnipiac vs. Rider
Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 1:00 & 3:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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Quinnipiac vs. Marist
Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 1:00 & 3:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team is continuing its nine-game homestand, hosting Rider and Marist this weekend. Saturday's doubleheader with Rider will be a MAAC matchup while Sunday's doubleheader with Marist will not count towards league standings.
Sunday's doubleheader will be streamed on ESPN+.
SCOUTING RIDER
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Saturday, March 29, 2025 | 1:00 & 3:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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Live Stats: Click Here
Quinnipiac vs. Marist
Sunday, March 30, 2025 | 1:00 & 3:00 PM
Quinnipiac Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Watch (ESPN+): Game One | Game Two
Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team is continuing its nine-game homestand, hosting Rider and Marist this weekend. Saturday's doubleheader with Rider will be a MAAC matchup while Sunday's doubleheader with Marist will not count towards league standings.
Sunday's doubleheader will be streamed on ESPN+.
SCOUTING RIDER
- Rider enters the weekend 8-20 and 2-1 in the MAAC with wins over Sacred Heart.
- Abby Cruz leads Rider in batting average at .297 while also knocking in a team-high 14 runs.
- Anna-Marie Groskritz is 4-5 in the circle with a 2.41 ERA.
- QU is 15-10 versus Rider since 2010.
- Marist enters the weekend 24-5 and 3-0 in the MAAC after sweeping Saint Peter's.
- Hailey Ahr leads Marist in batting average at .543 while Miah McDonald has driven in 44 runs.
- Kiley Meyers leads Marist in the circle with a .54 ERA and is 11-0.
- QU is 6-14 versus Marist since 2014.
- QU ranks 15th in the nation in triples per game and first in the MAAC at .41.
- Sofia Vega ranks first in the MAAC in total triples with four while Mary Fogg sits second.
- Vega is 11th nationally at .18 triples per game.
- On Tuesday's doubleheader, QU split the two games, losing game one 8-4 and winning game two by the same score.
- In game one, Sofia Vega notched her first career homerun.
- Sydney Horan won her fourth game of the season in game two, striking out 11 batters, matching her career-high.
- Mary Fogg and Sofia Vega each had RBI triples in game two.
- The Bobcats fell in all three games to Iona this past weekend to open MAAC play.
- In Sunday's game, Sydney Horan tied a career-high with 11 strikeouts.
- QU fell in all four of its games at the Mizzou Invitational a week ago.
- The Bobcats were able to garner one win in Missouri, playing Kansas City in a standalone game on Sunday morning, shutting out the Roos 8-0.
- Mary Fogg extended her team-leading on base streak to 10.
- She also leads the Bobcats in multi-hit games, notching her fourth of the season.
- Sydney Horan pitched her second complete-game shutout of the season.
- Both Mary Fogg and Brooke Hilliard have reached the 100-hit milestone this season.
- Fogg's came against Mizzou on March 15th while Hilliard reached it against Pitt on Feb. 21.
- QU went 2-2 in their four games at the Blue Hen Invitational two weekends ago.
- They defeated Morgan State 10-2 (Five innings) and Syracuse 4-1.
- Their win over Syracuse was the program's first win over a Power 4 team since April 2010 against Pitt.
- Jaelyn Gonzalez had a career-weekend, batting .500 while knocking six RBIs on two doubles, two walks, and she scored one run.
- The Bobcats took down Columbia and FGCU in the Space U Invitational last weekend in Orlando, fla.
- QU had a 14-run outburst in the game against Columbia, their first time scoring 14 runs in a game since April 2014.
- Natalia Apatiga led the way with five RBIs and Jaclyn Gonzalez allowed only one run on three hits.
- Against FGCU, Sydney Horan pitched seven scoreless innings and Noelle Reid scored on a walk off passed ball.
- The Bobcats were able to play two games last weekend in Nashville, Tenn. before weather could cancel the rest of the tournament.
- In game one against TSU, QU fell 3-1 with the lone run coming from a Sofia Vega RBI triple.
- Sydney Horan also struck out nine batters, the second highest total of her career in a single game and most since fanning 11 against UAlbany on March 1, 2024.
- In the second game on Friday, the Bobcats fell in extra innings to Illinois after taking a late lead.
- Mary Fogg went 3-4 with two runs scored while Natalia Apatiga had an RBI.
- Mia Rubirosa also scored two runs.
- 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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