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Softball Prepping for Midweek Contest at Boston College
4/14/2025 1:55:00 PM | Softball
Quinnipiac at Boston College
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | 4:00 PM
Harrington Athletics Village | Brighton, Mass.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team is headed back on the road tomorrow for a single game at Boston College at 4:00 PM, taking a break from their MAAC schedule.
SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | 4:00 PM
Harrington Athletics Village | Brighton, Mass.
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team is headed back on the road tomorrow for a single game at Boston College at 4:00 PM, taking a break from their MAAC schedule.
SCOUTING BOSTON COLLEGE
- BC is 18-21 and 4-11 in the ACC.
- Jordan Stephens leads the Eagles in batting average at .364 while also driving in the most runs at 28.
- Bailey Kendziorski leads BC in ERA with a 3.96 while Kelly Colleran has nine wins in the circle.
- QU is 0-2 versus BC all-time and have lost those two games by a combined score of 13-0.
- QU won all three games of their series against Mount this weekend by one run.
- In game one, QU fell behind but came back to win 3-2 in nine innings thanks to Kennedy Demott knocking in all three runs.
- In game two, the Bobcats Natalia Apatiga and Madison Waltke played hero for QU each knocking in runs.
- In game three, Demott and Apatiga each had three RBIs.
- In game one, QU scored first on a sac fly by Natalia Apatiga in the first and then Ella McGalliard homered in the second to push the lead to three.
- Canisius would come back with five runs in the third to make it 5-3.
- Apatiga came back with a solo homer to cut into the lead but Canisius would add another in the sixth and win 6-4.
- Her homer was the 100th hit of her career.
- Game two was halted due to a facility curfew and will be finished on Monday, April 28th, resuming play tied 3-3 after nine innings.
- In game one, QU fell behind 1-0 in the second inning but fought back to win 8-5.
- They took an 8-1 lead in the fifth inning after exploding with six runs, including homers from Madison Waltke and Sofia Vega.
- Niagara would get runs back in the seventh but it wouldn't be enough.
- In game two, the Bobcats and Purple Eagles were tied until the fourth inning when Aryn Bombery hit a two-run double to right center to take a 3-1 lead.
- QU added six more runs in the fifth and sixth to take a 9-1 lead an win in six innings.
- Natalia Apatiga led the way with three RBIs while Sydney Horan pitched six innings while only allowing one run to move to 8-12 in the circle.
- QU ranks 27th in the nation in triples per game and second in the MAAC at .34.
- Sydney is currently fourth in the MAAC in strikeouts with 104 and first in innings pitched with 146.
- Kennedy DeMott ranks first in the MAAC in caught stealing by, with 10 putouts.
- QU fell in both of its games to Marist this past Sunday in a non-league doubleheader.
- The Bobcats fell in game one despite exploding for nine runs, including a five-run fifth inning.
- In game two they were shutout 9-0.
- In QU's doubleheader with Rider they took both games by scores of 4-1 and 6-4.
- Sydney Horan notched her fifth win of the season and 30th of her career.
- Madison Waltke had the first multi-hit game of her career.
- Natalia Apatiga had two RBIs to bring her season total to 11, second on QU.
- 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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