Thursday, May 8
Hamden, CT
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Siena
Photo by: Farrah Chernov
Bobcats Face Saints in Final Home Series of 2025
5/7/2025 10:00:00 PM | Baseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (24-20-1, 15-9 MAAC) vs Siena Saints (18-27, 14-10 MAAC)
Date: Thursday, May 8th (DH)
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series: Siena leads the series 19-13
Last Matchup: L, 10-6 (March 29, 2024, in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY)
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Siena Saints
Date: Thursday, May 8th (DH)
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Siena Saints
Date: Monday, May 12th
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team returns home for their final home series of the season, as they host the Siena Saints for a three-game series. The Bobcats and Saints will play a doubleheader (1 PM and 4 PM) on Thursday, May 8th, before wrapping up the series on Monday, May 12th.
HISTORY VS. SIENA
LOTS OF NEW FACES
NEXT TIME OUT
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Date: Thursday, May 8th (DH)
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series: Siena leads the series 19-13
Last Matchup: L, 10-6 (March 29, 2024, in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY)
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Siena Saints
Date: Thursday, May 8th (DH)
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Siena Saints
Date: Monday, May 12th
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team returns home for their final home series of the season, as they host the Siena Saints for a three-game series. The Bobcats and Saints will play a doubleheader (1 PM and 4 PM) on Thursday, May 8th, before wrapping up the series on Monday, May 12th.
HISTORY VS. SIENA
- Thursday's matchup will mark the 33rd time the two programs are facing off.
- This series will be the first time the two teams have faced off since March 28-29 of last season.
- The Saints walked away with the series win last season, as they swept the Bobcats. Siena outscored the Bobcats 32-22 in the series.
- Siena will enter the weekend series with an 18-27 overall record and a 14-10 mark in MAAC play.
- The Saints currently sit in fourth place in the conference with two weeks remaining in the schedule. Siena is currently one game behind the Bobcats for third place.
- Siena is coming off a series win over the Canisius Golden Griffins, as the Saints won two games out of three. Siena swept the doubleheader on the first day of the series to earn the series win.
- Aidan Paradine has appeared in 45 games with 44 starts for the Saints this season. The redshirt first-year leads the team with a .390 batting average. Paradine has hit seven home runs and driven in 38 runs.
- Alistair Morin has started 12 games on the mound and leads the team with a 2.71 ERA. Morin has recorded 66 strikeouts in 66.1 innings pitched.
- The Bobcats dropped their MAAC series to the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (May 2-4).
- Mount St. Mary's took the opening game of the series by a final score of 11-8. Christian Smith went 2-for-4 at the plate with 4 RBIs.
- Quinnipiac bounced back in the series as they defeated the Mountaineers 17-11 in the second game of the series. Gabe Wright drove in four RBIs to lead the team with his grand slam in the 7th inning.
- The Mountaineers took the final game of the series with a 10-7 win. Three different Bobcats recorded 2 RBIs in the loss.
- 24 – As a team, the Bobcats have the 24th-best batting average in Division I (.309) and are the only team in the conference with an average higher than .300.
- 27 – The Bobcats are 27th in the NCAA with 498 total hits this season, which is good for the most in the conference.
- 30 – Quinnipiac steals the 30th most bases in the NCAA with 103, good for third in the MAAC.
- 54 – QU also ranks 54th in the NCAA with 372 total runs scored, which is second in the conference.
- 60 – Quinnipiac is 60th in Division I with an on-base percentage of .407, which is good for second in the MAAC.
- 74 – Quinnipiac ranks 74th in Division I with 59 total home runs, which also leads the conference.
- Batting Average (BA): Christian Smith - .358
- Hits (H): Kyle Garbowski – 65
- Runs Batted In (RBIs): Christian Smith - 56
- Runs Scored (R): Sebastian Mueller – 50
- Home Runs (HR): Sebastian Mueller - 13
- Doubles (2B): Alex Irizarry - 18
- Stolen Bases (SB): Sean McCulloch - 26
- Walks (BB): Sean McCulloch - 33
- Earned Run Average (ERA): Andrew Rubayo – 5.48* (Minimum requirement of 1IP/G)
- Strikeouts (K): Mike Poncini - 43
- Innings Pitched (IP): Matt Alduino – 47.1
- Wins (W): Mike Poncini, Andrew Rubayo - 4
- Saves (S): Ryan Hutchinson - 4
- The Quinnipiac Baseball team was picked to finish 4th in the MAAC Preseason Poll.
- Outfielder CJ Willis was the lone Bobcat representative on the Preseason All-MAAC team.
- The senior started 49 games last season and had a batting average of .284.
- Willis hit eight home runs, eleven doubles, and three triples while driving in 42 RBIs.
- Willis Drove in a season-high four RBIs in the win against UMass (5/1).
- The Bobcats return 15 players from last year's team, with 12 of those players seeing game action.
- Gabe Wright, Christian Smith, Kyle Garbowski, CJ Willis, Sebastian Mueller, and James Marino will be key returners on the offensive side of the plate.
- Jack Kabel, Ryan Hutchinson, Mike Poncini, Jack Gannon, Matt Alduino, and Andrew Rubayo will look to make an impact when they toe the rubber.
- Matt Alduino and Andrew Rubayo were named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watchlist.
LOTS OF NEW FACES
- Quinnipiac welcomes 16 new faces to their campus this season.
- The Bobcats used the transfer portal to fill the holes in their lineup, grabbing Sean McCulloch (Susquehanna), Johnny Knox (Nichols College), Alex Irizarry (Maryland), Josh Lajoie (Lipscomb), Ryan O'Connell (St. Bonaventure), Griffin Seibel (Xavier), Cole Constable (Maryland), Luke Zeisloft (Maryland), Jackson Bryan (Trevecca Nazarene), and Nick Balcom (Finger Lakes Community College).
- Quinnipiac also brought in six first years, J.C. Franconere from Sparta, New Jersey, Samuel Wright from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Austin Ludwig from Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Ian Nilsen from Easton, Connecticut, Christian Nilsen from Easton, Connecticut, and Matt Park from Bridgewater, New Jersey.
- The Bobcats will open up MAAC play on March 7th as they start a three-game home series against the Iona Gaels.
- Quinnipiac will battle in-state rival Yale on March 19th at Yale (3 PM) and at home against Yale on April 15th (3 PM).
- On April 1st, the Bobcats will travel to Storrs to take on the UConn Huskies in a midweek non-conference matchup.
- Quinnipiac will play their final home series of the season from May 8-12 as the Siena Saints come to Hamden.
- QU will wrap up the regular season at Sacred Heart for a three-game set from May 15-17.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Bobcats will wrap up their regular season as they travel to Sacred Heart for a three-game weekend series (May 15-17).
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