Softball Travels to Virginia for Battle of the Bay Tournament

Friday, February 20

Hampton, VA

10:00 AM

Quinnipiac University

Saint Francis University

Natalia Apatiga Playing Against UC Davis (2.14.26 in Las Vegas, NV)

Softball Travels to Virginia for Battle of the Bay Tournament

2/19/2026 3:49:00 PM | Softball

SCHEDULE:
Friday, Feb. 20 - Quinnipiac vs. Saint Francis at 10 AM
Friday, Feb. 20 - Quinnipiac at Hampton at 3 PM

Saturday, Feb. 21 - Quinnipiac vs. Stony Brook at 12 PM
Saturday Feb. 21 - Quinnipiac at Norfolk State at 2 PM

Sunday, Feb. 22 - Quinnipiac vs. Stony Brook at 11 AM

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team is back on the road this weekend, heading to Virginia for the Battle of the Bay. The tournament features host schools Hampton and Norfolk State, along with Maine, Saint Francis and Stony Brook.

LAST TIME OUT

The Bobcats opened their 2026 season at the UNLV Desert Classic, going 1-4 on the weekend.
A seven-run 7th inning lifted QU to a 12-5 win over UC Davis, its first win of the season. Natalia Apatiga finished 2-for-2 at the plate with a double, a sac fly, three RBIs and two runs scored.
Pitcher Shannon Kendall recorded her first collegiate win vs UC Davis, pitching all seven innings, allowing three earned runs and recording one strikeout.
Senior Ally Hochstadter led the team at the plate, going 5-11 with a 1.026 OPS, two RBIs and two runs scored on the weekend.

MAAC PRESEASON

The Quinnipiac Softball team was voted to 7th in the MAAC Preseason Poll after last season ended in the MAAC opening round against the Rider Broncs.
Senior outfielder Mary Fogg was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team.
Fogg started 38 games and led the team in batting average (.333), hits (40), and multi-hit performances (9), while also being named Second Team All-MAAC.

2026 CAPTAINS

Head coach Hillary Smith named seniors Natalia Apatiga, Kennedy DeMott, and Sofia Vega captains for the 2026 season.
All three ranked among the Bobcats' top five hitters last season.

WELCOME TO THE sQUad

Quinnipiac welcomes six new faces to the 2026 roster.
The Bobcats add sophomore transfer Caelin Kosvitch (Iona), while the first-year class features Connecticut native Griffin Paladino (Fairfield), along with Kinsley Cox (Murrieta, CA), Laney Adie (Washington, NJ), CJ Harris (Annapolis, MD), and Jasmine Kline (Gettysburg, PA).

KEY RETURNERS

The Bobcats return 16 players from last year's team.
Mary Fogg returns after a standout All-MAAC Second Team season, leading QU in various categories. Fogg was also named All-MAAC First Team and Rookie Team in 2023.
Madison Waltke was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team in 2025. Waltke finished conference play with the fourth best batting average on QU at .302 and the team-best OPS at .888.

Junior catcher Riley Potter posted a 0.267 batting average, recording 31 hits and a team-high 10 doubles.

LAST SEASON

QU is coming off its best MAAC record in the past eight seasons, finishing conference play at 14-11.

LEADING THE BOBCATS

Head Coach Hillary Smith enters her eighth season with the Bobcats after being named the eighth coach in program history.
Assistant coach Xen Penny enters his first season with the Bobcats.
QU Softball alum Hannah Davis also joins the coaching staff for her first season.

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