Friday, February 27
Johnson City, TN
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
2-5
2
at
8
ETSU
7-2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| ETSU | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 | 15 | 0 |
Photo by: Patrick Kraemer
Baseball Drops Series Opener at ETSU
2/27/2026 7:14:00 PM | Baseball
Johnson City, Tenn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats dropped the first game of the series to the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, 8-2, on Friday afternoon. With the loss, the Bobcats fall to 2-5 on the season. Â
SCORE
East Tennessee 8, Quinnipiac 2
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-5) | East Tennessee (7-2)
Winning Pitcher – Tadan Bell (2-0)
Losing Pitcher – Nick Balcom (0-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jack Balcer got the Bobcats on the board in the opening inning as he doubled home Alex Irizarry with the game's first run.
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Nick Balcom got a shutdown first inning on the mound, but the Buccaneers got on the board in the second inning, scoring two runs to take the lead. ETSU would make it a 3-1 game in the third inning as another run came home on a double to deep right field.
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No runs were put on the board in the fourth, but East Tennessee struck for runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings to make it an 8-1 game.
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In the top of the eighth, the Bobcats got one run back as Alex Irizarry hit his first home run of the season, making it 8-2.
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That was all for the Bobcats as ETSU closed out the contest to earn the win in the series opener.
NEWS AND NOTES
ON DECK
SCORE
East Tennessee 8, Quinnipiac 2
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-5) | East Tennessee (7-2)
Winning Pitcher – Tadan Bell (2-0)
Losing Pitcher – Nick Balcom (0-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Jack Balcer got the Bobcats on the board in the opening inning as he doubled home Alex Irizarry with the game's first run.
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Nick Balcom got a shutdown first inning on the mound, but the Buccaneers got on the board in the second inning, scoring two runs to take the lead. ETSU would make it a 3-1 game in the third inning as another run came home on a double to deep right field.
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No runs were put on the board in the fourth, but East Tennessee struck for runs in the fifth, sixth, and seventh innings to make it an 8-1 game.
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In the top of the eighth, the Bobcats got one run back as Alex Irizarry hit his first home run of the season, making it 8-2.
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That was all for the Bobcats as ETSU closed out the contest to earn the win in the series opener.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Six Bobcats recorded hits in the first game of the series against ETSU.
- Caden Williamson, Alex Irizarry, Jack Balcer, and Chase Camac each recorded two hits in the effort.
- Balcer and Camac recorded two doubles in the loss to ETSU.
- Alex Irizarry hit his first home run of the season with his 8th-inning blast, which was also the team's first homer of the year.
- Jack Balcer picked up his sixth RBI of the season, which leads the team.
- Nick Balcom got the start on the mound and went three innings, striking out two and allowing three earned runs.
ON DECK
- The Bobcats and Buccaneers will go right back at it tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 28th, with the first pitch slated for 2 PM. Â
Players Mentioned
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Pitching:
W: Tadan Bell (2-0)
L: Balcom, Nick (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Balcer, Jack 2 ; Camac, Chase 2 ; Zeisloft, Luke 1
HR: Irizarry, Alex 1
RBI: Irizarry, Alex 1 ; Balcer, Jack 1
SH: Garbowski, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Irizarry, Alex 2
Batting:
2B: Henry Ferguson 1 ; Jamie Palmese 2 ; Luke Matlock 1
3B: Axel Melendez 1
HR: Nate Conner 1
RBI: Nate Conner 3 ; Ian Guanzon 1 ; Henry Ferguson 2 ; Mason Ault 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Nate Conner 1 ; Tyler Fetterman 1 ; Axel Melendez 2 ; Henry Ferguson 1 ; Jamie Palmese 1 ; Mason Ault 1 ; Luke Matlock 1
SB: Axel Melendez 1
HBP: Tyler Fetterman 1 ; Jamie Palmese 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
AB
5
R
2
H
2
RBI
1
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
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