Saturday, February 28
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Photo by: Farrah Chernov
Baseball Drops Game Two to ETSU
2/28/2026 6:38:00 PM | Baseball
Johnson City, Tenn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats dropped a hard-fought game to the ETSU Buccaneers, 4-3, in ten innings on Saturday afternoon in Johnson City. With the loss, the Bobcats fell to 2-6 overall early into the 2026 season.
SCORE
East Tennessee 4, Quinnipiac 3 (10 Innings)
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-6) | East Tennessee (8-2)
Winning Pitcher – Andrew Cotton (2-0)
Losing Pitcher – Matt Alduino (1-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bobcats and Buccaneers were locked into a scoreless battle through the first four innings. Quinnipiac and Peyton Vancas broke the scoreless tie with a two-run single in the top of the fifth inning.
Alex Irizarry made it a three-run game as he singled home Caden Williamson to give the Bobcats a 3-0 lead.
ETSU was held off the scoreboard until the eighth inning, when they put up a three-spot to tie the game at three.
A scoreless ninth inning forced the game to go into extra innings, and after the Bobcats didn't score in the top of the tenth, the Buccaneers walked off the Bobcats in the bottom half of the inning to take the second game of the series and earn the series victory.
NEWS AND NOTES
ON DECK
SCORE
East Tennessee 4, Quinnipiac 3 (10 Innings)
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (2-6) | East Tennessee (8-2)
Winning Pitcher – Andrew Cotton (2-0)
Losing Pitcher – Matt Alduino (1-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bobcats and Buccaneers were locked into a scoreless battle through the first four innings. Quinnipiac and Peyton Vancas broke the scoreless tie with a two-run single in the top of the fifth inning.
Alex Irizarry made it a three-run game as he singled home Caden Williamson to give the Bobcats a 3-0 lead.
ETSU was held off the scoreboard until the eighth inning, when they put up a three-spot to tie the game at three.
A scoreless ninth inning forced the game to go into extra innings, and after the Bobcats didn't score in the top of the tenth, the Buccaneers walked off the Bobcats in the bottom half of the inning to take the second game of the series and earn the series victory.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Six Bobcats recorded hits in the second game of the series against ETSU.
- Caden Williamson picked up another two hits in the series as he pushed his batting average up to .300 early in the season.
- Peyton Vancas drove in two runs in the loss, pushing his season RBI total to five.
- Alex Irizarry picked up his fourth RBI of the season with his RBI single in the sixth inning.
- Sam Wright started on the mound and went 4.0 innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four, while not allowing an earned run.
- Mike Poncini pitched 3.2 innings in relief and struck out two, and allowed three earned runs.
ON DECK
- The Bobcats and Buccaneers will wrap up their series on Sunday, Mar. 1, with first pitch slated for 1 PM from Johnson City.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Andrew Cotten (2-0)
L: Alduino, Matt (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Williamson, Caden 1
RBI: Irizarry, Alex 1 ; Vancas, Peyton 2
SH: Garbowski, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williamson, Caden 1 ; Camac, Chase 1 ; Nilsen, Christian 1
SB: Nilsen, Christian 1
CS: Irizarry, Alex 1 ; Zeisloft, Luke 1
PO: Irizarry, Alex 1
Batting:
2B: Axel Melendez 1
RBI: Tyler Fetterman 1 ; Henry Ferguson 1 ; Jamie Palmese 1 ; Mason Ault 1
SF: Tyler Fetterman 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ian Guanzon 1 ; Axel Melendez 1 ; Andrew Palmer 1 ; Henry Ferguson 1
SB: Henry Ferguson 1 ; Mason Ault 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
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H
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RBI
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AB
3
R
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H
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RBI
1
AB
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R
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H
1
RBI
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