Wednesday, March 18
Hamden, Conn.
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
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Photo by: Quinnipiac Athletics
11-Run 5th Inning Lifts QU Over Yale
3/18/2026 5:39:00 PM | Baseball
Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats scored 11 runs in the fifth inning to power them past the Yale Bulldogs on Wednesday afternoon in Hamden. Quinnipiac put up a total of 15 runs as they improved to 6-11 on the season.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 15, Yale 9
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (6-11, 1-2 MAAC) | Yale (8-6, 0-0 IVY)
Winning Pitcher – Josh Lajoie (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Nick West (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Yale Bulldogs came to play in the opening inning, striking for six runs to give them an early lead in this one.
Yale tacked on another run in the second inning as they took the field in the bottom half with a seven-run lead. Quinnipiac got a run back as Chase Camac grounded out, allowing Christian Smith to come home with the Bobcats' first run of the game.
Yale answered right back in the third inning, scoring two more runs as their lead was 9-1 after the first three innings of play.
The score would remain 9-1 until the home half of the fifth inning, when the Bobcats' offense exploded for eleven runs in the inning. Caden Williamson started the scoring in the inning, singling home Ian Nilsen with their second run of the game. Quinnipiac tacked on another run as Matt Park came home on a Kyle Garbowski single. With only one out in the inning, Alex Irizarry hit a sac fly to bring QU within five. Now with two away in the inning, Christian Smith delivered with a two-run double down the left field line, bringing the Bobcats within four. Chase Camac would make it a two-run game as he scored two more runs on a single to center field. James Marino came in to score on a passed ball to make it a one-run game, and Matt Park would knot it up at nine with a single to right field. With two outs and two runners on, Brayden Hromada launched his first collegiate homer to put the Bobcats in front for the first time of the afternoon.
Later in the seventh inning, Quinnipiac pushed their lead to 15-9. Caden Williamson flew out to center, scoring Ian Nilsen from third for the first run of the inning. Later in the inning, Irizarry singled to left center, scoring another two runs and giving the Bobcats a six-run lead.
NEWS AND NOTES
ON DECK
SCORE
Quinnipiac 15, Yale 9
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (6-11, 1-2 MAAC) | Yale (8-6, 0-0 IVY)
Winning Pitcher – Josh Lajoie (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Nick West (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Yale Bulldogs came to play in the opening inning, striking for six runs to give them an early lead in this one.
Yale tacked on another run in the second inning as they took the field in the bottom half with a seven-run lead. Quinnipiac got a run back as Chase Camac grounded out, allowing Christian Smith to come home with the Bobcats' first run of the game.
Yale answered right back in the third inning, scoring two more runs as their lead was 9-1 after the first three innings of play.
The score would remain 9-1 until the home half of the fifth inning, when the Bobcats' offense exploded for eleven runs in the inning. Caden Williamson started the scoring in the inning, singling home Ian Nilsen with their second run of the game. Quinnipiac tacked on another run as Matt Park came home on a Kyle Garbowski single. With only one out in the inning, Alex Irizarry hit a sac fly to bring QU within five. Now with two away in the inning, Christian Smith delivered with a two-run double down the left field line, bringing the Bobcats within four. Chase Camac would make it a two-run game as he scored two more runs on a single to center field. James Marino came in to score on a passed ball to make it a one-run game, and Matt Park would knot it up at nine with a single to right field. With two outs and two runners on, Brayden Hromada launched his first collegiate homer to put the Bobcats in front for the first time of the afternoon.
Later in the seventh inning, Quinnipiac pushed their lead to 15-9. Caden Williamson flew out to center, scoring Ian Nilsen from third for the first run of the inning. Later in the inning, Irizarry singled to left center, scoring another two runs and giving the Bobcats a six-run lead.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Eight different Bobcats recorded hits in the series comeback win over Yale. Of those eight batters, five recorded multiple hits.
- Caden Williamson, Matt Park, and Brayden Hromada each picked up three hits in the win.
- Hromada went 3-for-5 at the dish, recording his first collegiate base hit, extra-base hit, home run, and run batted in in the win over Yale.
- Chase Camac and Alex Irizarry picked up a hit in the win but drove in three RBIs each.
- Christian Smith returned to the lineup and went 2-for-5 with two doubles, two runs scored, and an RBI.
- Kyle Garbowski had a multi-hit day, recording two hits in five at-bats out of the two hole.
- Ian Nilsen drew three walks and recorded one hit in two at-bats, while scoring three runs.
- The Bobcats sent seven different pitchers to the mound in the win over Yale.
- Josh Lajoie earned the win, going 2.0 innings in relief, striking out two and not allowing a run.
- Ethan Freed threw two scoreless innings behind Lajoie, lowering his ERA to 2.70.
- Nick Balcom followed up with a scoreless eighth inning, and Matt Alduino shut it down in the ninth to seal the win.
- Alduino held the Bulldogs off the board as he lowered his season ERA to 2.25.
ON DECK
- The Bobcats will head on the road, taking on the Manhattan Jaspers in a three-game series at Clover Stadium in Pomona, New York.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lajoie, Josh (1-0)
L: Nick West (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Bryce Miller 1
RBI: Bryce Miller 2 ; Garrett Larsen 1 ; Jack Dauer 1 ; Chris DiPrima 1 ; Owen Turner 1 ; Davis Hanson 1
SH: Jackson Hays 1
SF: Owen Turner 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bryce Miller 1 ; Garrett Larsen 2 ; Jack Dauer 2 ; Chris DiPrima 1 ; Colin Sloan 1 ; Owen Turner 1 ; Matt Hutchinson 1
SB: Garrett Larsen 3 ; Jack Dauer 1 ; Owen Turner 1
HBP: Bryce Miller 1 ; Garrett Larsen 1 ; Owen Turner 1 ; Davis Hanson 1
Batting:
2B: Smith, Christian 2
HR: Hromada, Brayden 1
RBI: Williamson, Caden 2 ; Garbowski, Kyle 1 ; Irizarry, Alex 3 ; Smith, Christian 1 ; Camac, Chase 3 ; Park, Matt 1 ; Hromada, Brayden 3
SF: Williamson, Caden 1 ; Irizarry, Alex 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Williamson, Caden 1 ; Garbowski, Kyle 1 ; Smith, Christian 2 ; Marino, James 1 ; Camac, Chase 1 ; Nilsen, Ian 3 ; Park, Matt 3 ; Hromada, Brayden 3
HBP: Marino, James 1
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