Bobcats Defeat Saint Peter's in Series Opener

Friday, March 27

Jersey City, NJ

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

10-16, 2-4

St. Peter's

2-20, 0-7

Quinnipiac

Saint Peter's

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Photo by: Quinnipiac Athletics

3/27/2026 6:38:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Jersey City, New Jersey – The Quinnipiac Bobcats opened the series against the Saint Peter's Peacocks with a 12-2 win on Friday afternoon at Jaroschak Field. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 9-14 on the season and 3-4 in MAAC play.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 12, Saint Peter's 2

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (9-14, 3-4 MAAC) | Saint Peter's (2-20, 0-7 MAAC)
Winning Pitcher – James Pazdera (1-2)
Losing Pitcher – Kurt Thomas (0-5)

HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless opening two innings, Quinnipiac got on the board first in the third inning. Cole Constable scored Christian Smith with a sacrifice fly to right field to get the Bobcats on the board. Saint Peter's got the run back in the bottom half of the inning as Bobby Lavely reached on an error, allowing a run to score.

Quinnipiac put up a crooked number in the fourth inning to regain the lead. With two runners on, Peyton Vancas laced a double to left field, scoring both James Marino and Jack Balcer. Later in the inning, Vancas came in to score as Cole Constable reached on a fielder's choice. Christian Smith knocked in QU's fourth run of the inning, doubling home Cole Constable.

The Bobcats improved on their lead the next inning, as James Marino launched a two-run home run over the right field fence to make it a 7-1 ballgame.

Quinnipiac came back up in the sixth inning and added on more. Jack Balcer made it an 8-1 game with an RBI single to left field, and Vancas grounded out to score Smith, making it a 9-1 contest. Saint Peter's got a run back in their half of the inning, cutting the deficit to seven.

In the seventh inning, Christian Smith doubled home Kyle Garbowski to give the Bobcats an eight-run lead.

QU added two more runs in the eighth inning on back-to-back sacrifice flies. The Bobcats' bullpen was solid once again as Mike Poncini and Maddex Labuda combined for the final three innings to seal the win in the series opener.

NEWS AND NOTES

Six different Bobcats recorded hits in the win over Saint Peter's. Three of those Bobcats recorded multiple hits in the win.
Peyton Vancas had a big day at the plate, going 2-for-4 with 4 RBIs and two stolen bases. Vancas's 13 RBIs on the season rank fourth on the team.
Vancas is tied for fifth on the team with four stolen bases this season.
Christian Smith picked up another multi-hit effort, recording two hits in the win. Smith has recorded 2+ hits in six games this season and two straight.
Smith drove in three RBIs, raising his season total to 13, which is tied for fourth on the squad.
After missing eight games, Smith has recorded a hit in six of the last seven games he has appeared in.
James Marino went 3-for-6 at the dish and recorded his third home run of the season, which is the most on the team.
Marino drove in two runs in the win, pushing his season RBI total to 14, which ranks third on the team.
Jack Balcer and Chase Camac each recorded an RBI in the series opener.
Kyle Garbowski drew four walks in the win over Saint Peter's. As a team, Quinnipiac drew 12 bases on balls.
Caden Williamson extended his on-base streak to thirteen games.
James Pazdera got the start on the mound and went six strong innings, allowing just two runs on two hits, and striking out eight.
Mike Poncini pitched 2.0 innings in relief, striking out four and not allowing a base hit.
Maddex Labuda closed out the win, pitching the final inning and striking out two in a scoreless ninth.