Smith Leads Bobcats to Series Sweep at Saint Peter's

Sunday, March 29

Jersey City, NJ

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

11-14, 5-4

Saint Peter's

2-22, 0-9

Quinnipiac

Saint Peter's

Christian Smith Against Rhode Island (March 24th, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

Photo by: Ava Giorgi

Smith Leads Bobcats to Series Sweep at Saint Peter's

3/29/2026 4:35:00 PM | Baseball

Box Score

Jersey City, New Jersey – The Quinnipiac Bobcats earned their first series sweep of the season, defeating the Saint Peter's Peacocks, 8-4, in the series finale on Sunday. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 11-14 overall and 5-4 in conference play.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 8, Saint Peter's 4

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (11-14, 5-4 MAAC) | Saint Peter's (2-22, 0-9 MAAC)
Winning Pitcher – Sam Wright (1-2)
Losing Pitcher – Zaine Toneske (0-2)

HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bobcats got the scoring started early in this one, striking for two runs before the Peacocks had a turn to bat. Alex Irizarry brought home the game's first run, singling home Kyle Garbowski. Jack Balcer stepped in as the next batter and immediately doubled Quinnipiac's lead as he flew out, allowing Christian Smith to come home to score.

Sam Wright held the Peacocks hitless for the first three innings, but Saint Peter's got their first hit and run on the same swing, as Alex Manent hit a solo home run. In the next inning, Saint Peter's was able to score three runs, taking a 4-2 lead into the sixth inning.

Christian Smith got the sixth inning started with a solo home run, bringing the Bobcats within one run. Later in the inning, James Marino came in to tie the game as Matt Park got caught in a rundown between first and second.

The Bobcats came back up in the seventh, tied at four, and were looking to change that. Christian Smith came through once again, singling home Cole Constable to make it a 5-4 game in Quinnipiac's favor.

Quinnipiac tacked on to its lead in the eighth inning, scoring three more runs. Chase Camac brought home the sixth run of the contest on an RBI groundout. Later in the inning, Matt Park came in to score on another groundout as Quinnipiac extended its lead to three. Kyle Garbowski made it a four-run game as he reached on an infield single, while Constable came in to score.

Nick Balcom, J.c. Franconere and Matt Alduino sealed the win, combining for the final nine outs to help earn the series sweep for the Bobcats.

NEWS AND NOTES

Five different Bobcats recorded hits in the win over Saint Peter's in game two.
Christian Smith had a multi-hit performance, notching three hits in the win. Smith went 3-for-4 at the dish with two RBIs.
Smith has recorded 2+ hits in eight games this season and four straight.
After missing eight games, Smith has recorded a hit in eight of the last nine games he has appeared in.
Chase Camac, Alex Irizarry, and Kyle Garbowski each picked up an RBI and a hit in the series finale against Saint Peter's.
Caden Williamson extended his on-base streak to fourteen games as he picked up a walk in the win.
Jack Balcer and Caden Williamson each drove in a run in the effort without recording a hit.
Matt Park walked three times, and the Bobcats walked ten times as a team.
Sam Wright pitched six innings, allowing four earned runs on seven hits, and striking out eight.
Nick Balcom, J.c. Franconere and Matt Alduino combined for the final nine outs, allowing just two hits in the final three innings.
Franconere and Alduino pitched in the final two games of the series, closing out both contests.

ON DECK

The Bobcats will return to action on Tuesday, March 31^st, taking on the UMass Minutemen in a non-conference game in Amherst, Massachusetts. First pitch is slated for 3 PM.