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Photo by: Farrah Chernov
Offense Explodes for 17 Runs as QU Defeats UMass
3/31/2026 7:54:00 PM | Baseball
Amherst, Mass. – The Quinnipiac Bobcats won their fifth straight contest, defeating the UMass Minutemen, 17-6, on Tuesday afternoon from Earl Lorden Field. With the win, the Bobcats improved to 12-14 overall on the season.
SCORE
Quinnipiac 17, UMass 6
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (12-14, 5-4 MAAC) | UMass (5-14, 1-11 MAC)
Winning Pitcher – Jacob Belecky (1-1)
Losing Pitcher – Lorcan Lee (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bobcats got the scoring started early and often in the midweek contest at UMass. With the bases loaded and no outs in the opening frame, Jack Balcer singled up the middle, scoring both Caden Williamson and Kyle Garbowski to get QU going. Alex Irizarry extended the lead with a double to deep center field, scoring Christian Smith from second. With Jack Balcer on third, Peyton Vancas flew out to left, allowing Balcer to come home with Quinnipiac's fourth run of the inning.
Quinnipiac added more runs to its lead in the third inning, making it an eight-run lead. James Marino got the scoring started in the third, singling home Smith and Balcer to make it a 6-0 lead for Quinnipiac. Vancas delivered with his second RBI of the game as he singled home Irizarry from third. Another sacrifice fly brought home Quinnipiac's fourth run of the inning, as Marino scored on a Brayden Hromada fly out.
Jack Balcer got the scoring started again in the fourth inning, scoring two more runs on a single up the middle. With the Bobcats leading 10-0, James Marino made it an eleven-run game with another sacrifice fly.
The game remained 11-0 until the bottom of the sixth inning, where UMass got a run back on a solo home run to deep right field.
Quinnipiac had the immediate response, striking for three runs in the seventh to push their lead up to 12. James Marino got the scoring started in the seventh, blasting a solo home run over the center-field wall. Later in the inning, Kyle Garbowski drew a bases-loaded walk to force home another run for the Bobcats. With one out in the inning, Christian Smith reached on a fielder's choice, which allowed Luke Zeisloft to score the 13th run of the game for Quinnipiac. UMass scored four runs in the bottom half of the inning, making it a 14-5 ballgame.
Christian Smith wasn't done scoring just yet as he continued his hot streak with a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning. Brayden Hromada made it a 17-5 game with a two-run single through the left side of the infield in the final inning. UMass brought in a run in the bottom of the ninth, but it wasn't enough as Quinnipiac closed out the 17-6 win in the midweek contest against UMass.
NEWS AND NOTES
ON DECK
SCORE
Quinnipiac 17, UMass 6
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (12-14, 5-4 MAAC) | UMass (5-14, 1-11 MAC)
Winning Pitcher – Jacob Belecky (1-1)
Losing Pitcher – Lorcan Lee (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Bobcats got the scoring started early and often in the midweek contest at UMass. With the bases loaded and no outs in the opening frame, Jack Balcer singled up the middle, scoring both Caden Williamson and Kyle Garbowski to get QU going. Alex Irizarry extended the lead with a double to deep center field, scoring Christian Smith from second. With Jack Balcer on third, Peyton Vancas flew out to left, allowing Balcer to come home with Quinnipiac's fourth run of the inning.
Quinnipiac added more runs to its lead in the third inning, making it an eight-run lead. James Marino got the scoring started in the third, singling home Smith and Balcer to make it a 6-0 lead for Quinnipiac. Vancas delivered with his second RBI of the game as he singled home Irizarry from third. Another sacrifice fly brought home Quinnipiac's fourth run of the inning, as Marino scored on a Brayden Hromada fly out.
Jack Balcer got the scoring started again in the fourth inning, scoring two more runs on a single up the middle. With the Bobcats leading 10-0, James Marino made it an eleven-run game with another sacrifice fly.
The game remained 11-0 until the bottom of the sixth inning, where UMass got a run back on a solo home run to deep right field.
Quinnipiac had the immediate response, striking for three runs in the seventh to push their lead up to 12. James Marino got the scoring started in the seventh, blasting a solo home run over the center-field wall. Later in the inning, Kyle Garbowski drew a bases-loaded walk to force home another run for the Bobcats. With one out in the inning, Christian Smith reached on a fielder's choice, which allowed Luke Zeisloft to score the 13th run of the game for Quinnipiac. UMass scored four runs in the bottom half of the inning, making it a 14-5 ballgame.
Christian Smith wasn't done scoring just yet as he continued his hot streak with a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning. Brayden Hromada made it a 17-5 game with a two-run single through the left side of the infield in the final inning. UMass brought in a run in the bottom of the ninth, but it wasn't enough as Quinnipiac closed out the 17-6 win in the midweek contest against UMass.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Seven different Bobcats recorded hits in the win over UMass, while six of those batters recorded multiple hits in the effort.
- All nine starters for the Bobcats reached base safely in the midweek win over the Minutemen.
- Jack Balcer and James Marino combined for eight RBIs in the win, with each recording four.
- Marino is now tied for the team lead with 19 RBIs this season, while Balcer is fifth on the team with 16.
- Brayden Hromada drove in three runs while recording two hits at the dish. Hromada has driven in six runs in just five appearances this season.
- Peyton Vancas racked up another two RBIs, pushing his season total to 16 in his first collegiate season.
- Christian Smith went 2-for-5 at the plate with two RBIs in the win. Smith has recorded 2+ hits in nine games this season and five straight.
- Smith has recorded a hit in nine of the last ten games he has appeared in.
- Alex Irizarry recorded three hits in the win, pushing his batting average up to .258 on the year.
- Caden Williamson extended his on-base streak to 15 as he went 2-for-4.
- Quinnipiac drew 14 walks as a team, while only surrendering six.
- Jacob Belecky got the start and went 3.0 innings, allowing just two hits and striking out four as he earned his first collegiate win.
- Josh Lajoie did not allow an earned run in his two innings of work, lowering his ERA to 4.05 on the season.
- Ethan Freed struck out five as he closed out the win over the Minutemen.
ON DECK
- The Bobcats will return to MAAC play on Thursday, April 2nd, as they start a three-game series against the Niagara Purple Eagles in Hamden.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Belecky, Jacob (1-1)
L: Lee, Lorcan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Irizarry, Alex 1
HR: Smith, Christian 1 ; Marino, James 1
RBI: Vancas, Peyton 2 ; Smith, Christian 2 ; Garbowski, Kyle 1 ; Irizarry, Alex 1 ; Hromada, Brayden 3 ; Marino, James 4 ; Balcer, Jack 4
SF: Vancas, Peyton 1 ; Hromada, Brayden 1 ; Marino, James 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vancas, Peyton 1 ; Smith, Christian 3 ; Garbowski, Kyle 2 ; Williamson, Caden 2 ; Irizarry, Alex 2 ; Park, Matt 1 ; Zeisloft, Luke 1 ; Marino, James 2 ; Balcer, Jack 3
SB: Garbowski, Kyle 1 ; Williamson, Caden 1
CS: Vancas, Peyton 1 ; Williamson, Caden 1
HBP: Vancas, Peyton 1
Batting:
2B: Briggs, Will 1
HR: Fox, Ty 1
RBI: McCarthy, Reece 2 ; O'Brien, Gavin 1 ; Fox, Ty 2
Base Running:
RUNS: O'Brien, Gavin 1 ; Tirado, Anthony 1 ; Gobeil, Dean 1 ; Fox, Ty 2 ; Briggs, Will 1
SB: Tirado, Anthony 1 ; Gobeil, Dean 1 ; Fox, Ty 1
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RBI
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