Baseball Set for Non-Conference Contest at Brown

Tuesday, March 10

Providence, RI

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Brown

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Quinnipiac Bobcats (4-8) at Brown Bears (3-6)
Date: Tuesday, March 10^th
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium | Providence, Rhode Island
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PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island – The Quinnipiac baseball team will make the short trip to Providence, R.I., for a mid-week, non-conference battle against the Brown Bears on Tuesday, March 10^th. First pitch from Attanasio Family Field at Murray Stadium is slated for 3 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT

The Bobcats won their first series of the season, taking two out of three games from the UNC Greensboro Spartans over the weekend.
Quinnipiac dropped the first game of the series, 13-3 in seven innings, before bouncing back the final two days.
On Saturday, the Bobcats defeated UNCG, 14-11, and were powered by an eight-run seventh inning.
The Bobcats outlasted the Spartans in the final game of the series, defeating them 5-3 in eleven innings. Chase Camac recorded the game-winning run in the top half of the 11^th.

HISTORY VS. BROWN

Tuesday's matchup will mark the fifth time the two teams are facing off, dating back to April 18, 2001.
Brown leads the all-time series, 4-0.
The last time the two teams faced off, the Brown Bears defeated the Bobcats by a final score of 12-6 (April 6, 2010).

BOBCAT LEADERS (Among Players that Qualify: 2PA/G and 75% of Games Played)

Batting Average: Jack Balcer (.349)
Runs: Alex Irizarry (10)
Hits: Jack Balcer, Caden Williamson (15)
Doubles: Jack Balcer, Kyle Garbowski (4)
Triples: Kyle Garbowski, Matt Park (1)
Home Runs: Five Tied (1)
RBIs: Kyle Garbowski (10)
Stolen Bases: Kyle Garbowski (4)
ERA: Andrew Rubayo (4.76)
WHIP: Andrew Rubayo (1.24)
Wins: Matt Alduino (2)
Saves: Matt Alduino (2)
Innings Pitched: Andrew Rubayo (17.0)
Strikeouts: James Pazdera (17)

PRESEASON ACCOLADES

The Quinnipiac Baseball team was picked to finish 3^rd in the MAAC Preseason Poll after last season ended in the MAAC Semifinal round against the Rider Broncs.
Christian Smith was named to the Preseason All-MAAC team as he returns to Hamden.
Smith finished the year with a .329 batting average in 56 contests. Smith tied for the team lead in home runs with 15 and led the Bobcats with 67 runs batted in.
Smith had a tremendous MAAC Tournament last season, finishing the week with a .375 clip (6-for-16), while driving in nine runs in the five games in Pomona, earning him a nod on the All-Tournament team.

KEY RETURNERS

The Bobcats return 19 players from last year's team, with of those players seeing game action.
Of those returners, nine are pitchers: J.C. Franconere, Sam Wright, Griffin Seibel, Mike Poncini, Matt Alduino, Nick Balcom, Andrew Rubayo, Josh Lajoie, and Mason Ulsh.
Ten position players return: Cole Constable, Kyle Garbowski, Sam Ametrano, Christian Smith, Alex Irizarry, Luke Zeisloft, James Marino, Matt Park, Ian Nilsen, and Christian Nilsen.

LOTS OF NEW FACES

Quinnipiac welcomes 16 new faces to its campus this season.
The Bobcats used the transfer portal to bring in sophomore right-handed pitcher Maddex Labuda (Liberty), junior outfield/first baseman Jack Balcer (Widener), senior right-handed pitcher James Pazdera, and graduate outfielder Brendan Edvardsen (AIC).
Quinnipiac also brought in 12 first years, with six being pitchers and six being position players, Peyton Vancas (Pleasant Gap, Pa.), Timothy Park (Bridgewater, NJ.), Chase Camac (Northfield, NJ.), Caden Williamson (Broomfield, Co.), Teagan Beames (New Fairfield, Conn.), Brayden Hromada (Center Moriches, NY.), Joseph Hiller (Center Moriches, NY.), Kevin Rusinak (Manalapan, NJ.), Ethan Freed (Limerick, Pa.), Frank Orrei (Verona, NJ.), Langdon Hazen (Underhill, VT.), and Jacob Belecky (Komoka, Ontario, Canada).

NEXT TIME OUT

The Bobcats will open up their home slate with their first MAAC series of the year against the Sacred Heart Pioneers (March 13-15).

For more information on the Quinnipiac baseball team, visit gobobcats.com/baseball and follow the team on Twitter/X, @TheQBaseball, and Instagram, @TheQBaseball.