Softball Travels to Fordham for Non-Conference Game

Saturday, April 11

Bronx, NY

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Fordham

Laney Adie Pitching Against Manhattan (April 3, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

Photo by: Alyssa Fox

Softball Travels to Fordham for Non-Conference Game

4/10/2026 5:33:00 PM | Softball

Quinnipiac at Fordham
Saturday, Apr. 11, 2026 | 12:00 PM
Bahoshy Softball Complex | Bronx, N.Y.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team travels down to the Bronx for a non-conference matchup against Fordham.

First pitch is set for 12:00 p.m.

SCOUTING FORDHAM

This is the first meeting between the two programs since 2010.
Fordham enters the weekend with a 16-20 overall record.
Neleh Nogay leads the team with a 0.368 BA (46-for-125), recording a team-high 29 runs and 22 stolen bases.
Sadira Forcucci holds a team-high OPS (0.929), while leading in home runs (4) and RBI (27).
Olivia Simcoe posts a 2.71 ERA over 95.2 innings. Simcoe has tossed eight complete games while recording 54 strikeouts.

BOBCAT BREAKDOWN

The Bobcats dropped a midweek doubleheader to Fairfield, moving to 13-6 in conference play.
Kennedy DeMott was named MAAC Player of the Week after hitting 4-for-8 (0.500), recording two doubles, a home run, seven RBI, and scoring three runs. The catcher also caught three runners attempting to steal.
DeMott leads the team with four home runs, 26 RBI, and 10 walks.
Sofia Vega has recorded a hit in 14 of her last 16 games, including eight multi-hit performances.
Vega is currently 39-for-91 (0.429), posting a team-high OPS (1.073), runs scored (23), and triples (4).
Mary Fogg has recorded at least one hit in 23 of 30 games this season and was on a 10-game hitting streak between 2/20-3/14.
Five Bobcats are perfect in stolen bases this season with Aryn Bombery leading 4-for-4.
All nine starting batters hold an average at or above 0.250 and OPS above 0.670.
Shannon Kendall posts a 12-8 record with a 4.63 ERA. Kendall has recorded 40 strikeouts.

MAAC PRESEASON

The Quinnipiac Softball team was voted to 7th in the MAAC Preseason Poll after last season ended in the MAAC opening round against the Rider Broncs.
Senior outfielder Mary Fogg was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team.
Fogg started 38 games and led the team in batting average (.333), hits (40), and multi-hit performances (9), while also being named Second Team All-MAAC.

2026 CAPTAINS

Head coach Hillary Smith named seniors Natalia Apatiga, Kennedy DeMott, and Sofia Vega captains for the 2026 season.
All three ranked among the Bobcats' top five hitters last season.

WELCOME TO THE sQUad

Quinnipiac welcomes six new faces to the 2026 roster.
The Bobcats add sophomore transfer Caelin Kosvitch (Iona), while the first-year class features Connecticut native Griffin Paladino (Fairfield), along with Kinsley Cox (Murrieta, CA), Laney Adie (Washington, NJ), CJ Harris (Annapolis, MD), and Jasmine Kline (Gettysburg, PA).

KEY RETURNERS

The Bobcats return 16 players from last year's team.
Mary Fogg returns after a standout All-MAAC Second Team season, leading QU in various categories. Fogg was also named All-MAAC First Team and Rookie Team in 2023.
Madison Waltke was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team in 2025. Waltke finished conference play with the fourth best batting average on QU at .302 and the team-best OPS at .888.
Junior catcher Riley Potter posted a 0.267 batting average, recording 31 hits and a team-high 10 doubles.

LAST SEASON

QU is coming off its best MAAC record in the past eight seasons, finishing conference play at 14-11.

LEADING THE BOBCATS

Head Coach Hillary Smith enters her eighth season with the Bobcats after being named the eighth coach in program history.
Assistant coach Xen Penny enters his first season with the Bobcats.
QU Softball alum Hannah Davis also joins the coaching staff for her first season.

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