Friday, April 17
Hamden, Conn.
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Marist
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Quinnipiac vs Marist
Friday, Apr. 17, 2026 | 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
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QU Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team returns home for a three-game series against first-place MAAC opponent Marist.
Due to impending weather, first pitches have been changed to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a single game at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
SCOUTING MARIST
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Friday, Apr. 17, 2026 | 2:00 PM & 4:00 PM
Saturday, Apr. 18, 2026 | 12:00 PM
QU Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
WATCH: Click Here
LIVE STATS: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team returns home for a three-game series against first-place MAAC opponent Marist.
Due to impending weather, first pitches have been changed to 2:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday with a single game at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
SCOUTING MARIST
- The Red Foxes enter the weekend with a 15-3 MAAC record, recently earning a series win over Rider.
- Hailey Ahr leads the team in various categories including hits (45), runs scored (25) and doubles (11).
- Stella Blanchard posts a 3.83 ERA across 80.1 innings of work. Blanchard has tossed eight complete games and holds a team-high 66 strikeouts.
- The Bobcats picked up a non-conference win against Fordham last Saturday.
- Sofia Vega has recorded a hit in 15 of her last 17 games, including nine multi-hit performances and a six-game hitting streak.
- Vega is currently 41-for-95 (0.432), posting a team-high OPS (1.070), runs scored (24), and triples (4).
- Riley Potter registered a team-high 10th double of the season against the Rams.
- Kennedy DeMott recorded her eighth multi-hit game and caught a runner stealing, marking 10 CSB on the year.
- Demott leads the team with four home runs, 27 RBI, and 11 walks.
- Mary Fogg tallied her eighth mulit-hit game and has recorded at least one hit in 24 of her 31 games this season.
- Natalia Apatiga registered her sixth multi-hit game and her 16th RBI of the season.
- Jasmine Kline picked up her first collegiate win against Fordham, moving to a 1-1 record.
- All nine starting batters hold an average at or above 0.250 and OPS above 0.680.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).
- 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.
- QU is coming off its best MAAC record in the past eight seasons, finishing conference play at 14-11.
- 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.
To stay up-to-date with Quinnipiac Softball news, follow the Bobcats on Twitter/Instagram @QU_SOFTBALL or visit www.gobobcats.com.
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