Baseball Set for Pair of Midweek Contests

Tuesday, April 21

West Haven, Conn.

3:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

New Haven

Alex Irizarry Rounds the Bases Against Niagara (April 2, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

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Quinnipiac Bobcats (16-21, 9-9 MAAC) at New Haven Chargers (6-25, 5-13 NEC)
Date: Tuesday, April 21^st
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Frank Viera Field | West Haven, Conn.
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
Date: Wednesday, April 22^nd
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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Hamden, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team returns to action for a pair of non-conference contests before returning to conference play this weekend. The Bobcats will make the short trip to West Haven on Tuesday to take on the New Haven Chargers at 3 PM.

After the short trip to West Haven, the Bobcats will return home on Wednesday, as they welcome the CCSU Blue Devils to Hamden for a 3 PM first pitch.

LAST TIME OUT

The Quinnipiac baseball team picked up its second MAAC series win of the season, defeating the Canisius Golden Griffins, two games to one.
In game one of the doubleheader on Friday, the Golden Griffins defeated the Bobcats by a final score of 10-3.
Quinnipiac bounced back in game two of the doubleheader, defeating Canisius, 3-0. Three different Bobcats recorded an RBI in the win, and Andrew Rubayo pitched six innings, striking out eight.
In the series finale, the Bobcats defeated Canisius, 12-2 in seven innings of play. Jack Balcer paced the offense with two home runs and four RBIs, while Nick Balcom pitched six innings, allowing just two earned runs and striking out eight.

HISTORY VS. NEW HAVEN

Tuesday's matchup will mark the 90^th time the Bobcats and Chargers will face off since May 7^th, 1963.
New Haven leads the all-time series, 65-24.
The last time the two teams faced off was April 6^th, 1998, when the Bobcats defeated the Chargers, 13-10.

SCOUTING THE CHARGERS

The New Haven Chargers enter the midweek contest with a 6-25 overall record and a 5-13 mark in conference play.
New Haven currently has the seventh-highest batting average (.276) in the conference, and the eleventh-most runs scored (168) this season. In conference play, the Chargers are hitting .292 in eighteen contests, which ranks seventh in the league.
The Chargers' pitching staff holds the league's second-highest ERA (11.03) this season, with the fourth most runs allowed (352).
New Haven has won just one series this season, taking two out of three against Wagner. The Chargers have won one midweek contest, defeating the University of Bridgeport, 12-4.
The Chargers are coming off a weekend series at Norfolk State, where they took the series finale by a score of 15-4.

HISTORY VS. CCSU

Wednesday's matchup will mark the 66^th time the Bobcats and Blue Devils will face off since March 31^st, 2001.
Central Connecticut leads the all-time series, 41-24.
Quinnipiac has won five straight against CCSU, including a three-game sweep of the Blue Devils last season.

SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS

Central Connecticut enters the new week with a 12-17 overall record and a 10-11 mark in NEC play.
CCSU currently has the fifth-highest batting average (.283) in the conference, and the eighth-most runs scored (208) this season. In conference play, the Blue Devils are hitting .307 in 21 contests, which ranks fifth in the league.
The CCSU pitching staff holds the league's seventh-lowest ERA (7.33) throughout their 21 NEC contests so far this season. Central Connecticut allows the third-most runs throughout conference play (179).
CCSU has won two weekend series this season, defeating UMES and Delaware State. CCSU's last midweek win came against Sacred Heart, 12-8, back on March 31^st.
The Blue Devils are coming off a series sweep over Delaware State and will battle UMass in a midweek contest on Tuesday before coming to Hamden.

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

Batting Average: Caden Williamson (.309)
Runs: Alex Irizarry, Caden Williamson (26)
Hits: Caden Williamson (47)
Doubles: Christian Smith (14)
Triples: Kyle Garbowski (2)
Home Runs: Christian Smith (5)
RBIs: Alex Irizarry (26)
Stolen Bases: Kyle Garbowski, Chase Camac (8)
ERA: Andrew Rubayo (4.29)
WHIP: Andrew Rubayo (1.33)
Wins: Andrew Rubayo (4)
Saves: Matt Alduino (5)
Innings Pitched: Andrew Rubayo (50.1)
Strikeouts: Andrew Rubayo (54)

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 return to MAAC play this weekend as they host the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers for a three-game series. The series will kick off on Friday, April 24^th, at 3 PM.

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