Softball Continues MAAC Play with Road Series at Mount St. Mary’s

Friday, April 24

Emmitsburg, MD

1:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Mount St. Mary's

Softball Lined Up During National Anthem vs Marist (April 17, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

Photo by: Ava Giorgi

Softball Continues MAAC Play with Road Series at Mount St. Mary’s

4/23/2026 9:19:00 PM | Softball

Quinnipiac at Mount St. Mary's
Friday, Apr. 24, 2026 | 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Saturday, Apr. 25, 2026 | 12:00 PM
Our Lady of the Meadows Field | Emmitsburg, MD
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team heads to Maryland for another MAAC series at Mount St. Mary's.

First pitches are set for 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Friday with a single game at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.

SCOUTING MOUNT ST. MARY'S

The Mount split a doubleheader at Siena on Tuesday, dropping the opener 3-0 before picking up a 5-0 victory in game two.
Avery Dinges leads MSM with a .378 average, 33 runs scored, 13 doubles, four triples, three home runs, 18 RBI and 37 stolen bases.
In the circle, Emmaleigh Zagrodnicheck is 4-7 with a team-best 2.82 ERA in 77.0 innings.

LAST TIME OUT

The Bobcats dropped three close contests against Marist last weekend.
Sofia Vega has recorded a hit in 18 of her last 20 games, including 11 multi-hit performances.
Vega extended her hitting streak to nine games and is batting .430 with a 1.044 OPS
Ally Hochstader went 7-for-11 (0.636) in the series, recording two doubles, a triple, four RBI, and a run scored.
Hochstadter extended her hitting streak to five games.
Kennedy DeMott recorded her 10th multi-hit game of the season.
Natalia Apatiga tallied her eighth multi-hit performance, recording two within three games.
Mary Fogg has recorded at least one hit in 26 of her 34 games this season.
Jasmine Kline lowered her ERA to a 7.13 after tossing 4.2 innings, allowing two earned runs and recording two 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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