Bobcats’ Pitching Shuts Down Manhattan in Doubleheader Sweep

Friday, April 3

Hamden, Conn.

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

15-10, 11-3

Manhattan

8-22, 4-7

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Manhattan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Quinnipiac	1	0	0	1	4	0	X	6	7	1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Manhattan	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	3
Quinnipiac	4	2	0	4	X	10	11	1

Shannon Kendall vs Manhattan (April 4, 2026 in Hamden, Conn.)

Photo by: Rob Rasmussen / P8Photos.com

Bobcats’ Pitching Shuts Down Manhattan in Doubleheader Sweep

4/3/2026 6:11:00 PM | Softball

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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team swept Friday's doubleheader against Manhattan, securing their fifth MAAC series win of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Game One
Kennedy DeMott led the offense, driving in the game's first run with an RBI single in the first before adding a solo home run in the fourth.

Kenny brings in her 19th run of the season!#BobcatNation x #NCAASB pic.twitter.com/B6Jzsp4yWv
— Quinnipiac Softball (@QU_Softball) April 3, 2026

Quinnipiac broke the game open in the fifth, loading the bases with a pair of singles by Noelle Reid and Mary Fogg and a walk to Sofia Vega.

The Bobcats plated four runs in the inning on a hit-by-pitch, a fielder's choice, and RBI singles from Riley Potter and Natalia Apatiga.

RBI single from Apatiga and the Cats lead 6-0!#BobcatNation x #NCAASB pic.twitter.com/uQNVKKkVVV
— Quinnipiac Softball (@QU_Softball) April 3, 2026

Shannon Kendall earned her 12th win of the season, tossing six shutout innings while allowing six hits and striking out four.

Jasmine Kline closed out the game with a scoreless inning in relief.

Game Two
The Bobcats wasted no time in game two, scoring four runs in the first inning behind four straight hits. Demott highlighted the frame with an RBI double, while Potter and Kinsley Cox added RBI hits to extend the early lead.

TWO-RUN SINGLE FROM COX, 4-0 BALLGAME!#BobcatNation x #NCAASB pic.twitter.com/OLEBIJa1Ik
— Quinnipiac Softball (@QU_Softball) April 3, 2026

DEMOTT DOUBLE!!

Kenny's 7th RBI on the day, Bobcats lead 6-0!#BobcatNation x #NCAASB pic.twitter.com/kJ8ejpSB4f
— Quinnipiac Softball (@QU_Softball) April 3, 2026

Quinnipiac added four more in the fourth, capitalizing on a Manhattan error before back-to-back hits from Ally Hochstadter and Cox helped push the lead to 10-0.

Manhattan scored its lone run on a sacrifice hit, but the Bobcats secured the 10-1 run-rule victory.

Laney Adie earned her fifth win of the season, pitching a complete game while allowing one run on four hits and striking out three.

SCORE
Manhattan 0, QU 6
Manhattan 1, QU 10 (5 innings)

STATS & NOTES

Sofia Vega has recorded a hit in 11 of her last 13 games, including six multi-hit performances.
Sofia Vega: 2-for-6, triple, three runs scored
Kennedy Demott: 4-for-5, HR, two doubles, seven RBI, three runs scored. Demott extends her hit streak to four games.
Kinsley Cox: 2-for-3 (game two), three RBI.
Riley Potter has recorded a hit in nine of her last 10 games.
Ally Hochstadter: 2-for-5, double, two RBI, two runs scored
Natalia Apatiga: 2-for-5, RBI, three runs scored
Kendall and Kline combined for a shutout in game one, allowing seven hits with five strikeouts.
Laney Adie: complete game, one run allowed, three strikeouts.
Adie picked up her fifth win of the season.