Friday, May 1
Hamden, Conn.
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Sacred Heart
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Quinnipiac vs Sacred Heart
Friday, May 1, 2026 | 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 12:00 PM
QU Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team wraps up their MAAC regular season hosting in-state foe Sacred Heart, looking to keep their postseason hopes alive.
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 to celebrate our seniors.
SCOUTING SACRED HEART
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Friday, May 1, 2026 | 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM
Saturday, May 2, 2026 | 12:00 PM
QU Softball Field | Hamden, Conn.
WATCH: Click Here
LIVE STATS: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team wraps up their MAAC regular season hosting in-state foe Sacred Heart, looking to keep their postseason hopes alive.
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 to celebrate our seniors.
SCOUTING SACRED HEART
- The Pioneers enter the weekend with a 14-10 MAAC record and 20-28 overall.
- Elle Leckrone leads the team with a .315 batting average and 13 doubles.
- Nicole Henke has recorded a team-high eight home runs and 22 RBI.
- Sam Kowalski owns a 2.09 ERA with an 11-9 record, tallying 130 strikeouts across 137 innings in the circle.
- Shannon Kendall and Laney Adie picked up MAAC Pitcher and Rookie of the Week for the first time this season after a series win over Mount St. Mary's.
- Quinnipiac broke its program record for conference wins with 15, previously broken last year with 14.
- Kennedy DeMott went 6-for-11 (0.545) in the series, recording a double, home run, four RBI, and a run scored.
- DeMott, Kinsley Cox, and Natalia Apatiga each registered multi-hit games in the DH.
- Mary Fogg has recorded at least one hit in 28 of 36 games this season.
- Shannon Kendall tossed six shutout innings in game one, her second-longest scoreless outing of the season.
- Laney Adie lowered her ERA to 4.72 after a complete-game win in game two, allowing one run over seven innings to improve to 6-4 on the season.
DEMOTT DELIVERS
- Kennedy DeMott leads the Bobcats in OPS (1.035), HR (5), RBI (32), SLG% (0.591), BB (11), and OB% (0.444).
- The senior has been named MAAC Player of the week this season.
- DeMott has recorded three multi-hit games in her last four and 12 multi-hit performances this season.
- DeMott tallied a career-high 10 RBI in a dominant performance against Niagara on Mar. 21, going 4-for-7 (.571) with a double, two home runs, and two runs scored.
- The catcher followed with another huge series against Manhattan on April 3, recording seven RBI behind two doubles and a home run while scoring three runs.
- 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 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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