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Softball Heads to Fairfield for Midweek MAAC Matchup
4/6/2026 2:23:00 PM | Softball
Quinnipiac at Fairfield
Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026 | 2:00 PM/4:30 PM
Alumni Softball Field | Fairfield, Conn.
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team makes a quick trip down I-95 for a midweek matchup with in-state MAAC foe Fairfield.
First pitches are set for 2:00 p.m & 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
SCOUTING FAIRFIELD
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Tuesday, Apr. 7, 2026 | 2:00 PM/4:30 PM
Alumni Softball Field | Fairfield, Conn.
WATCH: Click Here
LIVE STATS: Click Here
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac softball team makes a quick trip down I-95 for a midweek matchup with in-state MAAC foe Fairfield.
First pitches are set for 2:00 p.m & 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
SCOUTING FAIRFIELD
- The Stags enter the weekend 13-17 overall and 6-4 in the MAAC.
- Anna Paravati and Ava Armuth are the only players who have started all 30 games.
- Paravati leads the team with 27 hits, five doubles, and 21 RBI.
- Armuth has stolen a team-high 13 bases this season.
- Alyssa Weinberg posts a 3.51 ERA across 85.2 innings. Weinberg has tossed eight complete games while recording 95 strikeouts.
- The Bobcats picked up their fifth MAAC series win over Manhattan 2-1 this past weekend.
- Kennedy Demott hit 4-for-8 (0.500), recording two doubles, a home run, seven RBI, and scoring three runs.
- Demott leads the team with eight doubles, four home runs, and 25 RBI.
- Sofia Vega has recorded a hit in 12 of her last 14 games, including seven multi-hit performances.
- Vega is currently 36-for-84 (0.429), posting a team-high OPS (1.091), runs scored (22), and triples (4).
- Mary Fogg has recorded at least one hit in 22 of 28 games this season, and is on a four-game hit streak.
- Fogg was on a 10-game hitting streak between 2/20-3/14.
- Four Bobcats are perfect in stolen bases this season with Aryn Bombery leading 4-for-4.
- All nine starting batters hold an average at or above 0.240 and OPS above 0.650.
- Shannon Kendall posts a 12-7 record with a 4.50 ERA. Kendall has recorded 39 strikeouts.
- 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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