Wednesday, April 8
Kingston, RI
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
13-17
2
at
9
Rhode Island
12-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 12 | 1 |
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QU Drops Midweek Contest to URI
4/8/2026 6:03:00 PM | Baseball
Kingston, Rhode Island – The Quinnipiac Bobcats dropped their midweek, non-conference contest, 9-2, to the Rhode Island Rams on Wednesday, April 8th, from Bill Beck Field. With the loss, the Bobcats will fall to 13-17 overall on the season.
SCORE
Rhode Island 9, Quinnipiac 2
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (13-17, 6-6 MAAC) | Rhode Island (12-18, 7-5 A10)
Winning Pitcher – Josh Kopetski (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Joseph Hiller (1-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rhode Island Rams opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, scoring two runs in the frame. Paul Calandrelli scored the first run of the contest, coming home on a wild pitch to get the scoring started. Reece Moroney later came in to score on a groundout, making it a 2-0 game.
Rhode Island exploded for seven runs in the third inning, taking a nine-run lead. Rhode Island brought home seven runs on six hits in the inning.
The Rams shut down the Bobcats' offense until the ninth inning when the Bobcats brought home two runs. Luke Zeisloft brought home QU's first run of the contest on an RBI single down the right field line, scoring Ian Nilsen from second. The next batter, Caden Williamson, reached on a throwing error, allowing Brayden Hromada to score to make it a 9-2 game. Rhode Island would secure the final out in the inning to take the midweek contest, 9-2.
NEWS AND NOTES
ON DECK
SCORE
Rhode Island 9, Quinnipiac 2
RECORDS
Quinnipiac (13-17, 6-6 MAAC) | Rhode Island (12-18, 7-5 A10)
Winning Pitcher – Josh Kopetski (1-0)
Losing Pitcher – Joseph Hiller (1-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Rhode Island Rams opened the scoring in the bottom of the first inning, scoring two runs in the frame. Paul Calandrelli scored the first run of the contest, coming home on a wild pitch to get the scoring started. Reece Moroney later came in to score on a groundout, making it a 2-0 game.
Rhode Island exploded for seven runs in the third inning, taking a nine-run lead. Rhode Island brought home seven runs on six hits in the inning.
The Rams shut down the Bobcats' offense until the ninth inning when the Bobcats brought home two runs. Luke Zeisloft brought home QU's first run of the contest on an RBI single down the right field line, scoring Ian Nilsen from second. The next batter, Caden Williamson, reached on a throwing error, allowing Brayden Hromada to score to make it a 9-2 game. Rhode Island would secure the final out in the inning to take the midweek contest, 9-2.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Four different Bobcats recorded hits in the loss to the Rams.
- James Marino went 2-for-3 at the plate, raising his season average to .347.
- Ian Nilsen, Luke Zeisloft, and Caden Williamson all picked up a hit in the loss.
- Caden Williamson extended his on-base streak to 19 as he went 1-for-5 at the plate. Williamson picked up an RBI in the effort, giving him 12 on the season.
- Luke Zeisloft drove in his third run of the season with his ninth-inning single.
- Seven different Bobcats toed the rubber in the midweek against the Rams.
- Jacob Belecky, Mason Ulsh, Langdon Hazen, Kevin Rusinak, and Teagan Beames combined for the final fifteen outs, allowing just three hits and striking out five.
ON DECK
- Quinnipiac returns to MAAC play this weekend, taking on the Marist Red Foxes in a three-game series. The series will start on Friday, April 10th, with the first pitch slated for 3 PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kopetski, Josh (1-0)
L: Hiller, Joseph (1-2)
Batting:
RBI: Williamson, Caden 1 ; Zeisloft, Luke 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hromada, Brayden 1 ; Nilsen, Ian 1
HBP: Hromada, Brayden 1
Batting:
2B: Thompson, Ryan 1 ; Moroney, Reece 1
HR: Moroney, Reece 1
RBI: Thompson, Ryan 1 ; Moroney, Reece 3 ; Hopko, Jack 2 ; Connolly, Brian 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Thompson, Ryan 1 ; Moroney, Reece 2 ; Hopko, Jack 1 ; Penney, Scott 1 ; Botti, Aidan 1 ; Connolly, Brian 1 ; Tolentino, Jayden 1 ; Calandrelli, Paul 1
SB: Thompson, Ryan 1 ; Botti, Aidan 1 ; Connolly, Brian 2
HBP: Penney, Scott 1 ; Botti, Aidan 1
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