Friday, April 15
Hamden, Conn.
1:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
8-20, 2-6
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17-15, 7-1
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Bobcats' Offense Powers Past Monmouth, 13-5
4/15/2022 5:24:00 PM | Baseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team saw three different players homer, as the Bobcats defeated MAAC foe Monmouth at home, 13-5, on Friday afternoon at the QU Baseball Field to snap the Hawks' previously MAAC unbeaten streak.
With the win the Bobcats improved to 8-20 on the season and 2-6 in the MAAC, while the Hawks fell to 17-15 on the campaign and 7-1 in the MAAC with the loss.
SCORE
QU 13, Monmouth 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
QU jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning after Ian Ostberg dropped down a bunt single with runners on first and third to score a run. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Sean Swenson came through with a sacrifice-fly to right, scoring Danny Melnick from third to give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead.
However, Monmouth responded with four runs of its own in the top of the second to take a 4-2 lead. The Bobcats knotted the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the second after Melnick hammered a two-run homer to left. Ostberg immediately followed with a solo shot of his own to right to give QU a 5-4 lead in the contest. Later in the inning, Sean Swenson joined the festivities with a two-run jack to left to extend QU's lead to 7-4 over the Hawks.
Quinnipiac added to its lead in the fourth with two runs in the frame. With Ostberg at the plate and runners on second and third, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly allowed QU to extend its lead to 9-4 nearly midway through the contest.
The Bobcats added two more runs in the sixth via a two-run single off the bat of Kyle Maves to extend Quinnipiac's lead to 11-4. The lead proved to be too much for the Hawks, as the Bobcats hung on for the eventual 13-5 victory.
NEWS AND NOTES
With the win the Bobcats improved to 8-20 on the season and 2-6 in the MAAC, while the Hawks fell to 17-15 on the campaign and 7-1 in the MAAC with the loss.
SCORE
QU 13, Monmouth 5
HOW IT HAPPENED
QU jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning after Ian Ostberg dropped down a bunt single with runners on first and third to score a run. Later in the inning with the bases loaded, Sean Swenson came through with a sacrifice-fly to right, scoring Danny Melnick from third to give the Bobcats a 2-0 lead.
However, Monmouth responded with four runs of its own in the top of the second to take a 4-2 lead. The Bobcats knotted the game at 4-4 in the bottom of the second after Melnick hammered a two-run homer to left. Ostberg immediately followed with a solo shot of his own to right to give QU a 5-4 lead in the contest. Later in the inning, Sean Swenson joined the festivities with a two-run jack to left to extend QU's lead to 7-4 over the Hawks.
Quinnipiac added to its lead in the fourth with two runs in the frame. With Ostberg at the plate and runners on second and third, a passed ball and a sacrifice fly allowed QU to extend its lead to 9-4 nearly midway through the contest.
The Bobcats added two more runs in the sixth via a two-run single off the bat of Kyle Maves to extend Quinnipiac's lead to 11-4. The lead proved to be too much for the Hawks, as the Bobcats hung on for the eventual 13-5 victory.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Melnick, Ostberg and Swenson all homered in the contest
- Melnick went 3-for-5 with a a homer, a double, three runs scored and two RBIs
- Ostberg went 2-for-3 with a homer, a walk and four RBIs
- Ostberg and Melnick have homered in back-to-back contests
- Swenson went 1-for-3 with a homer, two walks and two RBIs
- Maves went 2-for-5 with two runs scored and two RBIs
- Kevin Seitter (1-6) got the start and earned the win after allowing no earned runs in 6.0 innings of work
- Seitter struck out five in the outing
- Anthony Ambrosino earned the save after tossing the final three innings of relief to close the contest
- Ambrosino tallied four strikeouts in the outing
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Saturday, April 16 when they continue their MAAC slate when QU plays host to Monmouth in the series finale
- First pitch from the QU Baseball Field is set for 1 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Seitter, Kevin (1-6)
L: Klepchick, Dan (1-3)
S: Ambrosino, Anthony (2)
Batting:
HR: Stahl, Phil 1
RBI: Black, Dixon 2 ; Catalano, Jake 1 ; Stahl, Phil 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bant, Jay 1 ; Mutz, Brady 1 ; Catalano, Jake 1 ; McCreary, Colin 1 ; Stahl, Phil 1
SB: Mutz, Brady 1
Batting:
2B: Melnick, Danny 1 ; DeRosa, Matt 1
HR: Melnick, Danny 1 ; Ostberg, Ian 1 ; Swenson, Sean 1
RBI: Maves, Kyle 2 ; Melnick, Danny 2 ; Ostberg, Ian 4 ; O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Swenson, Sean 2
SF: Ostberg, Ian 1 ; Swenson, Sean 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zimbardo, Jared 1 ; Maves, Kyle 3 ; Melnick, Danny 3 ; Ostberg, Ian 1 ; O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Swenson, Sean 2 ; Donofrio, Anthony 1 ; DeRosa, Matt 1
HBP: Swenson, Sean 1
Game Leaders
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AB
5
R
3
H
3
RBI
2
rf/c
AB
6
R
1
H
3
RBI
1
AB
5
R
3
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
4
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