Power Bats, Solid Pitching Lead Baseball to Doubleheader Sweep of Niagara

Friday, March 29

Niagara Falls, N.Y. / Bobo Field

12:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

9-13, 4-0

Niagara

6-16, 2-2

Quinnipiac

Niagara

Power Bats, Solid Pitching Lead Baseball to Doubleheader Sweep of Niagara

3/29/2019 8:05:00 PM | Baseball

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Bobcats Outscore Purple Eagles, 14-3, to Extend MAAC Winning Streak to Five Games

By: QU Athletic Communications

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – Liam Scafariello (Southington, Connecticut) belted two home runs in the first game of Friday's doubleheader and the Quinnipiac baseball team had two strong pitching performances as the Bobcats swept the Niagara Purple Eagles, 7-1 and 7-2, at Bobo Field.

Scafariello hit a three-run home run and a two-run home run for his first multi-home run game of the season to lead the Bobcats in game one as Tyler Poulin (Randolph, New Jersey) didn't allow a run through eight innings of work to dominate the Purple Eagles on the mound.

Andre Marrero (West Springfield, Massachusetts) homered in the first game and tripled as one of his three hits in game two to extend his hitting streak to 11 games with a four-hit day. Chris Enns (Canton, Connecticut) struck out nine batters in game two as he shut down the Niagara hitters in his six innings of work.

The Bobcats improved to 5-0 in MAAC play with the doubleheader sweep on Saturday, good for Quinnipiac's second straight 5-0 start in league play after opening up with eight straight wins in 2018.

GAME 1
SCORE
Quinnipiac 7, Niagara 1

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (9-13, 4-0 MAAC) | Niagara (6-16, 2-2 MAAC)

LOCATION
Bobo Field | Niagara Univ., N.Y.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
SECOND INNING

Marrero led off the second inning with his fifth home run of the season to give the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.
With two outs in the inning, Brian Moskey (Higganum, Connecticut) reached on an error and Anthony Cruz (Burlington, Massachusetts) walked before Scafariello stepped in and crushed his first home run of the afternoon to make it 4-0, Bobcats.

EIGHTH INNING

Kevin Huscher (Middleboro, Massachusetts) reached on an error to lead off the inning and stole second to put himself in scoring position.
After a groundout, Marrero lifted a sacrifice fly to centerfield that was deep enough to score Huscher.

NINTH INNING

The Bobcats added two more runs in the top of the ninth inning after Moskey was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and moved up to third base after stealing second and advancing to third on a throwing error from the catcher.
With one out in the inning, Scafariello recorded his second home run of the game to take a 7-0 lead before the Purple Eagles got a run in the bottom of the inning on a home run.

GAME 2
SCORE
Quinnipiac 7, Niagara 2

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (10-13, 5-0 MAAC) | Niagara (6-17, 2-3 MAAC)

LOCATION
Bobo Field | Niagara Univ., N.Y.
QUINNIPIAC SCORING PLAYS
SECOND INNING

The Bobcats cut the Purple Eagles' early lead in half with a run in the top of the second inning.
Marrero singled up the middle to lead off the inning and extend his hitting streak before going first-to-third on a single to right from Ian Ostberg (Northampton, Massachusetts).
Moskey lifted a fly ball to left field that was deep enough to score Marrero with the sacrifice fly.

THIRD INNING

Kyle Maves (Burlington, Ontario) tripled with one out in the top of the third inning, his first career triple.
With two outs later in the inning, Maves scored on an error by the catcher to tie the game.

SIXTH INNING

The Bobcats took the lead for good in the top of the sixth inning as Marrero singled with one out in the inning and stole second before Ostberg tripled to right field to score Marrero easily.

SEVENTH INNING

Quinnipiac scored four insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning as Moskey led off the inning with a double and moved up to third on a groundout.
Scafariello reached first on a fielder's choice that Moskey was still able to score and make it 4-2.
Maves legged out a bunt single and moved Scafariello up to second, who then moved up to third with a Huscher flyout.
After Maves stole second, Colton Bender (Lebanon, Connecticut) reached on an infield single that scored Scafariello before both Maves and Bender scored on a Marrero triple to centerfield.

NOTES

Scafariello hit two home runs for the first time since he hit a pair of solo home runs at Canisius on April 21, 2018
The Bobcats' outfielder finished the day with six RBIs, including five in game one with his pair of home runs
Marrero hit safely in both games to extend his hitting streak to 11 games
He recorded his team-leading fifth home run of the season in game one before stealing a base in game two for his 10^th of the season, tied for his career high
Marrero also drove in two RBIs in each game as he now has an RBI in eight consecutive games
Ostberg totaled five hits in seven at-bats on Friday and had a double and a triple amongst those five hits while he has multiple hits in three straight games
Ostberg also stole a base in each game, moving his season total up to nine on the season
Maves went 2 for 4 in game two, including his first career triple, while the infielder stole a base as he remains a perfect 10 for 10 on stolen bases
Moskey scored three runs in Friday's doubleheader as he doubled and managed to steal his fifth base of the season
Poulin pitched a season-high eight innings as he scattered five hits with no runs allowed and five strikeouts to lower his ERA to 3.68
Enns was just as good in game two as he pitched at least six innings for the third time this season while he recorded nine strikeouts, his second-most in a single game in his career

UPCOMING GAMES

The Bobcats wrap up the MAAC weekend in Western New York with a single game on Saturday afternoon against the Purple Eagles.
First pitch is set for 12 p.m. from Bobo Field on Saturday.