Thursday, April 27
Hartford, Conn.
10:30 AM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Central Connecticut State University
Photo by: Steve McLaughlin
Bobcats Open Four-Game Weekend with CCSU at Dunkin' Park
4/26/2023 12:31:00 PM | Baseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (15-22, 8-7 MAAC) vs CCSU Blue Devils (23-8, 18-3 NEC)
Date: Thursday, April 27
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Dunkin' Park
All-Time Series: CCSU leads series 41-19
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (20-19, 6-6 MAAC)
Date: Friday, April 28
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: Quinnipiac leads series 25-21
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Date: Friday, April 28
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Date: Sunday, April 30
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
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HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team is back in action with a packed slate of four games over the next four days. The Bobcats return to Dunkin' Park, the home of the Hartford Yard Goats, on Thursday for a matinee matchup with CCSU at 10:30 a.m. Quinnipiac then returns to Hamden for a three-game weekend set vs. Mount St. Mary's.
HISTORY VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
ENTER THE BASHMAN
CALL ME MAVES
SWING AWAY SEAN
Date: Thursday, April 27
Time: 10:30 AM
Location: Dunkin' Park
All-Time Series: CCSU leads series 41-19
Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (20-19, 6-6 MAAC)
Date: Friday, April 28
Time: 12:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
All-Time Series: Quinnipiac leads series 25-21
Live Stats | WATCH | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Date: Friday, April 28
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
Live Stats | WATCH | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs. Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers
Date: Sunday, April 30
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: QU Baseball Field
Live Stats | WATCH | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team is back in action with a packed slate of four games over the next four days. The Bobcats return to Dunkin' Park, the home of the Hartford Yard Goats, on Thursday for a matinee matchup with CCSU at 10:30 a.m. Quinnipiac then returns to Hamden for a three-game weekend set vs. Mount St. Mary's.
HISTORY VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
- The Blue Devils carry a 41-19 record all-time against the Bobcats into the contest
- CCSU is 6-1 in the last seven contests vs. Quinnipiac
- The last time these two sides faced off, CCSU came away with a 9-7 victory over QU on April 4, 2023
- Anthony Donofrio led the offense with a homer and three RBIs
- McGwire Tuffy added two RBIs of his own in the loss
- The last time Quinnipiac played at Dunkin' Park, the CCSU downed the Bobcats 9-6 on April 26, 2022
- Kyle Maves led the offense with two RBIs
SCOUTING THE BLUE DEVILS
- CCSU enters the contest at 23-8 on the season and 18-3 in NEC contests
- The Blue Devils have won six of their last seven games
- Dan Hussey and Ramon Jimenez lead the offense with eight homers apiece
- Jimenez boasts 40 RBIs on the season
- The Bobcats are 25-21 all-time against the Mountaineers
- Mount St. Mary's is 3-2 in its last five games vs. Quinnipiac
- The Bobcats have taken the last two contests vs. \the Mountaineers
- The last time these two sides faced off, QU came away with an 18-8 victory over Mount St. Mary's on March 30, 2013
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS
- Mount St. Mary's enters the contest at 20-19 on the season and 6-6 in MAAC contests
- The Mountaineers have dropped their last two contests but have won five of their last six MAAC games
- Shane Wockley leads the offense with 13 homers and 39 RBIs
- Scott Seeker boasts 11 homers and 31 RBIs on the campaign
- David Stirpe adds 11 homers and 28 RBIs of his own
ENTER THE BASHMAN
- Mueller leads ranks fifth on the team in batting average (.280)
- He is tied for third on the team with eight doubles
- Mueller is tied for third on the team with six homers
- Mueller ranks fourth on the team in hits on the season with 40
- He had a career day in the victory over Niagara on April 7, going 4-for-6 at the plate with three homers and four RBIs
- Mueller led the Bobcats' offense at the Snowbird Classic, batting .500 (4-for-8) with four singles over the weekend
CALL ME MAVES
- Kyle Maves returns as a grad student for his fifth season
- Maves ranks second on the team with 48 hits
- His three triples tied for the team lead
- Maves boasts eight doubles on the season
- He held a 16-game hit streak from March 12 - April 8
- He tallied three hits, including a triple on the opening weekend at the Snowbird Classic
- Last season, Maves held a career-high .275 batting average
- Set career-high marks in 2022 in hits (50), doubles (8), runs scored (41), RBIs (22) and stolen bases (23)
- Led the team with three triples in 2022
- Maves has recorded 65 career steals, tying the program's record for thefts
- Maves is just one stolen base away from breaking the all-time program record
- Jared Zimbardo returns to Hamden for his junior campaign
- Zimbardo is batting .287 and ranks third on the team in hits with 43
- He boasts a team-best 11 doubles on the season
- He is tied for the team lead with three triples
- Zimbardo has totaled six homers on the season, tying for third on the team
- Zimbardo is tied for the team lead with 21 walks
- He launched two solo homers in a win over Marist on April 2
- Zimbardo batted a career-best .307 and boasted 50 hits and an on-base percentage of .380 last season
- He recorded career highs in runs scored (28), doubles (11), triples (2), home runs (6), RBIs (24), and stolen bases (7)
- His 50 hits were tied for third on the team last season
- Junior Keegan O'Connor is enjoying a breakout junior campaign
- O'Connor is batting .275 on the season which ranks sixth on the team
- O'Connor ranks fifth on the team in hits with 39
- He boasts seven homers, six doubles and 31 RBIs on the campaign
- O'Connor was hot at the opening MAAC series at Rider, batting .750 (9-for-12) with two homers and four RBIs over the three-game stretch
- Anthony Donofrio was the lone Quinnipiac player to earn All-MAAC Preseason honors heading into 2023
- Donofrio is batting .340 on the season
- He leads the team with 49 hits on the season
- Donofrio leads the team with 10 homers and 43 RBIs
- Donofrio boasts 110 career hits in 81 games
- In a 4-0 weekend for the Bobcats at UMES, Donofrio batted .412 with seven hits, including two doubles, two homers, and six RBIs
- Donofrio boasted a slugging percentage of .882% and recorded five runs scored in the series sweep over UMES
- He tallied at least a hit in each contest, including two in all but one contest.
- Last season, Donofrio earned All-MAAC Second Team honors as an outfielder
- Donofrio batted .343 in 2022, boasting a team-best 61 hits while adding 11 doubles, seven homers, two triples, and 25 RBIs
- Donofrio was a menace on the basepaths, swiping 15 bags last season
- Donofrio averaged nine strikeouts per nine innings pitched, in just over 4.0 innings of work.
- Donofrio closed the 2022 campaign in solid fashion, batting over .390 in his final 23 games of the year
- During that span, he totaled six homers, six doubles, 13 RBIs and 25 runs scored
SWING AWAY SEAN
- Redshirt Junior Sean Swenson is enjoying a breakout campaign
- Swenson boasts career-best numbers in batting average (.326), hits (28), homers (7), doubles (7) and RBIs (27)
- Swenson's .326 batting average ranks third on the team
- Swenson boasts five homers in his last six appearances
- QU baseball head coach John Delaney announced a new team member, signing six-year-old Cameron Wilson through Team IMPACT in a press conference held in the Mount Carmel Campus Rec Center on Feb. 12, 2022
- He will participate in many activities with the baseball team over the next two years, including games, practices, and other team events
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Wednesday, May 3, when QU plays host against UMass at 3 p.m.
For more information on the Quinnipiac baseball team, visit gobobcats.com/baseball and follow the team on Twitter, @TheQBaseball, and Instagram, @bobcatsbsb.
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