Quinnipiac University
19-28
Sacred Heart
30-21
Bobcats Outlasted By Pioneers In Tuesday Slugfest
5/14/2024 4:18:00 PM | Baseball
With the loss, the Bobcats will fall to 19-28 overall, while Sacred Heart will improve to 30-21 in the 2024 season.
SCORE
Sacred Heart 18, Quinnipiac 17
HOW IT HAPPENED
Quinnipiac got on the board first in the top of the first inning as Jared Zimbardo scored on a wild pitch. Sacred Heart would respond in the bottom half of the inning, scoring eight runs to take an 8-1 lead after the opening frame.
James Marino got the Bobcats closer as he reached on a fielding error, which allowed Christian Smith and Matt DeRosa to come home and make it an 8-3 game. The Pioneers extended their lead to six as they hit a solo home run in the bottom of the second inning.
In the top of the third inning, the Bobcats got a bit closer as they scored four runs in the inning. James Marino hit a two-run single through the left side to bring home Smith and DeRosa. Zimbardo would follow up with a two-run double to make it a 9-7 game.
Zimbardo follows up with a double to bring us within two!!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/MDIoVHjYTN
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 14, 2024
In the next inning, the Bobcats plated three runs to get their first lead since the top of the first inning. Keegan O'Connor kicked off the scoring in the inning with a solo home run to left center field.
THAT ONE IS IN THE TREES🌲
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 14, 2024
O'Connor gets us within one with his 10th homer of the season!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/tkaaYJBX83
Gabe Wright tied up the game at nine with an RBI bunt single to the pitcher. James Marino drove in his third run of the game with a single to second base and Smith scored to give QU a 10-9 lead. The Pioneers took the lead right back in the bottom half of the fourth inning by scoring two runs to take the 11-10 lead.
Christian Smith tied the game back up in the fifth inning as he brought home Keegan O'Connor on an RBI groundout to the shortstop. The Bobcats plated two more runs in the top of the sixth inning to regain the lead. Dominick Proctor singled on a bunt and Gabe Wright crossed the plate on a throwing error to make it 12-11. Keegan O'Connor would give the Bobcats a two-run lead as he scored Proctor on a single through the right side.
The Pioneers responded again with three runs in the bottom of the sixth, which gave them a 14-13 lead heading into the seventh inning. Sacred Heart would push their lead to two in the seventh as they brought home a run on an RBI single to right field.Keegs delivers with an RBI single to right field to give us a two-run lead!!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/jkG5kM0ku0
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 14, 2024
The back-and-forth game continued as QU took the lead back in the eighth inning. Christian Smith reached on a fielding error by the shortstop which allowed O'Connor and CJ Willis to score and tie the game at 15. Matt DeRosa gave Quinnipiac the lead with an RBI single through the left side of the infield.
DeRosa singles through the left side and we have the LEAD!!#BobcatNation pic.twitter.com/rY5dsPlw76
— Quinnipiac Baseball (@TheQBaseball) May 14, 2024
After the Pioneers tied the game in the bottom of the eighth inning, Jared Zimbardo singled through the left side to score Dominick Proctor in the ninth inning to give the Bobcats a 17-16 lead.
Sacred Heart would win the game in the bottom of the ninth on a two-run single down the right-field line to take the 18-17 win.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Eight different Bobcats recorded hits in the win and all nine starters reached base safely.
- Jared Zimbardo (4-for-6) and James Marino (2-for-3) each drove in three RBIs.
- Zimbardo doubled three times while extending his on-base streak to 46 games.
- Keegan O'Connor went 3-for-5 at the plate and scored three runs while driving in two RBIs.
- Matt DeRosa finished the day going 2-for-4 at the dish, scoring two runs, and driving in one run.
- Dominick Proctor picked up two hits in five at-bats while scoring three runs and recording one RBI.
- Gabe Wright picked up an RBI and a run scored while grabbing one hit in five at-bats.
- Christian Smith drew four walks and picked up an RBI.
- The Bobcats scored 17 runs, their most since March 3rd, 2024, when they scored 21 against Merrimack.
- QU drew 14 walks, which ties for a season-high (04/05/24 vs Iona).
ON DECK
- The Bobcats will wrap up their regular season schedule with a three-game series with the Fairfield Stags starting on Thursday, May 16th at 3 PM.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: O. MacDonnel (1-4)
L: Hutchinson, Ryan (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Zimbardo, Jared 3
HR: O'Connor, Keegan 1
RBI: Zimbardo, Jared 3 ; O'Connor, Keegan 2 ; Smith, Christian 1 ; DeRosa, Matt 1 ; Wright, Gabe 1 ; Proctor, Dominick 1 ; Marino, James 3
SH: Marino, James 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Zimbardo, Jared 1 ; O'Connor, Keegan 3 ; Willis, CJ 2 ; Garbowski, Kyle 1 ; Smith, Christian 3 ; DeRosa, Matt 2 ; Wright, Gabe 1 ; Proctor, Dominick 3 ; Marino, James 1
SB: Zimbardo, Jared 1 ; O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Willis, CJ 1 ; Wright, Gabe 1
Batting:
2B: D. D?Amore 1 ; M. Simonelli 1
3B: A. Ungar 1
HR: G. Donohue 1 ; J. Skarad 1
RBI: G. Donohue 6 ; Z. Kovalchik 1 ; D. D?Amore 2 ; A. Ungar 2 ; J. Skarad 1 ; D. Hicks 1 ; T. Galletti 1 ; M. Simonelli 3 ; C. Tallman 1
SH: Z. Kovalchik 1 ; C. Tallman 1
SF: Z. Kovalchik 1 ; M. Simonelli 1
Base Running:
RUNS: G. Donohue 3 ; Z. Kovalchik 1 ; D. D?Amore 3 ; A. Ungar 3 ; J. Skarad 2 ; D. Hicks 1 ; R. Donohue 1 ; M. Simonelli 3 ; C. Tallman 1
SB: Z. Kovalchik 2 ; J. Skarad 1 ; R. Donohue 1
CS: D. Hicks 1 ; M. Simonelli 1
HBP: Z. Kovalchik 1 ; J. Skarad 1 ; D. Hicks 2 ; M. Simonelli 1 ; C. Tallman 1 ; J. Greene 1
