Tuesday, March 11
Hamden, CT
3:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
vs
Central Connecticut
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QU Welcomes CCSU For Midweek Battle
3/10/2025 2:27:00 PM | Baseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (7-6-1, 3-0 MAAC) vs Central Connecticut Blue Devis (4-2, 2-1 NEC)
Date: Tuesday, March 11th
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series: Quinnipiac leads the series, 16-8
Last Matchup: W, 6-4 (April 7th, 2024 in Hamden, Conn.)
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Bobcats will welcome CCSU for a midweek, non-conference matchup on Tuesday, March 11th. First pitch from the Quinnipiac Baseball Field is slated for 3 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.
HISTORY VS. CCSU
LOTS OF NEW FACES
NEXT TIME OUT
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Date: Tuesday, March 11th
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
All-Time Series: Quinnipiac leads the series, 16-8
Last Matchup: W, 6-4 (April 7th, 2024 in Hamden, Conn.)
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Bobcats will welcome CCSU for a midweek, non-conference matchup on Tuesday, March 11th. First pitch from the Quinnipiac Baseball Field is slated for 3 PM and can be seen on ESPN+.
HISTORY VS. CCSU
- Tuesday's matchup will be the 63rd time the two programs are facing off in their Division I history.
- The Blue Devils lead the all-time series, 41-21.
- Quinnipiac won both meetings against CCSU last season and most recently, defeated the Blue Devils 15-14 (8 innings) in New Britain, Conn.
- Christian Smith picked up four RBIs as he went 3-for-5 at the plate, including two home runs.
- CCSU will enter the midweek contest with a 4-2 overall record and a 2-1 mark in NEC play/
- The Blue Devils are coming off a series win over the LIU Sharks, defeating them 2-1 in the series.
- After dropping the first game of the series, the Blue Devils outscored the Sharks in the final two games of the series, 15-3.
- Colby Brouilette has started five games for CCSU and leads the team with a .500 batting average. Brouilette has recorded eight hits and has just one RBI this season.
- Vincent Borghese has started two games for the Blue Devils, recording wins in both of those starts. Borghese has struck out 14 batters in 12.0 innings with an ERA of 1.50.
- The Bobcats completed the series sweep over the Iona Gaels on Sunday, March 9 as they defeated the Gaels 12-3.
- CJ Willis led the way for Quinnipiac as he went 3-for-5 at the plate with six RBIs. Willis launched his first home run of the season to power QU past Iona.
- Matt Alduino had a stellar outing, going 8.2 innings and allowing just three runs on six hits as QU started conference play 3-0.
- Batting Average (BA): Sebastian Mueller - .473
- Hits (H): Sebastian Mueller - 26
- Runs Batted In (RBIs): Christian Smith, Sebastian Mueller - 23
- Runs Scored (R): Sebastian Mueller, Sean McCulloch - 19
- Home Runs (HR): Sebastian Mueller - 5
- Doubles (2B): Alex Irizarry, Sebastian Mueller - 4
- Stolen Bases (SB): Sean McCulloch, CJ Willis - 9
- Walks (BB): Christian Smith, Sean McCulloch - 13
- Earned Run Average (ERA): Mike Poncini – 3.68 *Meeting the minimum requirement of 1IP/G*
- Strikeouts (K): Mike Poncini - 18
- Innings Pitched (IP): Matt Alduino – 19.1
- Wins (W): Matt Alduino, Mike Poncini – 2
- Saves (S): Samuel Wright, Ryan Hutchinson, Johnny Knox - 1
- The Quinnipiac Baseball team was picked to finish 4th in the MAAC Preseason Poll.
- Outfielder CJ Willis was the lone Bobcat representative on the Preseason All-MAAC team.
- The senior started 49 games last season and had a batting average of .284.
- Willis hit eight home runs, eleven doubles, and three triples, while driving in 42 RBIs.
- Willis Drove in a season-high four RBIs in the win against UMass (5/1).
- The Bobcats return 15 players from last year's team, with 12 of those players seeing game action.
- Gabe Wright, Christian Smith, Kyle Garbowski, CJ Willis, Sebastian Mueller, and James Marino will be key returners on the offensive side of the plate.
- Jack Kabel, Ryan Hutchinson, Mike Poncini, Jack Gannon, Matt Alduino, and Andrew Rubayo will look to make an impact when they toe the rubber.
- Matt Alduino and Andrew Rubayo were named to the NCBWA Stopper of the Year Preseason Watchlist.
LOTS OF NEW FACES
- Quinnipiac welcomes 16 new faces to their campus this season.
- The Bobcats used the transfer portal to fill the holes in their lineup, grabbing Sean McCulloch (Susquehanna), Johnny Knox (Nichols College), Alex Irizarry (Maryland), Josh Lajoie (Lipscomb), Ryan O'Connell (St. Bonaventure), Griffin Seibel (Xavier), Cole Constable (Maryland), Luke Zeisloft (Maryland), Jack Bryan (Trevecca Nazarene), and Nick Balcom (Finger Lakes Community College).
- Quinnipiac also brought in six first years, J.C. Franconere from Sparta, New Jersey, Samuel Wright from Ardmore, Pennsylvania, Austin Ludwig from Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, Ian Nilsen from Easton, Connecticut, Christian Nilsen from Easton, Connecticut, and Matt Park from Bridgewater, New Jersey.
- The Bobcats will open up MAAC play on March 7th as they start a three-game home series against the Iona Gaels.
- Quinnipiac will battle in-state rival Yale on March 19th at Yale (3 PM) and at home against Yale on April 15th (3 PM).
- On April 1st, the Bobcats will travel to Storrs to take on the UConn Huskies in a midweek non-conference matchup.
- Quinnipiac will play their final home series of the season from May 8-12 as the Siena Saints come to Hamden.
- QU will wrap up the regular season at Sacred Heart for a three-game set from May 15-17.
NEXT TIME OUT
- The Bobcats will head on the road for a three-game set with the Rider Broncs (Mar. 14-16) on the road in Lawrenceville, NJ.
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