Friday, April 18
New Britain, Conn.
2:00 PM
Quinnipiac University
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Central Connecticut
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Baseball Set For Two Games Against CCSU
4/17/2025 5:43:00 PM | Baseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats (20-14-1, 13-5 MAAC) at CCSU Blue Devils (22-5, 17-1 NEC)
Date: Friday, April 18th
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: CCSU Baseball Field | New Britain, Conn.
All-Time Series: CCSU leads the series 41-22
Last Matchup: W, 13-7 (March 11th, 2025 in Hamden, Conn.)
Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs CCSU Blue Devils
Date: Saturday, April 19th
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team meets the CCSU Blue Devils in a two-game series this weekend starting on Friday, April 18th as they travel to New Britain, Connecticut. Quinnipiac and CCSU will turn around and play in Hamden on April 19th to close out the series.
HISTORY VS. CCSU
LOTS OF NEW FACES
NEXT TIME OUT
For more information on the Quinnipiac baseball team, visit gobobcats.com/baseball and follow the team on Twitter/X, @TheQBaseball, and Instagram, @TheQBaseball.
Date: Friday, April 18th
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: CCSU Baseball Field | New Britain, Conn.
All-Time Series: CCSU leads the series 41-22
Last Matchup: W, 13-7 (March 11th, 2025 in Hamden, Conn.)
Live Stats | @TheQBaseball
Quinnipiac Bobcats vs CCSU Blue Devils
Date: Saturday, April 19th
Time: 1:00 PM
Location: Quinnipiac Baseball Field | Hamden, Conn.
Live Stats | Watch | @TheQBaseball
HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac baseball team meets the CCSU Blue Devils in a two-game series this weekend starting on Friday, April 18th as they travel to New Britain, Connecticut. Quinnipiac and CCSU will turn around and play in Hamden on April 19th to close out the series.
HISTORY VS. CCSU
- Friday's matchup will be the 64th time the two programs are facing off in their Division-I history.
- The Blue Devils lead the series 41-22 and have lost the last three matchups against the Bobcats.
- The last time the two teams faced off, the Bobcats defeated the Blue Devils 13-7 in their previous matchup this season. Sebastian Mueller (5 RBIs) and Christian Smith (4 RBIs) combined for nine runs batted in as the Bobcats defeated CCSU.
- CCSU will enter the weekend matchup with a 20-5 overall record and a 17-1 record in NEC play.
- CCSU is coming off a midweek win against the UAlbany Great Danes, 11-5. The Blue Devils scored six runs in the third inning to power them past the Great Danes.
- The Blue Devils currently sit in first place in the NEC with a 17-1 conference record. CCSU is two games ahead of second-place Wagner with 12 conference games remaining.
- Aidan Redahan has started 27 games for the Blue Devils and leads the team with a .482 batting average. Redahan leads the team with five home runs and 46 RBIs this season.
- The Bobcats are coming off a 5-4 win against their in-state rival Yale Bulldogs on Tuesday afternoon in Hamden.
- Eight Bobcats recorded at least one hit in the win and five of those eight batters recorded multiple hits to down the Bulldogs.
- The Bobcats got their game-winning run via an RBI groundout from Luke Zeisloft which put Quinnipiac up 5-2 at the time.
- Yale scored two runs in the top of the ninth inning, but Ryan Hutchinson came in to shut the door and earn the save.
- 18 – Quinnipiac steals the 18th most bases in the NCAA with 85, good for second in the MAAC.
- 33 – The Bobcats are 33rd in the NCAA with 382 total hits this season, which leads the MAAC.
- 43 – As a team, the Bobcats have the 43rd-best batting average in Division I (.305) and are the only team in the MAAC with a batting average of .300 or more.
- 48 – QU also ranks 48th in the NCAA with 294 total runs scored, leading the MAAC.
- 52 – Christian Smith is 52nd in the NCAA with 45 RBIs, which is also the second-most RBIs in the conference.
- 69 – Quinnipiac is 69th in Division I with an on-base percentage of .408, which is good for second in the MAAC.
- 69 – Quinnipiac ranks 69th in Division I with 45 total home runs, which also leads the conference.
- Batting Average (BA): Christian Smith - .355
- Hits (H): Kyle Garbowski – 51
- Runs Batted In (RBIs): Christian Smith - 45
- Runs Scored (R): Kyle Garbowski, Sebastian Mueller – 39
- Home Runs (HR): Christian Smith, Sebastian Mueller - 10
- Doubles (2B): Alex Irizarry - 14
- Stolen Bases (SB): Sean McCulloch - 22
- Walks (BB): Sean McCulloch – 28
- Earned Run Average (ERA): Matt Alduino – 7.78* (Minimum requirement of 1IP/G)
- Strikeouts (K): Mike Poncini - 33
- Innings Pitched (IP): Matt Alduino – 37.0
- Wins (W): Matt Alduino, Mike Poncini, J.C. Franconere – 3
- Saves (S): Ryan Hutchinson - 3
- 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), Jackson 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 return to MAAC play as they battle the Fairfield Stags in a three-game series in Fairfield, Conn., starting on Friday, April 25th.
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