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Gallup
2
Quinnipiac QUI 10-16, 3-4 MAAC
10
Winner Niagara NIA 14-10, 5-2 MAAC
Quinnipiac QUI
10-16, 3-4 MAAC
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Final
10
Niagara NIA
14-10, 5-2 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Quinnipiac QUI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 6
Niagara NIA 6 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 X 10 11 1

W: Eckerson, Cody (4-1) L: Luciani, Taylor (1-4) S: Mascellino, Nate (1)

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Quinnipiac QUI 10-17, 3-5 MAAC
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Winner Niagara NIA 15-10, 6-2 MAAC
Quinnipiac QUI
10-17, 3-5 MAAC
1
Final
2
Niagara NIA
15-10, 6-2 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Quinnipiac QUI 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2
Niagara NIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 0

W: Procopio, Daniel (4-2) L: DellaMadaglia, Mike (1-1)

Game Recap: Baseball |

Walk-Off Win Secures Baseball's Doubleheader Sweep Of Quinnipiac

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – A walk-off win secured baseball's doubleheader sweep of Quinnipiac on Sunday.

Game 1: Niagara 10, Quinnipiac 2
  • A six-run first inning help lift the Purple Eagles (15-10, 6-2 MAAC) over the Bobcats (10-17, 3-5 MAAC), 10-2, in the first game of the doubleheader.
  • In the bottom of the first, an RBI single from Peter Battaglia got Niagara on the board first. A score from Greg Cullen and an RBI double from Trevor McCauley put NU up, 4-0. A two-run homerun from Joel Brophy, his second homer of the season, gave the Purple Eagles a 6-0 lead over the Bobcats going into the second inning.
  • In the bottom of the fourth, a score from Tanner Kirwer, who was batted in by Cullen, extended Niagara's lead, 7-0.
  • An RBI double and an RBI single from Brophy and Gallup, respectively, in the bottom of the seventh gave Niagara the 10-0 advantage over Quinnipiac.
  • Though the Bobcats scored twice in the top of the ninth, they could not overcome the Purple Eagles lead.
  • Brophy led Niagara with four RBI and three hits.
  • On the mound, Cody Eckerson (4-1) struck out a season-high seven batters and allowed only one hit in 5.1 innings pitched.

Game 2: Niagara 2, Quinnipiac 1
  • The Purple Eagles took a quick lead in game two. In the bottom of the first, Cullen singled up the middle to score Kirwer and put NU up, 1-0.
  • Quinnipiac answered quickly, tying things up, 1-1, in the top of the second.
  • It was a defensive battle between the Purple Eagles and the Bobcats for the remainder of the game as both teams remained scoreless for the next five innings.
  • In the top of the seventh, three quick outs kept the score at 1-1 to bring the game into the bottom of the seventh.
  • With two outs on the board and runners at first and second, Owen Dziados singled down the left field line, scoring Gallup for the walk-off win.
  • Cullen and Dziados had one RBI each and Kirwer and Cullen each had a team-high two hits.
  • Daniel Procopio (4-2) pitched a complete game for the Purple Eagles. He struck out 11 batters, walked two and allowed only one run and three hits in 7.0 innings pitched.

Up Next
  • The Purple Eagles close out their series with Quinnipiac on Monday, April 10. They host the Bobcats at Sal Maglie Stadium in Niagara Falls, N.Y. for a single game at 12:00 p.m.

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