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Senior Day
4
Quinnipiac QUI 15-33, 8-15 MAAC
10
Winner Niagara University NIA 19-30, 13-11 MAAC
Quinnipiac QUI
15-33, 8-15 MAAC
4
Final
10
Niagara University NIA
19-30, 13-11 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Quinnipiac QUI 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Niagara University NIA 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 0 X 10 14 1

W: Smyth, Kyle (3-1) L: Seitter, Kevin (3-10)

Game Recap: Baseball |

NU Sweeps Quinnipiac, Clinches Playoff Berth

NIAGARA UNIV., N.Y. – The Purple Eagles (19-30, 13-11 MAAC) clinched the No.6 seed in the MAAC Championships after sweeping Quinnipiac (15-33, 8-15 MAAC), defeating the Bobcats, 10-4, in the teams' series finale on Saturday.

Niagara has won five straight games and finished the regular season 11-4 at Bobo Field. This is Niagara's second straight season earning a berth in the postseason.

Prior to the start of the game, the Purple Eagles honored the class of 2022; Marty Cole, Cole O'Connor, Cole Tucker, Tommy Bednarski, Jacob Bruning, Max Giordano, Spencer Marcus, Drew Patton, Josh Marchese, Cal Theal and Alex Zulia.

Game Recap
  • The Bobcats took the first lead of the game, scoring two runs in the top of the second inning to get ahead of NU, 2-0.
  • In the bottom of the second inning, an RBI single from Marcus cut Quinnipiac's lead in half, 2-1.
  • Quinnipiac added one run in the third to get back ahead of Niagara by two, 3-1.
  • Niagara, however, had a phenomenal bottom of the fourth. A two-RBI single from Dawson Bailey tied things up, 3-3. O'Connor then doubled to left field, plating Brady Desjardins to put Niagara in the lead, 4-3.
  • A two-RBI single from Marchese and a two-RBI double from Benny Serrano gave the Purple Eagles a five-run advantage, 8-3.
  • The Bobcats added one run in the top of the fifth frame, but NU remained ahead, 8-4.
  • An RBI groundout from Marchese and an RBI single from Matt Ward in the bottom of the sixth extended the Niagara lead, 10-4.
  • The Purple Eagles only allowed three runners on base in the remaining three innings. The Bobcats went down in order in the ninth and Niagara earned the 10-4 victory to sweep the series.

Eagle's Eye On
  • Bailey and Serrano led the Purple Eagles in hits with three each. Marcus and Tucker each added two hits.
  • Marchese had a team-high three RBIs and Bailey and Serrano each batted in two runs.
  • Kyle Smyth (3-1) earned the win on the mound, allowing one earned run on three hits in 3.0 innings of relief.
  • Marty Cole tossed the ninth inning for NU, getting the final strikeout of the game to clinch the win for the Purple Eagles.

Up Next
  • No. 6 Niagara will face No. 3 Canisius in the first game of the MAAC Championships on Wednesday, May 25 at 11:00 p.m. at Clover Stadium in Pomona, N.Y.

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