The Quinnipiac baseball team lost Sunday afternoon 8-4 to Monmouth in the final game of a four-game series between the two teams. While the result was not what the Bobcats were looking for it was still a special day as it was Katie Vashon Day at the ballpark.
Katie passed away in 2005 after a fight with leukemia and was a member of the Sports Information Department and a member of Phi Sigma Sigma at QU. The sorority hosted a barbeque to raise money for Camp Sunshine in Casco, Maine. The program allows families with children who are suffering from a chronic illness to join their family for one week at the camp.
With a great crowd on hand and both teams inspired to play a great game, Monmouth jumped out to a quick three-run lead. After a leadoff walk and an error to put two runners on, Monmouth’s Danny Avella put one over the fence in center field for the early 3-0 lead.
“So far this season when we are able to score in the first we do a good job of keeping it going for the rest of the game and we were able to do that again today,” Avella said.
The Bobcats answered back in bottom half of the inning picking up one run. Mickey Amanti led off the inning with a single extending his hit streak to 16 games. He would eventually score off of an RBI single from Chris Migani.
QU pitching would settle down as Anthony Cinelli was able to control his pitches following his first inning issues. Cinelli threw three straight scoreless innings before getting into more trouble in the fifth. Monmouth would tag him for four more runs to extend their lead to 7-1.
Quinnipiac again tried to answer right back in the bottom of the sixth. Following a pair of singles and a walk, the Bobcats were on the cusp of clawing their way back into the game. After two wild pitches and a missed double-play opportunity, Quinnipiac had cut the lead to 7-4.
“We were doing a good job with pitch selection,” said QU coach Dan Gooley. “If we could have gotten one more hit or run we could have scored 15 or 20 more runs. Both teams were getting tired and it was like watching a late round bout between to heavyweights with both guys throwing huge punches.”
Monmouth would score one more run to add to the insurance and shut down the Bobcats in the final three innings, not allowing a Quinnipiac baserunner..
With the win, Monmouth moves into sole possession of first place in the NEC.
“It’s a long haul with a 32 game season and right now we know that every weekend is going to be a battle,” said Monmouth head coach Dean Ehehalt.
The Bobcats will be back at it on Tuesday for a non-conference game at the University of Rhode Island. The first pitch is scheduled for 3:00.
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