Softball Drops Home-Opener 4-1 to Quinnipiac

Wednesday, February 23

Fairfield, Conn.

2:30 PM

Sacred Heart

2-4

Quinnipiac University

1-3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Quinnipiac	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8	0
Sacred Heart	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0

Softball Drops Home-Opener 4-1 to Quinnipiac

2/23/2022 5:10:00 PM | Softball

Box Score

Emily Carroll tallied the lone RBI

FAIRFIELD, Conn.-The Sacred Heart University softball team fell to Quinnipiac 4-1 in the teams home-opener this afternoon.

Team Records

Sacred Heart University Pioneers (2-4 overall, 0-0 NEC)
Quinnipiac Bobcats (1-3 overall, 0-0 MAAC)

Score: QU 4, SHU 1

Pitchers:

Sydney Horan (QU) (W, 7.0 innings pitched, 5 strikeouts, 1-0 record)
Carly Koltko (SHU) (L, 3.0 innings pitched, 1 earned run, 4 strikeouts, 0-1 record)
Jenna Pfister (SHU) (2.0 innings pitched, 1 earned run, 2 strikeouts)
Sarah Lawton (SHU) (2.0 innings pitched, 3 strikeouts)

Top Performers

Emily Carroll (SHU): 1-2, 1 RBI

Of Note:

Quinnipiac jumped on the scoreboard early with three runs in the first inning off a home-run, passed ball and single to center to give the Bobcats a 3-0 lead.
Sophomore Emily Carroll narrowed the Bobcat lead in the bottom of the inning with an RBI single to center field scoring in Grace Saad to cut the score to 3-1.
Quinnipiac answered with an RBI double to left center field in the top of the fourth to take the 4-1 victory.

Up Next:

The Pioneers begin their spring break trip to California where they start play at the Amy S. Harrison Classic on Friday, March 4 against Oregon State.