University of Connecticut Athletics
University of Connecticut
Quinnipiac University
UConn focusing on final four games of 2019 regular season
4/29/2019 3:40:00 PM | Softball
STORRS, Conn.—The UConn softball team returns home to Burrill Family Field to wrap up the 2019 season with four games on their home field. The Huskies will host the Bobcats of Quinnipiac on Tuesday, April 30th in a nonconference single game before taking on the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa for the final American Athletic Conference series of the 2019 campaign.
SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK
TUESDAY, April 30th vs. Quinnipiac @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch | Stats | Listen
- A food truck will be open for chicken tenders, fries, and drinks.
- Marketing will be putting on '7 innings of winnings': where each inning a promotional item (ex. T-shirts, hats, cell phone wallets, and more) will be given away.
FRIDAY, May 3rd vs. Tulsa @ 3:00 p.m. | Watch | Stats | Listen
SATURDAY, May 4th vs. Tulsa @ 1:00 p.m. | Watch | Stats | Listen
SUNDAY, May 5th vs. Tulsa @ noon | Watch | Stats | Listen
UConn has positioned themselves well after sweeping ECU last weekend. The Huskies took yet another AAC series for their third of the season. They reached a mark that this team hadn't seen for quite some time, winning seven conference games. UConn enters this week riding a three game winning streak but knowing that their work isn't finished.
Kiwi McDaniel aided her team to victory and was named to the AAC's Weekly Honor Roll for her performance last weekend. As a unit, the Huskies posted 25 runs, 34 hits, three doubles, three home runs, 24 RBIs, 46 total bases, while batting .343. On the defensive side of the mound the team had 63 putouts, 20 assists, only one error, and fielded .988.
UCONN IN THE RANKINGS
| Name | Category | National Rank | Conference Rank |
| Briana Marcelino | Hits | 149 | 4 |
| Slugging Pct. | 241 | 2 | |
| Marybeth Olson | ERA | 92 | 7 |
| Hits Allowed Per Seven Innings | 149 | 11 | |
| Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio | 31 | 2 | |
| Strikeouts | 66 | 4 | |
| Strikeouts Per Seven Innings | 60 | 2 | |
| Walks Allowed Per Seven Innings | 65 | 2 |
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Quinnipiac (16-29, 7-9 MAAC) is coming off a 0-2 slate against Iona back on Sunday, April 28th. The Bobcats have a well-balanced roster under head coach Hillary Barrow with seven freshmen to learn from five seniors.
Tulsa (33-16, 14-4 AAC) recently took the season series from Wichita State on senior day in 3-1 fashion. The Golden Hurricane currently holds an NCAA rank of No. 25 and are second in the conference behind USF. Head coach John Bargfeldt's 2019 roster has six freshmen, three sophomores, four juniors, and five seniors. Sophomore Samantha Pochop garnered conference recognition for her efforts in the circle versus The Shockers.
