Quinnipiac Bobcats
UniversityQuinnipiac University
Head coachHillary Smith (5th season)
ConferenceMAAC
LocationHamden, CT
Home stadiumQuinnipiac Softball Field
NicknameBobcats
ColorsNavy and gold
   

The Quinnipiac Bobcats softball team represents Quinnipiac University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), having joined in 2014. From 1998 until 2013, the team was a member of the Northeast Conference (NEC). The Bobcats are currently led by head coach Hillary Smith. The team plays its home games at Quinnipiac Softball Field, which is located on the college's campus.[1]

History

Since transitioning to NCAA Division I in 1998, Quinnipiac has failed to win either a conference regular season title or a conference tournament championship. In doing so, the Bobcats have also failed to reach the NCAA Division I softball tournament. Quinnipiac has finished as high as second in the Northeast Conference standings twice, doing so under coach Germaine Fairchild in the 2004 and 2012 seasons.[2]

Fairchild was replaced by Jill Karwoski on August 26, 2013.[3][4] Fairchild's firing became the subject of a lawsuit carried out by the former coach against the university, citing a violation of Title IX.[5] A previous lawsuit had been filed in 2009 against the university after the school had announced the elimination of several sports, notably women's volleyball, and the addition of a Division I cheerleading team.[6] Fairchild's lawsuit claimed that she was fired after testifying at the preliminary injunction hearing related to the 2009 lawsuit, which she was subpoenaed to testify as a witness. The hearing took place three weeks before Fairchild was fired on July 11, 2013.[7] A federal judge ruled against Quinnipiac's motion to dismiss Fairchild's claim on June 13, 2014.[8]

After spending the first 15 years of their time in Division I in the NEC, it was announced in 2012 that the Bobcats would be leaving to join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference starting in the 2013–14 academic year.[9][10]

Coaching history

Years Coach Record %
1999–2000Maribeth Clifford40–42.488[11]
2001–2013Germaine Fairchild276–322–1.462
2013–2018Jill Karwoski133–222.345[12]
2019–presentHillary Smith56–124.361

Roster

2023 Quinnipiac Bobcats roster
 

Pitchers

  • 54 – Jaclyn Gonzalez – Sophomore
  • 1 – Sydney Horan – Sophomore
  • 20 – Tori McGraw – Junior
  • 17 – Taylor Walton – Sophomore
  • 22 – Julia Woeste – Junior

Catchers

  • 11 – Mac Davis – Freshman
  • 9 – Hannah Davis – Graduate Student
  • 42 – Kennedy Demott – Freshman
  • 10 – Amanda Engel – Sophomore

Outfielders

  • 4 – Mary Fogg – Freshman
  • 6 – Serena Fogg – Senior
  • 23 – Ally Hochstadter – Freshman
  • 7 – Alyssa Noce – Senior
  • 16 – Gianna Palmisano – Junior
  • 34 – Karolyn Walker – Junior
  

Infielders

  • 27 – Natalia Apatiga – Freshman
  • 44 – Brooke Hilliard – Sophomore
  • 21 – Lala Pascual – Senior
  • 2 – Sofia Vega – Freshman

Utility

  • 12 – Bridget Nasir – Graduate Student
  
Reference:[13]

Season by season results

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Northeast Conference) (1999–2013)
1999 Maribeth Clifford 23–219–96th
2000 Maribeth Clifford 17–2110–10T–6th
2001 Germaine Fairchild 17–2610–128th
2002 Germaine Fairchild 16–229–117th
2003 Germaine Fairchild 34–1913–83rd
2004 Germaine Fairchild 23–2816–42nd
2005 Germaine Fairchild 19–29–112–84th
2006 Germaine Fairchild 19–3711–85th
2007 Germaine Fairchild 18–2712–64th
2008 Germaine Fairchild 20–365–138th
2009 Germaine Fairchild 18–308–106th
2010 Germaine Fairchild 28–2415–53rd
2011 Germaine Fairchild 32–2613–74th
2012 Germaine Fairchild 32–1813–7T–2nd
2013 Jill Karwoski 16–349–118th
Quinnipiac Bobcats (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2014–present)
2014 Jill Karwoski 11–366–149th
2015 Jill Karwoski 17–338–128th
2016 Jill Karwoski 28–2911–96th
2017 Jill Karwoski 23–279–119th
2018 Jill Karwoski 22–299–11T–6th
2019 Hillary Smith 17–338–128th
2020 Hillary Smith 2–90–0N/A

Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 Hillary Smith 8–288–2810th
2022 Hillary Smith 12–295–1511th
2023 Hillary Smith 17–255–1510th
Total:505–710–1 (.416)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Facilities". Quinnipiac University Athletics.
  2. ↑ "2012 Quinnipiac Softball Schedule - Northeast Conference". northeastconference.org.
  3. ↑ Staff Reports (August 28, 2013). "New softball coach announced; Fairchild out".
  4. ↑ "Quinnipiac Softball's Jill Karwoski Promoted to Head Coach". gobobcats.com.
  5. ↑ "Fairchild v. Quinnipiac University". Connecticut Law Tribune.
  6. ↑ "BIEDIGER V. QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY | Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse". clearinghouse.net.
  7. ↑ "Quinnipiac Comes up Empty Again in Title IX Litigation | Sports Litigation Alert".
  8. ↑ "UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT". ecf.ctd.uscourts.gov.
  9. ↑ Staff Reports (December 14, 2012). "Quinnipiac moves to MAAC".
  10. ↑ Columnist, Chip Malafronte, Register Sports (December 14, 2012). "Quinnipiac accepts invitation to join MAAC". New Haven Register.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ↑ "Quinnipiac Softball's Jill Karwoski Promoted to Head Coach". Quinnipiac University Athletics.
  12. ↑ "Jill Karwoski - Softball Coach". Providence College Athletics.
  13. ↑ "2023 Softball Roster". Quinnipiac University Athletics.
  14. ↑ "NEC Softball Standings (1998-2022)". northeastconference.org.
  15. ↑ "Softball Standings 1986-2022". maacsports.com.
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