FLUSHING, N.Y.  – Coming off a 4-1 week which included two series victories over non-conference foes, the Queens College baseball team continues non-conference play on Tuesday (Apr. 4) afternoon. 
 
The Knights welcome the Cougars of Caldwell University in game one of a two-game series with the latter to be played on the road in May. 
 
Scouting the Knights (Overall Record: 17-6)
 
The Knights are coming off a 4-1 week which included earning their third victory over College of Staten Island in East Coast Conference play before ending the week with two series victories over Felician University and Southern Connecticut State University.
 
In the recent NCBWA East Regional, Queens remain at the eighth spot having earned 30 points. 
 
Following their strong performances, freshman Jorsixt Jimenez (Queens, N.Y.) was awarded ECC Rookie of the week, while sophomore Marc Cisco (Long Island City, N.Y.) and senior Reed Hoskins (Freeport, N.Y.) earned Honor Roll spots for their performances. 
 
Over five games, Jimenez batted .333 with a slugging % of .889 as he tallied six hits, one double, three home runs, 11 RBI, and six runs scored to go with three walks. The rookie tallied a two-RBI double as Queens erased a 10-run deficit to win 14-12 over Felician. In the series-clinching victory, Jimenez went 4-4 AB with a slugging % of 3.250 with three home runs and a program record eight RBI to lead the Knights to a 17-10 victory over SCSU Sunday afternoon. 
 
While Cisco batted .500 with a slugging % of 1.125 with eight hits, two doubles, one triple, two home runs, eight RBI, and seven walks and combined for six double plays. The sophomore tallied three straight multi-hit games against regional-ranked SCSU going 6-9 at the plate with five runs scored, two doubles, one triple, a home run, and six RBI. 
 
Hoskins batted a scorching .529 with a slugging % of 1.176 with nine hits, three doubles, one triple, two home runs, eight RBI, and nine runs scored with five walks. In the comeback victory over Felician, Hoskins led the charge with a two RBI home run as Queens erased a 10-run deficit to win 14-12. Against regional-ranked SCSU, the senior became the Knight to hit for the cycle going 5-5 AB with two doubles, a triple, a home run, three RBI, and four runs scored as the Knights earned a 2-1 series victory Sunday afternoon.
 
The Knights are coming off a 2-1 series over SCSU as Jimenez tied the program record for most home runs in a single game with three blasts and broke the program record for most RBI recorded in a single with eight RBI. While Hoskins became the first Knight to hit for the cycle as Queens earned a 17-10 clinching series victory. 

As a team, the Knights are batting .314 with 231 hits, 161 RBI, 173 runs scored, and 120 walks in 736 At-Bats. 
 
Leading the Way

• Senior Anthony Fontana (Wantagh, N.Y.) leads the way with a team-high batting average of .421 with 32 hits, 17 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, four home runs, and 22 RBI.
  • Fontana has tallied 10 multi-hit games with four three-hit games and with the latest one coming against Felician (Mar. 30)
• Hoskins is batting .375 with 24 hits, five doubles, and a team-high five home runs, with 23 RBI and 18 runs scored. 
  • The senior has tallied five multi-hit games on the season with one five-hit performance.
  • The Freeport native became the first Knight to hit for the cycle in game two of the SCSU (Apr. 2) series (5-5 AB, 2B, 3B, HR, 3RBI)
• Junior Francis Segarra (Bronxville, N.Y.) is batting .372 with a team-high 35 hits, 26 runs scored, two doubles, two triples, three home runs, and 23 RBI. 
  • Segarra has tallied a team-high 12 multi-hit games including two four-hit games with the latest one coming against Staten Island (Mar. 27)
  • The junior has tallied six multi-RBI games including a career-best five RBI against Chestnut Hill (Feb. 26)
• Cisco is batting .360 with 27 hits, 25 runs scored, six doubles, one triple, two home runs, and 15 RBI.
  • The sophomore has tallied eight multi-hit games with two three-hit performances and five multi-RBI games on the season. 
• Jimenez is batting .333 with 24 hits, five doubles, one triple, three home runs, 15 runs scored, and a team-high 27 RBI.
  • Jimenez has seven multi-hit games to go with a career-high four-hit performance against SCSU (Apr.2) as he recorded three home runs and eight RBI.
• On the mound, junior Jordan Sanabria (Woodside, N.Y.) leads the team with four wins, while senior Dean Fazah (Queens, N.Y.) has tallied three wins. 
• Junior Danny Gargano (Middle Island, N.Y.) leads the Knights and the conference with sixth saves on the season. 

Caldwell University (Overall Record: 7-16)
Series History (Since 2000): 12-10
Streak: W1
Last 10 Matchups: 9-1
Home Record: 7-7
Road Record: 5-2
Last Win: March 31, 2022 (11-1)
 
Caldwell enters Flushing with an overall record of 7-16 and are on a six-game losing streak.  
 
In their lone meeting last season, the Knights earned an 11-1 victory at home. 
 
As a team, the Cougars are batting .263 with 184 hits, 108 RBI, 119 runs scored, and 87 walks in 4699 At-Bats. 
 
Noah Putney leads the team batting .321 with 27 hits, 18 runs scored, four doubles, one triple, seven home runs, and a team-high 22 RBI. While Michael Cruz is batting .321 with nine RBI with 18 hits, three doubles, and seven runs scored. 
 
John Rigas leads the team with two wins on the mound.
 
Next Pitch: Head coach Chris Reardon and the Knights return to East Coast Conference play on Thursday (Apr. 6) afternoon as they travel to Uniondale with a matchup against the Lions of Molloy University. First pitch set for 3:00 p.m.
 

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