Birdsall threw the first no-hitter by a NEC pitcher this season, which was also the first no-no in Quinnipiac’s history as a NCAA Division I program. The 6-foot-2 right-hander silenced Monmouth’s offense over 7.0 masterfully-pitched innings to log a 6-0 complete-game victory. Going the distance for the second time in six starts this season, Birdsall faced only two batters more than the minimum and struck out 12. The veteran Bobcat was perfect through the game’s first 5.2 innings before issuing a walk to Monmouth’s Josh Boyd and subsequently hitting Anthony Lawrence with a pitch. He escaped the sixth-inning scare by inducing a fly ball out from Jake Gronsky. Birdsall was the lone Quinnipiac pitcher to solve Monmouth’s red-hot lineup, which erupted for 27 runs in 25 innings against Bobcat hurlers not named Birdsall. Monmouth had scored 21 runs in its last two games before running into the buzzsaw that was Birdsall on Saturday. Quinnipiac’s senior starter has surrendered only 26 hits in 38.0 innings pitched and owns a 3-1 record with a 3.32 ERA.