Softball Faces Maine in America East Tournament
May 9, 2006 | Softball
The Boston University softball team takes on Maine in the first round of the America East Tournament Thursday afternoon at 2:30 p.m. The Terriers (26-27) enter the double-elimination tournament as the no. 4 seed and face top-seeded Maine (35-17) at Kessock Field, in Orono, Maine. Albany (33-10-1) takes on UMBC (45-18) in the opener at noon. The winners face each other on Friday at 11 a.m., with the losers squaring off in an elimination game Friday at 1:30 p.m.
BU went 1-2 against Maine this season, including a 2-1 victory in Boston on Apr. 12, a 4-2 setback on Apr. 12 and a 6-4 loss Apr. 26, in Orono. The Terriers dropped two of three to UMBC and won two of three at Albany.
BU has qualified for its seventh consecutive America East Tournament. The Terriers won the tournament in 2002 and 2003 and lost in the title game in 2000, 2001 and 2004. BU is led into the tournament by head coach Shawn Rychcik (52-46-1, 2nd season overall, and at BU).
BU PROBABLE STARTERS
C 11 Christy Leath .291, avg., 4 HR, 33 RBI Team-hi 9 multi-RBI games
1B 12 Liz Alley .292 avg., 8 HR, 31 RBI Team-hi .400 OBP
2B 21 Brandi Shields .261 avg., 18 RBI, 17 SB Career-high 2 HR
3B 6 Brooke Hudson .250 avg., 2 HR, 19 RBI Team-best 9 sac bunts
SS 9 Melissa Dubay .280 avg., 4 HR, 23 RBI Team-best 10-game hit streak
LF 24 Molly Gallagher .194 avg., 8 RBI, 17 SB 17-17 in SB attempts
CF 10 Shayne Lotito .355 avg., 14 RBI, 22 SB Team-hi 17 multi-hit games
RF 3 Josey Mendez .223 avg., 2 HR, 22 RBI Hitting .319 w/ RISP
DP 1 Tyler Benson .285 avg., 22 RBI, 11 SB Hitting .373 w/ RISP
P 23 Cassidi Hardy 15-10, 3.11 ERA, 160 K in 173.1 IP, 5 shutouts
P 7 Brittany Detwiler 9-10, 4.24 ERA, 90 K in 115.2 I, 4 shutouts
AMERICA EAST TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
America East Softball Championship
at Kessock Field (Orono, Maine)
May 11-13, 2006
Thursday, May 11, 2006Game 1: #2 Albany vs. #3 UMBC, 12 noon Friday, May 12, 2006Game 3: Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 11 a.m. Saturday, May 13, 2006Game 6: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 5 (championship), 12 noon
Game 2: #1 Maine vs. #4 Boston University, 2:30 p.m.
Game 4: Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: Loser Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 4 p.m.
Game 7: If necessary (to follow Game 6), 2:30 p.m.
