March 2, 2008

Box Score

COLUMBIA, Mo. - The Boston University softball team dropped its final game of the Tiger Invitational to host Missouri, 12-6, on Sunday afternoon. Sophomore Rachel Hebert led on the offensive front with two RBI and 2-for-3 hitting, while freshman April Setterlund had a team-high two runs. Freshman Kelley Engman was charged with the loss in the pitcher's circle. BU falls to 3-7 overall.

Also earning multiple hits were Setterlund and juniors Shayne Lotito and Brooke Hudson. Engman pitched 2.2 innings, allowing five hits and eight earned runs. Sophomore Megan Currier stepped on the mound in 3.1 innings of relief with three strikeouts, two hits and four runs.

Missouri scored 10 runs in the third inning to put the game out of reach; however, BU did attempt a comeback in the fifth frame with five runs.

BU put one on the board early in the first inning on Hebert's double to left field that brought home Setterlund, but the Terriers were held scoreless until the fifth inning and dropped into a 12-1 deficit.

In the fifth, the Terriers' loaded the bases on three consecutive singles. Junior Christy Leath drew a walk to bring home sophomore Rachel Moeller, and Hebert followed up with a sacrifice fly out that plated Setterlund. Dubay's double to center field tacked on BU's fourth run and Hudson's single cut the deficit in half when Dubay and Leath crossed home plate.

Missouri's Jen Bruck got out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh with a strikeout and ground out.

BU will return to action on Tuesday, March 11 at the USF Spring Break tournament against Ball Sate at 9:30 a.m.