Magane Shutout Highlights Day Two Split at FAU Kick-Off Classic

Saturday, February 11

Boca Raton, FL

3:45 PM

Boston University

2-0

North Florida

2-3

UNF

Boston Univ.

Magane Shutout Highlights Day Two Split at FAU Kick-Off Classic

February 11, 2017 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 UNF Box (W, 1-0)BCU Box (L, 5-1)

FAU Kick-Off Classic Tournament Central

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Coming off a thrilling 3-1 win over No. 23 Florida Atlantic, the Boston University softball team recorded a split Saturday evening on day two of the FAU Kick-Off Classic with a 1-0 win against North Florida and 5-1 loss to Bethune-Cookman.

FAU KICK-OFF CLASSIC GAME ONE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston University - 1, North Florida - 0
Records: BU (2-0), UNF (2-3)
WP: Magane (1-0, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K, 1 BB)
LP: Green (1-2, 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R/ER, 2 K, 1 BB)
BU Leaders: Morrow (1-3 AB, 4th-inning Solo HR)
UNF Leaders: Aguayo (2-3 AB)

HOW IT HAPPENED

Making her debut in the scarlet & white, freshman Kali Magane scattered three hits and allowed just one walk through seven shutout innings of work with the help of four strikeouts.
Sophomore Emily Morrow recorded her first-career homer in the bottom of the fourth toward right field in what proved to be the game's lone run.
The Ospreys only once had a runner reach second back in the first thanks to senior catcher Gabi Martinez throwing out Taylor Aguayo on an attempted stolen base in the fourth and Magane inducing a fielder's choice groundout in the sixth.
Magane ended the game by getting a pair of groundouts to sophomore Alexa Ponce at third while also earning a strikeout.

FAU KICK-OFF CLASSIC GAME TWO RUNDOWN
Final Score: Bethune-Cookman 5, Boston University 1
Records: BCU (1-2), BU (2-1)
WP: Estrada (1-0, 7.0 IP, 11 H, 1 R/ER, 1 K, 4 BB)
LP: Akers (1-1, 4.1 IP, 5 H, 5 R, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB)
BU Leaders: Ponce (2-4, AB, RBI 1B), Connolly (1-3 AB, 1 R, 1 BB, 3 SB), Schanda (2-4 AB)
BCU Leaders: Davis (2-3 AB, 2 R), Jackson (1-3 AB, 2-R HR), Sanders (1-2 AB, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the third when senior Moriah Connolly scored on sophomore Alexa Ponce's two-out RBI single.
BU had several opportunities to add more runs but left 13 players on base, including three apiece in the fifth and sixth innings, respectively.
Senior Makinna Akers appeared in relief in the second and kept the Wildcats off the scoreboard until they took advantage of two BU fielding errors with a pair of singles and pulled ahead, 2-1, during the fourth inning.
Mariah Estrada allowed three straight singles to open the sixth but then got three straight infield grounders with the first two leading to a force out at home to maintain the one-run lead.
With two outs in the sixth and a runner in scoring position, BCU put the game away with an RBI single and two-run blast against Akers.

FAU KICK-OFF CLASSIC DAY TWO GAME NOTES

Magane became the first BU pitcher to record a shutout in her debut since Akers allowed four hits in six scoreless innings of work for a 4-0 win against Gardner Webb on Feb. 22, 2014.
The Terriers defeated UNF for the first time since losing, 3-1, in eight innings in 2012.
BU and BCU met for the first time in program history.

NEXT UP: NC State

The Terriers will conclude the FAU tourney on Sunday (Feb. 12) against NC State and a familiar face in Shawn Rychick at 9 a.m.
Rychick was the head coach at BU from 2005-12 and led the Terriers to three NCAA appearances in 2009, 2010 and 2012.