MADEIRA BEACH TOURNAMENT CENTRAL 

MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – Despite hitting a pair of homers in game one and receiving a strong pitching performance in game two, the Boston University softball team fell to both Eastern Michigan (7-6) and Oakland (1-0) by one run on Friday morning at the Madeira Beach Spring Invitational. The Eagles rallied with three runs in the bottom of the seventh, and the Grizzlies relied on a fourth-inning solo shot to defeat the Terriers.

MADEIRA BEACH INVITATIONAL GAME ONE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Eastern Michigan - 7, Boston University - 6
Records: EMU (1-0), BU (2-3)
WP: Trujillo (1-0, 3.0 IP, 4 H, 1 R/ER, 1 BB)
LP: Magane (1-1, 0.2 IP, 2 H, 2 R/ER, 1 BB) 
BU Leaders:  Heinen (1-2 AB, 2-R HR, 4 RBIs), Martinez (2-3 AB, SOLO HR, 2 R), Connolly (2-3 AB, 2 R)
EMU Leaders: Kriegshauser (2-4 AB, 1 R, GW RBI 1B), Logan (3-4 AB, 1 R), Hostetler (2-3, 2 R)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Terriers scored at least one run in each of the first five innings, starting with senior Moriah Connolly's triple and sophomore Alex Heinen's sacrifice fly.
• After EMU tied the game with the help of two walks and a passed ball, BU retook the lead in the top of the second with back-to-back doubles from seniors Gabi Martinez and Rachel Levine.
• The Eagles jumped out to a 4-2 advantage in the bottom of the second with three runs off four hits, two errors and two wild pitches ... They could have added more after loading the bases with one out, but junior Sydni Overly got a pop up and ground out to end the threat.
• BU then scored a combined four runs over the next three innings with Heinen hitting a two-run blast in the third and a sac fly in the fifth ... Martinez joined Heinen in hitting her first homer of the season in the fourth.
• Overly allowed just four hits over a four-inning stretch to enter the bottom of the seventh with a 6-4 lead that could have been larger, but BU was unable to take advantage of junior Emma Wong's lead-off triple in the top half with a pair of strikeouts.
• After EMU led off with a single, freshman Kali Magane entered the circle and quickly got a groundout ... The Eagles followed however with a walk and RBI single to pull within one.
• EMU was down to its final out after a ground out with two runners in scoring position and managed to escape with the win thanks to a passed ball and RBI single up the middle.

MADEIRA BEACH INVITATIONAL GAME TWO RUNDOWN
Final Score: Oakland - 1, Boston University - 0
Records: Oakland (2-0), BU (2-4)
WP: Kownacki (1-0, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 2 K)
LP: Magane (1-2, 7.0 IP, 1 R/ER, 4 K, 1 BB)
BU Leaders:  Wong (2-4 AB)
Oakland Leaders: Squires (1-3, 4th-inning Solo HR), Marciniak (2-3 AB, 1 2B)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Oakland's Jamie Squires scored the game's lone run in the top of the fourth with a one-out homer.
• BU had the bases loaded in the fourth with two outs thanks to a pair of Oakland errors and hit-by-pitch, but Erin Kownacki ended the threat with getting an infield pop up.
• The Grizzlies also had an opportunity to add more runs in the sixth with a one-out double and single, but freshman Kali Magane kept the deficit at one by collecting an infield pop up and one of her four strikeouts.
• Held to three hits, the Terriers had a runner at first with one out following Oakland's third error in the seventh but a strikeout and groundout ended the game.

FRIDAY DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

• Heinen's four RBIs against Eastern Michigan were two shy of her career high set against Providence last March.
• In both starts so far, Magane has gone the distance, having also shut out North Florida last weekend, 1-0.
• Overly struck out five batters for the second time this season against EMU in a season-high five innings of work. 
• Wong led BU with a combined four hits on the day.
• In the first game against EMU, the Terriers had a mutli-homer performance for the first time since tallying three against Arizona State on Feb. 14, 2015 ... BU already owns three homers through six games after combining for 10 in 52 contests last season.
• BU is now 1-2 in one-run decisions this season after going 5-11 last year.
• Through six games, the Terriers are now 4-of-14 (.286) with a runner on third and less than two outs.

NEXT UP

• The Terriers will continue their stay in Florida on Saturday against UAB (4:30 p.m.) and Quinnipiac (7 p.m.). 
• UAB was the C-USA runner-up last season, and the Bobcats advanced to the MAAC semifinals.