Saturday DH Shutout Victory Recap

EASTON, Pa. – Boosted by senior Makinna Akers' five strikeouts and junior Jilee Schanda's career-tying four hits, the Boston University softball team wrapped up the Patriot League weekend series at Lafayette with a dominating 6-0 win on Sunday afternoon.

Akers allowed just three hits to follow up on Saturday's 7-0 game-two shutout win to help the Terriers (17-24, 9-3 PL) blank a conference opponent in a three-game series for the first time since 2004 when BU swept UMBC without allowing a run. Freshman Kali Magane went 11 innings in the 1-0 game-one victory, giving BU its first three-game consecutive shutout streak since 2012 when the Terriers beat Rhode Island twice by identical scores of 8-0(5) and Harvard, 1-0.

THE RUNDOWN
Final Score: Boston University 6, Lafayette 0
Records: BU (17-24, 9-3 PL), Lafayette (6-24, 3-9 PL)
Venue: Metzgar Fields – Easton, Pa.
WP: Akers (8-8, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R/ER, 5 K, 1 BB)
LP: Thomas (4-6, 5.0 IP, 4 H 3 R/ER, 2 BB)
BU Leaders: Schanda (4-4 AB, 3 R, 2 2B), Martinez (1-2 AB, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 R), Heinen (1-4 AB, 2 RBI) 
Lafayette Leaders: Sweigart (1-2 AB, 1 BB)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Leopards best chance to score came in the first when they led off with a walk and eventually advanced the runner to third on a sacrifice bunt and ground out, but senior Makinna Akers ended the threat with one of her five strikeouts.
• Following three scoreless innings, junior Jilee Schanda and senior Gabi Maritnez hit back-to-back doubles to grab a 1-0 lead.
• Schanda led off the sixth with a double and eventually scored on an RBI grounder from sophomore Alex Heinen.
• Junior Emma Wong hit an infield single to push the lead to 3-0.
• Now a perfect 12-0 against Lafayette since joining the Patriot League, the Terriers put the game away in the top of the seventh with three runs off hits from Schanda, senior Moriah Connolly and Heinen.
• Senior Rachel Levine set up a run with a walk and Martinez added a sac fly to center in the seventh as well.

• The Terriers will return home to open a five-game homestand against Central Connecticut State on Thursday (April 27) with the doubleheader slated to begin at 2 p.m.
• BU last faced and beat the Blue Devils in 2011 at the South Florida Invitational.