Emma Wong
Justin Lafleur
2
Boston U BOSTONU 8-12
10
Winner UCLA UCLA 22-0
Boston U BOSTONU
8-12
2
Final
10
UCLA UCLA
22-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Boston U BOSTONU 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 2
UCLA UCLA 4 4 0 0 0 2 10 13 0

W: Azevedo (7-0) L: DuBois, Ali (4-3)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Ends California Trip with 10-2 Loss to No. 3 UCLA

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Playing its 12th game in nine days, the Boston University softball team wrapped up the trip to California with a 10-2 loss to No. 3 UCLA on Saturday afternoon at the Louisville Slugger Invitational.

The Bruins (22-0) entered the contest batting an NCAA-high .406 and jumped out early with a combined eight runs in the first two innings to avoid former No. 1 Oklahoma's fate against the Terriers (8-12). They then took advantage of three wild pitches in the sixth to claim their 12th run-rule victory of the season, as senior Emma Wong led BU with two singles and two runs scored.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • After junior Madi Killebrew was stranded at first following a two-out single, UCLA scored four runs in the bottom half of the first on four hits and a throwing error against freshman Ali Dubois (4-3).
  • BU loaded the bases in the second on singles by Wong and junior Emily Morrow and an infielder grounder by senior Kaitlin Sahlinger.
  • Wong scored on a wild pitch, but UCLA's Holly Azevedo (7-0) prevented further damage by getting a ground out and fly out.
  • The Bruins followed up in the bottom half with four runs off four hits, including a two-RBI double by Brianna Tautalafua and two-RBI single by Rachel Garcia, against sophomore Lizzie Annerino.
  • Sophomore Kali Magane got a pop up and strike out to keep two Bruins on base for an 8-1 deficit.
  • BU added a second run in the fourth on Wong's single and Morrow's RBI single down the third-base line. 
  • The Terriers an inning later loaded the bases in the fifth with two outs on a pair of walks and infield single by senior Jilee Schanda, but the Bruins got a force out on a grounder to end the threat.
  • Held to three hits in innings 3-5 by Magane, the Bruins put the game away in the sixth with two runs off two hits.
GAME NOTES
  • After shutting out both Michigan State (10-0) and defending Mountain West champion San Jose State (10-0) on Friday, the Bruins became the first opponent to not only run-rule the Terriers this season but also to score more than six runs in a game after claiming a 13-6 advantage in hits.
  • A member of the 2017 USA Softball Junior Women's National Team, Azevedo allowed two earned runs in a game for just the second time this season in 10 appearances for UCLA ... She entered the contest with a 0.90 ERA while allowing a combined five hits in the previous 9.2 innings of work.
  • Magane used three strikeouts to help hold the Bruins to two runs off five hits in the final 4.1 innings.
NEXT UP: ST. JOHN'S INVITATIONAL
  • The Terriers will compete in the northeast for the first time this season by participating in the St. John's Invitational on Saturday, March 17 and Sunday, March 18.
  • BU will play UMass and the host Red Storm on March 17 before battling Binghamton and Hofstra on March 18.
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