Eagles Spoil Dubois' Pitching Gem, 1-0, on Seventh-Inning Solo HR

Wednesday, March 28

Boston, MA

4 PM

Boston University

16-15

Boston College

13-15

Boston College

Boston University

Photo by: Taylor Jones

Eagles Spoil Dubois' Pitching Gem, 1-0, on Seventh-Inning Solo HR

March 28, 2018 | Softball

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BOSTON – Despite freshman Ali Dubois allowing just three hits in her sixth complete-game performance of the season, the Boston University softball team fell in the home opener to Boston College, 1-0, on Wednesday afternoon.

A year after claiming seven homers, Jordan Chimento roped a 3-1 pitch toward left center in the top of the seventh for her first homer of the season to help the Eagles (13-15) snap the Terriers' (15-16) eight-game win streak. Dubois (10-5) finished with four strikeouts against two walks, while former NFCA All-Region member Allyson Frei (4-7) limited BU to four hits and three walks for her second shutout of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers left a combined seven runners on base, including two in the first after junior Madi Killebrew hit an infield single and senior Emma Wong walked with two outs.
Frei ended the threat by getting a ground out to third.
The Eagles' best chance to score before the seventh came in the fourth with two outs when Carly Severini doubled to left center.
BC loaded the bases on a walk and hit-by-pitch, but Dubois induced a foul out to junior Emily Morrow.
The Terriers had two on with one out following freshman Jen Horita's single and senior Brittany Younan's walk in the fifth, but Frei got a pair of ground outs.
Trying to send the game to extra innings following Chimento's solo homer, senior Kaitlin Sahlinger led off with an infield single.
Sahlinger took second on Horita's one-out sacrifice bunt, but Frei got another groundout to seal the victory.

GAME NOTES

The three BC hits were the fewest allowed by Dubois in a seven-inning performance ... She previously held both Central Connecticut State and Northern Illinois to five hits in a pair of victories.
Junior Alexa Ponce recorded BU's other hit with a two-out single in the fourth.
Before the loss to the Eagles, BU's eight-game win streak was the program's longest against non-conference competition since 2006.
With the walk, Wong extended her streak of reaching base to 17 games ... During the stretch, she's hitting .472 with 15 runs scored and eight RBIs.
The Terriers are now 2-7 in one-run decisions this year with the other 1-0 loss occurring at then-No. 21 Long Beach State.
BC improved to 25-21 all-time against the Terriers with their sixth-straight victory ... The Eagles were last held to one run by BU in a 3-1 loss to the Terriers in 2013.
The Terriers were the first non-major conference opponent to hold BC below four hits this season ... Alabama had a no hitter, while Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Nebraska all allowed three hits.

NEXT UP: ARMY WEST POINT

Selected to finish second in the Patriot League preseason poll, the Terriers will open conference play at Army on Saturday with the doubleheader slated to begin at 12 p.m.
BU swept the series at home last season by a combined score of 23-1 before beating the Black Knights, 6-1, in the opening round of the PL tournament.
In the last visit to West Point in 2016, the Terriers were swept by a combined score of 16-12 ... BU avenged those three losses in the PL tournament by beating the Black Knights twice, including 9-0 in the title game.