BU Concludes California Trip with Pair of 1-0 Losses to Charleston, Iowa State

Saturday, March 16

Fullerton, CA

1:30 PM ET

Boston University

11-13

College of Charleston

12-12

Boston University

Col. of Charleston

Emily Gant tosses a pitch toward an Illinois-Chicago batter.

BU Concludes California Trip with Pair of 1-0 Losses to Charleston, Iowa State

March 16, 2019 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 CofC Box (L, 1-0)ISU Box (L, 1-0)

FULLERTON, Calif. – Despite freshman Emily Gant and sophomore Ali DuBois allowing just one run apiece in 12 combined innings of work, the Boston University softball team wrapped up the Easton Invitational with identical 1-0 losses to the College of Charleston and Iowa State at host Cal State Fullerton on Saturday afternoon.

The Cougars (12-12) hit a two-out RBI infield single in the fifth before the Cyclones (16-9) broke their scoreless deadlock in the fourth with a two-out RBI single against the Terriers (11-14). Gant tallied seven strikeouts in 7.1 total innings against four hits allowed, while DuBois (8-6) finished with two strikeouts against four hits in 4.2 innings. Senior Analisa Ruff led BU with two singles in the first game, and sophomore Marina Sylvestri earned the lone single in the second.

GAME 1: College of Charleston 1, BU 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

Heinen opened the game with a single to center and advanced to second on Sylvestri's sacrifice bunt, but the Terriers were unable to get the ball out of the infield against Drayton Siegling (4-0).
Charleston started the bottom of the third with a single and eventually advanced the runner to third on a stolen base and passed ball before grounding out to first.
The Cougars had another quality chance in the fifth with a lead-off walk and single then followed up with a ground out and fly out.
Charleston broke through via a two-out dribbler in front of home plate for the game's lone run against DuBois.
Gant entered in relief and loaded the bases with a walk but then got a swinging strikeout to keep the deficit at 1-0.
BU had two on base thanks to Sylvestri's one-out walk and senior Emily Morrow's single in the top of the sixth before Chandler Sparkman (SV 3) induced an infield pop up and ground out.
Ruff had a two-out single in the seventh, but Sparkman sealed the win with a strikeout.

GAME 2: Iowa State 1, BU 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

Heinen advanced to second in the top of the first on a Cyclone error and Sylvestri's sac bunt before Emma Hylen (8-3) ended the threat with back-to-back strikeouts.
The Terriers had two runners on base in the third on another and Sylvestri's single, but again, Hylen got out of the jam by inducing a ground out and fly out.
After Gant retired the first nine Cyclones, ISU led off the fourth with a single and later scored with the help of a sac bunt and two-out RBI single to left for the game's lone run.
BU's last best chance came in the sixth with both Sylvestri and Morrow earning back-to-back walks.
The Terriers were unable to get the ball out of the infield and finished with a 6-4-3 double play.
Trying to add an insurance run, Iowa State recorded two singles in the seventh against Gant, who bounced back with a ground out.
Hylen sealed the Cyclones' victory with a fly out, line out and strike out.

NEXT UP: UMASS

After playing 25 games outside the northeast, the Terriers will host their first game on Wednesday (March 20) against UMass at 4 p.m.
BU is 5-15 all-time after winning last year's matchup, 7-4, at Hofstra.