Saturday, March 30
Boston, MA
12 PM
Boston University
vs
Holy Cross
Terriers, Crusaders to Clash in Turnpike Trophy Weekend Series
March 29, 2019 | Softball
| Softball (14-15, 0-0 PL) vs. Holy Cross (3-19, 1-2 PL) | |
|---|---|
| Date & Time | Saturday, March 30 | 12 p.m. (doubleheader) Sunday, March 31 | 10 a.m. ***Moved up to avoid afternoon rain*** |
| Venue | BU Softball Field – Boston, Mass. |
| Video Stream | |
| Live Stats | GoTerriers.com |
| Social Media | @BUGameDay | @TerrierSoftball |
| Article | BU Today: Patriot League play begins this weekend for BU |
BOSTON – Looking to carry momentum from Thursday's 4-1 win over Rhode Island, the Boston University softball team will open Patriot League play by hosting Holy Cross in a Turnpike Trophy series with Saturday's doubleheader set to begin at 12 p.m. The rubber match will take place Sunday at 10 a.m. instead of the originally scheduled 12 p.m. to avoid the expected afternoon rain.
The Turnpike Trophy all-sports competition featuring BU and Holy Cross is in its fourth year with the Terriers currently owning a 12-3 advantage. The winner of the weekend series will add a point to its school's total.TERRIER TIDBITS
- Last season, BU went 15-3 in Patriot League play to claim its first regular season title since 2012 ... The Terriers swept all three PL tourney games en route to the NCAAs.
- The Terriers are 2-0 at home this season with 3-1 win against Atlantic 10 preseason favorite UMass and 4-1 victory against URI.
- BU has totaled 12 runs in the last four games after recording 10 during the previous 10 games.
- The Terriers are batting .240 with 16-10 advantage in homers while holding opponents to .254.
- Senior Emily Morrow remains the lone Terrier above .300 at .326 with 12 RBIs and 12 runs ... Freshman Aliyah Huerta-Leipner (.271) has a team-high seven extra-base hits with 16 RBIs and team-high 17 runs scored.
- Senior Alex Heinen (.244) recorded two RBIs against URI and now owns 138 total, two shy of the school record owned by former All-American April Setterlund ('11).
- In the circle, sophomore Ali DuBois (11-6, 1.70 ERA) has posted 107 strikeouts in 98.2 innings while holding opponents to .238 batting average.
- Freshman Emily Gant (2-7, 2.55 ERA) tallied 15 strikeouts in a 1-0 loss last Sunday against Iona.
- The Crusaders are 3-19 after falling in a home doubleheader on Wednesday to Marist by an identical score of 5-1 ... Last weekend, they went 1-2 at Army West Point in the teams' Patriot League opening series with 1-0 loss, 2-0 win and 2-1 loss.
- Holy Cross' other two wins came against Drexel (6-0) and Jacksonville (2-1 / 16 inn.) ... Ten of the Crusaders' losses have been by three runs or less with four one-run defeats.
- The Crusaders are batting .183 as a team while holding opponents to .271 ... Opponents own a 51-21 advantage in extra-base hits.
- Taylor Wahler is hitting a team-high .301 with three doubles and five BIs, while Jessie Nagel (.180) owns team-high 10 RBIs ... Erin Bengston is second on the team at .254 with nine RBIs, three doubles and two triples.
- HC has kept games close through two-time PL Pitcher and Rookie of the Week Kelly Nelson (3-6, 1.88 ERA), who owns 84 strikeouts in 74.2 innings while holding batters to a miniscule .199 batting average with the help of a no-hitter against Army ... Alexandra Held (0-10, 5.55 ERA) has started a team-high 10 games and has tallied 42 strikeouts in 51.2 innings.
- BU owns a 36-8 all-time record in the series dating back to 1989.
- Holy Cross won the first two weekend series in 2014 and 2015, but the Terriers swept the series each of the last three years for a nine-game winning streak.
- Last year in Worcester, the Terriers opened with a 5-0 victory and followed up with a doubleheader sweep by a combined score of 15-7.
- Two years in Boston, BU opened with a 4-1 win and followed with 9-3 and 8-0 victories.
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