Softball Rides Complete Team Effort to DH Sweep over Colgate

Saturday, April 13

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

21-17, 6-1

Colgate

17-19, 3-4

Colgate

Boston University

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Softball Rides Complete Team Effort to DH Sweep over Colgate

April 13, 2019 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game 1 (W, 8-5/ 5 inn.)Game 2 (W, 7-0)Coach Waters Postgame

BOSTON – Finishing with a 20-3 advantage in hits, the Boston University softball used an impressive all-around effort to claim a home doubleheader shutout sweep against Colgate on Saturday afternoon.

Colgate (17-20, 3-5 PL) entered the series batting .285 but was unable to figure out both sophomore Ali DuBois (15-8) and freshman Emily Gant (6-7), as the pitching duo combined for nine strikeouts. On the offensive end, senior Madi Killebrew totaled a team-high four hits, while classmate Alexa Ponce delivered four RBIs to help the Terriers (22-17, 7-1 PL) remain perfect at home with an 8-0 record.

GAME 1: BU 8, Colgate 0 (5 inn.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

DuBois had three strikeouts in the top of the first but did face trouble with a one-out walk and two-out single that put runners at the corners.
BU took advantage of senior Emily Morrow's walk and Colgate error with two runs, as Ponce hit a two-out RBI single and drew a throw to second on a successful stolen base attempt that allowed Killebrew to score from third.
Senior Alex Heinen and Killebrew hit back-to-back one-out singles in the third but were stranded on base.
The Terriers put the game away one inning later with six runs off four hits and an error.
Senior Analisa Ruff set the table for the run-rule victory by hitting a lead-off single to center and scoring on sophomore Jen Horita's double to left center.
Morrow had an RBI sac bunt that was followed by Heinen's RBI double to right center.
After being hit by a pitch, Killebrew reached third on Ponce's two-RBI single up the middle and then scored on a muffed throw.
DuBois threw nine pitches in the fifth for three outs and a one-hit shutout victory.

GAME 2: BU 7, Colgate 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

Freshman Aliyah Huerta-Leipner led off with a walk, reached second on a wild pitch and scored on Morrow's RBI single to left to grab the lead for good.
In the second, Ruff replaced sophomore Marina Sylvestri at first on a fielder's choice before reaching third on Horita's single and scoring on a wild pitch.
Freshman Nicole Amodio followed with an RBI single to left center and scored the fourth run on Morrow's RBI triple down the right field line.
Colgate led off the fifth with a single and advanced the runner to second on a sac bunt, but Gant ended the threat with a strikeout.
In the bottom half, Killebrew doubled down the left field line and scored on Ponce's single to center.
Junior pinch runner Kali Magane scored the game's sixth run from first without BU recording a hit, as she took second on Sylvestri's sac bunt, third on Ruff's fly out to right and home after Horita earned a walk and started a rundown on stolen base attempt.
Huerta-Leipner added one more run during the sixth by finding the gap in left center for a double and scoring on Heinen's single to right.
Colgate was unable to get the ball out of the infield against Gant in the seventh for the loss.

GAME NOTES

BU extended its series lead against Colgate to 16-1 after shutting out the Raiders twice on one day for the first time.
Gant and DuBois have combiend for just one earned run allowed in 55 innings during Patriot League action this year.
The 12 hits in game two were the second most this season by the Terriers after they tallied 14 earlier in the year in a 8-0(5) win over Rider.
Killebrew had a season-high three hits in the second game, including two doubles, and totaled three runs on the day alongside Huerta-Leipner, who now leads the team with six doubles.
DuBois claimed sole possession of seventh place in the record book at 43 wins and needs five more to reach No. 6 Mary Colleran ('00).
DuBois also now sits at No. 7 with 331 career strikeouts, 23 shy of No. 6 Colleran.
Heinen collected three hits, including a double that pushed her past Niclana Tolmasoff ('97) for sole possession of fourth place in career doubles (35), four shy of Emily Roesch ('13).
Morrow is now one triple shy of reaching the No. 10 slot occupied by Richele VanZandt ('92).

NEXT UP: COLGATE

BU will wrap up the home weekend series on Sunday (April 14) at 12 p.m.
The Terriers are seeking their second three-game sweep of the year after accomplishing the feat against Lehigh.