Softball Ends Non-Conference Slate with 6-0 Victory at Brown

Wednesday, May 1

Providence, RI

4 PM

Boston University

33-17

Brown

11-25

Boston University

Brown

Alexa Ponce swings the bat against UMass Lowell

Photo by: Rich Gagnon

Softball Ends Non-Conference Slate with 6-0 Victory at Brown

May 1, 2019 | Softball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior Alexa Ponce collected a pair of two-RBI extra-base hits and freshman Emily Gant tallied four strikeouts to lead the Boston University softball team to a 6-0 win at Brown on Wednesday afternoon.

The Terriers (33-17) finished with an 11-1 advantage in hits to extend their win streak to 13 games, fifth longest in program history, as the Bears fell to 11-25.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Senior Alex Heinen followed classmate Emily Morrow's one-out walk with a single down the right field line to put runners at the corners.
After Heinen advanced to second on a ground out, Ponce delivered a two-RBI double to left to give BU the lead for good.
Gant momentarily got into trouble in the bottom of the first with back-to-back two-out walks before senior Madi Killebrew collected a slow grounder and touched second for the force out.
Heinen led off the top of the third with a single up the middle and reached home plate on Ponce's two-run blast to left that doubled the lead to 4-0.
The Bears had their last best chance to rally in the bottom half with two more walks but again were unable to get the ball out of the infield.
Killebrew singled to right to plate freshman Aliyah Huerta-Leipner in the fourth, and Heinen added an RBI single in the sixth for the final two runs of the game.
Brown avoided the no-hitter in the bottom of the sixth with Lotz hitting a two-out double to right.
Sophomore Ali DuBois relieved Gant in the seventh and earned a strikeout to seal the shutout.

GAME NOTES

BU's 13-game win streak is the longest since the Terriers won 15 straight last season from April 8-April 29, and the longest streak is currently 18 in 2001 (April 4-April 22).
Gant and DuBois earned their second combined shutout together and collected BU's 14th overall this season, matching last year's total.
Ponce earned her second homer of the season and her fifth overall.
Ponce owns a personal-best 40 hits and eight doubles this season.
Brown became the third opponent this season to be limited one hit this year after Rider and Colgate were held to one hit apiece in five-inning losses.
The Terriers improved to 17-1-1 against Brown since 1993 and are now 17-11-1 all-time in a series dating back to 1988.

NEXT UP: BUCKNELL

The Terriers will conclude the regular season at Bucknell in a three-game series that will determine the host for the Patriot League tournament.
BU currently sits at 14-1 in the conference standings, while the Bison are 13-2.
All three games are scheduled to be streamed on the Patriot League Network.