Stanford Eliminates Softball on Second Day of NCAAs, 13-2

Saturday, May 18

Gainesville, FL

4:30 PM

Boston University

37-20

Stanford (NCAA Regional - Elimination Game 1)

33-19

Stanford

Boston University

Photo by: David Rosenblum

Stanford Eliminates Softball on Second Day of NCAAs, 13-2

May 18, 2019 | Softball

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Making its seventh NCAA appearance in 11 years, the Patriot League champion Boston University softball team had its season ended by Pac-12 member Stanford, 13-2, on Saturday afternoon at the University of Florida's Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.

Undone by five errors, the Terriers finished the year at 37-20, as the Cardinal (33-19) advanced to a second elimination game against Boise State. Stanford posted a 10-3 advantage in hits for the run-rule victory.

HOW IT HAPPENED

With two outs in the top of the first, the umpires negated a strikeout from DuBois with an illegal pitch call, but she bounced back to get a pop up to right to end the threat.
The Terriers grabbed a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the second with the help of two Cardinal errors.
After being hit by a pitch, sophomore Marina Sylvestri took second on a fielder's choice and then scored on an infield error.
Stanford added a throwing error on the play toward second that sent the ball past the center fielder and allowed sophomore Jen Horita to round the bases for the second run.
In the top of the third with two outs, DuBois was called with her fourth illegal pitch of the regional, which led to a walk, infield error and two-RBI double.
Stanford added another run on an error and then a three-run homer against freshman reliever Emily Gant for the 6-2 lead.
Trying to mount a rally, senior Madi Killebrew followed Emily Morrow's single in the bottom of the third with a two-out double, but the Terriers grounded out to strand two on base.
The Cardinal remained on the attack during the next two innings with seven combined runs off five hits and three errors against Gant and freshman Julia Handfield.

An important message from coach @ashley3waters to past, current and future Terriers. #ProudToBU #BUSB #NCAASoftball 🐾🥎❤️🤗 pic.twitter.com/VpJskhJXaV
— BU Softball (@TerrierSoftball) May 19, 2019

GAME NOTES

DuBois recorded a strikeout to end the season with 201, seventh most in program history, while also increasing her career total to 393, just 20 shy of No. 5 Robyn Horrick ('02).
BU suffered its first run-rule defeat of the season and allowed a season-high 13 runs but only four of them were earned.
Stanford improved to 2-1 all-time in the series with the last meeting taking place in 2004.

THANK YOU SENIORS

The contest marked the final collegiate game for Killebrew, Morrow, Alex Heinen, Alexa Ponce and Analisa Ruff.
They led BU to three Patriot League titles and three NCAA berths in four years.
The two-time PL Player of the Year Heinen leaves the Terriers as the program record holder in RBIs (155), while also finishing tied-for-third in doubles (39), tied-for-fitfh in homers (23), seventh in hits (220) and seventh in slugging percentage (.482).
Both Morrow and Ponce were two-time All-PL honorees.
Killebrew was a two-time PL All-Tournament Team member and 2019 All-PL Second Team honoree.
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RETURNERS

Fourth-year head coach Ashley Waters will be returning six All-PL honorees, including the two-time Pitcher of the Year DuBois.
Gant (1st), freshman Nicole Amodio (1st), Sylvestri (1st), Horita (2nd) and freshman Aliyah Huerta-Leipner (2nd) will all be back for another go-round with the Terriers.