Softball Huddle at Florida
David Rosenblum
13
Winner Stanford STAN 33-19
2
Boston University BOSTONU 37-20
Winner
Stanford STAN
33-19
13
Final
2
Boston University BOSTONU
37-20
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
Stanford STAN 0 0 6 5 2 13 10 2
Boston University BOSTONU 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 5

W: Lee, C. (12-10) L: DuBois, Ali (23-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

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

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.

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.
  • Both 
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.
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