Softball Remains Unbeaten with DH Sweep over Georgetown, Towson

Friday, February 14

Rock Hill, SC

10 AM

Boston University

6-0

Georgetown

0-6

Boston University

Georgetown

Aliyah Huerta-Leipner runs toward third base from second.

Photo by: Steve Simoneau

Softball Remains Unbeaten with DH Sweep over Georgetown, Towson

February 14, 2020 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Georgetown Box (W, 6-0)Towson Box (W, 5-4)

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Boosted by three multi-run homers and another strong pitching performance from junior Ali DuBois, the Boston University softball team opened the Winthrop Classic defeating both Georgetown, 6-0, and Towson, 5-4, on Friday afternoon.

With the doubleheader sweep, the Terriers (7-0) have tied the 1991 squad for the best start in program history. The reigning Patriot League Pitcher of the Week DuBois (4-0, SV 2) first tallied a season-high 11 strikeouts in the complete-game shutout against the Hoyas (0-6) and followed up with two more in a 1.1-inning save against the Tigers (1-2).

Sophomore Bella Gargicevich-Almeida broke a scoreless deadlock in the third inning of the first game with her first career homer, a two-run blast to center. Classmate Emily Gant (3-0) started the second game in the circle and helped her cause with a two-run homer before sophomore Aliyah Huerta-Leipner broke the game open in the fifth on a three-run bomb.

GAME 1: BU 6, Georgetown 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

The first 12 combined batters were retired with DuBois striking out the side in the bottom of the second.
Sophomore Nicole Amodio was hit by a pitch to open the third to set up Gargicevich-Almeida's homer to center for the 2-0 advantage.
The Hoyas then hit Huerta-Leipner and walked freshman Caitlin Coker to put two on base.
Freshman Audrey Sellers delivered a two-out RBI double and then scored along with Coker on junior Patricia Dun's two-RBI single toward short for the 5-0 advantage.
Georgetown broke up DuBois' no-hit bid with a one-out double in the bottom half but stranded the runner on a strike out and groundout.
Seeking an offensive spark, the Hoyas opened the bottom of the fourth with a single and double, but BU preserved the shutout thanks to Gargicevich's strong relay throw to home from second to set up Sellers tag.
The Terriers added one more run in the seventh on Coker's double and sophomore Julia Handfield's RBI single.
DuBois allowed a third double in the seventh but also had three strikeouts for the complete-game victory.

GAME 2: BU 5, Towson 4

HOW IT HAPPENED

Huerta-Leipner opened the game with a hit-by-pitch before scoring on Gant's two-run bomb to center to grab the lead for good.
Towson got on the scoreboard in the third with a walk, stolen base and two-out RBI single.
The Tigers followed with another single and walk to load the bases before Gant froze a batter for the strikeout.
Juniors Marina Sylvestri and Maya Kipfmiller started the fifth with back-to-back singles before Huerta-Leipner delivered a two-out, three-run homer to center for the 5-1 advantage.
Trying to extend the lead, Dun and Sylvestri hit back-to-back one-out singles in the sixth after 2019 All-CAA Rookie Sarah Johnson was replaced in the circle, but the Tigers earned a ground out and strikeout.
Towson began to mount a rally in the bottom half with a hit-by-pitch, single and two-out, two-RBI triple.
DuBois appeared in the circle and earned a strikeout to maintain 5-3 advantage.
The Tigers cut the deficit to one in the seventh by taking advantage of an error with a two-out RBI single but ended up stranding two on base, as DuBois collected the save.

DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

The Terriers had three homers today after Huerta-Leipner hit BU's lone bomb at the Stetson Lead-Off Classic last weekend.
DuBois is just two wins away from tying BU Hall of Famer Robyn King ('01) for the No. 3 spot in all-time victories at 57.
DuBois is now tied with Mary Colleran ('00) at No. 4 with 21 career shutouts.
Coker led the offense with three combined hits on the day.
Besides owning a 2-0 record against Georgetown, BU improved to 14-5 all-time against Towson in the first meeting between the two programs since the Tigers prevailed in the 2001 America East tournament.

NEXT UP: UNC Greensboro & Eastern Kentucky

BU will resume the three-day tournament on Saturday (Feb. 15) at 10 a.m. against three-time defending Southern Conference regular season champion UNC Greensboro.
The Spartans own a 2-1 record, last claiming a 5-2 win in 2002 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Terriers and Eastern Kentucky will face off at 12:30 p.m. in the first-ever meeting between the two programs.