Caitlin Coker claps and shouts while standing on second base.
Steve Simoneau
2
Winner Boston University BOSTONU 9-1
0
Virginia VA 5-4
Winner
Boston University BOSTONU
9-1
2
Final
0
Virginia VA
5-4
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Boston University BOSTONU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 2
Virginia VA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1

W: DuBois, Ali (6-1) L: Rayle, A. (4-2)

Game Recap: Softball |

DuBois, Coker Shine in 2-0 Softball Triumph over Virginia

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Three was the magic number for the Boston University softball team Sunday morning, as junior Ali DuBois limited Virginia to just three hits and freshman Caitlin Coker made her third hit the go-ahead RBI double for the 2-0 shutout victory on the final day of the Winthrop tournament. 

With a win over the Atlantic Coast Conference for the third straight season, the Terriers improve to 9-1, while the Cavaliers drop to 5-4. DuBois (6-1) posted six strikeouts against one walk to move into a tie for third all-time at BU with 57 wins while grabbing sole possession of the fourth slot in career shutouts (22).

Coker earned her third multi-hit performance of the season and is now batting a stellar .467 through 10 games. Junior Jen Horita set up the game-changing seventh inning with a lead-off single, and sophomore Emily Gant provided the insurance run with an infield grounder to plate Coker.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • BU had a great opportunity to strike early in the first on sophomore Aliyah Huerta-Leipner's walk, Coker's single and a wild pitch, but the Cavaliers got a pair of infield grounders to keep the game scoreless.
  • The Terriers committed two errors in the bottom half with two outs before DuBois got a swinging strikeout to end the threat.
  • Freshman Audrey Sellers laid down a successful one-out bunt single and stole second, but ended up stranded at second in the top of the fourth.
  • Virginia started the bottom half with a single before Sellers threw a bullet toward second to prevent a stolen base.
  • The Terriers stranded two on base in the fifth, as Horita led off with a walk, took second on Huerta-Leipner's sacrifice bunt and moved to third on Coker's single.
  • The Cavaliers earned a strikeout and fly out to keep the score 0-0.
  • DuBois allowed a two-out double in the bottom of the sixth before collecting a grounder and throwing to first.
  • Horita led off the seventh with a single and turned on the jets to reach home on Coker's double to left center. 
  • Cooker took third on the throw home and scored on Gant's RBI grounder for the 2-0 advantage.
  • DuBois quickly retired the side to seal the victory.
GAME NOTES
  • The Terriers own six shutouts through 10 games after totaling 15 last year over 57 contests.
  • BU is 9-1 to start a season for the first time since 1994.
  • Besides the previously mentioned moves up the record book, DuBois now sits alone at No. 10 in the Patriot League record book and just three to more to move into a tie for seventh.
  • Coker earned her fourth double of the season, as the Terriers saw their four-game streak with homer snapped.
  • BU improved to 1-1 all-time against UVa, avenging a 10-9 loss in 2003 ... The Terriers previously beat Duke in 2018 and Boston College in 2019.
NEXT UP: Razorback Invitational
  • The Terriers will head to No. 24 Arkansas for five games starting Thursday at 5:30 p.m. ET against the Razorbacks.
  • BU dropped a pair last season at Arkansas, 4-2 and 12-7. 
  • The Terriers will also face Montana (Friday), Marist (Friday) and South Dakota State (Saturday) before battling Arkansas one last time on Saturday afternoon.
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