Aztecs, No. 1 Bruins Stymie Terrier Bats on Day Two of UCLA Invitational

Saturday, March 7

Los Angeles, CA

11:30 AM PT // 2:30 PM ET

Boston University

12-6

San Diego State

17-9

San Diego State

Boston U.

Softball defense and pitcher huddle up in the circle.

Aztecs, No. 1 Bruins Stymie Terrier Bats on Day Two of UCLA Invitational

March 7, 2020 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 SDSU Box (L, 1-0)#1 UCLA (L, 10-0 / 5 inn.)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Continuing the UCLA Invitational, the Boston University softball team was undone by a pair of strong pitching performances in losses to San Diego State and No. 1 UCLA on Saturday afternoon at Easton Stadium.

Junior Ali DuBois (8-5) recorded nine strikeouts in an impressive complete-game effort, but the Aztecs (17-9) scored one run in the first and prevented eight Terrier (12-7) runners from reaching home plate for the 1-0 decision. In the second matchup, the defending national champion Bruins (23-1) followed up with a 10-0 run-rule contest that saw Lexi Sosa plate four runs and pitch a perfect game.

GAME 1: San Diego State 1, BU 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Aztecs started the game with a single and hit-by-pitch before advancing runners on a passed ball and scoring on an RBI single.
DuBois prevented further damage with back-to-back strikeouts.
Junior Jen Horita started the second inning with a single, took second on sophomore Nicole Amodio's sac bunt and advanced to third on a ground out.
Oregon transfer Maggie Balint then gave up a walk, but junior Patricia Dun was caught in a rundown trying to help Horita score from third.
Sophomore Aliyah Huerta-Leipner and junior Marina Sylvestri had back-to-back two-out singles before Balint got a strikeout.
The Terriers loaded the bases in the sixth with one out on two singles and a hit-by-pitch but came up empty due to a pair of infield pop ups.
A 2017 USA Softball Player of the Year finalist, Balint got three quick outs in the seventh to seal the shutout, as BU stranded eight total on base.

GAME 2: #1 UCLA 10, BU 0 (5 inn.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Bruins struck first in the bottom of the first with back-to-back two-out doubles against sophomore Emily Gant (4-2).
Sosa homered to right center in the second and followed up with a two-RBI single in the third.
UCLA then added a three-run homer in the same inning and posted five runs off four hits in the fourth, as the Terriers utilized four total pitchers.
Sosa retired all 15 Terriers for the perfect game but had to work hard, as she totaled 74 total pitches in the contest.

DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

DuBois moved up to No. 8 all-time in the Patriot League at 478 strikeouts.
Sylvestri and Horita finished with two hits apiece against San Diego State.
SDSU snapped a three-game losing streak and improved to 5-3 all-time against the Terriers.
Meeting for the fourth straight season, UCLA improved to 4-0 in the series after becoming the first opponent since 2004 to no-hit the Terriers ... That season, Baylor earned a no-hitter after then-No. 18 Tennessee's Monica Abbott tossed a five-inning perfect game.

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