BU Closes UCLA Invitational with 3-0 Win over Cal Poly

Sunday, March 8

Los Angeles, CA

10 AM PT // 1 PM ET

Boston University

13-7

Cal Poly

10-12

Cal Poly

Boston U.

Ali DuBois hurls a pitch toward home plate. Camera is looking straight at her from behind home plate.

Photo by: Steve Simoneau

BU Closes UCLA Invitational with 3-0 Win over Cal Poly

March 8, 2020 | Softball

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LOS ANGELES - The Terriers plated two runs in the bottom of the first inning and that was all the support junior Ali DuBois needed, as she struck out five and allowed just two hits to help lead the Boston University softball team to a 3-0 win over Cal Poly on the final day of the UCLA Invitational.

BU (13-7) earned its second win over the Mustangs (10-12) this weekend thanks to another terrific outing from DuBois (9-5). In four appearances at UCLA, Dubois did not allow a single earned run and recorded 17 strikeouts over 21.1 IP. She was particularly effective against Cal Poly, as the Mustangs entered the weekend batting .316 and managed to hit just .163 against her.

Freshman Allison Boaz and sophomore Emily Gant each had an RBI single in the first inning to stake BU a 2-0 lead. Sophomore Aliyah Huerta-Leipner, who crossed the plate in the opening frame, added an insurance run with an RBI single in the sixth. Freshman Caitlin Coker and junior Patricia Dun also scored for the Terriers.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Mustangs' leadoff hitter reached second to start the game after an error, but DuBois responded with three straight strikeouts.
Coker led off the bottom half of the first with a walk and then reached second after an error by the shortstop.
With Coker on second and Huerta-Leipner at first, Boaz delivered a one-out single through the left side to plate Coker.
Gant then singled up the middle with two outs to score Huerta-Leipner.
The Terriers loaded the bases in the first, but the Mustangs escaped without any further damage.
BU got a runner to third in each of the next two innings but was unable to add to its lead.
DuBois faced the minimum over the next 4.2 IP before getting into a bases loaded jam in the top of the sixth, but she induced a groundout to end the threat.
After a walk and HBP to start the bottom of the sixth, Huerta-Leipner singled up the middle to score Dun.
The Terrier defense completed their second double play of the game to close the contest.

GAME NOTES

Junior Marina Sylvestri secured her third two-hit game of the weekend and finished the UCLA Invitational 6-for-14 (.428).
Sophomore Nicole Amodio stole a base.
Only one Mustang reached third base on Sunday.
The Terriers secured their eighth shutout of the season while improving to 2-1 all-time against Cal Poly.

NEXT UP: LONG BEACH STATE

BU will continue its California trip on Monday when the Terriers visit Long Beach State.
First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET.
The 49ers have won each of the last three seasons, including last year's 9-0 victory following a 1-0(8) win in 2018 and 6-4 victory in 2017.