Terriers Claim DH Sweep over Stony Brook in Battle of Preseason Favorites

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Terriers Claim DH Sweep over Stony Brook in Battle of Preseason Favorites

March 20, 2021 | Softball

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BOSTON – Seeing its first action at home in nearly two years, the two-time defending Patriot League champion Boston University softball team claimed a doubleheader sweep over America East preseason favorite Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon. Only briefly trailing once, the Terriers pulled out a 6-3 game-one win before shutting out the Seawolves in game two, 3-0.

With the two victories over their former conference rivals, BU (10-1) extends its in-season win streak to nine games while also pushing its now three-year running home win streak to 23 games, which includes three PL tournament wins in both 2018 and 2019. Pitching proved to be key again, as senior Ali DuBois (8-0) and sophomore Allison Boaz (2-0) held the Seawolves (7-5) to a combined .180 batting average on the day with Boaz collecting her second shutout of the season.

Senior Jen Horita provided the offensive spark in the first contest with a clutch two-out, two-RBI single in the fourth that helped the Terriers grab the lead for good. Sophomore Caitlin Coker led off the second game with a triple and quickly scored on a wild pitch for BU's only needed run. They were joined by freshman Lauren Keleher, junior Emily Gant and junior Aliyah Huerta-Leipner in recording two hits apiece on the day.

GAME 1: BU 6, Stony Brook 3

HOW IT HAPPENED

Following three scoreless innings, the starting pitcher and two-time America East Player of the Year Melissa Rahrich led off with a full-count single, took second on a sac bunt and scored on a two-out RBI single for the 1-0 advantage.
Huerta-Leipner hit a one-out single in the bottom half before eventually moving to third on Gant's bunt single and junior NIcole Amodio's fly out.
Facing an 0-2 count, Horita battled back to line a 3-2 pitch down the left field line with two outs to pull ahead for good, 2-1.
Freshman Kayla Roncin followed with a RBI double to left and eventually scored the fourth run with the help of a fielding error and wild pitch.
Reigning America East Rookie of the Week Kyra McFarland cut BU's lead in half with an RBI triple but was stranded at third after DuBois earned a ground out, strikeout and foul out to left.
The Terriers pushed the lead back to three runs on singles by Keleher, Huerta-Leipner and Gant along with Amodio's bases-loaded walk.
Stony Brook got on the scoreboard again with a two-out RBI single to left, but Coker came back with one of her own after sophomore Audrey Sellers got hit by a pitch and swiped second.
The Seawolves earned a walk and hit by pitch with two outs to bring the game-tying run to the plate before DuBois earned another ground out to seal the 6-3 victory.

GAME 2: BU 3, Stony Brook 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

SBU had an opportunity to strike first with a lead-off single and sacrifice bunt before Boaz earned a ground out and fly out to center to keep the game scoreless.
In BU's first at-bat of the game, Coker ripped a 1-2 pitch from Dawn Bodrug (4-2), owner of a 0.74 ERA in 2020, to left center and scored on a wild pitch to score the first run.
After being hit by a pitch, Keleher took second on Huerta-Leipner's walk and scored when SBU mishandled Gant's sacrifice bunt attempt.
The Seawolves committed another costly error trying to get a double play after throwing Huerta-Leipner out at home on a grounder, which allowed Gant to score and push the lead to 3-0.
Trying to add another run, Amodio was hit by a pitch in the fourth and took second on Horita's sacrifice bunt, but Bodrug earned a strikeout and pop up to end the threat.
The Seawolves put the pressure on Boaz with a lead-off double and walk before loading the bases on a one-out walk.
Boaz earned back-to-back strikeouts, one looking and the second swinging, for the shutout.

DOUBLEHEADER NOTES

The 23-game home win streak is the program's longest after the Terriers went 18-0 in 2001 and won their first four games in 2002.
Boaz extended her scoreless inning streak to 12 innings following her no-hit performance at Merrimack a week prior.
DuBois moved to 68 career wins, one shy of tying for No. 2 in the Patriot League record book, and went 33 innings without being charged with a run before SBU struck in the fourth inning.
Amodio now has a team-high 13 RBIs in 10 games this season after totaling nine last season in 22 appearances.
Coker tripled for the first time since accomplishing the feat at Providence in the season opener.
The Terriers improved to 26-19 all-time against the Seawolves after hosting SBU for the first time since claiming a 2012 America East semifinal victory.

NEXT UP: Boston College

The Terriers will make a return trip to BC on Tuesday (March 23) after posting a 5-0 win over the Eagles this past Thursday.
First pitch is set for 3 p.m. on the digital platform, ACC Network Extra.
In the last meeting, DuBois collected eight strikeouts with Horita, Coker and Huerta-Leipner recording two hits apiece.