Nicole Amodio connects on a pitch at home plate swinging right handed.
Dawson Powers
0
St. Francis SFU 6-7
8
Winner Boston University BOSTONU 5-7
St. Francis SFU
6-7
0
Final
8
Boston University BOSTONU
5-7
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
St. Francis SFU 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Boston University BOSTONU 4 0 2 0 2 8 7 0

W: Avery, Lizzy (3-3) L: VESCO (2-5)

3
Boston University BOSTONU 5-8
7
Winner Clemson CU 11-3
Boston University BOSTONU
5-8
3
Final
7
Clemson CU
11-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Boston University BOSTONU 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 10 1
Clemson CU 1 0 5 0 0 1 X 7 12 1

W: Millie Thompson (2-0) L: Avery, Lizzy (3-4)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Run-Rules Saint Francis, Falls Short in Rally at No. 9 Clemson

CLEMSON, S.C. – After advancing to the Clemson Classic championship game with an 8-0 run-rule victory over four-time defending NEC champion Saint Francis, the Boston University softball team dropped a 7-3 decision to the No. 9 nationally-ranked and host Tigers on Saturday evening.

The Terriers (5-8) collected seven hits against the Red Flash (6-7), who were held to just three hits of their own by junior Lizzy Avery (3-4) in her first career solo shutout. BU then became the first opponent to record 10+ hits against Clemson (11-3) in the doubleheader split.

Senior Nicole Amodio led the offense with a pair of homers, first launching a grand slam in the first game and then a solo shot in the night cap for five total RBIs. She was one of three to earn three hits on the day with sophomore Kayla Roncin reaching home plate three times against Saint Francis before adding another run against the Tigers.

Junior Caitlin Coker went 3-of-4 against Clemson with a pair of doubles to try to help BU pull off its second upset of the season following an earlier win at then-No. 13 Georgia. Freshman Tyesha Williams earned two hits in the first game, and sophomore Kate Pryor collected two of her own in the second.

Avery tallied four strikeouts and used 70 total pitches for BU's second shutout of the weekend. She kept the Tigers at bay for two innings with just one run allowed before they put up five in the third. Junior Allison Boaz entered the circle in the fourth and helped BU avoid its second run-rule loss to Clemson by allowing just one run over the last three innings.

GAME 1: BU 8, Saint Francis 0 (5 inn.)

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Flash started the game with two singles against Avery but stranded both in scoring position, as she induced a foul out to right, infield pop up and ground out.
  • In the bottom half of the first, Coker drew a walk and took third on graduate student Jen Horita's bunt single.
  • Roncin loaded the bases on a 3-2 pitch, and Amodio blew open the door by launching an 0-2 pitch from reigning NEC Pitcher of the Year Grace Vesco to right for the 4-0 lead.
  • After Avery earned three strikeouts in the second, Saint Francis earned a one-out single in the third but was unable to advance the runner.
  • BU took advantage of a walk, hit-by-pitch and error with both sophomores Lauren Nett and Lauren Keleher delivering one RBI apiece.
  • In the bottom of the fifth, Roncin and Amodio set the stage for the run-rule victory with back-to-back singles. 
  • After a run scored on a wild pitch and throwing error, Williams singled through the left side to end the game.
GAME 2: #9 Clemson 7, BU 3

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Coker started the game with a hard liner to left center for a lead-off double before Millie Thompson earned a pair of ground outs and line out to third to keep the game scoreless.
  • Two-time All-ACC honoree Sam Russ gave Clemson the lead for good by singling to right center, stealing second and reaching home on 2021 All-ACC FIrst Team honoree Marissa Guimbarda's two-out RBI single through the left side.
  • Clemson broke through against Avery in the third with five runs off five hits, including a two-RBI double from Guimbarda and two-run homer by Maddie Moore.
  • Roncin and Keleher hit a pair of singles before Pryor singled up the middle with two outs to put the Terriers on the scoreboard in the top of the fourth.
  • Seeking a run-rule victory, Clemson earned back-to-back one-out singles in the fifth against Boaz, but Roncin turned an impressive double play by catching a hard liner at short and quickly touching second for the force out.
  • Amodio followed with a solo homer to right, but the Tigers responded in the bottom half with a two-out RBI double from All-American Valerie Cagle to extend Clemson's lead to 6-2.
  • Down but not out, BU rallied to put the tying run on deck against Clemson, as Coker hit a two-out double and scored on Horita's RBI single.
  • Roncin followed with a single to put runners at the corners, but Clemson sealed the win with a ground out.
UP NEXT
  • BU will next head west to California for 12 games on March 4-12.
  • The Terriers will first compete at the San Diego Classic, opening with Pac-12 foe California on Friday (March 4) at 3 p.m. ET.
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