Softball Wraps Homestand with DH Sweep Over UMass Lowell to Reach Program Milestone

Wednesday, March 23

Boston, MA

12 PM

Boston University

15-13

UMass Lowell

12-9

UMass Lowell

Boston University

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Softball Wraps Homestand with DH Sweep Over UMass Lowell to Reach Program Milestone

March 23, 2022 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game 1 Box (W, 3-2)Game 2 Box (W, 7-1)Highlights Coach Waters Postgame

BOSTON – Led by four-hit performances from senior Emily Gant and sophomore Lauren Keleher, the Boston University softball team concluded the four-game homestand with a doubleheader sweep against UMass Lowell on Wednesday afternoon.

Reaching the 1,000-win milestone with their first one-run win (3-2) of the season and then extending their win streak to five contests with a 7-1 game-two victory, the Terriers improve to 16-13, while the River Hawks drop to 12-10.

Gant and Keleher combined for eight of BU's 14 hits, while senior Nicole Amodio delivered half of the 10 runs scored. Junior pitcher Lizzy Avery (7-8) went the distance in the first game, recording six strikeouts to out-duel Ryley White (8-2) after earning 15 strikeouts in seven total innings of work on Tuesday, while classmate Allison Boaz (9-4) fanned three River Hawks in a complete-game effort against one allowed unearned run.

GAME 1: BU 3, UMass Lowell 2

HOW IT HAPPENED

Avery started the game with two strikeouts, as UML stranded a runner at third.
Sophomore Kayla Roncin earned a two-out walk and scored on Gant's triple to left center in the bottom of the first.
The River Hawks tied the game without a hit in the top of the second on a walk, wild pitch, ground out and two-out fielding error.
The Terriers regained the lead in the third, as senior Nicole Amodio hit a two-out, two-RBI single to center after graduate student Jen Horita moved to third on Keleher's double.
UML cut the deficit to 3-2 with a single in the fifth and one-out RBI triple.
The River Hawks tried to tie the game on a grounder to short, but Roncin threw a bullet to junior Audrey Sellers at home to apply the tag in time.
Avery retired the final eight batters to preserve the one-run victory.

GAME 2: BU 7, UMass Lowell 1

HOW IT HAPPENED

Junior Caitlin Coker led off the game with a homer for the first time in her career to give BU the lead for good.
Amodio followed back-to-back singles from Gant and Keleher with a two-RBI double to right center.
Amodio added an RBI sac fly in the third to plate Roncin, who stood at third following infield single, Gant's single and Keleher's fly ball to right.
The River Hawks tried to rally in the fourth with a pair of singles but Boaz ended the threat with a ground out.
Freshman Tyesha Williams scored the fifth run by singling to third, advancing to second on a throwing error, taking third on a wild pitch and scoring on Coker's RBI grounder.
Keleher nearly put the game away in the fifth with a two-RBI double with zero outs, but UML got a strike out and 6-4 line out double play.
The River Hawks avoided the shutout by scoring a run on a two-out error, but Boaz retired the final seven batters with a pair of strikeouts to seal the victory.

UP NEXT

BU will begin its Patriot League regular season title defense with three games at Lafayette over the weekend.
Saturday's doubleheader will start at 12 p.m.
The Terriers are 22-0 all-time against the Leopards.