Emily Gant follows through on a swing batting left handed against UMass Lowell.
Matt Woolverton
10
Winner Boston U. BOSTONU 19-13, 3-0 PL
0
Lafayette LAFAYETT 5-18, 0-3 PL
Winner
Boston U. BOSTONU
19-13, 3-0 PL
10
Final
0
Lafayette LAFAYETT
5-18, 0-3 PL
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
Boston U. BOSTONU 2 0 3 2 0 3 10 14 1
Lafayette LAFAYETT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

W: Avery, Lizzy (9-8) L: Gardiner, Morrigan (0-5)

Game Recap: Softball |

Softball Completes Run-Rule Weekend Sweep at Lafayette, 10-0

EASTON, Pa. – Highlighted by junior pitcher Lizzy Avery's one-hitter and four Terriers collecting multiple hits, the Boston University softball team completed the run-rule weekend sweep at Lafayette with a 10-0(6) victory on Sunday afternoon.

Extending their win streak to eight games, the Terriers improve to 19-13 and 3-0 in conference play, while the Leopards drop to 5-18 (0-3 PL). 

Avery (9-8) tallied six strikeouts against one hit and one walk for her third shutout of the season. Batting in the No. 3-5 slots, sophomore Kayla Roncin, senior Emily Gant and sophomore Lauren Keleher went a combined 8-for-8 with eight runs scored and Gant delivering four RBIs. Graduate student Jen Horita went 2-for-4 with a run scored batting in the two spot as well.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Junior Caitlin Coker led off with a walk and eventually made her way to third after Horita (single) and Roncin (walk) loaded the bases to set up Gant's RBI sac fly to center.
  • Horita extended the lead to 2-0 on a wild pitch.
  • Already hitting a homer against Avery on Saturday, Lafayette's Grace Harvey hit a two-out double and took third on an error, but Avery bounced back with her first strikeout.
  • The Leopards earned a two-out walk in the second before Avery retired the final 13 batters to secure the shutout.
  • Roncin started the third with a single before scoring on Gant's homer to right.
  • Keleher followed with a double and eventually scored on freshman Tyesha Williams' two-out RBI single for the 5-0 lead.
  • Roncin again reached home plate in the fourth by singling through the left side and scoring on Gant's RBI triple to right center. 
  • Sylvestri added another run with an infield single to plate Gant.
  • BU put the game away in the sixth, as Roncin lined a homer off the top of the fence to start.
  • With the bases loaded, senior Bella Gargicevich-Almeida delivered a deep fly ball to right to keep the outfielder off balance and help two Terriers score for the final 10-0 margin.
UP NEXT
  • BU will remain on the road and next visit UConn on Wednesday (March 30) at 4 p.m.
  • The Terriers won two meetings against the Huskies in 2019 in South Carolina and will be visiting Storrs for the first time since 2013.
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