Sunday, April 3
Boston, MA
11 AM
Boston University
7
vs
0
Bucknell
Photo by: Robert Branning
Softball Strikes Early, Rides Strong Pitching to 7-0 Win Over Bucknell for Series Sweep
April 3, 2022 | Softball
BOSTON – Highlighted by a five-run second inning and an impressive pitching performance from junior Allison Boaz, the Boston University softball team completed the home weekend series sweep over Bucknell with a 7-0 victory Sunday afternoon.
The Terriers (23-13, 6-0 PL) extended their win streak to 12 games, as Boaz (13-4) experienced déjà vu with her second consecutive two-hit shutout against the Bison (4-26, 1-5 PL) with the help of six strikeouts. Sophomores Lauren Keleher and Kayla Roncin went a combined 4-for-7 with three RBIs and two runs, while graduate student Jen Horita collected two RBIs and junior Caitlin Coker scored two runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Terriers (23-13, 6-0 PL) extended their win streak to 12 games, as Boaz (13-4) experienced déjà vu with her second consecutive two-hit shutout against the Bison (4-26, 1-5 PL) with the help of six strikeouts. Sophomores Lauren Keleher and Kayla Roncin went a combined 4-for-7 with three RBIs and two runs, while graduate student Jen Horita collected two RBIs and junior Caitlin Coker scored two runs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- BU scored the first run in the bottom of the first after Coker took first on a hit-by-pitch and rounded the bases on a walk, error and passed ball.
- The Terriers broke open the game in the next inning with five runs off four hits and a throwing error.
- Coker earned her lone RBI on a grounder following senior Aliyah Huerta-Leipner's infield single and graduate student Marina Sylvestri's misplayed sacrifice bunt.
- Roncin followed Keleher's RBI single with a towering RBI triple to deep center and scored along with senior Emily Gant (walk) on Horita's two-RBI single up the middle for the 6-0 advantage.
- The Bison earned their only two hits with one out in the fourth, but Boaz maintained the shutout by earning a ground out and fly out.
- Coker added one more run by singling to right and scoring on Keleher's RBI double.
- Boaz finished the game with her sixth strikeout for the shutout.
- Horita earned her fourth multi-RBI performance of the season, while Keleher collected her second.
- Junior Audrey Sellers became the 11th Terrier this season to earn a multi-hit performance by going 2-for-3.
- Boaz went the distance for the seventh time and is now tied with classmate Lizzy Avery at three solo shutouts apiece.
- BU improved to 19-7 all-time against Bucknell with its seventh straight win in the series after earning its first home weekend sweep for the first time in four tries.
- BU will next make the short trek to Harvard on Tuesday (April 5) with the doubleheader set for 3 p.m.
- The Terriers are 25-15 all-time in the series and will be facing the Crimson for the first time since dropping a 4-2 road decision in 2019.
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