Lehigh Spoils Softball Senior Day, 5-2

Sunday, May 8

Boston, MA

12 PM

Boston University

38-15, 0

Lehigh

26-17-1, 0

Lehigh

Boston University

All seven BU softball seniors and their families pose for a group photo on the softball field.

Photo by: Robert Branning

May 8, 2022 | Softball

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BOSTON – After honoring seven seniors, the Boston University softball team jumped out to an early lead but was unable to hang on in a 5-2 loss to Lehigh on Sunday afternoon.

Having already clinched hosting rights and the top seed for the upcoming Patriot League tournament (May 12-14), the Terriers finish the regular season at 38-15 and 16-2 in conference play, while the Mountain Hawks improve to 26-17-1 (15-3 PL).

Sophomore Kayla Roncin led BU with a pair of RBI hits, while both sophomore Lauren Keleher and senior Emily Gant also collected two hits apiece. Junior Lizzy Avery (18-10) pitched 4.1 scoreless innings before giving up a two-RBI single in the fifth and a three-run homer in the seventh for the loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Avery started off with a pair of strikeouts, Keleher led off the game with a double to right.
Keleher took third on junior Caitlin Coker's sac bunt and then scored on Roncin's RBI single through the right side.
Gant kept the pressure on with a one-out single, but Katelyn Young (15-6) got out of the jam with a pop up and ground out.
The Mountain Hawks threatened in the top of the second with a pair of singles and walk before senior Aliyah Huerta-Leipner collected a tough hopper and touched second for the final out.
The Terriers stranded two on base again in the fourth before Lehigh took the lead for good the following inning.
After collecting a pair of infield singles, Lehigh advanced both runners on a fly out and error before Jaelynn Chesson hit a two-RBI single for the 2-1 lead.
BU threatened again in the fifth with a lead-off single and sac bunt before popping up twice to strand two runners on base again.
The Mountain Hawks earned a lead-off walk in the seventh and added a single before Chesson launched a pitch toward left for a one-out, three-run homer.
Trying to mount a rally, Keleher doubled to left and scored on Roncin's two-out RBI double, but Lehigh sealed the win with a line out to right.

GAME NOTES

Roncin moved up to No. 2 in the program season record book and tied-for-fourth in the PL at 78 hits.
BU's 81 doubles are the fourth most ever in a season and most since the Terriers set the program record with 88 in 2014.
Dropping the last two games after clinching the regular season title with a 4-0 win over the Mountain Hawks, the Terriers lost their first PL weekend series since being swept at Lehigh back in 2017.
BU is now 20-14 all-time against Lehigh.

UP NEXT

WIth a 14-2 home record, top-seeded BU will host No. 4 Colgate in the PL tournament on Thursday (May 12) at 12 p.m.
No. 2 Lehigh will follow at 2:30 p.m. against No. 3 Army West Point.
The Terriers have won the last three tournament titles (2018, 19, 21) after prevailing in both 2014 and 2016.