Canisius Outlasts Softball in Nine Innings, 6-5

Sunday, February 19

Charleston, SC

9 AM

Boston University

7-2

Canisius

4-1

Boston University

Canisius

Tyesha Williams runs toward first after putting the ball in play.

Photo by: Doug Waters

Canisius Outlasts Softball in Nine Innings, 6-5

February 19, 2023 | Softball

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CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Boston University softball rallied to force extra innings but ultimately came up short in a rematch with defending MAAC champion Canisius, 6-5, to end Charleston's Cougar Classic Sunday morning.

The Terriers (7-2) scored the game-tying run with two outs in the sixth and grabbed a 6-5 lead in the ninth using international scoring rules, but the Golden Griffins (4-1) were able to walk off with a two-out, two-RBI single.

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU started off strong with junior Lauren Keleher earning a lead-off walk and scoring on classmate Kayla Roncin's RBI triple.
Senior Caitlin Coker drew an errant throw from short to help Roncin score but ended up stranded at third, as Alexis Churchill earned three fly outs.
Senior Allison Boaz allowed a one-out single and walk before bouncing back with a strike out and ground out.
Sophomore Tyesha Williams extended BU's lead to 3-0 in the second by singling to short, stealing second and scoring on Keleher's RBI single.
Boaz had retired eight straight batters before Canisius forced a pitching change with four runs off five hits in the fourth.
Following back-to-back singles and a ground out, 2022 All-MAAC First Team member Gianna Fazzolari delivered a three-run bomb to left center.
The Golden Griffins added two more singles to grab the 4-3 advantage and eventually loaded the bases on a walk and hit-by-pitch before freshman Kasey Ricard (3-1) prevented further damage with a line out to right.
In the sixth, BU took advantage of a hit-by-pitch and two-out walk with Williams driving a single to center to plate junior pinch runner Kate Pryor.
Both teams stranded runners at third in the eighth inning.
Placed at second, graduate student Nicole Amodio took third on freshman Brooke Deppiesse's sac bunt and scored on junior Lauren Nett's sac fly to right.
In the bottom half, Ricard started strongly with a fly out and pop up, but the Golden Griffins kept the game alive with back-to-back walks.
Facing an 0-2 count, Tiara Johnson walked off with a two-RBI single to left for the win.

GAME NOTES

Williams earned two hits for the first time this season and third time in her career. She's the seventh Terrier to earn multiple hits in a game this year.
Roncin became the fourth Terrier to record a triple this season.
Ricard pitched five scoreless innings of relief with five strikeouts against four walks before the walk-off at-bat.
BU moved to 1-1 this season in one-run decisions after losing its first extra-inning game of the season.
The Terriers' five runs were the most scored in defeat since falling to Utah State last season, 6-5 (8), also in extra innings. The loss snapped a 30-game win streak in which BU scored five or more runs.
Canisius avenged Friday's 9-3 loss to cut BU's all-time series lead to 2-1.

UP NEXT

BU will remain down south and next head to Charlotte's Queen City Classic on Feb. 24-26.
The Terriers will start off against Kent State (10 a.m.) and Georgia Tech (12:30 p.m.) on Friday, Feb. 24.
BU will also face Penn State twice during the weekend and the tournament host once.