Roncin, Boaz Lead Terriers to 10-0 Run-Rule Romp at Cal State Fullerton

Wednesday, March 8

Fullerton, CA

10:15 PM ET

Boston University

16-5

Cal State Fullerton

11-11

Boston University

Cal State Fullerton

Kayla Roncin is at the plate with her bat awaiting a pitch

Photo by: Strauss Studios

Roncin, Boaz Lead Terriers to 10-0 Run-Rule Romp at Cal State Fullerton

March 8, 2023 | Softball

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FULLERTON, Calif. – In a near-perfect performance, the Boston University softball rolled to a 10-0 run-rule victory at defending Big West champion Cal State Fullerton on Wednesday night.

Junior and reigning Patriot League Player of the Year Kayla Roncin collected a career-high four hits to lead the offense, while senior and reigning PL Pitcher of the Year Allison Boaz (9-2) tallied six strikeouts on her birthday, as the Terriers (16-5) claimed their ninth run-rule victory of the season. Owner of earlier wins against then-No. 3 Florida, No. 8 Tennessee and No. 24 Oregon, the Titans (11-11) entered the week at No. 17 in the RPI rankings and managed just two hits in their most lopsided defeat of the season, topping an earlier 8-0 (5) loss to No. 2 Oklahoma.

Senior Caitlin Coker matched Roncin in reaching home plate three times apiece, as she went 3-for-4 with an RBI to help BU post a season-high 13 hits. In total, six Terriers earned at least one RBI with freshman Brooke Deppiesse and graduate student Nicole Amodio posting two apiece.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Junior Lauren Keleher (BB), Roncin (1B) and Coker (1B) started the game by loading the bases against 2022 All-Big West Freshman Team member Raci Miranda (3-4).
After the Titans earned a force out at home, graduate student Emily Gant put the ball in play and plate Roncin with Coker also scoring thanks to a throwing error.
Amodio skyed a ball to right to extend the lead to 3-0.
After Boaz earned two strikeouts in the bottom half, sophomore Tyesha Williams started the second with a walk and eventually scored on Roncin's RBI single up the middle.
The Terriers left the bases loaded in the top of the third, but it wouldn't matter, as Boaz struck out the side in the bottom half.
Roncin started the fourth with a double and later scored alongside Coker on Deppiesse's two-RBI double down the left field line.
CSUF earned a one-out single up the middle of the fourth before Boaz retied the last five Titans.
BU put the game in run-rule territory with four runs off five hits in the fifth inning, including RBI singles from Roncin, Coker, junior Lauren Nett and Amodio.

GAME NOTES

Roncin's four hits tied Keleher's four hits against College of Charleston for the most by a Terrier this season.
With two walks, Keleher sits at 69 total, one shy of reaching the top 10 in the program record book.
Boaz is currently No. 8 all-time at 14 shutouts and owns 36 wins, one away from cracking the top 10.
BU has now shut out three teams that competed in the NCAAs last year - Cal State Fullerton, Georgia Tech and South Florida.
The Terriers evened the all-time series with the Titans, 3-3, behind their first-ever shutout after claiming a 12-3 road win last season in which BU scored six of the runs in the top of the seventh.

UP NEXT

BU will have a quick turnaround and next visit Long Beach State on Thursday (March 9) to face defending Big Sky champion Weber State at 1 p.m. ET and No. 12/16 Baylor (3:30 p.m. ET), who defeated Cal State Fullerton, 5-2, in the Titans' first game of the doubleheader.
The Terriers will face Weber State for the first time in program history and the Bears for the first time since 2004.