Softball Moves Up Program Record Book with DH Sweep over Maine

Tuesday, April 18

Boston, MA

1 PM

Boston University

37-7

Maine

10-28

Maine

Boston University

Photo by: Matt Woolverton

Softball Moves Up Program Record Book with DH Sweep over Maine

April 18, 2023 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 Game 1 Box (W, 3-0)Game 2 Box (W, 9-1 / 5 inn.)Highlights Coach Waters Postgame

BOSTON – Utilizing three pitchers, the Boston University softball team kept Maine's bats at bay to secure a doubleheader sweep on Tuesday afternoon at home.

The Terriers (38-7) first claimed a 3-0 win over the Black Bears (10-29) for their 21st shutout, one shy of tying the school record, and then cruised to a 9-1 run-rule victory to extend their win streak to 18 games, tied-for-second most in program history.

Senior Allison Boaz (18-4) scattered three hits over five innings of work with the help of five strikeouts, and classmate Lizzy Avery (5-1) limited Maine to one unearned run and four hits in 3.2 innings. Freshman Kasey Ricard collected a save in both contests by keeping the Black Bears hitless over 3.1 combined innings with three strikeouts.

At the plate, freshman Brooke Deppiesse batted 4-for-6 with two RBIs, while senior Caitlin Coker and graduate student Emily Gant went a combined 6-for-11 with two RBIs and six runs. Junior Lauren Nett dropped the hammer in the second game with a two-RBI single and bases-clearing double to tabulate five RBIs, the most by a Terrier this season.

GAME 1: BU - 3, Maine - 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

Boaz set the tone by striking out the side to start the game.
Junior Lauren Keleher earned a lead-off walk and scored on an errant throw into the outfield, as she tried to reach second on classmate Kayla Roncin's grounder.
With two outs in the top of the fifth, Maine earned a pair of singles before lining out to center.
The Black Bears had one more opportunity to get on the scoreboard with a one-out walk in the sixth against Ricard, but following a sacrifice bunt, she ended the threat with a swinging strikeout.
BU added two insurance runs off four hits with Coker singling through the right side and eventually scoring on a passed ball.
Gant also collected a single and scored on junior Kate Pryor's hard grounder off the first baseman's glove.
Ricard sealed the shutout with a pair of fly outs and strikeout.

GAME 2: BU - 9, Maine - 1 (5 inn.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Avery earned three quick outs in the top of the first, BU grabbed the lead for good with four runs off five hits during the bottom half.
The Terriers started with four straight hits with Roncin scoring on Coker's RBI double and Keleher reaching home on Gant's single.
Nett doubled the lead with a two-RBI single that went off the diving shortstop's glove.
The Black Bears got on the scoreboard against Avery by starting the third with two singles and taking advantage of a throwing error.
Maine loaded the bases with a hit-by-pitch and walk with zero outs, but Avery bounced back with a pair of force outs at home on infield grounders and then a swinging strikeout.
Pryor helped BU push the lead back to four runs by earning a lead-off walk, taking second on Nett's sac bunt and scoring on Deppiesse's RBI single down the left field line.
Maine loaded the bases again in the fourth on a one-out single, two-out single and walk but Ricard ended the threat with a fly out to right.
The Terriers put the game away in the bottom half with four runs off four hits, including Nett's bases-clearing double and Deppiesse's RBI single.

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