Kylie Doherty makes hard contact with a pitch batting right handed and fully extended
Andy Mead
0
Holy Cross HC 8-24
4
Winner Boston University BOSTONU 35-4
Holy Cross HC
8-24
0
Final
4
Boston University BOSTONU
35-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Holy Cross HC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Boston University BOSTONU 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 4 5 0

W: Ricard, Kasey (17-3) L: Sophia Roncone (3-11)

Game Recap: Softball |

No. 21/24 Softball Blanks Crusaders, 4-0, to Complete Weekend Shutout Sweep

BOSTON - Sophomore Kasey Ricard pitched a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts and freshman Kylie Doherty was 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBIs to lead the No. 21/24 Boston University softball team to a 4-0 win and a weekend sweep over Holy Cross on Sunday afternoon at BU Softball Field.

BU outscored the Crusaders by a margin of 23-0 in the three-game sweep following run-rule wins of 14-0 and 9-0 on Saturday and collected three Turnpike Trophy points in the process. BU now has a 13-7 lead in this year's competition.

Doherty opened the scoring in the bottom of the second with her sixth home run of the season and the Terriers added a run in both the third and fifth innings.

Ricard (17-3) and the Terriers never allowed a Crusader past first base on the day en route to the team's fourth straight shutout and eighth straight win.

BU improves to 35-4 overall and 9-0 in Patriot League play while Holy Cross falls to 8-24 with an 0-9 conference mark. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Graduate student Lizzy Avery opened the bottom of the second with a walk before Doherty drilled the first pitch she saw over the wall in left-center for a 2-0 lead.
  • BU tacked on another run in the third as graduate student Audrey Sellers reached on an error before scoring on a double by senior Lauren Keleher to make it 3-0.
  • The Terriers added another insurance run in the fifth inning without getting a hit.
  • Sellers once again got on safely due to a Holy Cross error before Keleher was hit by a pitch and Avery walked to load the bases.
  • Doherty added her third RBI of the contest by drawing a bases-loaded walk to push the score to 4-0.
  • Eight of Holy Cross' final 12 outs came by strikeouts as Ricard secured her 11th shutout of the season.

GAME NOTES
  • Ricard, who struck out the side in the fourth inning, secured her sixth double-digit strikeout performance of the season.
  • Doherty added a single in the seventh to finish the day 2-for-2 at the plate.
  • Graduate student Caitlin Coker recorded her 11th double of the season.
  • Sophomore Brooke Deppiesse was 4-for-6 in the series to raise her average to .343. 

UP NEXT
  • The Terriers will return to action on Tuesday (April 16) when they make the short drive to Harvard for a doubleheader.
  • Game one starts at 3 p.m.
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