Dartmouth Edges No. 21/23 Softball, 5-4

Tuesday, April 2

Hanover, NH

3 PM

Boston University

27-4

Dartmouth

7-10

Boston University

Dartmouth

Lauren Keleher follows through on a hit toward the outfield against Charlotte.

Photo by: Sam Roberts / Freeze Frame

April 2, 2024 | Softball

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HANOVER, N.H. – Despite nearly doubling Dartmouth in hits, the No. 21/23 nationally-ranked Boston University softball team fell late on the road in a 5-4 heartbreaker Tuesday afternoon.

The Big Green (7-10) scored all five of their runs with two outs off 3-2 pitches, including four in the first and the go-ahead solo shot in the sixth, to snap the Terriers' (27-4) eight-game win streak. BU finished with an 11-6 advantage in hits but stranded eight on base and had two more runners caught stealing for its first loss of the year when scoring at least three runs in a game.

Senior Lauren Keleher led the offense batting a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored, while graduate student Allison Boaz earned her second homer of the season to help BU rally to tie the game in the sixth. Sophomore Kasey Ricard (13-3) suffered the loss with three runs off five hits after replacing Boaz in the circle with the bases loaded during the bottom of the first inning.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Keleher and senior Kayla Roncin started the game with back-to-back singles and eventually took advantage of a throwing error during Roncin's attempt to draw a rundown for the 1-0 lead.
Graduate student Lizzy Avery followed with a one-out walk two put two on, but the Big Green earned back-to-back strikeouts looking on generous outside pitches.
In the bottom half, Boaz started off with a fly out and ground out but then loaded the bases with two walks and a single.
The Big Green followed with a two-RBI double and two-RBI single to grab the 4-1 lead.
In the top of the second, senior Lauren Nett earned a one-out single and scored on Keleher's two-out RBI double to cut the deficit in half.
After Boaz led off the fourth with a solo homer, Sellers delivered a two-out double, but reliever Jensin Hall followed a hit-by-pitch with a swinging strikeout to end the threat.
Dartmouth tried to extend the lead in the fifth on a lead-off single and two-out single before coming up empty handed on a swinging strikeout.
The Terriers tied the game in the sixth, as sophomore Brooke Deppiesse singled to left, took second on Nett's single and scored on Keleher's two-out RBI single up the middle.
With two outs in the bottom half, Wilson battled back from a 1-2 count to blast a 3-2 pitch to right for what proved to be the game winner.
The Terriers earned a one-out walk and took second on a wild pitch but struck out and fouled out for the loss.

UP NEXT

BU will visit Colgate for a three-game series on Saturday-Sunday (April 6-7).
First pitch is set for 12 p.m. both days.
The Terriers have won the last 23 meetings, including a pair of one-run decisions at home last year (2-1, 6-5).