Fordham Edges Softball in Extra-Inning Pitchers' Duel, 1-0

Sunday, February 23

Columbia, SC

10 AM

Boston University

8-6

Fordham

6-8

Fordham

Boston U

Side angle camera shot of Kasey Ricard pitching toward home plate with the corner infielders in a crouching position.

Photo by: Alexa Harbach

Fordham Edges Softball in Extra-Inning Pitchers' Duel, 1-0

February 23, 2025 | Softball

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Competing in its first extra-inning game of the season, the Boston University softball team dropped a 1-0 decision to Fordham Sunday morning at South Carolina's Garnet & Black Invitational.

The Rams (6-8) were limited to just two singles by junior Kasey Ricard (4-4) through the first seven innings before they led off the eighth with a single and broke the scoreless deadlock on a two-out RBI single in their seventh one-run game of the season. The Terriers (8-6) had two in scoring position in the bottom of the seventh with one out but struck out and grounded out for their second 1-0 loss.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Fordham started off the game with a lead-off bunt single and walk before Ricard ended the threat on a ground out and back-to-back swinging strikeouts.
Sophomore Libby Walsh earned BU's first hit through the left side in the second with one out, but the Terriers wouldn't manage another until the fifth.
After junior Aimee Metz and freshman Addie Lucier recorded back-to-back one-out singles, Holly Beeman (4-2) earned a pair fly outs to end the threat.
In the bottom of the seventh, sophomore Kylie Doherty singled up the middle, took second on Metz's sac bunt and advanced to third on Lucier's single down the right field line.
After striking out, BU loaded the bases on junior Megan Coyle's walk, but Beeman earned a fly out to center to prevent the Terriers from walking off with a win.
The Rams started the eighth with a single to right and added a two-out walk to set up a RBI single down the right field line on a 2-2 pitch.
Throwing 96 pitches in comparison to Ricard's 140, Beeman sealed the shutout victory with three straight line outs, including two to center.

GAME NOTES

Lucier earned her first multi-hit game of the season.
Ricard finished with six strikeouts against four walks, while Beeman had three strikeouts and two walks.
The contest marked the fourth straight one-run decision in the BU-Fordham series with the Terriers winning the last meeting, 4-3, in 10 innings in Florida back in 2012. BU now leads all-time, 6-1.

UP NEXT

Held scoreless in three straight games for the first time since 2002, the Terriers will have the next week off and return to action at the Winthrop Eagle Classic on March 7-9.
BU will face Presbyterian, Western Carolina (2x), Winthrop and Queens.