{"id":30378,"date":"2022-02-20T20:07:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:07:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=30378"},"modified":"2022-02-20T20:09:36","modified_gmt":"2022-02-21T01:09:36","slug":"softball-terriers-upset-13-georgia-at-red-black-showcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/02\/20\/softball-terriers-upset-13-georgia-at-red-black-showcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball: Terriers upset #13 Georgia at Red & Black Showcase"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Boston University softball on the mound. The Terriers went 3-2 in the Red & Black Showcase last weekend. SAM ROBERTS\/ FREEZE FRAME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By Hannah Yoshinaga\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Boston University softball played in its second tournament of the year last weekend, which included an upset of 13th-ranked Georgia, the tournament hosts.<\/p>\n

The Friday win was the Terriers’ first against an SEC team since 2009. Earlier in the day, BU defeated Purdue to earn its first victory versus a Big Ten team since 2018. The Terriers had never previously beaten two Power Five schools in one day in program history.<\/p>\n

Junior pitcher Lizzy Avery posted 13 strikeouts, while junior pitcher Allison Boaz threw seven. Boaz ended the weekends with two wins, including the win against Georgia, and a save against Purdue.<\/p>\n

Game 1: BU defeats Purdue 5-2<\/h3>\n

The Terriers didn’t waste any time getting on the board against the Boilermakers. Senior center fielder Jen Horita, BU’s second batter, doubled down the right-field line in her first at-bat. Sophomore shortstop Kayla Roncin brought her home moments later to give the Terriers an early one-run advantage.<\/p>\n

Sophomore right fielder Lauren Keleher drew a walk in the top of the second, later advancing to third on a single and a sac fly. An RBI single from junior catcher Audrey Sellers scored Keleher to extend the lead to 2-0.<\/p>\n

Neither team scored until the top of the fourth, when Horita’s RBI single scored junior third baseman Caitlin Coker.<\/p>\n

Coker found herself rounding the bases again in the sixth when she homered to right for the 4-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Trouble came in the bottom of the sixth when BU couldn’t seem to buy an out. A single from Purdue catcher Kaeley Hallada scored shortstop Rachel Becker, who previously advanced on a wild pitch. The Boilermakers brought in another run on an RBI single by right fielder Rylee Platusic immediately afterward. Boaz registered a strikeout and a groundout to slow Purdue’s comeback effort.<\/p>\n

Keleher added to the Terriers’ lead with an RBI double in the seventh to bring the score to 5-2. Boaz closed out the game for BU.<\/p>\n

Game 2: BU defeats Georgia 6-1<\/h3>\n

The Terriers again took an early lead against Georgia. After Coker knocked a leadoff single into left field, a triple by Roncin allowed Coker to reach home for a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

With the Bulldogs unable to get much of anything going on offense, BU took advantage in the third and extended its lead to 4-0 on a three-run homer by senior first baseman Nicole Amodio that scored Roncin and Horita.<\/p>\n

Georgia’s only run of the game came in the fourth, due in part to a wild pitch that allowed designated hitter Lacey Fincher to get to second after initially reaching on a fielder’s choice. Fincher came around the bases on a double by catcher Lyndi Rae Davis, but the Bulldogs never seriously threatened again.<\/p>\n

Roncin recorded her second RBI of the game in the fifth when her RBI groundout scored Coker.<\/p>\n

In the seventh, Coker scored for the third time after Horita doubled to right.<\/p>\n

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Oh what a night! #ProudToBU<\/a> #BUSB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/spTvwvhRO9<\/a><\/p>\n

— BU Softball (@TerrierSoftball) February 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n