{"id":30788,"date":"2022-03-23T17:55:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=30788"},"modified":"2022-03-23T17:55:36","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T21:55:36","slug":"softball-terriers-record-second-consecutive-doubleheader-sweep-top-uml","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2022\/03\/23\/softball-terriers-record-second-consecutive-doubleheader-sweep-top-uml\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball: Terriers record second-consecutive doubleheader sweep, top UML"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Emily Gant runs the bases in Boston University softball’s game against the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Wednesday. The Terriers defeated the River Hawks in back-to-back games. PATRICK DONNELLY\/ WTBU SPORTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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

Boston University softball swept its opponent in a doubleheader for the second day in a row on Wednesday, defeating UMass Lowell in two back-to-back home games.<\/p>\n

The win gives the Terriers a 17-2 all-time record against the River Hawks.<\/p>\n

Junior pitcher Lizzy Avery, coming off throwing a no-hitter on Tuesday, threw another complete game and posted six strikeouts. Junior pitcher Allison Boaz held UML to four hits and one run in seven innings in the second game.<\/p>\n

Game 1: BU defeats UML 3-2<\/h3>\n

The River Hawks got BU’s first two batters to pop up before sophomore shortstop Kayla Roncin walked to put a runner on. Senior designated player Emily Gant rocked a triple to left center in the next at-bat to score Roncin, giving the Terriers a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

UML fired back in the second when designated player Morgan Fisher walked and advanced to second on a wild pitch, later coming in to score when an error by BU allowed first baseman Maria Moccio to reach.<\/p>\n

The Terriers came up with more clutch hitting in the third when senior first baseman Nicole Amodio’s two-out single scored graduate left fielder Jen Horita and sophomore right fielder Lauren Keleher.<\/p>\n

The River Hawks cut the deficit to one run when a triple by center fielder Olivia Labbe brought home pinch runner Brooke Ashenfelter, but failed to record another hit in the final two innings.<\/p>\n

Game 2: BU defeats UML 7-1<\/h3>\n

The Terriers provided all of the offense to start the game, scoring four runs before UML could record its second hit.<\/p>\n

To open the first, junior third baseman Caitlin Coker hammered the third pitch she saw past the right field fence, giving BU an early 1-0 advantage. Later in the inning, Amodio knocked a two-out double to right to score Keleher and Gant.<\/p>\n

Amodio’s sac fly in the third scored Roncin, and an RBI groundout by Coker in the fourth allowed freshman designated player Tyesha Williams to reach home.<\/p>\n

Keleher put the Terriers one run shy of a mercy-rule victory in the fifth with a two-run double that brought home Gant and Roncin.<\/p>\n

The River Hawks recorded their only run of the contest in the sixth when an error by Amodio gave third baseman Tori Mueller the opportunity to score.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

The Terriers travel to Easton, Pa. for three games against Lafayette College on Saturday and Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Hannah Yoshinaga\u00a0 Boston University softball swept its opponent in a doubleheader for the second day in a row on Wednesday, defeating UMass Lowell in two back-to-back home games. The win gives the Terriers a 17-2 all-time record against the River Hawks. Junior pitcher Lizzy Avery, coming off throwing a no-hitter on Tuesday, threw another […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18183,"featured_media":30801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1052,19,1039],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30788"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18183"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30788"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30788\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30802,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30788\/revisions\/30802"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}