2021 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Softball GAME NOTES
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2021 BU SCHEDULE/RESULTS 2021 BOSTON UNIVERSITY SOfTBall GaME NOTES MARCH (13-1 = H: 2-0, A: 11-1) 7 at Providence W 4-0 at Providence L 0-2 8 at Providence W 10-0 at Providence W 8-3 10 at Merrimack W 7-1 at Merrimack W (5) 9-0 11 at Merrimack W (6) 8-0 at Merrimack W 7-3 18 at Boston College W 5-0 20 STONY BROOK W 6-3 5x PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (36-2) STONY BROOK W 3-0 23 at Boston College W 3-2 NCAA Regionals • May 21-23, 2021 27 at Lehigh * W (5) 16-0 Cowgirl Stadium – Stillwater, Okla. at Lehigh * W 1-0 APRIL (15-1 = H: 9-1, A: 6-0) NCAA BOUND PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 3 COLGATE * W 6-1 • Riding a Patriot League record and program-tying • Eighth-year member BU is representing the COLGATE * W 6-5 18-game win streak, Boston University is making its 10-member Patriot League (seven in softball) after eighth NCAA appearance in last 13 years and 11th earning automatic NCAA berth with 5-4 win over 4 COLGATE * W 6-1 overall ... The win streak is NCAA’s No. 2 active win No. 4 Army, 9-1(5) win vs. No. 2 Lehigh and then COLGATE * W (8) 5-4 streak behind James Madison (24 games). 9-2 victory in rematch with the Mountain Hawks. 9 ARMY WEST POINT * W 1-0 • The Terriers are the No. 3 seed in a regional for • BU was top seed and host for the third ARMY WEST POINT * L 4-7 the second time (last in 2012) and will again open consecutive year in the PL tournament ... The against an SEC at-large team in Mississippi State. Terriers have posted a combined 51-6 PL record over 10 ARMY WEST POINT * W 4-3 • Regional features two conference champs and four top-120 the last three conference schedules. ARMY WEST POINT * W 8-0 RPI programs: Big 12 at-large Oklahoma State (#6), SEC at-large 17 at Bucknell * W 2-1 Mississippi State (#28), PL champ BU (#43) and Big South CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT HISTORY at Bucknell * W 2-1 champ Campbell (#110). • With the 9-2 win over Lehigh, BU captured its 14th overall 18 at Bucknell * W 3-2 tournament trophy and fifth in the Patriot League ... Three- NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY peated as conference tournament champs for the first time in at Bucknell * W 3-2 • BU is 7-20 all-time ... Collected at least one win in five of the program history ... BU was previously a member of the America 23 HOLY CROSS * W (6) 11-3 10 appearances (1996, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014). East before joining the PL in the summer of 2013. HOLY CROSS * W 7-0 • Reached two regional finals ... Eliminated UConn and UMass in • BU previously came up short of a 3-peat after repeating in 24 at Holy Cross * W 5-1 1996 (two losses to Princeton) ... Eliminated Iowa and Auburn in 1992-93, 1996-97, 2002-03 and 2009-10. 2009 (two losses to Georgia Tech). • The Terriers are 17-2 all-time in the PL tournament, going 3-0 at Holy Cross * W 4-0 • The Terriers were a No. 3 seed for the first time ever in 2012 in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2021... Failed to reach four- MAY (8-0 = H: 7-0, A: 1-0) ... Edged by Arkansas, 3-2, before eliminating Iona, 4-3, in 13 team tourney in 2015 and then went 2-0 in 2017 before falling 1 LAFAYETTE * W (5) 8-0 innings ... Fell at No. 1 national seed Cal, 8-0 (6). in the final to host Lehigh in pair of 1-run decisions (1-0, 4-3). LAFAYETTE * W (5) 11-0 • In 2014, BU was edged by No. 11 seed Arizona, 9-6, in the 2 LAFAYETTE * W (5) 10-0 first game ... Only No. 4 seed that year to earn a win with 8-3 ALL-PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT TEAM win over AAC champ Louisville ... Was one out away from second • Freshman Lauren Nett was named Tournament MVP after LAFAYETTE * W (5) 17-2 win over No. 23 ranked LSU before the Tigers rallied to eliminate batting 4-for-8 with two walks, three runs and seven RBIs. 8 at UMass Lowell W 5-0 BU, 8-3 ... Just six runs allowed in three games were earned. • Senior Ali DuBois won all three games for her third All- 13 ARMY WEST POINT % W 5-4 • Five years ago at No. 14 national seed Louisiana-Lafayette, Tournament honor ... Finished with 2.33 ERA, tallying 14 14 LEHIGH % W (5) 9-1 BU led off with three singles and got a two-out HBP to grab 1-0 strikeouts against 20 hits and six walks in 18 innings of work. lead ... Ranked No. 9, the Ragin’ Cajuns scored seven straight • Junior Emily Gant was named to her second team ... Collected 15 LEHIGH % W 9-2 runs over first three innings ... BU scored three in fifth and had one-inning save in 5-4 game-one win over Army ... Batted 21 vs. Miss. St. (TV: ESPN3) & 4:30 p.m. ET two on in sixth with game-tying run at the plate before falling, 4-for-10 with two RBIs and four runs scored. 22 vs. #5 Oklahoma St./Campbell & TBA 9-5 ... After posting 13-9 advantage in hits, the Terriers then fell • Senior Jen Horita also earned All-Tourney accolades, batting to 16th-ranked Texas A&M, 6-0, accumulating just three hits. 4-for-9 with three RBIs and three runs scored. All Home Games in Caps • In 2018, No. 2 Oklahoma led, 1-0, before exploding with eight * – Patriot League runs in b-4 for 9-0(5) win ... Terriers rallied from a 4-0 deficit UNSUNG TOURNEY HEROES % – Patriot League tournament (Boston, Mass.) to grab 7-5 lead before Missouri (RPI 24) scored two in 4th and • Sophomore Caitlin Coker provided the offensive spark, & – NCAA Regional (Stillwater, Okla.) three in 7th to claim 10-8 win. reaching base to lead off in all three games (hit-by-pitch, walk, • In 2019, Ali DuBois pitched 4.1 no-hit innings at No. 8 Florida single) and scoring all three times, as BU scored 10 of its 23 before the Gators pulled away, 3-0, on the arm of Kelly Barnhill combined runs in the first inning ... Also had eight assists at ... In the second game, BU jumped out to 2-0 lead in the second third without a single error. against Stanford but was undone by five errors (5) in a 13-2 loss. • Senior Patricia Dun, a member of LIU Post’s 2019 WCWS PROBABLE LINE-UP Pos. ## Yr. Name Stats 2021 Notes 3B 22 So. Caitlin Coker .410 BA, 43 R, 48 H, 08 2B, 03 3B, 17 RBI, 15 BB 2021 PL Player of the Year; Only Terrier to bat in same slot all year; .970 FLD% RF 06 Fr. Lauren Keleher .339 BA, 23 R, 37 H, 03 2B, 03 3B, 15 RBI, 19 BB 2021 PL Rookie of the Year; 4-for-11 (.364) in PL tourney DP/P 02 Jr. Emily Gant .391 BA, 31 R, 34 H, 07 2B, 03 3B // 5-2, 2 SV, 1.18 ERA, 45 K, .173 Opp. BA 2x All-PL 1st Team (P & At-Large); 2x All-Tournament Team C 24 Fr. Lauren Nett .392 BA, 11 R, 20 H, 05 2B, 08 BB, 17 RBI 2021 PL Tournament MVP (4-8, 2 BB, 3 R, 7 RBI); 2021 All-PL Second Team CF 10 Jr. Aliyah Huerta-Leipner .298 BA, 25 R, 34 H, 06 2B, 03 3B, 21 RBI, 16 BB 2x All-PL 2nd Team; 11 career HRs; 10 career assists in outfield with zero errors LF 14 Sr. Jen Horita .443 BA, 20 R, 39 H, 05 2B, 01 3B, 21 RBI, 07 BB 2021 All-PL 1st Team and 2019 2nd Team; 2021 All-Tournament Team 1B 09 Jr. Nicole Amodio .400 BA, 21 R, 34 H, 11 2B, 03 HR, 33 RBI, 12 BB, 13 HBP 2x All-PL 1st Team; .527 OB%, 35 RBIs totaled in first 79 career games 2B 07 Jr. Bella Gargicevich-Almeida .129 BA, 01 R, 04 H, 03 RBI and #13 C/2B Audrey Sellers, .220 BA, 12 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 9 BB, 7 SH SS 11 Sr. Patricia Dun .167 BA, 08 R, 06 H, 01 2B, 05 BB, 03 RBI 9 assists in PL tourney w/ 0 errors; Reached NCAA D2 WCWS with LIU Post in 2019 P 16 Sr. Ali DuBois 25-0, 0.89 ERA, 27 G-21 GS, 151 SO, 45 BB, 149.0 IP, .171 Opp. BA 3x PL Pitcher of the Year; 3x All-Tnmt.; 85 career wins & 639 Ks DP 01 Sr. Marina Sylvestri .323 BA, 06 R, 20 H, 05 2B, 05 2B, 15 RBI, 11 BB 2x All-PL 1st Team; Batted .328 in 2020; Two RBI pinch hits in PL tourney CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS (11): 1993, 2001, ‘02, ‘03, ‘07, 2010, ‘11, ‘12, ‘18, ‘19, ‘21 CONFERENCE TOURNEY CHAMPS (14): 1992, ‘93, ‘96, ‘97, 2002, ‘03, ‘09, 2010, ‘12, ‘14, ‘16, ‘18, ‘19, ‘21 | NCAA (11): 1996, 2002, ‘03, ‘09, 2010, ‘12, ‘14, ‘16, ‘18, ‘19, ‘21 2021 boston university softball www.GoTerriers.com NCAA Tournament: 1996, 2002, ‘03, ‘09, 2010, ‘12, ‘14, ‘16, ‘18, ‘19, ‘21 series but added a fourth this year to let the teams NO PLACE LIKE HOME QUICK FACTS get in more games this year.