Cards Fall 8-4 to Boston College

Saturday, April 13

Brighton, MA

1:00 p.m.

University of Louisville

26-15, 7-7

Boston College

14-24, 4-10

Louisville

Boston College

Megan Hensley at the plate against Lipscomb

Photo by: Adam Creech | Louisville Athletics

April 13, 2019 | Softball

Box Score Boston College 8 - Louisville 4

The teams will meet in the rubber-game Sunday at 12 p.m.

By: Lori Korte

The University of Louisville softball team fell 8-4 to Boston College in game two of an ACC series. The teams will meet in the rubber-game Sunday at 12 p.m.

The game featured two ties and two lead changes as the Cards had eight hits to BC's seven. Redshirt senior Sidney Melton went 2-for-3 with a double, a run and a stolen base while sophomore Kyra Snyder went 1-for-1, drawing three walks in the game. Senior Megan Hensley connected on a two-run homer as the Cards attempted to rally in the seventh inning.

The Cardinals (26-15, 7-7 ACC) wasted no time getting on the scoreboard when junior Celene Funke led off the game with a hit, stole second and scored on redshirt senior Sidney Melton's RBI single.

The Eagles (14-24, 4-10) countered with two runs in the home half of the first. A hit and a walk put two on for Allyson Moore's RBI hit. A wild pitch sent Ellie Mataya home to give BC a 2-1 lead.

Louisville pulled even in the fourth inning when redshirt freshman Taylor Roby singled, junior Caitlin Ferguson was hit by pitch and Snyder walked to load the bases. Sophomore Maddy Newman drew a walk to plate pinch-runner Jordyn Wolfe.

Boston College capitalized on three hits, three walks and an error to put up a four-spot in the bottom of the fourth. Bianna Boccagno's two-run homer put the Eagles on top 4-2. A bases-loaded walk and a Louisville miscue extended the lead to 6-2

The fifth inning brought two more runs for the Eagles courtesy of Carly Servini's two-run double.

The Cards started to rally in seventh as Melton led off with a double to set up Megan Hensley's two-run homer. The senior's team-best sixth home run of the season made the score 8-4. Senior Madison Cousineau was hit by a pitch, sophomore Kyra Snyder connected on a two-out single and Butler walked to load the bases with two outs, but BC reliever Camryn Dolby delivered a strikeout to end the game.

Sophomore Danielle Watson (8-11) took the loss, allowing six runs, five earned, on four hits and striking out four in 3.2 innings.

Dolby (9-8) got the win after giving up two earned runs on five hits and striking out six in 3.2 innings. Lexi DiEmmanuele went 3-for-4 with a run while Boccagno and Severini each drove in a pair of runs to lead the Eagles at the plate.

NOTES:

Louisville leads the series with Boston College 6-4
Butler is currently on a seven-game hitting streak
Hensley's home run pushes her career tally to 31, moving her into a tie for sixth on Louisville's all-time list. She needs one more to tie for fifth with Katie Keller (2011-14).
Hensley also moved into a tie fifth on Louisville's career RBI list – she now has 157 and is tied with former teammate Maryssa Becker (2014-17).
With her run in today's game, Melton extends her career total to 138 and is tied for sixth on Louisville's career list. She needs two more to move into a tie for fifth with Kristin Auston (2009-12).
Melton is on a four-game hitting streak and has reached safely in the last five games
With her stolen base in today's game, Melton improves her season total to 21 and moves into sole possession of fourth on Louisville's single-season list. She now has 54 career stolen bases and stands third on Louisville's all-time list, needing six more to tie Jennifer Esteban (2010-13) for second.
Funke also recorded a stolen base in the game to move her single season total to 18 and is tied for eighth on UofL's single-season list. One more will move her into a three-way tie for sixth.
As a team, Louisville has registered a program-record 74 stolen bases on the season. The previous record was 68, set in the 2010 season.