Friday, May 3
Chestnut Hill, Mass.
4:00 PM
University of Louisville
26-24, 7-15
2
at
3
Boston College
28-22, 8-14
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Boston College | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Photo by: Meg Kelly
Boston College Edges Louisville 3-2 in Series Opener
May 03, 2024 | Softball
Eagles take game one on a two-out walk-off homer
BRIGHTON, Mass. – The University of Louisville softball team took a 2-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh, but a two-out home run by Zoe Hines lifted Boston College to a 3-2 win in their Atlantic Coast Conference series opener Friday evening at the Harrington Athletic Village.
The Cardinals (26-24, 7-15 ACC) and the Eagles (28-22, 8-14) will square off again Saturday at 12 p.m. in an ACC Network televised matchup.
Friday's opener featured a pitcher's duel with Alyssa Zabala tossing a one-hitter and Boston College starter Abby Dunning scattering five hits in a compete game effort. Zabala (18-15) took the loss, surrendering three earned runs on one hit while striking out three in 6.2 innings. Dunning (13-13) picked up the win, giving up two earned runs and fanning five.
Louisville jumped to an early lead when Daisy Hess led off the game with a walk and Chelsea Mack reached safely on a bunt single. One out later, Bailee Richardson sent the first pitch she saw over the left field fence, but an appeal play at first base negated a run to make the score 2-0.
The Eagles countered in the bottom of the second when a trio of walks loaded the the bases and Elisabeth Laviolette was hit by a pitch to put Boston College on the scoreboard.
The Cards placed runners in scoring position in the third, fourth and sixth innings and again in the seventh when Paige Geraghty delivered a lead off single, moved to second on Kiley Goff's sacrifice bunt and took third on a groundout by Hess but was stranded by another groundout.
Following Boston College's run in the second inning, Zabala and the Cardinals' defense retired the next 13 batters until Jules Shields drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh. Two outs later, Hines broke up Zabala's no-hitter with a shot over the left field fence to give the Eagles the 3-2 win.
Louisville was led at the plate by Mack who went 2-for-4 with a run and Richardson who tallied a pair of RBIs on the day.
The Cardinals (26-24, 7-15 ACC) and the Eagles (28-22, 8-14) will square off again Saturday at 12 p.m. in an ACC Network televised matchup.
Friday's opener featured a pitcher's duel with Alyssa Zabala tossing a one-hitter and Boston College starter Abby Dunning scattering five hits in a compete game effort. Zabala (18-15) took the loss, surrendering three earned runs on one hit while striking out three in 6.2 innings. Dunning (13-13) picked up the win, giving up two earned runs and fanning five.
Louisville jumped to an early lead when Daisy Hess led off the game with a walk and Chelsea Mack reached safely on a bunt single. One out later, Bailee Richardson sent the first pitch she saw over the left field fence, but an appeal play at first base negated a run to make the score 2-0.
The Eagles countered in the bottom of the second when a trio of walks loaded the the bases and Elisabeth Laviolette was hit by a pitch to put Boston College on the scoreboard.
The Cards placed runners in scoring position in the third, fourth and sixth innings and again in the seventh when Paige Geraghty delivered a lead off single, moved to second on Kiley Goff's sacrifice bunt and took third on a groundout by Hess but was stranded by another groundout.
Following Boston College's run in the second inning, Zabala and the Cardinals' defense retired the next 13 batters until Jules Shields drew a leadoff walk in the bottom of the seventh. Two outs later, Hines broke up Zabala's no-hitter with a shot over the left field fence to give the Eagles the 3-2 win.
Louisville was led at the plate by Mack who went 2-for-4 with a run and Richardson who tallied a pair of RBIs on the day.
Players Mentioned
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/ SoftballTeam Stats
Pitching:
W: Abby Dunning (13-13)
L: Zabala, Alyssa (18-15)
Batting:
RBI: Richardson, Bailee 2
SH: Hasty, Jac 1 ; Goff, Kiley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hess, Daisy 1 ; Mack, Chelsea 1
HBP: Grant, Maddi 1 ; Holloway, Gabby 1
Batting:
HR: Zoe Hines 1
RBI: Zoe Hines 2 ; Elisabeth Laviolette 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Katelyn Deguire 1 ; Emma Jackson 1 ; Zoe Hines 1
HBP: Elisabeth Laviolette 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
2b/3b
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
2
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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