BOSTON – Following a 25-game season-opening street journey, the Boston College softball staff will open the house slate with a pair of midweek non-conference doubleheaders towards in-state rivals. The Terriers will first host Merrimack on Tuesday (March 22) at 2 p.m. after which welcome UMass Lowell on Wednesday (March 23) at 12 p.m.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU is taking the sector at residence for the primary time since posting an 18-1 report final season that included a three-game sweep within the Patriot League match, highlighted by a 9-2 win over Lehigh within the championship last.
- Proprietor of an RPI rating of 57, BU will probably be seeing its first motion since incomes a 6-4 win over Sacramento State on March 12 to wrap up the journey to California.
- The Terriers swept Patriot League weekly honors final Monday with sophomore Kayla Roncin making historical past as the primary Terrier to assert three straight Participant of the Week awards.
- Roncin ranks 74th nationally with a team-high .422 whereas including six doubles, three triples, a homer, 16 RBIs and team-high 20 runs scored.
- Senior Emily Gant is second on the staff at .362, whereas classmate Nicole Amodio (.273 avg.) owns six homers and team-high 21 RBIs.
- A two-time PL Pitcher of the Week this season, junior Allison Boaz (7-4, 2.20 ERA) is holding batters to .274 with 36 strikeouts in 73.1 innings of labor whereas including two saves. Classmate Lizzy Avery (5-8, 3.50 ERA) has posted 70 strikeouts in 76.0 innings.
- Total, BU is batting .265 with opponents hitting .278 and incomes a 52-39 benefit in extra-base hits.
SCOUTING MERRIMACK (5-6)
Tuesday, 2 p.m. DH
- The Warriors are 5-6 with a Monday afternoon recreation vs. Mount St. Mary’s but to be accomplished after going 6-18 final spring. They personal two one-run wins towards Hartford and are 0-2 towards the Patriot League with 3-2 loss vs. Holy Cross and 6-4 defeat to Lafayette.
- Jenna Wilke is batting a team-high .438 with three doubles and 7 RBIs. Ellen Hubbard (.314 avg.) additionally owns seven RBIs alongside three doubles, whereas Courtney Lanpher (.273 avg.) has 10 runs scored.
- Madie Fornwalt (2-2, 3.15 ERA) is holding opponents to .232 batting common, whereas Brya Michitson (3-1, 3.75 ERA) has 14 strikeouts in 28.0 innings of labor with a 3-0 win over Siena.
- Total, Merrimack is batting .248 whereas holding opponents to .245, although opposing groups personal a 58-28 benefit in walks earned.
- Terrier alum and former two-time staff captain Elaine Schwager (Wheelock’95) is in her eighth straight season and 13 total as head coach at Merrimack. She owns 397 profession victories with earlier stints at Suffolk and Regis School.
- BU is 7-3 all-time after sweeping a pair of doubleheaders at Merrimack final season within the first conferences between the 2 groups since 1991. The Terriers outscored the Warriors, 31-4 with Boaz amassing a five-inning no-hitter.
SCOUTING UMASS LOWELL (12-8)
Wednesday, 12 p.m. DH
- The River Hawks are 12-8 this season after posting a 13-18 report final spring. They opened the 12 months with a 6-2 win over Seton Hal and pair of victories towards St. John’s by a mixed rating of 9-2. UML most not too long ago went 1-3 on the Penn State Invitational with 4-2 win vs. Rider and pair of losses to Cornell (8-5, 3-2) alongside 12-2 defeat to Penn State.
- Becca Vaillancourt is batting a team-high .361 with two homers and eight RBIs. Cayla Tulley (.296 avg.) has delivered the facility up to now with 5 homers and 19 RBIs with Brenna Davenport (.286) delivering three homers and 7 RBIs.
- Ryley White (8-1, 1.80 ERA) has claimed 59 strikeouts in 54.1 innings of labor whereas holding opponents to .206. Jen Slanovec (2-1, 4.07 ERA) has recorded 16 strikeouts in 32.2 innings. Each she and Chelsea Runyon (2-4, 4.85 ERA) personal a save.
- Total, UML is batting .271 whereas holding opponents to .284 with a 17-13 benefit in homers and 22-13 lead in stolen bases.
- The Terriers are 15-2 all-time after incomes a 5-0 win at UML final season. In 2019, BU pulled out a pair of one-run choices, together with a 3-2 walk-off victory within the ninth following an earlier 4-3 win.
UP NEXT
- The three-time defending Patriot League common season and match champ Terriers will open convention play at Lafayette with three-game sequence beginning Saturday (March 26) at 12 p.m.
- BU gained all 4 conferences final season at residence by a mixed rating of 46-2.