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Softball Drops Pair Of Make-Up Games To Virginia Tech
April 29, 2002 | Softball
April 29, 2002
Game 1 Box Score | Game 2 Box Score
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Boston College dropped a crucial BIG EAST softball doubleheader to Virginia Tech, 1-0 and 4-3, on Monday after the games were rained out on Sunday. The two teams played at the neutral site as a result of the season's earlier meeting being rained out on March 23 at Shea Field.
In the first game of the twinbill, Tiffany Hurt gave the Hokies a 1-0 lead with two-outs in the fifth inning. She ripped her fifth home run of the year over the 250-ft. left field fence.
The Eagles tried to mount a rally in the bottom of the sixth. After Jen Asbury (Livermore, CA) and Jacqui Goodchild (West Hills, CA) both reached on back-to-back singles, Cara Blumfield (West Hills, CA) drew her second walk of the game to load the bases. However, the Eagles were unable to bring in a run and the score remained 1-0 in favor of Virginia Tech.
Eagle starter Kim Ryan (Bay Shore, NY) pitched a complete game one-hitter and struck out seven. She also walked five in the loss. Ashlee Dobbe also pitched 7.0 innings, allowing five hits with five strikeouts and three walks.
Virginia Tech jumped right on the board in the second inning of the nightcap when Megan Evans knocked a home run down the left field line off of Ryan. The Hokies threatened with later in the inning with two on and one out, but the Eagles got out of the inning with a strikeout and a infield pop.
In the bottom of the frame, Lisa Fischer (Coopersburg, PA) - playing in her home area for the first time as a collegian - launched a home run to straight-away center field with Blumfield on to put the Eagles ahead, 2-1. The round-tripper was her second of the season and career.
Virginia Tech knotted up the game - at 2-2 - in the next half inning when Amy Voorhees hit the team's third home run of the doubleheader with a shot to left field. Hurt struck again in the sixth inning, this time homering down the left field line to push the score to 4-2.
Lisa Field added to the day's home run total with a shot over the left field fence in the bottom of the sixth inning to bring the Eagles within one run, 4-3.
Ryan started the second game, going 7.0 innings. She allowed four runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts and six walks.
Dobbe earned the win with another complete game. She allowed three runs on seven hits while striking out five and walking two.
With the losses, BC fell to 23-26 on the season and 9-9 in BIG EAST play. The Eagles will next face Massachusetts on Tuesday, April 30 at 5 p.m. in Amherst.
