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Softball Earnes First BIG EAST Sweep Of The Season
April 07, 2001 | Softball
April 7, 2001
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - The Boston College softball team swept its BIG EAST doubleheader with St. John's, 6-5 and 3-1 (10 inn.), this afternoon.
In the first game, St. John's posted three runs in the bottom of the first inning and then added two more runs for a 5-0 lead in the bottom of the third.
Boston College managed a run in the top of the fourth as Cara Blumfield hit her seventh homerun of the season for a one-run shot.
BC won the game with five runs in the top of the seventh inning as Blumfield, Alison Erbig, Jen Asbury, Jacqui Goodchild and Kim Ryan rounded the bases for the win.
After Brooke Shull started, Tekae Malandris pitched the final 6.2 innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on two hits. She struck out seven for the win.
In the nightcap, BC needed 10 innings to top the Red Storm. St. John's posted another first-inning run, but BC answered in the fourth as Jen Asbury knocked out her second homerun of the year.
In the top of the 10th frame, Summer Jarratt kicked off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Blumfield reached second on an error and Jarratt came home for the winning run. Blumfield scored the insurance run on an Asbury single up the gap in the middle.
Malandris earned her second win of the day by retiring the side in the bottom of the 10th. She struck out the final batter looking to earn the victory.
With the sweep, BC moves to 18-15 overall and 3-5 in league games. BC will face Seton Hall in a road doubleheader on Sunday, April 8 at noon.
