Boston College Athletics
Boston College
11-23, 5-8
Florida State
25-21, 7-7
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 1 |
| Boston College | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
Softball Topped By Florida State
April 16, 2011 | Softball
April 16, 2011
Game One Box Score 
Game Two Box Score
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - The Boston College softball team fell in both games of a double header against Florida State, 7-1 and 11-4, on Saturday at Shea Field. Junior Ali Lynette-Krech led the Eagles (4-24, 5-8 ACC), going 3-for-6 on the day with one RBI coming on the team's 42nd home run of the year - the second highest single-season total in program history.
Third year Brittany Wilkins continued her quest for the single-season home run record, registering her 12th of the season to climb into second place on BC's all-time list.
BC pitchers freshman Amanda Horowitz (3-8) and senior Allison Gage (4-10) split the losses on the day, with each hurler seeing action in both games.
Horowitz started the first game, notched one K, a pair of walks and allowed three runs - none earned - on six hits through 1.2 innings. In a relief appearance during the second game, the Westminster, Calif. native fanned a batter, walked one and allowed four runs on five hits.
Gage threw 5.1 innings, struck out two, walked two and allowed four runs on six hits to wrap up the initial meeting. The LaGrange, Ill. product started the second, struck out one batter, walked another and allowed six earned runs on nine hits in 3.1 innings.
Sarah Hamilton (15-13) handled all seven frames of game one for the Seminoles (25-21, 7-7 ACC), striking out 14 batters, walking six and giving up one run on three hits.
Jessica Nori (5-4) got the call in game two, striking out and walking a pair of batters, while giving up three runs on eight hits in six innings. Morgan Bullock came in for the seventh, allowed one run on one hit and struck out a batter to in her first save of the year
In game one, Florida State took a 3-1 lead in the second inning. Celeste Gomez hit a leadoff single through the left side, but was stranded as Horowitz retired the next two batters. Morgan Bullock then advanced the runner with a single through the right side, before Tiffani Brown loaded the bases by beating out a throw to first that would have ended the inning. A hit from Shayla Jackson and back-to-back walks from Jen Lapicki and Robin Ahrberg plated put the Seminoles up, 3-0.
Freshman Alana Dimaso scored the Eagles' run. The rookie was hit by a pitch to start the inning, advanced to third when FSU muffed a throw attempting to get senior Alison Kooistra out at first and then was plated the ground out to short by sophomore Nicole D'Argento.
Four Florida State runs completed the scoring of the first meeting, 7-1. The Seminoles loaded the bases when Gomez doubled down the right field line to lead off, Courtney Senas walked and Bullock singled up the middle. With one down, the Eagles got Gomez on the force out at home, but Jackson's long ball to center emptied the bases.
In game two, Boston College took a one-run lead in the first when D'Argento singled up the middle, advanced to second on Lynette-Krech's sac bunt and came around on freshman Tory Speer's blistering single to center.
FSU gained the lead with two runs in the third. Briana Hamilton and Bullock reached on singles and advanced on a fielder's choice. Another infield ground out plated Hamilton, before Bullock came in on a BC error for the lead, 2-1.
The Seminoles stretched their lead with five runs in the fourth. Senas hit a one-out single to center, moved up on a walk from Hamilton and scored on Bullock's hit to center. Brown added another run with a single to left and stole second to put runners on second and third. Jackson scorched one through the right side to plate both runners and managed to score by advancing on a wild pitch and a run down that ensued when Lapicki tried to take second after a single.
Senas homered in the fifth to push Florida State's lead to seven, 8-1.
BC responded with one run in the bottom of the inning when junior Lizzy Ploen doubled up the middle and came around on a throwing error from the Seminole short stop.
Wilkins hit a bomb to center to draw the Eagles closer, 8-3, in the sixth.
The Seminoles added three runs in the top of the seventh when Kristie MConn doubled to left center, plating Amber Bryant who was hit by a pitch, before Bullock plated two more with a double of her own.
Lynette-Krech slammed her third solo shot of the year to center to end the scoring, 11-4.
The final game of the series is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Sunday. Live stats will be available through GameTracker.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jessica Nori (5-4)
L: Gage, Allison (4-10)
S: Morgan Bullock (1)
Batting:
2B: Robin Ahrberg 1 ; Kristie McConn 1 ; Morgan Bullock 1
HR: Courtney Senas 1
RBI: Tiffani Brown 1 ; Shayla Jackson 3 ; Jen Lapicki 1 ; Courtney Senas 1 ; Kristie McConn 1 ; Morgan Bullock 3
Base Running:
RUNS: Tiffani Brown 1 ; Shayla Jackson 1 ; Amber Bryant 1 ; Courtney Senas 3 ; Briana Hamilton 2 ; Kristie McConn 1 ; Morgan Bullock 2
SB: Tiffani Brown 1
CS: Courtney Senas 1
HBP: Amber Bryant 1
Batting:
2B: Ploen, Lizzy 1
HR: Lynette-Krech, Ali 1 ; Wilkins, Brittany 1
RBI: Lynette-Krech, Ali 1 ; Wilkins, Brittany 1 ; Speer, Tory 1
SH: Lynette-Krech, Ali 1
Base Running:
RUNS: D'Argento, Nicole 1 ; Lynette-Krech, Ali 1 ; Wilkins, Brittany 1 ; Ploen, Lizzy 1
