Texas Plates Five in the Fifth to Beat the Eagles

Saturday, February 9

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Texas Plates Five in the Fifth to Beat the Eagles

February 09, 2019 | Softball

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Boston College Softball Loses Game Two of the 2019 Season to No. 16 Texas

By: Athletic Communications

AUSTIN, Texas – The Boston College softball team was defeated by No. 16 Texas, 8-0, in five innings on Saturday afternoon at the Texas Classic.

How It Happened:

Texas started the scoring in the bottom of the second inning when a walk and a hit by pitch led to an RBI-double off the bat of Miranda Elish. With runners on second and third, Shannon Rhodes roped a double to the right field wall, clearing the bases and giving the Longhorns the early 3-0 advantage.

Emme Martinez broke out the stick in the top of the fourth inning, ripping a double to the left field wall. Martinez was stranded as the Eagles were retired to end the inning.

In the bottom of the fifth inning, Texas loaded the bases with back-to-back singles from Rhodes and Slack, and a pinch-hit walk from Espinosa. Janae Jefferson dropped in a single to left field to plate two runners. The next Longhorn hitter roped a double down the first base line to give Texas a 7-0 lead. With the eight-run, fifth inning run rule threatening, Taylor Ellswroth ended the game with a sacrifice fly to center field.

Susannah Anderson made her first career start for the Eagles, allowing eight runs on six hits while striking out two over 4.1 innings.

Up Next:
BC finishes day two with a night game against Northwestern State at 7 p.m. ET. The game can be streamed live on the LHN, and can be followed via live stats.