Boston College
6-5
Loyola University Chicago
2-9
BC Takes Down Loyola Chicago and Canisius University
February 22, 2025 | Softball
Meg Schouten hit a walk-off three-run double vs. LUC
GAME 1
Kelly Colleran was in the circle again for the Eagles, picking up her fourth win of the season, tossing five innings, giving up six hits and no earned runs, while striking out four.Â
Loyola struck first, scoring two runs in the first inning, followed by two more in the top of the third. BC got on the board in the bottom of the third, as Kali Case scored on a sacrifice bunt from Zoe Hines.
Loyola added another in the top of the fifth, making it 5-1 entering the bottom of the seventh. Jordan Stephens got the comeback started with a leadoff double, and would be drove in by Darien McDonough on a fielder's choice. Hannah Slike followed that up with an RBI single, scoring Janis Espinoza, who reached on a single of her own. With the bases loaded and down to their last out, Meghan Schouten won the game for the Eagles with a three RBI walk-off double.
Win: Colleran (4)
GAME 2
Shannon MacLeod was in the circle for game two, earning her second win of the season, while Bailey Kendziorski notched her fourth save of the year.
The Eagles came out swinging, getting on the board in the top of the first thanks to a Hannah Slike RBI double. Canisius answered back in the button of the first, making it 1-1. BC would open the game up in the second inning, as Meghan Schouten, Darien McDonough, Kali Case, Gator Robinson, and Hannah Slike each recorded hits, while Case, Robinson, and Slike recorded RBIs.
The score remained 5-2 until the bottom of the fifth when Canisius closed the gap to 5-2. BC added three more runs in the top of the seventh off an Emma Jackson RBI double, a Jordan Stephens RBI single, and an RBI sacrifice fly from Meghan Schouten.Â
Win: MacLeod (2)
Save: Kendziorski (3)
Up next: The Eagles return to action tomorrow in their final game of the Pirate Clash against the hosts, East Carolina University. BC will then have a week off before traveling to California for spring break, where they'll play five games and start ACC play with a three game series at the University of California.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Colleran, Kelly (4-0)
L: Peyton Pepkowski (0-7)
Batting:
RBI: Bella Crimaldi 1 ; Riley Owens 2 ; Katie Mitchell 1 ; Addyson Borg 1
SH: Haley Wallace 1 ; Skyler Croker 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sierra Sass 1 ; Haley Wallace 1 ; Nat Lesnicki 2 ; Riley Owens 1
SB: Nat Lesnicki 1 ; Bella Crimaldi 1 ; Riley Owens 1
CS: Abby Johnson 1
HBP: Nat Lesnicki 1 ; Abby Johnson 1
Batting:
2B: Schouten, Meghan 1 ; Stephens, Jordan 1
RBI: Slike, Hannah 1 ; Schouten, Meghan 3 ; McDonough, Darien 1
SH: Hines, Zoe 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Robinson, Gator 1 ; Slike, Hannah 1 ; Stephens, Jordan 1 ; Espinoza, Janis 1 ; Case, Kali 2
SB: Slike, Hannah 1 ; Jackson, Emma 1 ; Stephens, Jordan 1 ; Case, Kali 1
CS: Robinson, Gator 1
