River Hawks Edged in Pair of Games at BU Round Robin

BOSTON – The UMass Lowell softball crew (Sept. 11) dropped a pair of video games on Saturday at BU Softball Field, falling 4-1 to Brown within the opener earlier than a 7-3 setback in opposition to host Boston University within the nightcap.

“Brown was a tough one, and the weather certainly added another layer to it, but I liked the way we settled in as the day progressed,” mentioned head coach Jen Starek. “Our offense started to come around in the second game, and we’ll look to build on that heading into tomorrow.”

Junior Isabel Quintanilla (Puyallup, Wash.) led the River Hawks offensively on the day, going 2-for-3 within the opener in opposition to Brown. Freshman Caroline Calkins (Orting, Wash.) highlighted the second sport with a two-run triple, whereas sophomore Thyanais Santiago (Methuen, Mass.) drove in a run in opposition to BU. Freshman Ella Van Alstyne (Beacon Falls, Conn.) additionally added an RBI on a sacrifice fly within the first sport.

In the circle, junior Olivia DeCitise (Troy, N.Y.) struck out eight and allowed simply 5 hits in a complete-game effort in opposition to Brown. Senior Giana LaCedra (Tyngsborough, Mass.) adopted with 5.2 innings of labor in opposition to Boston University, placing out 4.

Game 1: UMass Lowell 1, Brown 4

The two sides had been locked in a scoreless battle via the primary 4 innings, as DeCitise labored round site visitors and stored Brown off the board with assist from a robust defensive play on the plate within the fourth.

The River Hawks broke via first within the high of the fifth. Quintanilla singled up the center earlier than sophomore outfielder Taylor Dolan (Holbrook, Mass.) entered to pinch run. After a sacrifice bunt from Calkins and a wild pitch moved Dolan to 3rd, Van Alstyne lifted a sacrifice fly to proper to offer Lowell a 1-0 lead.

Brown answered within the backside half, capitalizing on a two-out error earlier than Elli Thompson hit a three-run residence run to swing the sport within the Bears’ favor. Brown added an insurance coverage run within the sixth on a solo homer from Lily Burns and held Lowell to a few hits to safe the 4-1 determination.

Game 2: UMass Lowell 3, Boston University 7

Boston University struck first with a run within the opening inning and prolonged its result in 4-0 within the third, highlighted by a two-run residence run from Kylie Doherty.

The River Hawks responded within the high of the fourth with their finest offensive body of the day. After Julia Rowley (Beacon Falls, Conn.) reached on an error and junior Elizabeth Neeld (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) singled, Santiago delivered an RBI single to heart to get Lowell on the board. Moments later, Calkins drove a triple to proper heart to deliver residence two extra and lower the deficit to 4-3.

The Terriers answered with two runs within the backside of the fourth and added another within the sixth to tug away for the 7-3 ultimate. Lowell completed with 4 hits within the contest, with singles from Neeld, Rowley and Santiago becoming a member of Calkins’ triple.

Up Next

The River Hawks wrap up play on the BU Round Robin on Sunday with rematches in opposition to Brown and host Boston University.