Softball Stifled by Boston University

Links: Box Score (Game 1) | Box Score (Game 2)
 
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. --  The Merrimack softball team came to compete in the team's first Division I home games against Boston University on Wednesday afternoon.
 
The Basics
Score: Game 1: Merrimack 1, Boston University 7 | Final
Score: Game 2: Merrimack 0, Boston University 9 | Final (5 inn.)
Location: Martone-Mejail Field | North Andover, Mass.

Rapid Recap (Game One)

• Merrimack earned the game's first lead in the second inning as Courtney Lanpher skied her first home run of the season for a 1-0 lead.
• BU took its lead in the third, churning a pair of runs off of bunts after a leadoff walk before a pair of stolen bases gave the visitors runners in scoring position.
• The Terriers hit a leadoff home run in the top of the fifth before adding a pair of doubles to take a 6-1 lead, before adding the game's final run in the top of the seventh after a hit by pitch baserunner was brought in.

 
Rapid Recap (Game Two)

• BU's second inning offense overwhelmed the Warriors, booming two home runs in its first three at-bats. Two more hits, a stolen base and a reach on an error supplanted the base runners for the Terriers, before capping the half inning off with another home run.
• The Warriors were largely kept off the bases, with Gabby Comeau earning a walk in the fourth inning to get on base.
• Both Madie Fornwalt and Katelyn Thompson earned two strikeouts for Merrimack on the day.

 
Notes and Numbers

• Game 1: WP – Ali DuBois (3-0) | LP – Bridget Soraghan (0-1)
• Game 2: WP – Alison Boaz (1-0)  | LP – Madie Fornwalt (0-1)

 
Up Next:
Merrimack will return to Martone-Mejail Field on Thursday, March 11 for a second doubleheader against Boston University, with games at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.
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