Army Falls in Series Finale to Boston U.

Sunday, April 1

WEST POINT, NY

12 PM

Army West Point

12-19, 0

Boston U.

18-16, 0

Boston U.

Army

Army Falls in Series Finale to Boston U.

April 01, 2018 | Softball

Box Score

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army West Point softball team dropped the Patriot League series finale against Boston U., 7-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Army West Point Softball Complex.

The Black Knights (12-19, 3-3 Patriot League) and Terriers (18-16, 2-1 Patriot League) tossed their top pitchers in the rubber match, but it was Ali Dubois who came out on top after seven scoreless innings. For Army, Springman went six innings and only allowed three runs, but struggled with command all afternoon.

Emily Ballesteros and Taylor Gaff were the two lone Cadets to come up with a hit against Dubois in the contest.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Springman made her 24th appearance and 18th collegiate start.
Ballesteros recorded her team-best 24th hit of the season.
Gaff notched her first hit of the season.
Macey Newbary faced a pair of batters in relief in the seventh and fanned one.
Army forced the Terriers to leave 16 runners stranded.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Boston U. got on the board in the second inning after the leadoff batter was hit by a pitch and sacrificed over before scoring on an RBI single to center. The Terriers loaded the bases up in the frame and a base on balls permitted a second run to score.
It remained a two-run game as Boston U. left seven runners stranded in the ensuing three innings. However, an insurance score was tacked on in the sixth.
In the seventh, the game got out of reach for the Black Knights. With the bases loaded, a single through the left side plated one before a fielder's choice drove another one in. Back-to-back costly fielding errors followed, allowing two additional runs to score to give the Terriers a 7-0 lead, which they held on to for the Patriot League series win.

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