Army Falls Short in Doubleheader at Boston U.

Saturday, April 27

Boston, Mass.

2 PM

Army West Point

25-27, 0

Boston U.

30-17, 0

Army West Point

Boston University

Taylor Livingston recorded her seventh multi-hit game of the year in game two vs. BU

Army Falls Short in Doubleheader at Boston U.

April 27, 2019 | Softball

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BOSTON – The Army West Point softball team dropped a pair of hard-fought 2-1 games to Boston University in a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.

Ally Snelling, Taylor Drayton, Bianca Gonzalez, Grace Mattimore and Taylor Livingston all recorded multiple hits on the afternoon, while Draytin and Gonzalez drove in each of Army's runs.

Rookie Jolie Duong and senior Renee Poirier were solid in the circle for the Black Knights. Duong tossed 6.0 innings while allowing seven hits and two earned runs while walking one and striking out five. Poirier added 6.0 innings of work, allowing two runs (one earned) and five hits while tallying two walks and strikeouts.

GAME 1: Boston U. 2, Army 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

Army manufactured the first run of the game in the fifth inning when Taylor Drayton plated Ashley Yoo with a two-out single to center.
The Terriers drew even at one apiece following an A.J. Huerta-Leipner home run in the sixth inning.
The home side earned a walk off victory in the opener when Nicole Amodio singled in Emily Gant.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Reilly notched her 40th hit of the season, becoming the third Cadet to reach the mark.
Drayton tallied her 10th multi-hit game of the year, tying her mark from last season.
The Clayton, N.C., native has driven in 23 RBI on the year setting a new personal best.
Gonzalez posted the sixth multi-hit performance of her rookie campaign.
Yoo scored her 25th run of the season.
Duong struck out five or more for opposing hitters the ninth time this season.

GAME 2: Boston U. 2, Army 1
HOW IT HAPPENED

The Black Knights captured the lead in the fourth inning when a Bianca Gonzalez sacrifice fly plated Annie Brock.
Boston U. responded in the home half of the frame, however, with an RBI single from Analisa Ruff.
The home side took the lead in the next stanza when Alex Heinen plated Emily Morrow with an RBI double.

ARMY HIGHLIGHTS AND GAME NOTES

Poirier became the ninth pitcher in Army history to record 400 innings pitched.
Snelling posted her 70th career hit.
Mattimore and Livingston tallied their seventh multi-hit games of the season.
Livingston notched her 30th hit of the year.
Mattimore added her 25th career base knock.
Brock scored the 10th run of her career.

COACH'S CORNER

Interim head coach Bob Beretta – "It was a very disappointing day for us. Overall, we pitched and played well enough to win both games. But against good teams there is a very small margin between winning and losing. BU just made a few more plays than we did in critical situations. We put a good amount of traffic on the bases in the first game, but we just couldn't push across more than one run. We had chances to build on our 1-0 lead, but we didn't capitalize on our opportunities with runners in scoring position. We had eight hits and managed just one run. It's tough to beat a team like Boston when you leave nine runners on base. Jolie was very sharp on the mound and was in control before giving up the home run in the sixth.
"It was another hard-fought battle in the second game. Once again, we had some chances to generate runs but could only scratch out the one in the fourth. Renee pitched very well for us in the second game. Like Jolie in the first, she did an excellent job of containing a very good offensive team. I was extremely proud of our pitchers today. They certainly performed well enough to win both games.
"You have to give BU credit. They took advantage of the few scoring opportunities they had in both games and managed just enough offense to win. We will regroup tonight and come back strong again tomorrow. We expect another tight battle between two very good clubs."

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