Eagles split series with BU

Things looked good for the Boston College softball team in the bottom of the seventh in game two against Boston University: Trailing 5-4 with one out and a runner on second base, Katrina Vazquez hit a little bloop pop up that appeared to be a sure out, but dropped in between the centerfielder and the second baseman. Suddenly, BC had two runners on with one out and, arguably, their best two hitters coming to the plate in Jenna Macchi and Britney Thompson.

BU's Brittany Detwiler got Macchi to pop out weakly to third base. Then, Thompson grounded out to second to end the ballgame, giving Detwiler a complete game victory. Taylor Peyton took the loss for the Eagles. The win gave BU a split of the day's doubleheader against the Eagles, who took game one by a score of 3-1. The split moved the Eagles to 12-27 on the season.

Early on in game two, BC looked to possibly be on their way toward a doubleheader sweep. The Eagles led 2-1 on the strength of a second inning home run by Dani Wier and strong pitching by Peyton. But in the fifth, BU lashed out to score three runs and take control of the game. Shortstop Melissa Dubay got it started for the Terriers with a laser shot leadoff home run. Two outs later, Molly Gallagher earned a walk. That set the stage for a Brandi Shields two-run blast, which gave BU their first lead of the game, 4-2. The Eagles got one back in the home half of the fifth, as Amanda Booth drove in Ashley Obrest with a lined single to center field to cut the deficit to 4-3. But in the top of the sixth inning, Eagles relief pitcher Savana Lloyd allowed a one-out solo home run by Rachel Hebert to restore the Terriers' two run lead. BC once again closed to within one in the bottom of the sixth on a lead off home run by Macchi, her ninth blast of the season, which made it 5-4 and set up the drama of the seventh, but BU would escape to get the win.

BC won the day's first game on the back of another dominating pitching performance by Thompson. Thompson went the full seven innings, yielding one run on just four hits and fanning six to improve her record to 8-13.

Megan Currier was also impressive for BU, going the distance and giving up three runs on just six hits. Unfortunately for her, one of those hits came at a very inopportune time. With the score tied at one in the bottom of the sixth inning and Thompson on second base, Obrest muscled up and blasted a two-run homer to left center, giving BC the 3-1 lead, which would hold up in the seventh as Thompson retired BU 1-2-3. Thompson was the star of the day for the Eagles, who combined her complete game victory in the circle with a solid offensive day. She went a combined two-for-six with two runs scored - including the game tying run in game one - and an RBI.