After being swept by the 16th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in Saturday's doubleheader, softball entered Sunday's game hoping to pull off one victory.
Unfortunately they did not even come close, as the Eagles fell hard to the Tar Heels in five innings at Commander Shea Field, 10-1. BC falls to 2-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference and North Carolina stays in first place, moving to 9-1.
North Carolina jumped out to an early lead, scoring one run in the first inning. The Tar Heels followed up with two home runs in the third inning, extending their lead, 4-0.
The game broke wide open in the fourth. North Carolina scored four more runs off three hits, providing a secure 8-0 lead.
BC scored its one run of the game in the fourth inning. Sophomores Amy Tunstell and Dani Weir began the inning with singles. Freshman infielder Irene Delagrammaticas then moved the runners with a sacrifice. Freshman third baseman Alsion Kooistra who pinch ran for Tunstell, scored on a wild pitch by Amber Johnson.
The Tar Heels added two more runs in the fifth and after the Eagles failed to score any more runs in the inning, the game was called.
Freshman Alsion Gage started the game, going three innings before Taylor Peyton relieved her. Gage reentered the game in the fourth to close it out. Gage faced 26 batters, giving up six runs on nine hits. Johnson pitched a complete game for the Tar Heels. Gage falls to 9-12 on the year.
BC lost both of its ACC home opening games to North Carolina Sunday in an afternoon doubleheader, 4-0 and 6-2. The Eagles' inability to find their offensive spark plagued them in both contests.
In the first game, the Tar Heels scored their first run in the third inning. Their remaining three runs came in the fifth inning, with Breanna Brown hitting a two-run homer to lead the way.
Despite the loss, Gage pitched quite well. In her 20th start of the season, she pitched her 11th complete game, facing 33 batters, giving up four runs and 10 hits in the loss. Lisa Norris pitched a no-hitter for the Tar Heels.
2008 Woodie Awards
