CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (March 12, 2024) – The Stonehill College softball team returned to New England after playing five games in Florida this past weekend, falling to Boston College, 8-0, at the Harrington Athletics Village.
Boston College 8 (13-8, 0-0 ACC), Stonehill 0 (3-8, 0-0 NEC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Eagles scored two quick runs in the bottom of the first, drawing a walk with their leadoff hitter before Hannah Slike stepped up to the plated and homered to left center to give BC a 2-0 lead.
After plating a run in the bottom of the second, Boston College hit another homer when Maycee Hilt sent a two-run shot over the center field wall to extend the lead to 5-0 in the third.
BC scored one more run in the third and another two runs in the fourth and fifth innings, securing an 8-0 win in five innings.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Boston College starter Addison Jackson pitched all five innings, giving up just two hits and one walk to improve to 3-0 on the season.
- The freshman duo of Harper Sullivan (Glendale, Ariz.) and Alexa Hospodar (Old Bethpage, N.Y.) each pitched 2.1 innings as Sullivan faced 16 batters and Hospodar faced 14.
- Junior Chloe Kelly (East Bridgewater, Mass.) went 1-2 with a single to keep her batting average at .500 (7-14) on the season.
UP NEXT
Stonehill softball travels to Long Island University (10-11, 0-0 NEC) for its first Northeast Conference matchup of the season with three games at the LIU Softball complex in Brooklyn, N.Y. The Skyhawks and Sharks will have a doubleheader starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 16 followed by one game at noon the next day.
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