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Taylor Peyton No Hits Rhode Island as Softball Sweeps Doubleheader
April 24, 2008
Kingston, R.I. - Sophomore Taylor Peyton excelled for the Boston College softball team (27-26, 3-12 ACC) once again, this time in the circle, as she no-hit Rhode Island (14-34, 4-12 A10) in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader, boosting the squad to a 4-0 win. BC went on to complete the sweep in the second game winning by a score of 8-4 in nine innings at the URI Softball Complex.
BC-4, Rhode Island-0- Peyton (13-10) pitched her first career no-hitter in her 22nd start this season, also earning her first shutout and 11th complete game. On the day, Peyton faced 21 batters, walking one and striking out three.
Sophomore Dani Weir got the Eagles' offense started with a two-run homerun, her fifth this season, in the top of third inning. Peyton began the inning with a walk. After two BC outs, Weir homered to left field, scoring Peyton for a 2-0 advantage.
Two more runs came across in the top of the fifth inning for BC. Senior Amanda Booth reached on an error to start off. Sophomore Amy Tunstall singled, advancing Booth. Peyton reached on another fielding error to load the bases. Junior Renee Ramos then singled, scoring Booth and pinch runner Allie Thunstrom.
The Eagles collected a total of eight hits in game with two from Ramos and two from freshman Nicole Troncoso.
BC- 8 Rhode Island-4 - The Eagles came out swinging and scoring early in the second game, putting two runs across in the top of the first inning. With one out and Tunstall on second, Peyton reached first on a fielder's choice. Ramos then doubled for the sixth time this season, scoring Peyton. Weir continued the rally with a single, scoring Ramos for the 2-0 lead.
Peyton continued her hot hitting, knocking a homerun out in the top of the fifth inning. Tunstall also notched her 18th RBI of the season on a sac fly that same inning, scoring Thunstrom who singled earlier. The Eagles now had a four-run advantage.
Rhode Island came back to tie the score in the bottom half of the inning, scoring runs off of multiple BC fielding errors. The teams didn't score for the rest of regulation.
In the top of the ninth inning BC broke the 4-4 tie. With the bases loaded, senior Carley McNary singled, scoring freshman Alison Kooistra. McNary then stole stole second and Tunstall singled to drive her in. Peyton then reached again on a fielder's choice and Weir, picking up her fourth hit of the game and second RBI, singled for the final 8-4 tally.
The team will host Virginia in a three-game series starting Saturday, April 26. Two games will be played Saturday, with the first game slated to begin at 1 p.m. at Commander Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
