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Game Two Comeback Gives Lehigh Saturday Split With Boston U.
4/26/2025 8:11:00 PM | Softball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A two-run home run by junior Sydney Parlett in the bottom of the sixth lifted Lehigh to a 3-2 victory over Boston University Saturday and a split of a doubleheader on Pride Day, presented by Lehigh's Pride Center and Office of Inclusive Excellence and Belonging. The Terriers claimed game one 5-3.
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Parlett's home run helped the Mountain Hawks overcome a 2-0 deficit. First-year Kelly Fricker hit her first career home run, while seniors Rory Dudley and Lindsey Martin and sophomore Peyton Sward all recorded two-hit games in the nightcap.
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Lehigh is now 24-22 overall and 11-5 in Patriot League play, while Boston University sits at 31-16 overall and 11-3 in league play.
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BU broke through in the top of the fifth inning in game two, taking a 2-0 lead on RBI singles by Brooke Deppiesse and Tyesha Williams.
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In the bottom of the fifth, Lehigh pulled within 2-1 when Fricker drove her first career home run over the right field fence.
Sward singled with one out in the sixth and then Parlett hit a high fly ball to deep left that landed over the fence and off the outstretched glove of Camryn Lyons for a two-run home run, her first of the season, to give Lehigh a 3-2 lead.
Junior Chloe Hess, who went the distance in the circle, recorded the first two outs in the seventh and after allowing a single up the middle to put the tying run on base, got Williams to ground out to second to end the game.
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Hess allowed two runs on nine hits with a walk and three strikeouts to earn her 10th victory of the season.
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Kasey Ricard took the loss for the Terriers, allowing two runs on three hits in relief of Danika Nell.
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Saturday's first game was scoreless through three innings, with Williams opening the scoring in the fourth with a sacrifice fly to center that scored Megan Coyle.
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Lehigh loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, but Libby Walsh made a diving stop on Holly Lovett's ground ball up the middle and flipped from her stomach to second base for an inning-ending force play.
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Boston University added three runs in the fifth inning, on an RBI single by Deppiesse and a two-run single by Coyle, to go up 4-0.
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Lehigh pulled three runs back in the bottom of the fifth as first-year Helen Woloshyn scored on a throwing error by Walsh following a botched rundown, and then a two-run double by first-year Wrigley Fanter. With two on and two out, Ricard got Parlett to fly out to right to keep the Terriers in front.
Deppiesse added a sacrifice fly for BU in the seventh. Martin singled with two outs to get the tying run to the plate, but Sward grounded out to shortstop to end the game.
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Both teams had six hits, from six different players in game one.
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Ricard went the distance in the circle to earn the win for BU. First-year Madison Finnerty started in the circle for Lehigh and allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits over 4.1 innings. Sophomore Maddy Clark allowed one run on one hit over 2.2 innings of work.
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Lehigh and Boston University will wrap-up their series with a single game Sunday at noon. The Mountain Hawks will honor their five-member senior class prior to first pitch.
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Parlett's home run helped the Mountain Hawks overcome a 2-0 deficit. First-year Kelly Fricker hit her first career home run, while seniors Rory Dudley and Lindsey Martin and sophomore Peyton Sward all recorded two-hit games in the nightcap.
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Lehigh is now 24-22 overall and 11-5 in Patriot League play, while Boston University sits at 31-16 overall and 11-3 in league play.
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BU broke through in the top of the fifth inning in game two, taking a 2-0 lead on RBI singles by Brooke Deppiesse and Tyesha Williams.
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In the bottom of the fifth, Lehigh pulled within 2-1 when Fricker drove her first career home run over the right field fence.
ÂFirst career đź’Ł for Kelly Fricker!
— Lehigh Softball (@Lehighsoftball) April 26, 2025
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Sward singled with one out in the sixth and then Parlett hit a high fly ball to deep left that landed over the fence and off the outstretched glove of Camryn Lyons for a two-run home run, her first of the season, to give Lehigh a 3-2 lead.
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— Lehigh Softball (@Lehighsoftball) April 26, 2025
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Junior Chloe Hess, who went the distance in the circle, recorded the first two outs in the seventh and after allowing a single up the middle to put the tying run on base, got Williams to ground out to second to end the game.
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Hess allowed two runs on nine hits with a walk and three strikeouts to earn her 10th victory of the season.
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Kasey Ricard took the loss for the Terriers, allowing two runs on three hits in relief of Danika Nell.
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Saturday's first game was scoreless through three innings, with Williams opening the scoring in the fourth with a sacrifice fly to center that scored Megan Coyle.
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Lehigh loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the fourth, but Libby Walsh made a diving stop on Holly Lovett's ground ball up the middle and flipped from her stomach to second base for an inning-ending force play.
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Boston University added three runs in the fifth inning, on an RBI single by Deppiesse and a two-run single by Coyle, to go up 4-0.
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Lehigh pulled three runs back in the bottom of the fifth as first-year Helen Woloshyn scored on a throwing error by Walsh following a botched rundown, and then a two-run double by first-year Wrigley Fanter. With two on and two out, Ricard got Parlett to fly out to right to keep the Terriers in front.
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— Lehigh Softball (@Lehighsoftball) April 26, 2025
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Deppiesse added a sacrifice fly for BU in the seventh. Martin singled with two outs to get the tying run to the plate, but Sward grounded out to shortstop to end the game.
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Both teams had six hits, from six different players in game one.
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Ricard went the distance in the circle to earn the win for BU. First-year Madison Finnerty started in the circle for Lehigh and allowed four runs (three earned) on five hits over 4.1 innings. Sophomore Maddy Clark allowed one run on one hit over 2.2 innings of work.
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Lehigh and Boston University will wrap-up their series with a single game Sunday at noon. The Mountain Hawks will honor their five-member senior class prior to first pitch.
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Follow Lehigh Softball on X/Twitter and Instagram and like on Facebook for exclusive updates throughout the season.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ricard, Kasey (21-9)
L: Finnerty, Madison (11-7)
Batting:
2B: Doherty, Kylie 1
RBI: Deppiesse, Brooke 2 ; Coyle, Megan 2 ; Williams, Tyesha 1
SH: McHugh, Kieren 1
SF: Deppiesse, Brooke 1 ; Williams, Tyesha 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Doherty, Kylie 1 ; Deppiesse, Brooke 1 ; Coyle, Megan 1 ; Apalit, Kyomi 1 ; Walsh, Libby 1
SB: Lyons, Camryn 1
HBP: Deppiesse, Brooke 1 ; Coyle, Megan 1
Batting:
2B: Fanter, Wrigley 1
RBI: Fanter, Wrigley 2
SH: Woloshyn, Helen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Mrochko, Julia 1 ; Dudley, Rory 1 ; Woloshyn, Helen 1
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