HAMILTON, N.Y. – Colgate's offense came to life but Boston University scored in each of the last six innings to fend off the Raiders, 13-7, Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Eaton Street Field.
The Raiders had 11 hits on the day, including three from Jillian Herbst to lead the offense. Morgan Farrah belted her first home run of the season as part of a three-RBI day, while Steph Jacoby drove in a pair of runs. Kara Fusco and Rachel Carney each registered two hits.
Boston U struck first with two runs in the top of the second. Jen Horita scored on a groundout and Bella Gargicevich-Almeida followed with an RBI single up the middle to give the visitors an early 2-0 advantage.
Bailey Misken ended the top of the third with her second strikeout of the inning, but not before the Terriers padded their lead with three runs. Boston U added another in the top of the fourth before Farrah hammered a two-run homer in the home half to cut the deficit to 6-2.
Farrah's homer was the 22nd long ball of her career. She took the first pitch and launched it over the fence in left-center to get the Raiders on the board.
Colgate staged a three-run rally in the fifth, capped off by an RBI single by Farrah. Jacoby and Fusco added RBI knocks in the frame, sparked by a single from Carney and a double by Herbst, to trim the deficit down to 7-5.
Unfortunately the Terriers halted Colgate's momentum and regained control with a big top of the sixth inning, scoring four runs on four hits to rebuild their lead to 11-5. The teams traded two runs apiece over the final two innings and the visitors held on for the 13-7 final.
UP NEXT
Colgate (17-20, 7-5 Patriot) wraps up non-conference action with a doubleheader at Cornell on Tuesday starting at 3 p.m. The Raiders are back on the road next weekend for a key three-game series at Lehigh on Saturday and Sunday.
