Full Title: No. 4 Retrievers Fall to No. 1 Boston U., 9-1, on First Day of America East Softball ChampionshipBOSTON�The fourth-seeded UMBC softball team (25-24) managed just two hits off America East Pitcher of the Year Holli Floetker and fell to No. 1 Boston University (33-16) by a score of 9-1 in six innings Thursday afternoon on the first day of the America East Championship at BU Softball Field.