SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Coming off a doubleheader sweep at the San Diego Classic, the Boston University softball team will wrap its California trip by visiting Cal State Fullerton Wednesday night and then battling five opponents over three days at the Louisville Slugger Invitational.

The Terriers' first three opponents are coming off 2022 NCAA regional berths, starting with defending Big West champion Cal State Fullerton at 9 p.m. ET. BU will then head to Long Beach State on Thursday to face defending Big Sky champion Weber State (1 p.m. ET) and No. 12/16 Baylor (3:30 p.m. ET). Friday's schedule will feature Sacramento State (12 p.m. ET) and Columbia (2:30 p.m.) on the docket. In the final game, BU will return to Cal State Fullerton and meet Brown on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• BU has won a combined five Patriot League weekly honors over the last three weeks after senior Allison Boaz (8-2, 2.25 ERA) was named Pitcher of the Week for the sixth time in her career on Tuesday. She's claimed 40 strikeouts in 53.0 innings while holding opponents to .219 batting average.
• Junior Lauren Keleher (.450) and senior Caitlin Coker (.283) are tied for the NCAA lead in triples at four apiece.
• Junior Kayla Roncin (.438) owns a team-high three homers with 15 RBIs, just one behind freshman Brooke Deppiesse (.327).
• Senior Lizzy Avery (2-1, 2.26 ERA) and Kasey Ricard (5-2, 3.09 ERA) have teamed with Boaz for seven combined shutouts.
• BU has only faced one ranked opponent so far, dropping an 11-2 (5) decision to then-No. 4 Florida.
• Overall, BU is batting .305 and holding opponents to .223 with 16-5 advantage in stolen bases and 12-1 lead in triples. Opponents are ahead in homers, 13-5.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

Cal State Fullerton, 11-9 (Wednesday @ CSUF, 9 p.m. ET)

• Receiving votes in national polls, the Titans own earlier notable wins over Florida, Oregon, Oregon State, Liberty, Tennessee and Ole Miss after going 37-22 a year prior with an NCAA win over LSU.
• Megan Delgadillo leads CSUF at .353, while Hannah Becerra (.212) has five homers with 13 RBIs. Jessi Alcala (.258) owns three homers and 12 RBIs as well.
• Three pitchers have combined for the 20 starts with Myka Sutherlin (4-3, 1.16 ERA) owning 64 strikeouts in 60.1 innings, and Haley Rainey (3-3, 1.37 ERA) earning 43 strikeouts in 46.0 innings.
• The Titans are batting .246 and holding opponents to .213.
• CSUF leads the series, 3-2, that dates back to 2017. BU earned a 12-3 win last season after scoring six runs in the seventh.

Weber State, 5-14 (Thursday @ LBSU, 1 p.m. ET)

• The Wildcats owns notable wins over Oregon State (3-0), DePaul (7-2), UNLV (4-0) and St. Louis (2x) after going 38-12 a year prior. They also have one-run losses to then-No. 22 Arizona State (3-2) and Nebraska (3-2).
• McKell McCuistion leads WSU at .414 with six doubles, while Lauren Hoe (.292) has five homers and 17 RBIs.
• Amanda Johnson (5-7, 5.83 ERA) has tallied 35 strikeouts in 57.2 innings, while Brooke Hatfield (0-4, 10.67 ERA) has 13 strikeouts in 20.1 innings).
• Weber State is batting .259 while holding opponents to .341 with opponents posting 27-10 advantage in stolen bases.
• The teams are meeting for the first time in program history.

#12/16 Baylor, 17-2 (Thursday @ LBSU, 3:30 p.m. ET)

• The Bears own a 4-3 win over then-No. 1 Oklahoma and 5-0 victory against No. 21 Maryland along with a 7-0 win over Army West Point. They went 32-24 last season and claimed the National Invitational Softball Championship title against UNLV.
• Baylor has four batters over .400 with McKenzie Wilson batting .466 with 10 RBIs and 21 runs scored alongside 14 walks for .581 on-base percentage. Shaylon Govan (.462) has five homers and 32 RBIs.
• Dariana Orme (6-1, 0.77 ERA) owns 47 strikeouts in 45.2 innings, while RyLee Crandall (6-1, 2.06 ERA) has 43 strikeouts in 34.0 innings.
• Baylor is batting .357 and holding opponents to .187 while boasting a 36-15 advantage in doubles.
• The Bears are 2-0 all-time after winning in 2004 (6-0) and 2002 (2-1).

Sacramento State, 11-8 (Friday @ LBSU, 12 p.m. ET)

• The Hornets own a 5-1 win over Kansas and a pair of wins against Santa Clara after going 30-25 a year prior.
• Katie Marsh is batting a team-high .387, while Lewa Day (.357) owns three homers and 18 RBIs.
• Marissa Bertuccio (6-3, 2.08 ERA) has tallied 47 strikeouts in 60.2 innings, and Savannah Wahl (3-3, 5.85 ERA) has nine strikeouts in 26.1 innings.
• Sacramento State is batting .285 and holding opponents to .293 with opponents owning 22-8 advantage in stolen bases.
• BU is 4-0 all-time, most recently posting a 6-4 win last season after winning all three games in 2009 (5-3, 2-0, 7-4).

Columbia, 2-7 (Friday @ LBSU, 2:30 p.m. ET)

• The Lions have wins over North Carolina A&T (9-8) and Bradley (7-5) after going 12-26 last season.
• Bubba Gleaves is batting .458 with 10 RBI. She's tied with Megan Ryono (.367) and Jaden Hill (.367) at 11 hits apiece.
• Jordan Hill (1-4, 6.26 ERA) has tallied 15 strikeouts in 31.1 innings, while Raquel Reyes (0-1, 6.26 ERA) has five strikeouts in 19.0 innings.
• Columbia is batting .272 and holding opponents to .348 with opponents owning 8-1 advantage in homers.
• BU is 3-0 all-time, earning a 5-1 win back in 2016 after sweeping a doubleheader on the road in 2009, 11-7 and 2-0.

Brown, 2-7 (Saturday @ CSUF, 1 p.m. ET)

• Brown owns a 7-5 win over Merrimack and 5-1 victory against Georgia State after going 16-25 a year prior.
• Dara English is batting .348 and is tied with Meghan Gormley (.308) at five RBIs apiece.
• Alexis Guevara (1-3, 3.16 ERA) owns 26 strikeouts in 24.1 innings, while Annie Finch (0-2, 7.81 ERA) has six strikeouts in 14.1 innings.
• Brown is batting .224 and holding opponents to .284 with opponents owning 13-2 advantage in homers and 13-4 lead in stolen bases.
• BU leads the all-time series that dates back to 1988, 17-11-1. The Terriers won the last meeting on the road, 6-0, and will face Brown outside New England for the first time ever.

UP NEXT

• BU will return to Massachusetts and play a doubleheader at Merrimack on Thursday, March 16, starting at 2 p.m.
• The Terriers won both games last season, 10-0 and 10-2.