Softball Travels to No. 24/21 South Carolina for Garnet & Black Invitational

Friday, February 21

Columbia, SC

12 PM

Boston University

UNLV

Kasey Ricard is greeted in the circle by a pair teammates after earning an out against Boston College.

Photo by: Alexa Harbach

Softball Travels to No. 24/21 South Carolina for Garnet & Black Invitational

February 20, 2025 | Softball

Live Stats Watch (South Carolina Games)Garnet & Black Invitational Central

GARNET & BLACK INVITATIONAL (GAMES 10-14) INFORMATION
Teams: BU, #24/21 South Carolina (host), UNLV, Fordham
Dates: Friday, Feb. 21 - Sunday, Feb. 23
Venue: Columbia, S.C. | Carolina Softball Stadium
Twitter: @BUGameDay | @TerrierSoftball

BOSTON – The Boston University softball team will face its first ranked opponent of the season when it heads down to No. 24/21 South Carolina's Garnet & Black Invitational for a total of five games starting Friday at noon.

The Terriers will first face UNLV and then the host Gamecocks at 5 p.m. Saturday's doubleheader will feature the same two opponents at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., respectively, and Sunday's matchup against Fordham will begin at 10 a.m.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU is competing at the Garnet & Black Invitational for the second consecutive season after posting a 2-2 record last season with wins over Minnesota and Michigan State alongside losses to South Carolina and Northwestern.
After winning all five games at the FGCU Kickoff Classic to open the season, the Terriers went 2-2 at East Carolina's Pirate Clash with both losses coming against the host Pirates.
Named the Patriot League's first Rookie of the Week this season, freshman Biz Baglieri leads BU at .412 with a triple and six RBIs, while sophomore Kylie Doherty (.320) owns a team-high 11 RBIs thanks in part to two homers and two triples.
Junior Brooke Deppiesse (.333) has reached home plate a team-high eight times with seven RBIs and three doubles.
Junior Kasey Ricard (4-1, 0.43 ERA) has totaled 22 strikeouts in 32.2 innings while holding opponents to a .159 batting average, while reigning PL Rookie of the Week Danika Nell (3-0, 1.73 ERA) has totaled 27 strikeouts in 24.1 innings.
In nine games, BU is batting .277 and holding opponents to .171 with a 15-5 advantage in extra-base hits.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

UNLV, 7-2 (Fri., 12 p.m. / Sat, 10:30 a.m.)

The Rebels will be playing their first games away from after hosting a pair of tournaments. They're riding a five-game win streak with two wins over both Idaho State and Monmouth following two wins against Southern Utah and a split with Buffalo.
Ariana Martinez is batting a team-high .533 with four doubles, three homers and 17 RBIs. Both Bri Williams (.421) and Sofia Morales (.406) are hitting over .400 as well.
Jazmine Chavez (2-1, 2.72 ERA) has gone the distance twice in four starts with 10 strikeouts in 18.0 innings of work. Amelia Weber (2-1, 3.50 ERA) is holding opponents to a .238 batting average though has 11 walks against 13 strikeouts.
Overall, the Rebels are batting .326 and holding teams to .259 with an 8-3 advantage in homers, while opponents lead in stolen bases, 15-5.
The teams have only met once back in 2004 with UNLV winning, 3-0, on a neutral field in Tampa, Florida.

#24/21 South Carolina, 11-0 (Fri., 5 p.m. / Sat. 1 p.m.)

The 2024 NCAA Regional finalist Gamecocks have yet to play away from home, earning one-run victories against Virginia (2x) and East Carolina. They've also claimed seven run-rule wins, including most recently an 11-3 (6) decision against North Carolina on Tuesday.
Quincee Lilio is batting .586 with nine RBIs, 15 walks and only one strikeout for a .727 on-base percentage. Lexi winters (.357) leads South Carolina with two homers and 14 RBIs, while Karley Shelton (.294) has two homers, nine RBIs and 15 runs scored.
Five pitchers have all started at least one game with Jori Heard (5-0, 0.25 ERA) collecting 33 strikeouts in 28.0 innings. Nealy Lamb (3-0, 1.21 ERA) has earned 23 strikeouts in 17.1 innings.
The Gamecocks are batting .355 and holding opponents to .206 with 36-14 advantage in extra bases and 13-2 lead in stolen bases.
South Carolina leads the all-time series, 3-0, after hitting a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth inning last season at home.

Fordham, 4-6 (Sun., 10 a.m.)

The Rams went 3-2 last weekend in Texas with wins against New Mexico, Stephen F. Austin and St. Thomas. During their first weekend at the Charleston Invitational, they recorded a split against the host Cougars and dropped a pair of one-run decisions to North Dakota State.
Neleh Nogay is batting a team-high .324 with four RBIs and five stolen bases, while Mallory McClellan is hitting .308 with three RBIs.
Five pitchers have seen action with four earning at least one start. Holly Beeman (2-2, 1.71 ERA) has tallied 17 strikeouts in 28.2 innings with one shutout.
Fordham is batting .244 and holding teams to .270 with opponents owning 8-2 advantage in homers and 16-8 lead in stolen bases.
BU has won all six meetings, last earning a 4-3 (10) victory in 2012 on a neutral field in Florida.

LOOKING AHEAD

BU will take next week off and return to action at the Winthrop Eagle Classic on March 7-9.
The Terriers will face Western Carolina twice along with single-game clashes against Queens, Presbyterian and Winthrop.