Brown Spoils Doherty's Career Day in 8-7 See-Saw Affair

Friday, February 28

Providence, RI

3 PM

Boston University

8-7

Brown

4-2

BOSTON U

Brown

Kylie Doherty is swinging at a pitch at home plate.

Photo by: Jon Ratner

Brown Spoils Doherty's Career Day in 8-7 See-Saw Affair

February 28, 2025 | Softball

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Despite sophomore Kylie Doherty delivering her first career grand slam, the Boston University softball team came up short at Brown, 8-7, on Friday afternoon.

Facing a 4-0 deficit, the Terriers (8-7) rallied to tie the game in each of the last three innings, but the Bears (4-2) had a response in the bottom half each time, including a walk-off solo home run.

Doherty went 2-for-4 and posted a personal-best five RBIs with the help of her third homer of the season and an RBI single. Sophomore Libby Walsh batted a perfect 2-for-2 with two walks and an RBI bunt single, while junior Brooke Deppiesse reached home plate twice thanks to a pair of earned walks.

Brown's top three batters went a combined 5-for-10 with six runs scored, and Jasmine Hsiao plated three runs in the No. 5 slot off a two-RBI single and RBI double against junior Kasey Ricard (4-5). After Alexis Guevara pitched the first five innings with four runs allowed, Macy Borowski (2-0) held BU to three runs over the final two innings.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Freshman Addie Lucier started the game by reaching second on an outfield fielding error, but Guevara earned two swinging strikeouts and a fly out to keep the Terriers off the scoreboard.
Brown quickly loaded the bases on three straight singles and jumped on the scoreboard with Hsiao recording a two-RBI single and Deng adding an RBI sac fly.
BU again had two runners on base via freshman Biz Baglieri's one-out single and Walsh's walk before Guevara earned another strikeout and fly out.
The Bears added another run in the third thanks to Berlinger's lead-off walk and Hsiao's two-out RBI double to center to move ahead, 4-0.
The Terriers rallied back in the fifth with sophomore Livia Christopher doubling to left center and eventually reaching third when the Bears walked both freshman Camryn Lyons and Deppiesse.
With two outs and bases loaded, Doherty launched a 1-1 pitch toward left center for her third homer of the season.
Brown retook the lead, 5-4, following lead-off single, sac bunt and two-out RBI single but quickly gave it up in the sixth on a fielding error.
The Bears loaded the bases on a single and back-to-back walks in the bottom of the sixth before the Terriers earned a force out at home and allowed two runs to score on a throwing error.
Down to the final three outs, BU rallied for the third straight inning with Doherty collecting her fifth RBI on a single up the middle and eventually reached third on Walsh's one-out RBI single.
The Terriers though stranded two on base due to a pair of infield pop ups, and Brown took advantage with Laurel Moody homering to left for the 8-7 victory.

GAME NOTES

Doherty's previous RBI high was four in a 2-for-3 performance at Coastal Carolina last season.
Doherty's grand slam snapped the offense's streak of 25 consecutive scoreless innings.
Brown cut BU's series lead to 17-12-1.
The Terriers played up North in the month of February for the first time in program history.

UP NEXT

The Terriers will have the weekend off and return to action at the Winthrop Eagle Classic on March 7-9 in South Carolina.
BU will face Presbyterian, Western Carolina (2x), Winthrop and Queens.