Boston University (17-10) at Merrimack (4-12)
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 25 | 2 p.m. & 4 p.m.
Venue: Warrior Softball Diamond | North Andover, Mass.
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BOSTON – Due to expected inclement weather, the Boston University softball team has postponed Wednesday's home contest against Dartmouth, now only leaving Tuesday's afternoon visit to Merrimack on the midweek docket for March 25-26. The doubleheader against the Warriors is set for a 2 p.m. start time.

The Terriers are currently riding a five-game win streak after opening the home slate with a DH sweep over Yale and then conference play with a series sweep at Bucknell. Merrimack most recently started its first season in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) winning two of three at Manhattan.

TERRIER TIDBITS

• After winning three contests against the Bison, BU improved to 7-6 in true road games with three of the losses decided by one run apiece.
• Junior Brooke Deppiesse earned her second Patriot League (PL) Player of the Week honor this season on Monday thanks to an 11-for-18 performance over five contests. She currently leads the team in batting average (.429), doubles (10), triples (6) and runs scored (31).
• Sophomore Kylie Doherty is just ahead of Deppiesse in homers (5-4) and RBIs (27-25) while batting .349.
• Both junior Megan Coyle (.329) and sophomore Libby Walsh (.300) are also hitting at least .300, while senior Sydney Pecoraro has batted .457 over 11 games played in March.
• In the circle, four Terriers have earned at least one win with junior Kasey Ricard (11-6, 2.31 ERA) leading the way in wins and ERA thanks to 111 strikeouts in 115.1 innings of work.
• Overall, BU is hitting .300 and holding opponents to .238 with a 65-46 advantage in extra-base hits.

SCOUTING MERRIMACK

• The Warriors are 1-2 at home after hosting Maine in a three-game series that included a 2-1 (11) win and pair of losses (12-2, 9-6).
• Besides beating Manhattan twice, Merrimack owns a 5-4 win against Saint Francis alongside a 10-8 loss to Kent State.
• Ellen Hubbard leads Merrimack batting .375 with five doubles, while Gabby Kaduson (.244) owns two homers and seven RBIs.
• Six Warriors have appeared in the circle with four earning at least one start. Anna Gedacht (2-5, 3.09 ERA) has tallied a team-high 34 strikeouts in 43.0 innings.
• Merrimack is batting .203 and holding opponents to .272 with a 40-18 deficit in extra-base hits.

SERIES HISTORY

• BU leads the all-time series, 12-3, after earning a 9-0 (5) home win in 2024 and DH sweep (9-0, 2-1) on the road in 2023.
• Last season, Deppiesse went 3-for-3 with a two-RBI single and RBI double.

LOOKING AHEAD

• BU will return home and host Colgate in a PL series with both Saturday's (March 29) DH and Sunday's (March 30) single-game contest set for a 12 p.m. first pitch.
• The Terriers won all three meetings last year on the road with two shutouts (6-0, 16-0) and a 4-2 (8) victory.