Softball Run-Rules Stonehill in Doubeheader Sweep

Wednesday, April 16

Boston, MA

2 PM

Boston University

27-13

Stonehill

10-26

Stonehill

Boston University

Photo by: Erin Bush

Softball Run-Rules Stonehill in Doubeheader Sweep

April 16, 2025 | Softball

Box Score 1 Box Score 2 G1 Box (W, 10-2 / 6 inn.)G2 Box (W, 8-0 / 6 inn.)Highlights Coach Waters Postgame

BOSTON – Helped by the top of the batting order and two strong pitching performances, the Boston University softball team run-ruled Stonehill in a home doubleheader sweep Wednesday afternoon.

The Terriers (28-13) more than doubled the Skyhawks (10-27) in hits, 26-12, while posting a 14-2 advantage in strikeouts. BU first earned four runs in the first inning of the day en route to a 10-2 (6) win and then broke a scoreless deadlock in the rematch with three runs in the third and fourth innings, respectively, to pull away for an 8-0 (6) victory.

Junior Kasey Ricard (19-8) and freshman Ava Johnson (4-1) both went the distance, combining for 14 strikeouts against 12 hits without allowing a single walk. At the plate, the top three batters in the lineup – sophomore Kylie Doherty, junior Brooke Deppiesse and junior Megan Coyle – batted a combined 13-for-20 with seven RBIs and eight runs scored to lead the offense.

GAME 1: BU - 10, Stonehill - 2 (6 inn.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

After Ricard started the game with two strikeouts, BU jumped out to a 4-0 lead off five hits in the bottom of the first.
With the bases loaded in her first career start, freshman Kieren McHugh drove a single to the left center gap to plate two runs.
Freshman Camryn Lyons and sophomore Livia Christopher both added RBI singles to right.
In the second, Doherty led off again with a single and scored on Coyle's RBI triple to right center that helped set up freshman Addie Lucier's RBI sac fly.
After ending the top of the third with two strikeouts, Ricard earned her first career hit with two outs on a single up the middle, advanced to third on Doherty's single and scored on a mishandled grounder for the 7-0 advantage.
The Skyhawks tried to mount a rally with two outs in the fourth by earning a hit-by-pitch, double and two-RBI single.
Stonehill continued to apply pressure by loading the bases on a single and error, but Ricard prevented further damage with a swinging strikeout.
Ricard added two more strikeouts in the sixth to maintain the five-run lead, and BU walked off in the bottom half with three runs off three hits and an error, ending on sophomore Kyomi Apalit's RBI single to left.

GAME 2: BU - 8, Stonehill - 0 (6 inn.)

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Skyhawks tried to score first in the second with back-to-back two-out singles, but Johnson earned a strikeout to keep the game scoreless.
In the third inning, BU loaded the bases with one out to set up Coyle's two-RBI single to center and McHugh's RBI grounder for a 3-0 lead.
Stonehill led off the fourth with a single before lining out into a double play with Deppiesse catching the ball at second and quickly throwing to first for the second out.
The Terriers doubled the lead in the bottom half with three runs off four hits, including Doherty's two-RBI double and Coyle's RBI single.
BU put the game away in the sixth by loading the bases with zero outs to set up Coyle's RBI sac fly and McHugh's walk-off RBI single through the right side.

UP NEXT

BU will return to conference play by hosting Army West Point in a three-game weekend series with Saturday's DH and Sunday's single game contest both set for 12 p.m.
The Terriers are riding a 14-game win streak with seven of the contests decided by 1-2 runs apiece.
Last season, BU won the Patriot League tournament opener against the Black Knights, 2-0.