Softball Completes Turnpike Trophy Series Sweep With 6-1 Victory at Holy Cross

Sunday, April 6

Worcester, MA

1 PM

Boston University

25-11, 0

Holy Cross

6-23, 0

Boston University

Holy Cross

Softball Completes Turnpike Trophy Series Sweep With 6-1 Victory at Holy Cross

April 6, 2025 | Softball

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WORCESTER, Mass. – Highlighted by junior Megan Coyle's first-inning two-run homer and classmate Olivia DeLong's seventh-inning two-RBI single, the Boston University softball team completed the Turnpike Trophy series sweep with a 6-1 victory at Holy Cross Sunday afternoon.

The Terriers (25-11, 9-0 PL) outscored the Crusaders (6-23, 0-6 PL) by a combined score of 23-3 over the three contests to extend their NCAA leading conference opponent win streak to 33 games. Junior Kasey Ricard (17-7) went the distance with the help of three strikeouts to collect her third victory at Holy Cross.

DeLong delivered a career-high three hits, including her first ever double, while sophomore Libby Walsh tied a personal best with three hits en route to a pair of runs scored, a number matched by junior Brooke Deppiesse. Coyle claimed her second homer of the series after hitting a grand slam in the first inning of the first meeting held back on Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Deppiesse started the contest by earning a one-out walk on four straight pitches and shortly thereafter rounded the bases when Coyle launched a two-out, 1-0 pitch to left to grab the lead for good, 2-0.
DeLong and Lucier followed with back-to-back two-out singles before Holy Cross earned a ground out.
After Ricard retired the first seven Crusaders, Holy Cross threatened with a one-out single and sac bunt but ended up stranding the runner in scoring position doe to a swinging strikeout.
The Crusaders applied even more pressure in the fourth on a lead-off walk and one-out single before Ricard got out of the jam with a fly ball to center and a swinging strikeout.
In the top of the fifth, Walsh singled to third with one out and scored another run on DeLong's RBI double to right to grab a 3-0 lead.
Trying to mount a rally, the Crusaders jumped on the scoreboard thanks during the bottom half of the fifth in part due to a lead-off walk and back-to-back one-out singles, including Thibault's two-out RBI hit to left.
Ricard loaded the bases on a walk but kept the two-run lead thanks to an infield pop up.
Freshman Camryn Lyons looked to extend BU's lead with a lead-off double in the sixth, but the Crusaders later threw her out from left field at the plate.
The Terriers broke open the game with three runs off four hits thanks to sophomore Kylie Doherty, Deppiesse and Walsh all hitting lead-off singles to help set up DeLong's one-out, two-RBI single to right center.
BU extended the lead to 6-1 when Walsh scored on a wild pitch.
Ricard sealed the victory on a pair of fly balls and ground out.

UP NEXT

BU will visit Boston College on Tuesday (April 8) for a 4 p.m. first pitch.
The Terriers won the first meeting back in February, 3-0, to extend their win streak in the series to seven contests.