Softball Held Off by Louisville, No. 16 South Carolina on Final Day at Carolina Classic

Saturday, February 14

Columbia, SC

12:30 PM

Boston University

3-5

Louisville

6-3

Boston University

Louisville

Kyomi Apalit has a practice swing at home plate before Army throws a pitch toward her.

Photo by: Erin Bush

Softball Held Off by Louisville, No. 16 South Carolina on Final Day at Carolina Classic

February 14, 2026 | Softball

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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Facing both No. 16 South Carolina and Louisville a second time, the Boston University softball team battled to the end before ultimately coming up short Saturday afternoon at Beckham Field.

With the go-ahead run at the plate in the seventh of the first game, the Cardinals (6-3) brought in a reliever to claim the save in a 5-3 decision against the Terriers (3-6). During the 6-1 loss to the Gamecocks (6-2), BU struck first in the opening inning and put a pair of runners on base in each of the last two innings.

Junior Kyomi Apalit led the way batting a combined 4-for-6 with a double and RBI. Freshman Irys Kline went 3-for-6 with a double and two RBIs, while senior Brooke Deppiesse also collected three hits in seven plate appearances alongside two runs scored.

GAME 1: Louisville - 5, BU - 3

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers threatened in the first inning with both Kline and sophomore Kieren McHugh earning back-to-back one-out walks, but they ended up stranded in scoring position, as the Cardinals claimed a strike out and ground out.
Louisville grabbed the lead in the bottom half with an infield single and RBI triple that the Cardinals tried to turn into an inside-the-park homer, but Kline in right threw to the cutoff in Coyle at first who then sent the ball to junior Livia Christopher at home for the tag.
Christopher followed up in the second inning by throwing a Cardinal out trying to steal second and catching a pair of strikeout pitches from senior Kasey Ricard (3-3).
Louisville broke open the game in the bottom of the fourth with with a pair of RBI singles and a double steal against Ricard followed by an RBI single against sophomore Danika Nell for the 5-0 lead.
Trying to mount a rally, Christopher earned a two-out walk and scored on Apalit's RBI double down the left field line to get on the scoreboard in the fifth.
After Nell retired the side in the bottom half, both McHugh and junior Kylie Doherty earned back-to-back one-out singles in the sixth, but the Cardinals ended the threat with a ground out and strikeout.
Then in the seventh, Apalit and Deppiesse recorded a pair of two-out singles to set up Kline's RBI single helped by a defensive miscue to put the score at 5-3.
Entering the circle for the Cardinals, Alyssa Zabala kept Kline and McHugh (reached via error) away from home by earning a line out to second.

GAME 2: #16 South Carolina - 6, BU - 1

HOW IT HAPPENED

Deppiesse gave BU the early lead by singling to right and scoring on Kline's RBI double down the left field line.
The Gamecocks though quickly responded with two singles against sophomore Ava Johnson (0-1) followed by a walk and RBI hit-by-pitch against senior Haley Ganino.
Nell then entered the contest with a wild pitch and two walks allowed to put the deficit at 3-1.
With the bases loaded and zero outs, Ricard came in to earn three pop ups.
After hitting into a double play in the second, the Gamecocks scored two more runs during the third off a two-out double against Ricard.
In the sixth, Deppiesse and Kline led off with back-to-back singles, but South Carolina managed to throw Deppiesse out trying to advance to third base.
The Gamecocks then followed with two strikeouts on 2-2 pitches and added an RBI walk in the bottom of the sixth against the returning Johnson to extend the lead to 6-1.
With Coyle (1B) and sophomore Chloe Dryden (BB) on base in the top of the seventh, the Gamecocks sealed the victory with a ground out to third.

UP NEXT

With Sunday's game against Kennesaw State canceled due to weather, BU will next head to the Charlotte Invitational on Feb. 20-22 to face both Jacksonville and Marshall two times apiece along with the host 49ers once.