Softball Sweeps DH With Wins Over Yale and New Haven

Saturday, March 7

New Haven, CT

12:45 PM

Boston University

9-10

Yale

3-10

Boston U.

Yale

Kasey Ricard is going through the pitching motion from the circle toward home plate

Photo by: Robert Branning

Softball Sweeps DH With Wins Over Yale and New Haven

March 7, 2026 | Softball

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Highlighted by nine extra-base hits and Ricard's 19 strikeouts, the Boston University softball team claimed a doubleheader sweep with a 7-0 victory over host Yale and 8-1 win against New Haven Saturday afternoon.

The Terriers (10-10) started off with seven singles against the Bulldogs (3-10) and then tied a program-record with seven doubles against the Chargers (0-7). Collecting two wins, Ricard (8-5) started the day totaling 12 strikeouts in the complete-game performance to set a new Patriot League record at 32 career shutouts.

Junior Kylie Doherty led the offense with five RBIs, helped by a three-run homer against New Haven. Junior Kyomi Apalit finished 4-for-7, while both sophomore Camryn Lyons and freshman Irys Kline went a identical 2-for-5 with three runs scored apiece.

GAME 1: BU - 7, Yale - 0

HOW IT HAPPENED

BU jumped out ahead quickly after Kline, senior Brooke Deppiesse and senior Megan Coyle led off the contest with a walk.
After Doherty delivered an RBI sac fly to center to plate Kline, Deppiesse scored on a wild pitch and Coyle reached home on Apalit's two-out RBI single to left center.
The Terriers extended the lead to 5-0 in the second when junior Livia Christopher (1B) and Deppiesse (BB) scored on Doherty's hard grounder through the left side.
Ricard kept the shutout going into the sixth with a combined nine strikeouts.
BU added two more runs off two hits with Deppiesse singling to left to plate freshman Madolyn Coupal and Doherty earning a bases-loaded RBI walk to score Kline.
The Bulldogs broke up the no-hit bid with a pair of two-out singles before Ricard ended the threat with a swinging strikeout.
Ricard earned a quick 1-2-3 in the seventh to seal the shutout.

GAME 2: BU - 8, New Haven - 1

HOW IT HAPPENED

In the top of the first, Kline doubled down the left field line but was thrown out at home trying to score on Doherty's two-out single to center.
Senior Olivia DeLong doubled to left to lead off the second but was caught in a double play started by a fly out to center.
The Chargers struck first in the bottom half with a one-out single and double against sophomore Danika Nell that set up an RBI grounder against senior Haley Ganino.
UNH threatened again in the third with a two-out single and stolen base, but Ricard entered the circle to earn a ground out to first.
The Terriers grabbed the lead for good in the fourth with DeLong, sophomore Kieren McHugh and and freshman Madolyn Coupal recording a double for the 2-1 advantage.
BU extended the lead in the fifth to 6-1 off five hits, including Doherty's three-run homer toward left center.
Trying to mount a rally, UNH earned a one-out walk and single in the bottom of the sixth, but Ricard earned a pair of swinging strikeouts.
Lyons opened the seventh with a triple down the right field line and scored on senior Aimee Metz's RBI grounder that was followed by sophomore Cara Edwards' RBI double to left for the 8-1 advantage.
Ricard added two more strikeouts to claim her second win of the day.

GAME NOTES

With her seventh homer of the season, Doherty has now gone yard a combined 27 times, tied-for-fourth most in program history and sixth most in the Patriot League.
A two-time PL Pitcher of the Year, Ricard earned her 32nd shutout to top the previous PL record of 31 held by Lehigh's Lisa Sweeney ('09), a four-time PL Pitcher of the Year.
Ricard is now tied with Cassidi Hardy ('11) for the second most in program history with BU Hall of Famer Audrey West ('96) well ahead in first at 47.
With 82 wins now, Ricard is three away from tying Hardy and Ali DuBois ('21) for the program record.
Improving to 17-8 all-time in the series against the Bulldogs, BU made its first visit to Yale since 1995.
The Terriers won the first ever meeting with UNH after the Chargers made the jump up to the Division I and the Northeast Conference from the Northeast 10 conference in Division II.

UP NEXT

BU will compete in rematches against Yale and New Haven on Sunday (March 8) with the Bulldogs serving as hosts.
The Terriers will first face the Bulldogs at 10:30 a.m. and then conclude the weekend with the Chargers starting at 12:45 p.m.