Friday, April 17
West Point, N.Y.
2 PM
Boston University
at
Army West Point
Softball to Open Patriot League Series at Army West Point Friday Afternoon
April 16, 2026 | Softball
BOSTON – Concluding the eight-game road trip with a return to Patriot League play, the defending tournament champion Boston University softball team will visit defending regular season champion Army West Point with the first contest slated for Friday at 2 p.m. The teams will then face off in a doubleheader Saturday starting at 12 p.m.
TERRIER TIDBITS
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU is 10-5 in true road games this year after earning a non-conference split earlier this week with an 11-6 win at Harvard and 4-1 loss at Providence. In conference play,
- Owner of a program and Patriot League single-season record 19 homers alongside 64 RBIs, junior Kylie Doherty leads the Terriers hitting .392.
- Doherty currently has 147 career RBIs, two behind senior Brooke Deppiesse (.391) with Alex Heinen ('19) owning the school record at 155.
- In total, seven Terriers are hitting at least .300 with Deppiesse, junior Kyomi Apalit and senior Megan Coyle (.350) combining for 19 homers.
- In the circle, senior Kasey Ricard (24-5, 2.77 ERA) has totaled 184 strikeouts in 177.0 innings and has earned three saves. Classmate Haley Ganino (6-2, 3.71 ERA) owns the other save with 21 strikeouts in 56.2 innings.
- As a team, BU is batting .339 and holing opponents to .246 with 69-41 advantage in doubles and 47-29 lead in homers.
- The Black Knights are 10-2 at home with an eight-game win streak after sweeping Iona in Wednesday's DH, 4-0 and 3-2 (8). Army swept Lehigh last weekend with one game decided by one (6-5) and also posted a 2-1 record against Lafayette with two contests decided by one (3-2, 0-1).
- In other conference action, Army went 1-2 at Colgate with 10-8 (9) win alongside 4-3 (10) and 9-1 (5) losses.
- Five Black Knights are batting over .300 with Hannah Laub hitting a team-high .400 thanks in part to four homers, while reigning PL Player of the Year Ashton White (.382) owns seven homers, seven doubles and 35 RBIs.
- In the circle, Army has three pitchers combining for 44 starts. Amanda Eaglin (10-7, 2.33 ERA) owns 68 strikeouts in 102.0 innings, while Kately Flanders (7-5, 2.74 ERA) has 83 strikeouts in 89.1 innings.
- Overall, Army is batting .286 and holding opponents to .233 with an 87-65 advantage in extra-base hits.
- BU leads the all-time series, 33-13, with a 12-5 road mark.
- Last season, the Black Knight claimed on the road 10-1 (5) and 6-5 (9) victories alongside a 4-1 loss on the way to the regular season title and hosting rights.
- However, the Terriers had the last word in the conference tournament, first posting an 8-0 (6) win to reach the championship round and then a 3-2 come-from-behind victory to clinch the automatic NCAA berth.
- The Terriers have won 10 straight dating back at Army with the last loss occurring in 2018.
- BU will return home to host Rhode Island on Tuesday (April 21) at 1 p.m. with the contest airing on NESN.
- The Terriers will face the Rams for the first time since earning a 4-1 victory in 2019.
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Wednesday, April 08
Highlights: Softball vs. Bucknell (4/4/26)
Saturday, April 04
Highlights: Softball Doubleheader vs. Bucknell (4/3/26)
Friday, April 03
Highlights: Doubleheader vs. Lehigh (3/29/26)
Sunday, March 29
