Saturday, April 25
Boston, MA
12 PM
Boston University
vs
Holy Cross
Photo by: Sydney Ciardi
Softball to Wrap Patriot League Play With Holy Cross in Turnpike Trophy Home Weekend Series
April 24, 2026 | Softball
Boston University (37-13, 13-2 PL) vs. Holy Cross (8-28, 4-8 PL)
Date & Time: Saturday DH, 12 p.m. | Sunday, 12 p.m.
Venue: BU Softball Field | Boston, Mass.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierSoftball
BOSTON – Wrapping up Patriot League play, the Boston University softball team will host Holy Cross in a Turnpike Trophy three-game series with both Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single contest slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch.
As part of Pride Day, Saturday's doubleheader will have BU Pride decals available to fans while supplies last. The BU Athlete Ally group will be on site collecting donations for the Home for Little Wanderers, an organization that has several programs supporting LGBTQIA+ youth.
The Terriers have secured conference tournament hosting rights with a 13-2 record for the seventh time in eight seasons and just need one win or a loss by both Colgate (7-5) and Army (7-5) to claim sole possession of the regular season title. The Crusaders remain alive for a spot in the four-team tourney alongside Bucknell (5-7), Lafayette (5-7) and Lehigh (4-11).
In the Turnpike Trophy all-sports competition, BU owns a 12-4 lead against Holy Cross following a split this week in lacrosse with the Terrier men earning an 18-12 win and the women dropping a 12-8 decision.
TERRIER TIDBITS
Date & Time: Saturday DH, 12 p.m. | Sunday, 12 p.m.
Venue: BU Softball Field | Boston, Mass.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierSoftball
BOSTON – Wrapping up Patriot League play, the Boston University softball team will host Holy Cross in a Turnpike Trophy three-game series with both Saturday's doubleheader and Sunday's single contest slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch.
As part of Pride Day, Saturday's doubleheader will have BU Pride decals available to fans while supplies last. The BU Athlete Ally group will be on site collecting donations for the Home for Little Wanderers, an organization that has several programs supporting LGBTQIA+ youth.
The Terriers have secured conference tournament hosting rights with a 13-2 record for the seventh time in eight seasons and just need one win or a loss by both Colgate (7-5) and Army (7-5) to claim sole possession of the regular season title. The Crusaders remain alive for a spot in the four-team tourney alongside Bucknell (5-7), Lafayette (5-7) and Lehigh (4-11).
In the Turnpike Trophy all-sports competition, BU owns a 12-4 lead against Holy Cross following a split this week in lacrosse with the Terrier men earning an 18-12 win and the women dropping a 12-8 decision.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU is 16-1 at home following Tuesday's 6-0 victory vs. Rhode Island. In conference play, the Terriers earned a sweep vs. Bucknell by a combined 39-0 score over 15.0 innings and went 2-1 against Lehigh with 6-3 and 4-0 victories alongside a 3-0 loss.
- Junior Kylie Doherty is batting a team-high .389 with program-record 20 homers and 70 RBIs, while senior Brooke Deppiesse (.388) has 51-50 edge in runs scored alongside 10 doubles, and six homers.
- Senior Megan Coyle (.346) is second on the team at nine homers and 48 RBIs. Both she and junior Kyomi Apalit (.345) are tied for second at nine doubles, while freshman Irys Kline (.323) has totaled a team-high 35 walks.
- In the circle, senior Kasey Ricard (27-6, 2.77 ERA) leads all active NCAA Division I, II and III pitchers with 101 career victories and has totaled 197 strikeouts over 202.0 innings. Classmate Haley Ganino (6-2, 3.70 ERA) has collected 24 strikeouts in 58.2 innings with one save.
- BU is batting .335 and holding teams to .243 with sizable leads in doubles (74-43), triples (15-8), homers (51-32) and walks (214-115), though opponents have posted a 45-27 advantage in stolen bases
- The Crusaders are 5-16 in true road games compared to a 2-7 home mark with doubleheader sweep at Maryland-Eastern Shore (4-2, 4-0), 3-2 win at Lehigh and 4-1 victory at Bucknell. They most recently came up short at Brown in two shutout losses, 7-0 and 4-0.
- Holy Cross has suffered one-run losses to Bucknell (2x), Providence and Wofford.
- Silje Emery is batting a team-high .273, while Bella Nugent (.260) owns four homers, six doubles and 15 RBIs.
- In the circle, Sophia Roncone (3-13, 4.91 ERA) has recorded 85 strikeouts in 102.2 innings of work while adding three saves. Bridget Mulkeen (4-7, 4.36 ERA) has totaled 52 strikeouts in 69.0 innings.
- Overall, HC is batting .224 and holding teams to .307 with opponents owning advantages in doubles (60-31), homers (27-17), walks (171-90) and stolen bases (46-14).
- BU leads the all-time series, 55-8, with a 26-1 all-time home record and 28 active win streak.
- Last season, the Terriers earned a pair of 6-1 wins on the road along with an 11-1 (5) victory for the series sweep.
- In 2024, BU shut out the Crusaders at home with two run-rule decisions (9-0, 14-0) and a 4-0 victory.
- BU is on a five-game win streak to cut UMass' series lead to 15-9.
- Teams last faced off in 2024 with the Terriers earning a 2-0 home victory on an RBI sac fly and RBI walk during the second inning. Ricard totaled seven strikeouts against two walks allowed in four innings of work.
- Last time at UMass in 2023, BU claimed a 3-1 victory with Ricard totaling 11 strikeouts against two hits in the complete-game win.
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/ SoftballHighlights: Softball vs. Rhode Island (4/21/26)
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