Softball Heads to UMass for Tuesday Afternoon Tilt

Tuesday, April 28

Amherst, MA

3 PM

Boston University

UMass

BU softball team huddles together at the UCF Black & Gold Classic

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Softball Heads to UMass for Tuesday Afternoon Tilt

April 27, 2026 | Softball

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Boston University (40-13, 16-2 PL) at UMass (18-27, 9-15 MAC)
Date & Time: Tuesday, 3 p.m.
Venue: Sortino Field | Amherst, Mass.
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BOSTON – Having concluded conference play with one week remaining, the 2026 Patriot League regular season champion Boston University softball team will visit non-conference rival UMass on Tuesday with first pitch set for 3 p.m.

The Terriers are currently riding a six-game win streak after sweeping Holy Cross over the weekend at home by a combined score of 42-14. while UMass is coming off a 2-1 performance at Bowling Green as part of its first year in the Mid-American Conference.

TERRIER TIDBITS

BU is 12-6 in true road games with non-conference victories at Harvard (11-6), Yale (7-0, 8-1) and then-No. 20/23 Duke (9-8 10 inn.). The Terriers last dropped a 4-1 decision at Providence on April 15 and at home most recently blanked Rhode Island, 6-0, last Tuesday to give 11th-year head coach Ashley Waters her 400th career victory.
Owner of both the BU and Patriot League single-season record for RBIs with the nation's currently No. 2 ranked total at 81, junior Kylie Doherty is batting a team-high .399 with 24 homers and 57 runs scored.
Senior Brooke Deppiesse is second batting .384 with team-high 60 runs scored, 11 doubles, six homers, four triples and 43 RBIs, while classmate Megan Coyle (.343) owns 52 RBIs alongside 41 runs scored.
In the circle, senior Kasey Ricard (28-6, 2.93 ERA) has totaled 203 strikeouts over 210.0 innings of work with three saves, while classmate Haley Ganino (7-2, 3.94 ERA) has totaled 24 strikeouts in 64.0 innings with a save
The Terriers are batting .337 and holding opponents to .243 with 78-46 lead in doubles and 57-35 advantage in homers.

SCOUTING UMASS

UMass is 6-5 at home this season with a 2-0 mark against non-conference opponents thanks to wins over Dartmouth (9-1, 6 inn.) and most recently Brown, 2-1, back on April 14.
UMass collected a pair of home wins against Buffalo (3-2, 4-21, 5-4 8 inn.) and went 1-2 last weekend against Akron with the three contests decided by a combined four runs.
Odyssey Torres is batting a team-high .414 with three homers, 12 doubles and 23 runs scored, while Brooke Musch (.317) owns a team-high 28 runs scored along five.
Hannah Streicher (10-13, 3.45 ERA) has totaled 80 strikeouts in 158.1 innings of work, having gone the distance 18 times, while Kelsey Blanchette (5-9, 6.48 ERA) earned 39 strikeouts in 75.2 innings.
UMass is batting .259 at this time and is holding opponents to .310 with leads in doubles (71-510),

SERIES HISTORY

UMass leads the all-time series, 15-9, but the Terriers are currently on a five-game win streak that dates back to a 7-4 win in a neutral contest hosted by Hofstra in 2018.
In the last matchup back in 2024, the Terriers earned a 2-0 victory with Allison Boaz ('24) and Ricard combining for nine strikeouts in the shutout win.
BU is 4-10 all-time in Amherst after recording a 3-1 victory in 2023 that featured Ricard totaling 11 strikeouts in the complete-game effort.

LOOKING AHEAD

The Terriers will return home to conclude the regular season with a doubleheader against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) member Merrimack on Saturday (May 2).
Fans are encouraged to arrive early before the 12 p.m. start time to help the team honor the six seniors - Megan Coyle, Olivia DeLong, Deppiesse, Ganino, Aimee Metz and Ricard.
BU is 11-0 since 2021 with seven shutouts after earning a doubleheader sweep at Merrimack last season, 8-0 and 7-0.
The Terriers won the last home contest in 2024 with a 9-0 (5) decision.