Saturday, May 2
Boston, MA
12 PM
Boston University
vs
Merrimack
Softball to Honor Senior Class, Wrap Regular Season Against Merrimack in Saturday Doubleheader
May 1, 2026 | Softball
Boston University (41-13, 16-2 PL) vs. Merrimack (12-27, 10-16 MAAC)
Date & Time: Saturday DH, 12 p.m.
Venue: BU Softball Field | Boston, Mass.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierSoftball
BOSTON – After honoring six seniors, the Boston University softball team will conclude the regular season against Merrimack with Saturday's home doubleheader slated for a 12 p.m. start.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early to help recognize Megan Coyle, Olivia DeLong and Aimee Metz alongside captains Brooke Deppiesse, Haley Ganino and Kasey Ricard.
TERRIER TIDBITS
Date & Time: Saturday DH, 12 p.m.
Venue: BU Softball Field | Boston, Mass.
X: @BUGameDay | @TerrierSoftball
BOSTON – After honoring six seniors, the Boston University softball team will conclude the regular season against Merrimack with Saturday's home doubleheader slated for a 12 p.m. start.
Fans are encouraged to arrive early to help recognize Megan Coyle, Olivia DeLong and Aimee Metz alongside captains Brooke Deppiesse, Haley Ganino and Kasey Ricard.
TERRIER TIDBITS
- BU ranks in the top 75 in 25 NCAA statistical categories, including 24th with a current program-record .337 batting average and sixth in runs scored at 414.
- Following Tuesday's 3-1 win at UMass, BU ranks tied-for-11th with Texas Tech at seven-game active win streak. They Terriers also have the 15th longest active home win streak at eight contests with a 19-1 record on the year.
- Junior Kylie Doherty leads BU batting .401 with 24 homers, fifth most nationally, and 82 RBIs, second most behind UCLA's Jordan Woolery and her 102 RBIs.
- In total, four Terriers are hitting over .350 with Deppiesse recording a team-high 60 runs scored on the season, just three ahead of Doherty, alongside 43 RBIs and team-high 11 doubles.
- Coyle (.335) is second on the team at 10 homers with 52 RBIs and 41 runs scored.
- Ricard (29-6, 2.87 ERA) set a program record with wins in a season against the Minutewomen while leading the nation in innings pitched at 217.0.
- Senior Haley Ganino (7-2, 3.94 ERA) has earned 24 strikeouts over 64.0 innings and has one save alongside Ricard's three.
- BU is batting .337 and holding teams to .224 with an 80-46 advantage in doubles and 57-35 lead in homers.
- The Warriors are 5-9 in true road games compared to the 5-12 home record with conference wins at Saint Peter's (2x), Siena (2x) and Sacred Heart. Notable wins came against Cornell (8-4), Canisius (2x) and vs. Iona.
- Sam Russalesi is batting a team-high .287 with 19 walks for a .405 on-base percentage, while Madeline Arvai (.282) owns a team-high four homers, eight doubles and four homers.
- In the circle, Anna Gedacht (7-15, 4.38 ERA) has tallied 71 strikeouts in 132.2 innings , while Brandi Neil (1-3, 4.49 ERA) has earned 23 strikeouts in 39.0 innings.
- Overall, Merrimack is batting .216 and holding teams to .300 with opponents posting a 94-28 advantage in stolen bases and 14-4 lead in triples.
- The Terriers lead the all-time series, 14-3, with the Warriors earning all three of their wins between 1989-90.
- 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.
- The 2026 Patriot League regular season champion Terriers will host the conference tournament for the seventh time in eight seasons with the event set to take place on May 7-9.
- Both Colgate and Army West Point have clinched a spot and will await the weekend results to decide the No. 2 and 3 seeds. Bucknell, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Lehigh will battle for the fourth and final slot.
- BU is 5-1 in claiming the PL title as the tournament host with triumphant victories in 2018, 19, 21, 23 and 24 with Lehigh eliminating the Terriers in 2022. Last season, BU won its third straight title at Army.
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