Terriers Defeated by Ole Miss, 8-6, in NCAA Regional Opener

Friday, May 15

Lubbock, Texas

2 PM ET

Boston University

46-14

Ole Miss – NCAA Lubbock Regional

35-24

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Boston U	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	6	8	0
Ole Miss	1	0	7	0	0	0	X	8	12	0

Softball player on second base at 2026 NCAA Regional

Photo by: Dan Koerner

Terriers Defeated by Ole Miss, 8-6, in NCAA Regional Opener

May 15, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

LUBBOCK, Texas - The third-seeded Boston University softball nearly erased a six-run deficit, but the Terriers' rally fell short as second-seeded Ole Miss earned an 8-6 win in the NCAA Lubbock Regional opener on Friday afternoon.

BU (46-14) led Ole Miss (35-24) by two after the top of the first, but the Rebels scored one in the bottom of the first and then plated seven in the bottom of the third to take control of the contest. The Terriers never quit, however, and with the Rebels ahead, 8-3, entering the bottom of the seventh, the Terriers brought the go-ahead run to the plate before a double play ended the rally.

Sophomore Camryn Lyons reached base four times, going 3-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs. She hit her 13th home run of the season as part of that seventh-inning comeback bid and also had a double. Senior Brooke Deppiesse also homered in the seventh and finished 1-for-3 while scoring two runs. Senior Megan Coyle also went 1-for-3 and scored a pair of runs.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Deppiesse led off the game with a four-pitch walk and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
Coyle and junior Sophie Naivar then worked back-to-back walks to load the bases with one out and force a pitching change.
Lyons greeted the new Rebel pitcher by reaching over the plate to knock the ball into the opposite field to score Deppiesse before a sac fly by freshman Irys Kline made it 2-0.
OIe Miss got a run back in the bottom of the first but senior Kasey Ricard induced a swinging strikeout with the bases loaded to prevent further damage.
Junior Kyomi Apalit opened the top of the second with a single but was eventually stranded at third.
Ricard struck out the side in the home half of the second, but the Rebels scored seven runs in the bottom of the third to take an 8-2 lead.
Lyons hit a ground-rule double to left in the top of the fifth to plate junior Kylie Doherty and cut the deficit to 8-3.
Sophomore Ava Johnson was stellar in relief, scattering three hits in 3.1 innings of scoreless work to help give BU a chance to tie the game.
Deppiesse opened the top of the seventh with a homer before Coyle followed suit with a one-out blast to make it an 8-5 game.
Aimee Metz worked a walk before Lyons singled her over to second.
Kieren McHugh's pinch-hit double scored Metz, with Lyons advancing to third.
The Rebels induced a game-ending double play, however, to escape with the win.

UP NEXT

On Saturday at 5:30 p.m. ET, BU will face the loser of Friday's second game of the day between host and No. 11 national seed Texas Tech and fourth-seeded Marist.