Boston University
45-13
(3) Army West Point – PL Semifinal
33-24
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston U. | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| Army West Point | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Softball Advances to PL Championship Round With 3-1 Win Over Army West Point
May 8, 2026 | Softball
BOSTON - The top-seeded Boston University softball team advanced to the championship round of the 2026 Patriot League Tournament with a 3-1 victory over third-seeded Army West Point on Friday at BU Softball Field.
BU (45-13) never trailed Army (33-24), scoring in the top of the first and adding a pair of runs in the top of the third to push its win streak to 11 games. Senior Kasey Ricard was terrific in a record-setting day in the circle, as her fifth strikeout of the contest was also her 911th career K, which is a new program record. Ricard finished her complete game with seven strikeouts against zero walks while scattering just six hits.
Junior Kyomi Apalit went 2-for-2 with an RBI while sophomore Camryn Lyons and junior Sophie Naivar also drove in a run for the Terriers. Lyons also made the play of the game in center field when she robbed Mia Bonsignore of a run-scoring hit in the bottom of the fourth. Junior Kylie Doherty was 1-for-4 with a double, scored a run and had a terrific catch of her own in left field.
BU will face Colgate in Saturday's championship round with the first game scheduled for 10 a.m., moved up from noon due to the forecast of rain. BU needs just one more win to claim its ninth Patriot League title.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- BU struck first when Naivar's two-out single to right field allowed senior Brooke Deppiesse to score from second.
- The Terriers added two more runs in the top of the third. Doherty began things with a double down the left-field line and advanced to third on a wild pitch.
- After Naivar was hit by a pitch, Lyons singled to right to plate Doherty, with Naivar advancing to third and then scoring on an infield single by Apalit.
- Army led off the bottom of the third with a single and eventually had runners on second and third with two outs, but Ricard escaped the jam to maintain the Terriers' 3-0 advantage.
- The Black Knights nearly broke through in the bottom of the fourth, but Lyons ran down a two-out line drive in right center to complete a web gem and end the Army threat.
- That play began a stretch of eight straight hitters retired by Ricard, with Army leading off the bottom of the seventh with a single and a double to spoil Ricard's shutout bid.
- Freshman Madolyn Coupal made a terrific diving grab in front of the third-base bag for the second out before Deppiesse ended the game by backhanding a grounder to second and beating the runner with her throw to first.
- Ricard ended the day with 913 strikeouts, surpassing the previous record of 910 set by BU Athletic Hall of Famer Audrey West ('96).
- She will need 16 more Ks to surpass Lehigh's Lisa Sweeney as the all-time Patriot League leader in career strikeouts.
- Apalit extended her hitting streak to six games.
- Doherty now leads the Terriers with 12 doubles and has recorded 36 extra-base hits this season, including a league-leading 24 home runs.
- This is the 10th consecutive PL Tournament in which the Terriers have advanced to the championship round.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Ricard, Kasey (31-6)
L: Breanna Izzo (13-8)
Batting:
2B: Doherty, Kylie 1
RBI: Naivar, Sophie 1 ; Lyons, Camryn 1 ; Apalit, Kyomi 1
SH: Apalit, Kyomi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Deppiesse, Brooke 1 ; Doherty, Kylie 1 ; Naivar, Sophie 1
SB: Lyons, Camryn 1 ; Apalit, Kyomi 1
HBP: Naivar, Sophie 1
Batting:
2B: Mia Bonsignore 1
RBI: Mia Bonsignore 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Breanna Coonfare 1
