Softball
Kasey Ricard
- Title:
- Assistant Coach (1st season)
- Email:
- kricard@bu.edu
- Phone:
- (617) 353-5709
BOSTON – Boston University softball head coach Ashley Waters has announced the addition of Kasey Ricard '26 to her coaching staff ahead of the 2027 season.
"Kasey had an exceptional career and was truly a once-in-a-generation player. She possesses a brilliant mind for the game and a natural ability to teach," Waters said. "Her relentless competitiveness will make her an incredible addition to our staff. Her deep understanding of our program and familiarity will be an immediate asset to our pitching staff."
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Ricard, who graduated with her degree in health sciences in May, will continue her BU career as a pitching coach. She earned several accolades including three straight Patriot League Pitcher of the Year awards, while guiding her team to four consecutive conference titles.
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The Littleton, Mass., native had a historic career at BU, setting single season records in innings pitched (248.1), wins (33) and pitching appearances (52) while holding career records in innings pitched (850.1), strikeouts (933) and no-hitters (5). Additionally, Ricard is the winningest pitcher in program history, capping off her time in the circle with 107 career victories.
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Ricard experienced success on the field and in the classroom during her time as a student-athlete, earning NFCA Scholar-Athlete and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll all four years. She was named the Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year two years in a row and earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors in her sophomore and junior seasons.
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In 2026, she earned the Mildred Barnes Award which is given to the top female BU student-athlete, as well as the Scarlet Key, which is an academic honor given for contributions made to campus and the community.
"Kasey is a proven winner academically and athletically. She has a genuine understanding of what it takes to succeed at BU and the highest level. I am thrilled to continue to share a dugout with her." Waters said.Â
AWARDS
• 2024 College Sports Evaluation First Team All-American
• 2024 D1Softball Second Team All-American
• 2024 USA Softball Top 26 Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist
• 4x NFCA All-Region First Team (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 2023 NFCA Division I Top 25 National Freshman of the Year Finalist
• 2023 College Sports Evaluation Freshman All-American
• 2x ECAC Pitcher of the Year (2024, 26)
• 2023 ECAC Rookie of the Year
• 4x All-ECAC Team (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 3x Patriot League Pitcher of the Year (2024, 25, 26)
• 2026 Patriot League Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2x Patriot League Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2025, 26)
• 2023 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
• 4x All-Patriot League First Team (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 2x Patriot League Tournament MVP (2024, 26)
• 3x All-Patriot League Tournament Team (2024, 25, 26)
• 3x Academic All-Patriot League Team (2024, 25, 26)
• 2026 Mildred Barnes Award (top female BU student-athlete)
• 2026 Scarlet Key (BU academic honor for contributions to campus and community)
• 3x NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (2/20/24, 3/26/24, 4/15/24)
• 2x D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week (2/20/24, 3/26/24)Â
• 21x Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (2/21/23, 3/14/23, 4/4/23, 4/11/23, 4/25/23, 2/20/24, 3/12/24, 3/26/24, 4/16/24, 4/23/24, 2/10/25, 3/31/25, 4/7/25, 2/9/26, 3/9/26, 3/16/26, 3/30/26, 4/6/26, 4/13/26, 4/20/26, 5/4/26)
• 4x Patriot League Rookie of the Week (3/14/23, 4/4/23, 4/11/23, 5/9/23)
• 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024, 25)
• 4x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 4x NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 24, 25, 26)
AS A SENIOR IN 2026
Serving as co-captain, appeared in 52 games with an NCAA-high 47 starts to help the Terriers reclaim the Patriot League regular season title and four-peat as conference tournament champions for the first time ... Member of senior class that totaled 191 career victories, most in program and PL history while also marking the most ever by a NCAA D1 senior class located in the Northeast ... Posted 33-8 record with 3.07 ERA, 13 shutouts, three saves and 243 strikeouts over 248.1 innings of work while holding opponents to .227 batting average to earn her third PL Pitcher of the Year honor and her second ECAC Pitcher of the Year nod ... Added her second PL Softball Scholar-Athlete recognition with a 3.90 cum GPA ... After graduating magna cum laude, became the second in program history alongside Caitlin Coker ('23) and just the third PL softball player ever to claim the conference's Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award ... Joined classmate Brooke Deppiesse as the only Terriers in program history to earn four NFCA All-Region First Team awards ... Set a PL single-season record with eight PL Pitcher of the Week awards and 21 career honors as well ... Led the NCAA with 33 wins, both a BU single-season record and PL record-tying total ... Finished the year as the No. 1 active pitcher with 107 career victories, which are both BU and PL records ... Also set both program and conference records with 933 career strikeouts ... Broke PL record with 42 career shutouts, second most in BU history ... Her nine career saves rank third most in the PL ... Pitched a one-hit shutout in 3-0 win with 13 strikeouts vs. Maryland and a complete game performance on the same day in a 2-1 upset against then-No. 16 Duke with seven strikeouts and one unearned run allowed ... Claimed Big 10 wins over Northwestern and Ohio State to end February and started March with 12 strikeouts in two-hit shutout at Yale ... Claimed 11 strikeouts in 9-1 (6) win vs. UConn and then 10 strikeouts in a 6-3 victory against Lehigh ... Pitched a five-inning no-hitter against Bucknell to set a program record with six career no-hitters ... Won all three games at Colgate ... Earned saves against Providence, Harvard and UMass Lowell ... Totaled 10 strikeouts in 8-0 (5) win vs. Merrimack ... Earned PL Tournament MVP honors after tallying seven strikeouts in both wins over Army and Colgate with just two total runs and eight combined hits allowed ... Started all three NCAA regional games with win No. 33 coming against Marist thanks to seven strikeouts earned against three hits allowed ... Named to both the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) list for the fourth time.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
Started 36 of the 42 games played, all in the circle, to help the Terriers three-peat as Patriot League tournament champions ... Serving as a co-captain, posted a 26-12 record and 2.16 ERA against 49 walks with 233 strikeouts in 243.1 innings of work while holding opponents to a .227 batting average ... Collected six solo shutouts and helped BU earn another ... Ranked third in innings pitched nationally due to in part to the graduation of 2024 NFCA All-Region First Team pitchers, Allison Boaz and Lizzy Avery ... Also ranked 12th in strikeouts, 13th in shutouts, 14th in strikeout-to-walk ratio and 40th in ERA to earn her second consecutive PL Pitcher of the Year award ... Became the second player in league history to earn both PL Pitcher and Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades in the same season ... Added her third straight NFCA All-Region First Team, All-PL First Team and All-ECAC Team honors ... Reached double-digit strikeouts five times, highlighted by a personal-best 18-strikeout performance against two hits and a walk allowed in a 12-2 win over Winthrop ... Started season pitching back-to-back shutouts with 13 combined strikeouts against five hits and one walk to post wins vs. Boston College and Kick-Off Classic host ... Pitched all 15 innings in the first meeting at Bucknell with 17 strikeouts against four earned runs allowed ... Held BC to one unearned run in a 2-1 complete-game road victory with four strikeouts ... Pitched all eight innings in the first meeting vs. Kentucky with four strikeouts against three earned runs in a 4-3 loss ... Earned 14 strikeouts at Merrimack, 10 vs. Yale and 10 again vs. Stonehill with 10 strikeouts and zero walks ... Combined for 15 strikeouts to help BU open a conference tournament with back-to-back shutouts for the first time since accomplishing the feat in the America East in 1995 ... Earned her second PL All-Tournament Team recognition for her efforts ... Started both NCAA regional contests against Oklahoma and Omaha ... Named to both the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) list for the third time.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
Just the second BU pitcher, alongside BU Hall of Famer Audrey West ('96), and fourth Terrier in program history to earn All-America honors after she became the first to earn recognition from College Sports Evaluation (first team) and D1Softball (second team) ... Helped the Terriers sweep the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year while also boasting 53 wins, tying the 2002 UMass squad for the most ever by a program located in the Northeast ... Also helped the Terriers end the season nationally ranked by two organizations (#21 D1Softball, #23 NFCA) for the first time ... Became the first NCAA D1 student-athlete since UCF’s Shelby Turnier in 2015 to earn three NFCA National Pitcher of the Week awards in one season ... Also earned two D1Softball Pitcher of the Week honors ... Boasted a 28-4 record in 44 appearances (41 starts) with two saves and 1.23 ERA while holding opponents to a minuscule .146 batting average ... Finished the year with an NCAA-high 16 shutouts, four more than the next closest pitcher, with three of them finishing in no-hit hit fashion ... Accomplished the feat in the season opener against Binghamton and at Army while also pitching a perfect game at Coastal Carolina, BU's first since 2014, in five innings ... Ended the year ranked No. 2 in strikeouts (265), second in hits allowed per seven innings (.352), fourth in wins (28) and fifth in ERA (1.23) ... Tallied double-digit strikeouts 11 times, including a personal-best 14 strikeouts in a nine-inning win at UConn ... Pitched one-hit shutout against Queens and held Charlotte to just one run total in a pair of seven-inning victories ... Claimed first save against the Huskies with seven strikeouts in 3.0 innings and her second against Boston College in 3.0 scoreless innings as well ... Held three PL opponents to a combined one earned un in 15.2 innings with 20 strikeouts against six hits allowed to earn PL Tournament MVP honors ... Pitched a five-inning shutout against Horizon League Cleveland State with four strikeouts against three hits ... Named to both the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) list for the second time ... Added her first Academic All-PL award and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honor.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
Had a standout first year, making 18 starts in 38 overall appearances in the circle to help the Terriers five-peat as Patriot League regular season champions for the first time and set both a program and conference record with 52 wins, the most by a Northeast school since 2002 ... BU entered both the PL tournament and NCAA tournament in back-to-back weeks ranked No. 25 in the NFCA poll for the first time since 1996 ... Posted 20-3 record with four saves, 1.89 ERA, .180 opposing batting average and 192 strikeouts in 148.0 innings of work to claim both ECAC and PL Rookie of the Year honors along with Freshman All-America recognition from the College Sports Evaluation organization ... Earned seven solo shutouts with five combined shutouts ... Added NFCA All-Region and All-PL First Team accolades for her efforts along with five PL Pitcher of the Week and four PL Rookie of the Week awards ... Tabulated double-digit strikeouts six times ... Pitched first-career no-hitter at Holy Cross with 10 strikeouts in six innings of work after tabulating a season-high 17 strikeouts in a one-hitter against the Crusaders ... Tallied 10 strikeouts for the 2-0 shutout win against then-No. 12 Baylor ... Posted nine strikeouts in one-hit shutout victory over Georgia Tech ... Posted eight strikeouts in three-hit shutout at South Florida ... Claimed save in 1-0 win over UConn ... Earned PL tournament opening win against Bucknell with four innings of relief ... Made final appearance with start in NCAA Regional elimination game against No. 25 Virginia Tech ... Named Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) honoree.
"Kasey had an exceptional career and was truly a once-in-a-generation player. She possesses a brilliant mind for the game and a natural ability to teach," Waters said. "Her relentless competitiveness will make her an incredible addition to our staff. Her deep understanding of our program and familiarity will be an immediate asset to our pitching staff."
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Ricard, who graduated with her degree in health sciences in May, will continue her BU career as a pitching coach. She earned several accolades including three straight Patriot League Pitcher of the Year awards, while guiding her team to four consecutive conference titles.
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The Littleton, Mass., native had a historic career at BU, setting single season records in innings pitched (248.1), wins (33) and pitching appearances (52) while holding career records in innings pitched (850.1), strikeouts (933) and no-hitters (5). Additionally, Ricard is the winningest pitcher in program history, capping off her time in the circle with 107 career victories.
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Ricard experienced success on the field and in the classroom during her time as a student-athlete, earning NFCA Scholar-Athlete and Patriot League Academic Honor Roll all four years. She was named the Patriot League Scholar Athlete of the Year two years in a row and earned College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honors in her sophomore and junior seasons.
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In 2026, she earned the Mildred Barnes Award which is given to the top female BU student-athlete, as well as the Scarlet Key, which is an academic honor given for contributions made to campus and the community.
"Kasey is a proven winner academically and athletically. She has a genuine understanding of what it takes to succeed at BU and the highest level. I am thrilled to continue to share a dugout with her." Waters said.Â
AWARDS
• 2024 College Sports Evaluation First Team All-American
• 2024 D1Softball Second Team All-American
• 2024 USA Softball Top 26 Collegiate Player of the Year Finalist
• 4x NFCA All-Region First Team (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 2023 NFCA Division I Top 25 National Freshman of the Year Finalist
• 2023 College Sports Evaluation Freshman All-American
• 2x ECAC Pitcher of the Year (2024, 26)
• 2023 ECAC Rookie of the Year
• 4x All-ECAC Team (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 3x Patriot League Pitcher of the Year (2024, 25, 26)
• 2026 Patriot League Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year
• 2x Patriot League Softball Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2025, 26)
• 2023 Patriot League Rookie of the Year
• 4x All-Patriot League First Team (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 2x Patriot League Tournament MVP (2024, 26)
• 3x All-Patriot League Tournament Team (2024, 25, 26)
• 3x Academic All-Patriot League Team (2024, 25, 26)
• 2026 Mildred Barnes Award (top female BU student-athlete)
• 2026 Scarlet Key (BU academic honor for contributions to campus and community)
• 3x NFCA National Pitcher of the Week (2/20/24, 3/26/24, 4/15/24)
• 2x D1Softball National Pitcher of the Week (2/20/24, 3/26/24)Â
• 21x Patriot League Pitcher of the Week (2/21/23, 3/14/23, 4/4/23, 4/11/23, 4/25/23, 2/20/24, 3/12/24, 3/26/24, 4/16/24, 4/23/24, 2/10/25, 3/31/25, 4/7/25, 2/9/26, 3/9/26, 3/16/26, 3/30/26, 4/6/26, 4/13/26, 4/20/26, 5/4/26)
• 4x Patriot League Rookie of the Week (3/14/23, 4/4/23, 4/11/23, 5/9/23)
• 2x College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2024, 25)
• 4x Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2023, 24, 25, 26)
• 4x NFCA Scholar-Athlete (2023, 24, 25, 26)
AS A SENIOR IN 2026
Serving as co-captain, appeared in 52 games with an NCAA-high 47 starts to help the Terriers reclaim the Patriot League regular season title and four-peat as conference tournament champions for the first time ... Member of senior class that totaled 191 career victories, most in program and PL history while also marking the most ever by a NCAA D1 senior class located in the Northeast ... Posted 33-8 record with 3.07 ERA, 13 shutouts, three saves and 243 strikeouts over 248.1 innings of work while holding opponents to .227 batting average to earn her third PL Pitcher of the Year honor and her second ECAC Pitcher of the Year nod ... Added her second PL Softball Scholar-Athlete recognition with a 3.90 cum GPA ... After graduating magna cum laude, became the second in program history alongside Caitlin Coker ('23) and just the third PL softball player ever to claim the conference's Women's Scholar-Athlete of the Year award ... Joined classmate Brooke Deppiesse as the only Terriers in program history to earn four NFCA All-Region First Team awards ... Set a PL single-season record with eight PL Pitcher of the Week awards and 21 career honors as well ... Led the NCAA with 33 wins, both a BU single-season record and PL record-tying total ... Finished the year as the No. 1 active pitcher with 107 career victories, which are both BU and PL records ... Also set both program and conference records with 933 career strikeouts ... Broke PL record with 42 career shutouts, second most in BU history ... Her nine career saves rank third most in the PL ... Pitched a one-hit shutout in 3-0 win with 13 strikeouts vs. Maryland and a complete game performance on the same day in a 2-1 upset against then-No. 16 Duke with seven strikeouts and one unearned run allowed ... Claimed Big 10 wins over Northwestern and Ohio State to end February and started March with 12 strikeouts in two-hit shutout at Yale ... Claimed 11 strikeouts in 9-1 (6) win vs. UConn and then 10 strikeouts in a 6-3 victory against Lehigh ... Pitched a five-inning no-hitter against Bucknell to set a program record with six career no-hitters ... Won all three games at Colgate ... Earned saves against Providence, Harvard and UMass Lowell ... Totaled 10 strikeouts in 8-0 (5) win vs. Merrimack ... Earned PL Tournament MVP honors after tallying seven strikeouts in both wins over Army and Colgate with just two total runs and eight combined hits allowed ... Started all three NCAA regional games with win No. 33 coming against Marist thanks to seven strikeouts earned against three hits allowed ... Named to both the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) list for the fourth time.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2025
Started 36 of the 42 games played, all in the circle, to help the Terriers three-peat as Patriot League tournament champions ... Serving as a co-captain, posted a 26-12 record and 2.16 ERA against 49 walks with 233 strikeouts in 243.1 innings of work while holding opponents to a .227 batting average ... Collected six solo shutouts and helped BU earn another ... Ranked third in innings pitched nationally due to in part to the graduation of 2024 NFCA All-Region First Team pitchers, Allison Boaz and Lizzy Avery ... Also ranked 12th in strikeouts, 13th in shutouts, 14th in strikeout-to-walk ratio and 40th in ERA to earn her second consecutive PL Pitcher of the Year award ... Became the second player in league history to earn both PL Pitcher and Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades in the same season ... Added her third straight NFCA All-Region First Team, All-PL First Team and All-ECAC Team honors ... Reached double-digit strikeouts five times, highlighted by a personal-best 18-strikeout performance against two hits and a walk allowed in a 12-2 win over Winthrop ... Started season pitching back-to-back shutouts with 13 combined strikeouts against five hits and one walk to post wins vs. Boston College and Kick-Off Classic host ... Pitched all 15 innings in the first meeting at Bucknell with 17 strikeouts against four earned runs allowed ... Held BC to one unearned run in a 2-1 complete-game road victory with four strikeouts ... Pitched all eight innings in the first meeting vs. Kentucky with four strikeouts against three earned runs in a 4-3 loss ... Earned 14 strikeouts at Merrimack, 10 vs. Yale and 10 again vs. Stonehill with 10 strikeouts and zero walks ... Combined for 15 strikeouts to help BU open a conference tournament with back-to-back shutouts for the first time since accomplishing the feat in the America East in 1995 ... Earned her second PL All-Tournament Team recognition for her efforts ... Started both NCAA regional contests against Oklahoma and Omaha ... Named to both the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) list for the third time.
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2024
Just the second BU pitcher, alongside BU Hall of Famer Audrey West ('96), and fourth Terrier in program history to earn All-America honors after she became the first to earn recognition from College Sports Evaluation (first team) and D1Softball (second team) ... Helped the Terriers sweep the Patriot League regular season and tournament titles for the second consecutive year while also boasting 53 wins, tying the 2002 UMass squad for the most ever by a program located in the Northeast ... Also helped the Terriers end the season nationally ranked by two organizations (#21 D1Softball, #23 NFCA) for the first time ... Became the first NCAA D1 student-athlete since UCF’s Shelby Turnier in 2015 to earn three NFCA National Pitcher of the Week awards in one season ... Also earned two D1Softball Pitcher of the Week honors ... Boasted a 28-4 record in 44 appearances (41 starts) with two saves and 1.23 ERA while holding opponents to a minuscule .146 batting average ... Finished the year with an NCAA-high 16 shutouts, four more than the next closest pitcher, with three of them finishing in no-hit hit fashion ... Accomplished the feat in the season opener against Binghamton and at Army while also pitching a perfect game at Coastal Carolina, BU's first since 2014, in five innings ... Ended the year ranked No. 2 in strikeouts (265), second in hits allowed per seven innings (.352), fourth in wins (28) and fifth in ERA (1.23) ... Tallied double-digit strikeouts 11 times, including a personal-best 14 strikeouts in a nine-inning win at UConn ... Pitched one-hit shutout against Queens and held Charlotte to just one run total in a pair of seven-inning victories ... Claimed first save against the Huskies with seven strikeouts in 3.0 innings and her second against Boston College in 3.0 scoreless innings as well ... Held three PL opponents to a combined one earned un in 15.2 innings with 20 strikeouts against six hits allowed to earn PL Tournament MVP honors ... Pitched a five-inning shutout against Horizon League Cleveland State with four strikeouts against three hits ... Named to both the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) list for the second time ... Added her first Academic All-PL award and College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honor.
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023
Had a standout first year, making 18 starts in 38 overall appearances in the circle to help the Terriers five-peat as Patriot League regular season champions for the first time and set both a program and conference record with 52 wins, the most by a Northeast school since 2002 ... BU entered both the PL tournament and NCAA tournament in back-to-back weeks ranked No. 25 in the NFCA poll for the first time since 1996 ... Posted 20-3 record with four saves, 1.89 ERA, .180 opposing batting average and 192 strikeouts in 148.0 innings of work to claim both ECAC and PL Rookie of the Year honors along with Freshman All-America recognition from the College Sports Evaluation organization ... Earned seven solo shutouts with five combined shutouts ... Added NFCA All-Region and All-PL First Team accolades for her efforts along with five PL Pitcher of the Week and four PL Rookie of the Week awards ... Tabulated double-digit strikeouts six times ... Pitched first-career no-hitter at Holy Cross with 10 strikeouts in six innings of work after tabulating a season-high 17 strikeouts in a one-hitter against the Crusaders ... Tallied 10 strikeouts for the 2-0 shutout win against then-No. 12 Baylor ... Posted nine strikeouts in one-hit shutout victory over Georgia Tech ... Posted eight strikeouts in three-hit shutout at South Florida ... Claimed save in 1-0 win over UConn ... Earned PL tournament opening win against Bucknell with four innings of relief ... Made final appearance with start in NCAA Regional elimination game against No. 25 Virginia Tech ... Named Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) and NFCA Scholar-Athlete (3.50+ GPA) honoree.
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