{"id":47740,"date":"2025-04-10T02:43:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T06:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/?p=47740"},"modified":"2025-04-10T02:44:13","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T06:44:13","slug":"softball-terriers-edges-bc-in-battle-of-comm-ave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/2025\/04\/10\/softball-terriers-edges-bc-in-battle-of-comm-ave\/","title":{"rendered":"Softball: Terriers Edges BC in Battle of Comm Ave"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Abigail Stocker<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

NEWTON, Mass. \u2013 The Boston University Softball Team (26-11) dominated Boston College (17-19) in the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue with a 3-1 victory Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe started a little bit slow \u2026 but I was just really impressed with seeing the game through,\u201d BU Head Coach Ashley Waters said. \u201cWe picked it up and played a little bit sharper, a little bit better as the game went.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Leading the charge for the Terriers was junior pitcher Kasey Ricard, who struck out six and allowed just four hits and a single unearned run in seven innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ricard, who reached 600 career strikeouts earlier this season, was the difference-maker in the pitchers\u2019 battle with Eagles\u2019 pitcher Kelly Colleran.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s always a great win to obviously beat a rival team that’s two miles down the road,\u201d Waters said. \u201cIt’s also always a great win to have a midweek ACC team that plays really high caliber.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Eagles struck first in the opening frame. After a two-out walk to infielder Emma Jackson, a fielder\u2019s choice brought her home to give BC a 1-0 lead. Ricard rebounded by closing out the inning with a strikeout.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BU struggled to capitalize early, leaving two runners stranded in both the second and third innings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Junior infielder Megan Coyle<\/span> and<\/span> junior<\/span> outfielder<\/span> Aimee Metz<\/span> reached<\/span>,<\/b> but BC\u2019s defense shut down the Terriers without a run.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both teams were quiet in the second inning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ricard<\/span> continued to keep BC at bay, striking out outfielder Jordan Stephens and<\/span> forcing outfielder Kali Case to ground out.<\/span> Colleran<\/span> responded by sending the Terriers down in order, and the game remained 1-0 in the Eagles’ favor.<\/span><\/p>\n

The third inning provided the Terriers with another scoring chance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Sophomore outfielder Kylie Doherty<\/span> reached on a walk, and Coyle<\/span> followed with a single, putting runners on second and third base with one out. Still, the Terriers could not push through the Eagle’s defense.<\/span><\/p>\n

Ricard continued to lord it over at the bottom of the third inning, sending Eagles in succession back to the box.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Both offenses stayed quiet through the fourth, but the Terriers\u2019 bats came alive in the fifth.<\/span><\/p>\n

After sophomore infielder Libby Walsh reached on a fielder’s choice, Coyle singled to put runners on the corners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

With two outs, junior pitcher Olivia Delong stepped up with a game-tying RBI single to left field, scoring Walsh to make it 1-1.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The sixth inning turned into a showcase for both pitchers. Ricard remained dominant, retiring the side in order and preserving the tie.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Colleran responded with a solid inning of her own, though she surrendered a solo shot to BU freshman catcher Addie Lucier. Ricard<\/span> was able to keep the Eagles at bay, producing two further flyouts and a strikeout.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the top of the seventh, BU grabbed its first lead. With two outs and a runner on first base, Doherty delivered the knockout blow, launching a 3-1 pitch off the center field fence for a two-run homer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the bottom of the seventh, BC threatened with a leadoff single by infielder Janis Espinoza, but Ricard<\/span> remained composed, retiring the next three batters to secure the win.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe second that we took the lead \u2026 Kasey knew that she was going to find a way to execute and finish the job,\u201d Waters said. \u201cI\u2019m really impressed with how she finished the seventh by just executing her pitches and getting some easy outs.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Terriers now return to home turf after a five-game road trip. They\u2019ll host Sacred Heart University and face their first-ever Southeastern Conference opponent, University of Kentucky, in a doubleheader on Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe love being on our field, we love playing home, so we’re excited to get out there and get back to work,\u201d Waters said. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By Abigail Stocker NEWTON, Mass. \u2013 The Boston University Softball Team (26-11) dominated Boston College (17-19) in the Battle of Commonwealth Avenue with a 3-1 victory Wednesday. \u201cWe started a little bit slow \u2026 but I was just really impressed with seeing the game through,\u201d BU Head Coach Ashley Waters said. \u201cWe picked it up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23608,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1052,19,1039],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47740"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23608"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47741,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47740\/revisions\/47741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/wtbu\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}