Boston College Athletics
Boston College
4-3
DePaul University
6-1
Eagles Defeat DePaul Then Fall to Yale
February 13, 2026 | Softball
Tampa, Fla. - The Boston College Softball team started the day with a 9-1 victory over DePaul before falling to Yale 2-0 in the Fonseca Memorial Tournament on Friday.
Game 1 - BC 9 | DPU 1 - 5 inn.
The Eagles started the morning off with hot bats. With two singles in the first inning, Emma Knight and Abby Ptak put themselves into scoring position for Kiley Buckley's at bat. On a 3-2 count Buckley chose her pitch to send over the left field fence for her second collegiate home run and first in the Maroon and Gold. Buckley's hit gave the Eagles an early 3-0 lead over the Blue Demons.
In the second Meghan Schouten and Kae DePerio each singled and advanced to third and second. Sammy Horn laid down a sac bunt to score Schouten for an RBI. Janis Espinoza walked and rounded first and while DePaul wasn't looking DePerio stole home to extend the lead to 5-0.Â
DePaul responded in the third with a run but the Eagles would also add on in the bottom of the inning with an RBI double from Schouten.Â
The fourth inning brought the second home run on the day, this one from Knight. Knight's left field shot brought home Espinoza for an 8-1 lead.
The Eagles ended the game in the fifth inning with errors and a wild pitch from the Blue Demons for a 9-1 run rule victory.
Game 2 - BC 0 | YALE 2
Yale struck early with an RBI triple in the first inning and added an insurance run in the sixth to secure the win.
The Eagles totaled six hits on the day. Espinoza led BC offensively with a two-hit performance, but BC was unable to convert opportunities into runs.
In the circle, Rossi and Kelly Colleran combined for six strikeouts with three apiece to limit the Bulldogs' scoring chances. Defensively, BC had an error-free performance behind the pitching staff.
GAME NOTES
- The Eagles scored in all five innings against DePaul
- Kiley Buckley and Emma Knight each hit their first home run in the Maroon and Gold
- Meghan Schouten led the team through the day with a .600 batting average and .800 slugging
- Abby Ptak and Meghan Schouten finished with three hits on the day
- Abby Ptak extended her hitting streak to five games
- Kiley Buckley extended her on base streak to eight games
- The total ERA over two games from the three pitchers, Emily Van Cleef, Alyx Rossi and Kelly Colleran, combined for 1.91 compared to opponents 5.09.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will close out the Fonseca Memorial Tournament tomorrow with two late games. BC will start with the University of South Florida at 5 p.m. and then play Indiana State right after.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Van Cleef, Emily (2-0)
L: Kelly Greene (2-1)
Batting:
RBI: Chelsea Parker 1
SH: Kali Blount 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alexis Houge 1
SB: Alexis Houge 1
Batting:
2B: Schouten, Meghan 1
HR: Knight, Emma 1 ; Buckley, Kiley 1
RBI: Horn, Sammy 1 ; Knight, Emma 2 ; Buckley, Kiley 3 ; Schouten, Meghan 1
SH: Horn, Sammy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Espinoza, Janis 1 ; Knight, Emma 2 ; Ptak, Abby 1 ; Deguire, Katelyn 1 ; Buckley, Kiley 1 ; Borders, Tavye 1 ; Schouten, Meghan 1 ; DePerio, Kae 1
SB: Espinoza, Janis 1 ; Borders, Tavye 1 ; Rossi, Alyx 1 ; DePerio, Kae 2
