# Boston University Terriers softball

The Boston University Terriers softball team represents Boston University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Patriot League (PL), having joined in 2014. From 1988 until 2013, the team was a member of the North Atlantic Conference (NAC), later known as the America East Conference (AEC). The Terriers are currently led by head coach Ashley Waters. The team plays its home games at BU Softball Field located on the university's campus.

## History

The Terriers have had consistent success since 1988, having won 12 regular season championships and 15 conference tournament championships. In addition to the conference tournament wins, the team has qualified for the NCAA Division I softball tournament 12 times.
In Boston University's first appearance in the NCAA tournament in 1996, the Terriers advanced as far as the regional finals after defeating Connecticut and UMass before losing to Princeton by a score of 3–1. The Terriers appearances in the 2002 and 2003 tournaments were not as successful, going winless in both. The 2009 tournament saw the team return to winning form, with the program advancing to the regional finals for the second time ever after defeating Iowa and Auburn. They were eliminated from the tournament by Georgia Tech. In the 2010, 2012, 2014, and 2023 tournaments, Boston University advanced to the second round of the tournament before being eliminated.
During their tenure in the America East Conference, the Terriers won 10 Player of the Year awards, winning in 1993 and 1995 with Michelle White, 1997 with Beth Iwamoto, 1999 with Laruen Mark, 2002, 2003, and 2005 with Jamie Haas, 2007 with Christy Leath, and 2010 and 2011 with April Setterlund. Coaches Deb Solfaro and Shawn Rychcik won Coach of the Year awards, with Solfaro winning in 2000 and Rychcik in 2007 and 2010–2012. Since joining the Patriot League in 2014, the team has won numerous individual awards. The Terriers have won the PL Player of the Year award five times, doing so in 2017 with Jilee Schanda, 2018 and 2019 with Alex Heinen, 2021 with Caitlin Coker, and 2022 and 2023 with Kayla Roncin. Head coach Ashley Waters has won PL Coach of the Year four times, doing so in 2018 and each year from 2021–2023.
In the 2023 season, the Terriers set a Patriot League record by winning 28 consecutive games in a row. The team also set a record for most wins in a season in program history, having won 52 games.

### Coaching history

| Years | Coach | Record | % |
| 1988–1989 | Lisa Cropper | 20–31 | .392 |
| 1990–1995 | Laurie LeGoff | 134–76–1 | .637 |
| 1996–2000 | Deb Solfaro | 186–96 | .660 |
| 2001–2004 | Amy Hayes | 121–95 | .560 |
| 2005–2012 | Shawn Rychcik | 271–159–1 | .630 |
| 2013–2015 | Kathryn Gleason | 74–72–1 | .507 |
| 2016–present | Ashley Waters | 271–130 | .676 |

## Season by season results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Boston University Terriers (North Atlantic Conference) (1988–1996) ||||||
| 1988 | Lisa Cropper | 5–12 | | | |
| 1989 | Lisa Cropper | 15–19 | | | |
| 1990 | Laurie LeGoff | 8–34–1 | | | |
| 1991 | Laurie LeGoff | 26–14 | 2–4 | | |
| 1992 | Laurie LeGoff | 29–12 | 6–4 | 3rd | |
| 1993 | Laurie LeGoff | 35–7 | 8–0 | 1st | |
| 1994 | Laurie LeGoff | 36–9 | 8–2 | 2nd | |
| 1995 | Laurie LeGoff | 33–11 | 9–1 | 2nd | |
| 1996 | Deb Solfaro | 36–10 | 11–3 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals |
| Boston University Terriers (America East Conference) (1997–2013) ||||||
| 1997 | Deb Solfaro | 28–17 | 8–5 | 3rd | |
| 1998 | Deb Solfaro | 25–24 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |
| 1999 | Deb Solfaro | 28–15 | 7–7 | 5th | |
| 2000 | Deb Solfaro | 36–19 | 19–7 | 3rd | |
| 2001 | Amy Hayes | 34–17 | 21–5 | 1st | |
| 2002 | Amy Hayes | 28–23 | 19–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2003 | Amy Hayes | 33–23 | 17–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2004 | Amy Hayes | 26–32 | 11–7 | 3rd | |
| 2005 | Shawn Rychcik | 26–19–1 | 14–4 | 2nd | |
| 2006 | Shawn Rychcik | 29–29 | 11–10 | T–3rd | |
| 2007 | Shawn Rychcik | 34–14 | 17–3 | 1st | |
| 2008 | Shawn Rychcik | 29–23 | 15–6 | 2nd | |
| 2009 | Shawn Rychcik | 43–18 | 14–6 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals |
| 2010 | Shawn Rychcik | 35–22 | 14–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2011 | Shawn Rychcik | 34–18 | 14–4 | T–1st | |
| 2012 | Shawn Rychcik | 41–16 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2013 | Kathryn Gleason | 21–26–1 | 8–9 | 5th | |
| Boston University Terriers (Patriot League) (2014–present) ||||||
| 2014 | Kathryn Gleason | 36–19 | 13–5 | 2nd | NCAA Regionals |
| 2015 | Kathryn Gleason | 17–27 | 7–11 | 6th | |
| 2016 | Ashley Waters | 28–24 | 11–6 | 3rd | NCAA Regionals |
| 2017 | Ashley Waters | 25–27 | 14–3 | 2nd | |
| 2018 | Ashley Waters | 39–20 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2019 | Ashley Waters | 37–20 | 15–2 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2020 | Ashley Waters | 14–8 | 0–0 | N/A | Season cut short due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
| 2021 | Ashley Waters | 36–4 | 21–1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2022 | Ashley Waters | 40–17 | 16–2 | 1st | |
| 2023 | Ashley Waters | 52–10 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Regionals |
| 2024 | Ashley Waters | 0–0 | 0–0 | | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,077–659–3 (.620) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||