Conference Play Begins At Virginia

The Facts
MATCHUP: Boston College (13-10, 0-0 ACC) at Virginia (9-11, 1-2 ACC)
WHERE: The Park in Charlottesville, Va.
WHEN: Friday at 1 p.m. | Friday at 3 p.m. | Saturday at 1 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
ACC Network Extra: Friday Game 1 | Friday Game 2 | Saturday
Live stats: Friday Game 1 | Friday Game 2 | Saturday

SOARING INTO ACC PLAY
• The Eagles finished their nonconference stretch of the schedule with a 13-10 record, the seventh-best overall record in the ACC.
• BC has won three of its last four games and went 4-2 at the ESPN Citrus Classic from March 2-5.
• The Eagles have been successful against tough competition, defeating No. 21/22 Arizona State, 3-2, on Feb. 20.
• BC earned the fourth seed in the ACC last season, their highest in program history since entering the conference.
• The Eagles returned four pitchers and all but two position players from last year's squad.

MATCHING UP WITH VIRGINIA
• The Eagles are 15-12 against the Cavaliers all-time.
• BC last faced Virginia in April 2015, when the Cavaliers won two of the three games.
• Last year's series between both teams was cancelled because of weather.
• Virginia began ACC play 1-2 against Virginia Tech in their March 3-5 series.

MOUNT MOMENTUM
• BC's pitching staff ranks in the top five in the ACC in five categories: first in batters struck out looking (45), second in opposing batting average (.230), third in strikeouts (121), fourth in ERA (2.55) and fourth in fewest home runs allowed (eight).
• The Eagles allowed four runs or fewer in 13 straight games, culminating in Wednesday's 8-1 win against Penn.
• Junior Jessica Dreswick ranks top three in the ACC in six categories: first in batters struck out looking (23), first in games started (14), first in innings pitched (81.1), second in strikeouts (61), second in wins (eight) and third in appearances (16).
• Dreswick did not allow a single earned run against two ranked teams: No. 13/14 James Madison and No. 21/22 Arizona State.
• Senior Jordan Weed sits in third in the ACC in opposing batting average (.208) and sixth in ERA (1.98).
• Sophomore Kendra Friedt has allowed only 10 walks, which ranks fourth-fewest in the ACC.

SPEED DEMONS
• Boston College ranks second in the ACC with 41 stolen bases.
• Sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele ranks second in the league with 17 stolen bases – one behind Florida State's Morgan Klaevemann in the league lead. Her 17 stolen bases puts her in 26th nationally with 0.74 stolen bags per game.
• Senior Taylor Coroneos has stolen eight bases this season, including six since March 3's win against Charlotte.

RECORDS IN SIGHT
• Senior Tatiana Cortez set the program record for career RBI and tied the team records for career home runs and RBI in a single game in Wednesday's games against Penn and USF.
• Cortez recorded seven RBI against Penn with a grand slam and a three-run home run. Only two other Eagles have recorded a seven-RBI game: Jenna Macchi (March 31 and April 10, 2007) and Tory Speer (May 5, 2011).
• The three-run home run against Penn gave Cortez 135 RBI, tying Speer's career record. Cortez then broke her record with a two-run home run against USF, giving her 137 RBI.
• Cortez's home run against the Bulls gave her 41 in her career, tying Speer for the program record.
• Cortez's .768 slugging percentage last year broke the record for BC's single-season mark, previously held by Blumfield with .766 in 2002.
• Sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele has 41 career stolen bases – second all-time in program history. She surpassed Rene Delagrammaticas ('12) for second with her 35th stolen base March 3 against South Alabama. Megan Cooley ('16) – a senior during DiEmmanuele's freshman year – holds first place with 86.
• Junior Jessica Dreswick's 2.11 walks allowed per seven innings is the second-lowest total in program history. The righty is right behind Allison Gage's ('11) 2.10 BB/7 for the team record.
• Junior Allyson Frei's 408 strikeouts rank fifth in BC history. Kim Ryan ('03) has the record with 710.

ON THE DEFENSIVE
• The Eagles' defense ranks 30th nationally – and third in the ACC – in fielding percentage (.973).
• BC also ranks in first in putouts (453), second in assists (188) and third in runners caught stealing (six).
• Junior Chloe Sharabba, who transitioned from second base to shortstop before this season, sits in sixth in the ACC with 49 assists.
• BC has only allowed 12 stolen bases. Senior Tatiana Cortez has thrown out five runners (third in the ACC), while junior Jessica Dreswick has thrown out four (fourth in the conference).

STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE
• Senior Tatiana Cortez ranks second in the ACC in home runs (seven) and third in RBI (22). She also has a .714 slugging percentage.
• Cortez hit four home runs in the season-opening series in her hometown of Houston, including two home runs and in Feb. 11's season-opening win against Houston.
• Three Eagles rank in top-nine in the ACC in runs scored: junior Chloe Sharabba (fifth, 16) and sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele and senior Taylor Coroneos (both tied for seventh, 15).
• Coroneos also sits at second in the conference with 27 hits. She batted 12-for-21 in six games at the Citrus Classic.
• Coroneos has posted nine multi-hit performances, including three three-hit games.
• Sharabba leads the conference with three sacrifice flies.
• Sharabba and junior Jordan Chimento are tied for the BC lead with three multi-RBI games each. They also both recorded five-game hitting streaks.

PITCHING IN OFF THE FIELD
• Five players – senior Tatiana Cortez, sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele and juniors Jessica Dreswick, Chloe Sharabba and Jordan Chimento – attended the Devlin S-AFE Trip in New Orleans in January. The trip, which many Boston College student-athletes attend every year, focuses on community service in partnership with the St. Bernard Project, helping rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
• The entire team visited the Newton-Wellesley Hospital to provide gifts to and spend time with children currently receiving hospital care. BC coordinated the trip with the Jared Box Project, which provides gift boxes to chronically ill children receiving hospital treatment.
• The Eagles have also made several trips to The Boys & Girls Clubs throughout the nation. On the Devlin S-AFE Trip, members of the team read and played games with kids at The Boys & Girls Club.
• The Eagles also visited the organization Tuesday in Tampa during their road trip.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Chimento

Megan Cooley

Taylor Coroneos

Tatiana Cortez

Lexi DiEmmanuele

Jessica Dreswick

Allyson Frei

Kendra Friedt

Chloe Sharabba

Jordan Weed