Series Between ACC Elites Set in Chapel Hill

The Facts
MATCHUP: Boston College (24-14, 8-3 ACC) at North Carolina (32-11, 10-5 ACC)
WHERE: Anderson Stadium | Chapel Hill, N.C.
WHEN: Friday at 4 p.m. | Friday at 6 p.m. | Saturday at 1 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Live Stats: Link
Live Stream: ACC Network Extra

SOARING THROUGH THE SEASON
• The Eagles' 8-3 ACC record places them second in the conference. They won two of three games in each series against Virginia and Pittsburgh, swept Syracuse and then won two of three against Louisville.
• BC has won seven of its last nine games.
• The Eagles won both games against Syracuse on eighth-inning walk-off plays on April 2.
• BC has been successful against tough competition, defeating No. 21 Arizona State, 3-2, on Feb. 20.
• Last year's squad earned the No. 4 seed in the ACC, its highest in program history since joining the league.

MATCHING UP WITH UNC
• North Carolina is third in the ACC with a 10-5 league record.
• The Eagles are 3-30 against the Tar Heels all-time.
• BC last face North Carolina on May 12 in the ACC Quarterfinals, falling to the Tar Heels, 6-0.

MOUND MOMENTUM
• The Eagles' pitching staff ranks in the top four in the ACC in nine categories: first in batters struck out looking (73), second in opposing batting average (.220), second in fewest hits allowed (209), second in ERA (2.03), third in strikeouts (212), third in wins (24), third in fewest home runs allowed (12), fourth in fewest walks allowed (90) and fourth in saves (four).
• Junior Jessica Dreswick ranks in the top seven in the ACC in seven categories: first in batters struck out looking (46), first in games started (24), third in ERA (1.77), third in strikeouts (113), third in innings pitched (154.1), fourth in opposing batting average (.212) and fifth in wins (17).
• Dreswick's 17 wins rank her 24th in the nation.
• Dreswick did not allow a single earned run in starts against two ranked teams: No. 13/14 James Madison and No. 21/22 Arizona State.
• Dreswick has allowed only two earned runs in her last 39 innings.
• Senior Jordan Weed sits in first in the ACC in fewest hits allowed (41), third in opposing batting average (.206) and sixth in ERA (2.18).
• Friedt ranks first in the conference in fewest walks allowed (15), second in fewest runs allowed (16) and eighth in ERA (2.60).

SPEED DEMONS
• Boston College ranks third in the ACC with 63 stolen bases.
• Sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele sits in third in the league with 25 stolen bases, putting her 24th nationally with 0.68 stolen bags per game.
• Senior Taylor Coroneos has stolen 11 bases, and junior Annie Murphy has stolen 10.

CORTEZ CRUSHES IT
• Senior Tatiana Cortez set the program record for single-game RBI total (seven) and tied the team records for career home runs (41) and RBI (142) in the doubleheader March 8 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 142 RBI, tying Speer's career record. Cortez then broke her record with a two-run home run against USF, giving her 137 RBI. Cortez now has 154 RBI.
• Cortez's home run against the Bulls gave her 41 in her career, tying Speer for the program record.
• The Houston native broke BC's all-time career home run record with a solo shot March 25 against Pittsburgh, giving her 42 total home runs.
• Cortez earned ACC Player of the Week on March 14 after hitting .500 with three home runs, 14 RBI and a 1.167 slugging percentage the previous week.
• The Westside (Texas) High School product ranks fifth in the ACC in home runs (eight).
• 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.
• Cortez's .768 slugging percentage last year broke the record for BC's single-season mark, previously held by Blumfield with .766 in 2002.

RECORDS IN SIGHT
• Sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele has 49 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 holds first place with 86.
• DiEmmanuele holds second and third for most stolen bases in a single season in team history. She has stolen 25 this year and stole 24 last season. Cooley has the record with 31 in 2013.
• 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 66th nationally – and third in the ACC – in fielding percentage (.967).
• Junior Chloe Sharabba, who transitioned from second base to shortstop before this season, sits in seventh in the ACC with 82 assists.
• BC has only allowed 23 stolen bases, the third-fewest among ACC teams. Senior Tatiana Cortez has thrown out six runners (seventh in the conference).

STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE
• Junior Jordan Chimento leads the Eagles with a .422 on-base percentage, hitting .333 with four home runs.
• Senior Taylor Coroneos has hit a team-leading .352.
• Three other Eagles have hit .300 or better: junior Annie Murphy (.321), senior Tatiana Cortez (.317) and junior Chloe Sharabba (.314).
• Coroneos has posted 15 multi-hit performances, including three three-hit games.
• Sharabba had an 11-game hit streak, batting .441 with three home runs and five RBI in that span.

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 a group of 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 March 7 in Tampa during their road trip.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will host Massachusetts on Wednesday, April 19 at 4 p.m. at Shea Field.

Series Between ACC Elites Set in Chapel Hill

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Chimento

Megan Cooley

Taylor Coroneos

Tatiana Cortez

Lexi DiEmmanuele

Jessica Dreswick

Allyson Frei

Annie Murphy

Chloe Sharabba

Jordan Weed