Eagles Look to Keep Rolling in Blacksburg

THE FACTS
WHERE: Blacksburg, Va.
WHEN: Friday, March 18-Saturday, March 19, 2016

WEEKEND SCHEDULE

SERIES HISTORY

The Hokies lead the all-time series 33-8.
The Eagles are 3-17 at Blacksburg, with their last win coming in 2007.
Boston College won the two meetings between the teams last season at Chestnut Hill.

CHECKING IN ON THE EAGLES

The Eagles have won five straight games and 12 of their last 13.
At 17-9, the team is off to its best start since 1998, when Boston College began 21-4-1.
Senior Megan Cooley has recorded three consecutive multi-hit games and has reached base on each of her seven previous plate appearances.
Senior Jessie Daulton has reached base safely in seven straight games, collecting a hit and an RBI in six of those contests.
Sophomore Jessica Dreswick hasn't allowed more than two earned runs in 13 consecutive appearances while sophomore Allyson Frei hasn't allowed more than one earned run in six straight outings.

CONFERENCE DOMINANCE

The Eagles have started 3-0 in ACC play for the first time since 2011.
Boston College ranks in the Top 5 in 12 categories, including: putouts (first), home runs allowed (first), assists (second), ERA (third), opposing batting average (third), hits (fourth), triples (fourth), stolen bases (fourth), doubles (fifth), home runs (fifth), sacrifice flies (fifth) and fielding percentage (fifth).
Dreswick ranks Top 5 in saves (first), appearances (first), home runs allowed (first), ERA (fifth) and opponent batting average (fifth).
Frei ranks fourth in the conference in wins (nine), fifth in strikeouts (75) and ninth in opponent batting average (.240).
Cortez's seven home runs is tied for third-most in the ACC.
DiEmmanuele ranks third with 12 stolen bases.

SITUATIONAL TRENDS

Boston College is 15-2 when scoring at least three runs.
Chimento is 9-of-18 (.500) with runners in scoring position and 9-of-18 (.500) with two outs
Of Cortez's 19 RBI's on the season, 15 came with two outs.
Daulton has gone 14-of-33 (.424) with runners on and has successfully advanced 26 runners in 39 opportunities (.667).
Batters are just 24-of-130 (.185) against Dreswick with runners on.
Frei averages 6.85 strikeouts per seven innings and has limited opponents to just 17-of-86 (.198) with two outs.

REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS

At 296 strikeouts, Frei has moved up to sixth all-time in school history in strikeouts. She trails Britney Thompson (349) for fifth.
With her three saves this season, Dreswick has moved into a tie for sixth all-time in Boston College history for saves. The current record stands at nine.
Sophomore Annie Murphy's 24 career stolen bases have her ranked fourth all-time. She only trails Cooley (78), Rene Delagrammaticas (34) and Cara Blumfield (29).