Boston College Athletics
Saturday, February 11
Houston
8:00 PM
Boston College
at
Wright State University
Season Begins With Four Games in Houston
February 10, 2017 | Softball
BC opens Saturday morning against Wright State
THE FACTS
WHAT: Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational
WHERE: Cougar Softball Stadium
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 11 to Sunday, Feb. 12
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
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SERIES HISTORY
WHAT: Houston Hilton Plaza Invitational
WHERE: Cougar Softball Stadium
WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 11 to Sunday, Feb. 12
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WEEKEND SCHEDULE
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- Saturday, Feb. 11 at 4:30 p.m. at Houston | Live stats
- Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7 p.m. vs. Wright State | Live stats
- Sunday, Feb. 12 at 8:30 a.m. vs. UC Santa Barbara | Live stats
- Sunday, Feb. 12 at 1:30 p.m. at Houston | Live stats
SERIES HISTORY
- This is the first meeting between the Eagles and any of their opponents in this series.
- BC began last season with three straight wins and has won its last two season openers.
- Senior Tatiana Cortez finished last season on a 16-game hit streak, going 24-for-49 (.490) with two home runs, 10 RBI and eight runs in that stretch.
- Cortez's .768 slugging percentage last season was third-best in the ACC and 30th nationally.
- Junior Allyson Frei ended last season ranked ninth in ERA among ACC pitchers (2.90), third in opposing batting average (.218), third in strikeouts (186), first in batters struck out looking (57).
- Junior Jessica Dreswick finished last year fifth in the ACC in ERA (2.47), fourth in saves (three) and 10th in opposing batting average (.244).
- Sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele recorded 24 stolen bases last season, the seventh-best mark in the ACC.
- Sophomore Carly Severini fielded 17 double plays last year, ranking fourth in the ACC.
- Junior Annie Murphy ended last season on an eight-game hit streak, reaching base in her final 10 appearances.
- Among ACC teams last season, BC's pitching staff placed third in ERA (2.83), second in opposing batting average (.233), first in batters struck out looking (97), fifth in strikeouts (280), first in fewest hits allowed (309) and second in fewest home runs allowed (29).
- The Eagles ranked fourth in stolen bases (57) among ACC teams last season.
- BC finished last season fourth in fielding percentage (.964) and third in double plays (23) in the ACC.
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