Murphy Hits 4-for-5 in Win Over Virginia

Saturday, March 11

Charlottesville, VA

1:00 PM

Boston College

Virginia

March 11, 2017 | Softball

Box Score

Cortez, Moore each record three RBI

Game Information
SCORE: Boston College 10, Virginia 3
RECORDS: BC (15-11, 2-1 ACC); Virginia (10-13, 2-4 ACC)
SERIES: BC won the series, 2-1.
LOCATION: The Park | Charlottesville, Va.
ATTENDANCE: 93
WEATHER: 40, clear, wind 6 mph

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Junior Annie Murphy hit 4-for-5 with three runs, a double and a stolen base. She extended her hit streak to seven games.
Senior Tatiana Cortez went 2-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. She has recorded two or more RBI in four of the last five games.
Sophomore Allyson Moore batted 2-for-4 with a three-RBI triple and a run.
Junior Chloe Sharabba hit 2-for-5 with a run and one RBI.
Senior Taylor Coroneos went 2-for-5 with a run.
Junior Jessica Dreswick (9-4) allowed only two earned runs in six innings.

TURNING POINT
Moore came up to bat with the bases loaded in the top of the third with the score tied, 3-3. She blasted it off the wall for a bases-clearing triple to give BC the 6-3 lead.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Eagles scored took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Coroneos and Murphy each singled at the top of the order. Then junior Jordan Chimento walked. Virginia Tech pitcher Allison Davis threw a wild pitch, allowing Coroneos to slide home for BC's first run. Then Cortez hit a fly ball to the warning track to score Murphy.
Virginia took a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the first. The Cavaliers loaded the bases with a walk and two singles. Iyana Hughes recorded a two-RBI double to center. Then Ashlee Davis reached on an error, setting up Erika Osherow's sacrifice grounder that scored Danni Ingraham for Virginia's go-ahead run.
Murphy led off the third with a double to right center. Chimento flied out to push Murphy to third. Then Cortez sent a dribbler into left field, scoring Murphy to tie the game, 3-3.
Sharabba and sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele followed Cortez with singles to load the bases for Moore's triple.
Freshman Brenna Griesser hit it by the shortstop, reaching on an error to score Cortez for BC's 7-3 lead in the third.
The Eagles added two more runs in the sixth, taking a 9-3 lead. Chimento hit a leadoff single, and freshman Olivia Markopoulos entered the game to pinch run. Cortez singled to left. Sharabba then singled with a line drive down the left-field line to score Markopoulos and make it 8-3.
Later in the inning, Moore singled up the middle to load the bases. Sophomore Carly Severini grounded out to score Cortez and increase BC's lead to 9-3.
Murphy singled through the left side and stole second in the top of the seventh. Chimento walked, and Murphy advanced to third on a passed ball. Cortez posted a sacrifice grounder to score Murphy and solidify BC's 10-3 lead.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will next travel to Pittsburgh for a three-game series from Friday, March 24 to Sunday, March 26. The games can be watched on ACC Network Extra.