Pittsburgh up Next After Successful ACC-Opening Series

The Facts
MATCHUP: Boston College (15-11, 2-1 ACC) at Pittsburgh (15-11, 0-6 ACC)
WHERE: Vartabedian Field | Pittsburgh
WHEN: Friday at 3 p.m. | Saturday at 1 p.m. | Sunday at 12 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
ACC Network Extra: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Live stats: Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3

SOARING THROUGH THE SEASON
• The Eagles finished their nonconference stretch of the schedule with a 13-10 record, the seventh-best overall record in the ACC.
• BC then went 2-1 in its first ACC series March 10-11 against Virginia.
• The Eagles have been successful against tough competition, defeating No. 21 Arizona State, 3-2, on Feb. 20.
• BC earned the No. 4 seed in the ACC last season, its highest in program history since joining the conference.
• The Eagles returned four pitchers and all but two position players from last year's squad.

MATCHING UP WITH PITTSBURGH
• The Eagles are 15-5 against the Panthers all-time.
• BC last faced Pittsburgh in May 2016, when the Eagles won two of the three games.
• Pittsburgh is 0-6 in ACC games, getting swept by North Carolina and Louisville.

MOUND MOMENTUM
• The Eagles' pitching staff ranks in the top three in the ACC in six categories: second in batters struck out looking (48), second in opposing batting average (.229), third in ERA (2.54), third in strikeouts (136), third in fewest walks allowed (64) and third in fewest home runs allowed (nine).
• BC allowed four runs or fewer in 13 straight games, culminating in the 8-1 win March 8 against Penn.
• Junior Jessica Dreswick ranks in the top seven in the ACC in seven categories: first in games started (16), second in batters struck out looking (25), third in innings pitched (95), fifth in strikeouts (70), fifth in wins (10), seventh in ERA (2.38) and seventh in fewest home runs allowed (three).
• 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 first in the ACC in fewest hits allowed (33), third in opposing batting average (.213) and eighth in ERA (2.52).
• Sophomore Kendra Friedt ranks first in the conference in fewest walks allowed (10), third in fewest hits allowed (35), fourth in fewest runs allowed (14) and seventh in fewest home runs allowed (three).

SPEED DEMONS
• Boston College ranks third in the ACC with 45 stolen bases.
• Sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele sits in third in the league with 18 stolen bases, putting her 29th nationally with 0.69 stolen bags per game.
• Junior Annie Murphy has stolen nine bases, including four in the series against Virginia.
• Senior Taylor Coroneos has recorded eight stolen bases.

CORTEZ CRUSHES IT
• 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 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 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 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.
• Cortez ranks fourth in the ACC in home runs (seven) and fifth in RBI (27). She has also slugged .714.
• 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 42 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.
• 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 39th nationally – and third in the ACC – in fielding percentage (.970).
• 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 14 stolen bases, the second-fewest among ACC teams. Senior Tatiana Cortez has thrown out five runners (fifth in the ACC), while junior Jessica Dreswick has thrown out four (eighth in the conference).

STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE
• The Eagles have averaged 6.57 runs scored in their past seven games.
• Junior Jordan Chimento leads the team with a .442 on-base percentage, also hitting .351 and slugging .506.
• Junior Annie Murphy has batted .351.
• Murphy, Chimento and Cortez each currently have seven-game hit streaks.
• Senior Taylor Coroneos has posted 11 multi-hit performances, including three three-hit games.
• Sharabba and Chimento are tied for the BC lead with three multi-RBI games each.

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 March 7 in Tampa during their road trip.

Pittsburgh up Next After Successful ACC-Opening Series

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Chimento

Megan Cooley

Taylor Coroneos

Tatiana Cortez

Lexi DiEmmanuele

Jessica Dreswick

Allyson Frei

Kendra Friedt

Annie Murphy

Chloe Sharabba

Jordan Weed