ACC Play Continues Against Syracuse

The Facts
MATCHUP: Boston College (18-12, 4-2 ACC) vs. Syracuse (17-10, 3-4 ACC)
WHERE: Brown Softball Field | Providence, R.I.
WHEN: Sunday at 11 a.m. | Sunday at 1 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW
Live Stats: Game 1 | Game 2
Twitter: @BC_Softball

SOARING THROUGH THE SEASON
• The Eagles' 4-2 ACC record places them fourth in the conference. They won two of three games in both ACC series against Virginia and Pittsburgh.
• BC has won four of its last five games.
• The team won its home opener against UMass Lowell, 3-1, on Thursday at Shea Field.
• 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 conference.
• Four pitchers and all but two position players returned from last year's squad.

MATCHING UP WITH SYRACUSE
• BC is 8-10 all-time against Syracuse.
• The Eagles have won their last three games against Syracuse, sweeping the Orange last season.
• Syracuse ranks seventh in the ACC with a 4-3 league record.

MOUND MOMENTUM
• The Eagles' pitching staff ranks in the top four in the ACC in eight categories: first in batters struck out looking (56), second in opposing batting average (.226), second in fewest hits allowed (166), third in ERA (2.40), third in strikeouts (158), fourth in wins (18), fourth in fewest walks allowed (72) and fourth in fewest home runs allowed (11).
• Junior Jessica Dreswick ranks in the top seven in the ACC in six categories: first in batters struck out looking (32), first in games started (19), third in innings pitched (115.1), fourth in strikeouts (85), fifth in opposing batting average (.218) and seventh in ERA (2.27).
• 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 (35) and sophomore Kendra Friedt (37) rank first and second respectively in the ACC in fewest hits allowed.
• Weed sits in fourth in opposing batting average (.212) and eighth in ERA (2.51).
• Friedt ranks first in the conference in fewest walks allowed (11), third in fewest runs allowed (14), sixth in fewest home runs allowed (three) and 10th in ERA (2.76).
• BC allowed four runs or fewer in 13 straight games, culminating in the 8-1 win March 8 against Penn.

SPEED DEMONS
• Boston College ranks third in the ACC with 52 stolen bases.
• Sophomore Lexi DiEmmanuele sits in third in the league with 20 stolen bases, putting her 29th nationally with 0.67 stolen bags per game.
• Junior Annie Murphy and senior Taylor Coroneos have each stolen nine bases.

CORTEZ CRUSHES IT
• Senior Tatiana Cortez set the program record for career RBI (seven) and tied the team records for career home runs (41) and RBI (142) 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 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 150 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 Saturday, 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 third in the ACC in home runs (eight) and fifth in RBI (28). She has also slugged .695.
• 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.

STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE
• Senior Tatiana Cortez leads BC with a .426 on-base percentage and six multi-RBI games.
• Junior Jordan Chimento has a .347 batting average with a .422 OBP and three home runs.
• Senior Taylor Coroneos leads the Eagles with a .357 batting average.
• Coroneos has posted 12 multi-hit performances, including three three-hit games.
• Junior Chloe Sharabba has an eight-game hit streak, batting .462 with two home runs and four RBI in that span.

UP NEXT
The Eagles will host Central Connecticut State on Tuesday at 4 p.m. at Shea Field.

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Players Mentioned

Jordan Chimento

Taylor Coroneos

Tatiana Cortez

Lexi DiEmmanuele

Jessica Dreswick

Kendra Friedt

Annie Murphy

Chloe Sharabba

Jordan Weed