Boston College
31-22
University of Notre Dame
33-20
BC Falls to Notre Dame in Extras in ACC Quarterfinals
May 11, 2017 | Softball
Murphy, Coroneos, Cortez get two hits each
SCORE: Notre Dame 9, Boston College 5 (ACC quarterfinals)
RECORDS: Notre Dame (33-20); BC (31-22)
LOCATION: Anderson Stadium | Chapel Hill, N.C.
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior Annie Murphy went 2-for-4 with two runs, one RBI and a double. Murphy has reached base in 19 straight games, hitting .362 with a .449 on-base percentage in that span.
- Senior Taylor Coroneos batted 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple. Coroneos leads BC with a .352 batting average and 22 multi-hit games.
- Senior Tatiana Cortez hit 2-for-4 for a .420 OBP.
- Junior Chloe Sharabba hit her eighth home run.
TURNING POINT
Notre Dame scored four runs in the top of the eighth to take a 9-5 lead.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles took a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Coroneos led off with a single up the middle. Murphy doubled down the right-field line, landing in fair territory by a few inches. They both advanced on a passed ball, scoring Coroneos from third for their first run.
- Sharabba grounded to the shortstop, who threw home as Murphy tried to score from third. Catcher Maddie McCracken dropped the ball while Murphy slid to generate BC's 2-0 lead.
- Notre Dame's Kimmy Sullivan hit a two-RBI single up the right-field line in the top of the third to tie it, 2-2.
- BC took a 4-2 lead in the bottom of the third. Coroneos led off the inning with a triple down the right-field line. Murphy singled to left center to score Coroneos. Then Murphy stole second. Cortez lined a single to right center to plate Murphy and make it 4-2.
- Sharabba homered to center field to extend BC's lead to 5-2 in the fifth.
- Notre Dame's Madison Heide recorded an RBI single in the sixth to make it 5-3.
- Caitlyn Brooks hit a two-run home run in the seventh for Notre Dame, tying it 5-5 and forcing extra innings.
- The Fighting Irish added four runs in the top of the eighth. Katie Marino reached on an error. Then she advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt. Notre Dame loaded the bases with Heidi hit by a pitch and an intentional walk to Karley Wester. Ali Wester walked to make it 6-5. Morgan Reed slapped a single to left and advanced on an error, scoring two more runs. Then Brooks hit a bloop single to left to make it 9-5.
UP NEXT
The Eagles will await whether they make the NCAA Tournament, whose participants will be selected Sunday at 10 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rachel Nasland (16-9)
L: Dreswick, Jessica (22-13)
Batting:
2B: Morgan Reed 1
3B: Kimmy Sullivan 1
HR: Caitlyn Brooks 1
RBI: Ali Wester 1 ; Morgan Reed 1 ; Caitlyn Brooks 3 ; Kimmy Sullivan 2 ; Madison Heide 1
SH: Sara White 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Karley Wester 1 ; Ali Wester 2 ; Morgan Reed 1 ; Caitlyn Brooks 1 ; Melissa Rochford 1 ; Kimmy Sullivan 1 ; Katie Marino 1 ; Madison Heide 1
HBP: Madison Heide 1
Batting:
2B: Murphy, Annie 1
3B: Coroneos, Taylor 1
HR: Sharabba, Chloe 1
RBI: Murphy, Annie 1 ; Sharabba, Chloe 1 ; Cortez, Tatiana 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Coroneos, Taylor 2 ; Murphy, Annie 2 ; Sharabba, Chloe 1
SB: Murphy, Annie 1
HBP: Chimento, Jordan 1
