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Photo by: Eric Espada
Dreswick Shuts Out Virginia to Earn 3-0 Victory
March 24, 2018 | Softball
The Eagles complete the series sweep of the Cavaliers and improve to 3-3 in the ACC
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Boston College softball team completed the series sweep of Virginia with a 3-0 victory over the Cavaliers on Saturday to improve to 3-3 in the conference. Senior Jessica Dreswick shut-out the Virginia lineup, holding the batters to only three hits and two walks while striking out three in her seven innings pitched.
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The Maroon and Gold jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when senior Chloe Sharabba led off the game with a double. She advanced one base on a sacrifice bunt by junior Lexi DiEmmanuele and scored on a throwing error. A single by senior Annie Murphy plated DiEmmanuele and put the Eagles up 2-0. BC tacked on an insurance run in the third when Murphy notched her second RBI of the game to score DiEmmanuele. Dreswick held the Cavaliers scoreless throughout to secure the win.
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Dreswick has now thrown nine complete games this season. She also holds third place in the BC record books with nine career shutouts.
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The Eagles return to action when they play Boston University on Wednesday, March 28 at 4 p.m.
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GAME INFORMATION
Score:Â Boston College 3, Virginia 0
Records:Â Boston College (12-15, 3-3 ACC), Virginia (9-22, 1-8 ACC)
Location:Â North Andover, Mass. (Maritone-Mejail Field)
Time of Game:Â 1:33
Weather:Â 43 degrees, cloudy
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BC Highlights:
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The Eagles opened the scoring early in the first inning as Sharabba reached base on a deep double to left. A sac bunt by DiEmmanuele followed by a throwing error allowed Sharabba to score. Murphy hit a single to left center field to score DiEmmanuele to give BC and early advantage. BC tacked on one more run in the third as DiEmmanuele scored to make it 3-0. Dreswick held the Cavaliers to only three hits throughout to help secure the win.
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How it Happened:
BC will play at Boston University in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday, March 28 at 4 p.m.
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The Maroon and Gold jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when senior Chloe Sharabba led off the game with a double. She advanced one base on a sacrifice bunt by junior Lexi DiEmmanuele and scored on a throwing error. A single by senior Annie Murphy plated DiEmmanuele and put the Eagles up 2-0. BC tacked on an insurance run in the third when Murphy notched her second RBI of the game to score DiEmmanuele. Dreswick held the Cavaliers scoreless throughout to secure the win.
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Dreswick has now thrown nine complete games this season. She also holds third place in the BC record books with nine career shutouts.
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The Eagles return to action when they play Boston University on Wednesday, March 28 at 4 p.m.
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GAME INFORMATION
Score:Â Boston College 3, Virginia 0
Records:Â Boston College (12-15, 3-3 ACC), Virginia (9-22, 1-8 ACC)
Location:Â North Andover, Mass. (Maritone-Mejail Field)
Time of Game:Â 1:33
Weather:Â 43 degrees, cloudy
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BC Highlights:
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- BC is now 20-13 all-time against the Cavaliers.
- The two teams have now met 11 times and the Eagles have won the series in seven of those meetings.
- The last time BC swept Virginia was in 2014 when BC won 5-1, 9-1, and 4-1, respectively. The Eagles have swept the Cavaliers three times in program history.
- Head coach Ashley Obrest improved to 11-7 in her career vs. Virginia.
- The three-game win streak is the longest of the season for the Eagles.
- Dreswick pitched her ninth complete game of the season and her 37th career complete game. She is in sole possession of seventh place in the BC record books in complete games. Her nine career shutouts is good for third place in BC history. The right-hander also now has fourth shutouts this season alone.
- Sharabba collected two hits, both of which were doubles, on the day and scored a one run. The senior has collected a hit in 20 of the 27 games this season and has reached base safely in 23 of the 27 games. She continues to lead the team in walks with 13 and runs scored with 19Â as she plated one run on the day. Sharabba also leads the team in multi-hit games with 11.
- Murphy picked up one hits on the day and one RBI. She is second on the team with 26 hits this season.
- With her team-leading two hits on the day, freshman CC Cook finished the weekend batting a perfect seven-for-seven from the plate.
- With one double on the day, senior Jordan Chimento now has two multi-hit games this season.
- DiEmmanuele extended her hitting streak to seven games with one hit on the day.Â
The Eagles opened the scoring early in the first inning as Sharabba reached base on a deep double to left. A sac bunt by DiEmmanuele followed by a throwing error allowed Sharabba to score. Murphy hit a single to left center field to score DiEmmanuele to give BC and early advantage. BC tacked on one more run in the third as DiEmmanuele scored to make it 3-0. Dreswick held the Cavaliers to only three hits throughout to help secure the win.
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How it Happened:
- BC jumped out to an early lead in the first inning when Sharabba led off the game with a double to left field. DiEmmanuele laid down a sacrifice bunt and reached on a fielding error by the Virginia third baseman. She advanced to third on the throw and Sharabba scored on the throw. Murphy singled to left center to drive home DiEmmanuele and put BC up 2-0.
- The Eagles added to their lead in the third inning when DiEmmanuele started things off with a single up the middle. She stole second and advanced to third on a ground out. A single to the shortstop by Cook scored DiEmmanuele and extend BC's lead to 3-0.
- Olivia Gott doubled to right center in the fourth inning to put a runner in scoring position, but the Cavaliers were unable to score.
BC will play at Boston University in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday, March 28 at 4 p.m.
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Dreswick, Jessica (8-8)
L: Lacy Smith (5-6)
Batting:
2B: Olivia Gott 1
Base Running:
SB: Molly Keshin 1
Batting:
2B: Sharabba, Chloe 2 ; Chimento, Jordan 1
RBI: Murphy, Annie 1 ; Cook, CC 1
SH: DiEmmanuele, Lexi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sharabba, Chloe 1 ; DiEmmanuele, Lexi 2
SB: DiEmmanuele, Lexi 1
CS: Murphy, Annie 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
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2
RBI
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AB
3
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H
1
RBI
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AB
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R
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RBI
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