Eagles Travel to Mississippi to Begin Seven-Game Road Trip

Tuesday, March 6

Oxford, Miss.

7:00 PM

Boston College

Ole Miss

Photo by: Eric Espada

Eagles Travel to Mississippi to Begin Seven-Game Road Trip

March 05, 2018 | Softball

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BC will start by playing No. 15 Ole Miss and Mississippi State

By: Athletic Communications

THE FACTS

WHERE: Oxford, Miss. | Starkville, Miss.

WHEN: Tuesday March 6 at 7 p.m. | Wednesday March 7 at 7 p.m.

HOW TO FOLLOW:
Live Stats vs. Ole Miss: Link
Live Stream vs. Ole Miss: SEC Network
Live Stats vs. Mississippi State: Link
Live Stream vs. Mississippi State: Link
Twitter: @BC_Softball

OPPONENTS: No. 15 Ole Miss | Mississippi State

ALL-TIME RECORDS vs. OPPONENTS: 0-0 vs. Ole Miss | 0-0 vs. Mississippi State

PAST HISTORY

The Eagles travel to the Magnolia State to play Ole Miss and Mississippi State.
For the first time under seventh-year head coach Ashley Obrest and for the first time in program history, BC will take on the Rebels and the Bulldogs.
As of Feb. 27. Ole Miss was ranked 15th in the ESPN.com/USA Sofbtall poll and 17th according to the USA Today/ NFCA Division I Coaches Poll.
Ole Miss will be the second ranked team that the Eagles will play this season. BC played then No. 6/9 Texas A&M in its first tournament of the 2018 campaign.
The Rebels advanced to the NCAA Super Regional last year, where they lost to No. 5 UCLA. They finished with a 43-20 record (10-14 SEC).
Mississippi State is off to a 12-3 start to its season and are 9-1 at home.
The Bulldogs advanced to the NCAA Regional last year before falling to BYU and Fordham. They wrapped up the 2017 season with a 36-22 record (10-14 SEC).

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE EAGLES

Senior Jessica Dreswick continues her work-horse ways into the 2018 season. As of March 1, she is third in the ACC in appearances (12), first in games started (12) and tied for fourth in complete games (4). The right-hander is also third in the league in innings pitched (57.0).
Dreswick is second in the ACC with 62 strikeouts, just one K behind the league's leader. She is also tied for second in strikeouts looking (12). In BC's game vs. Texas State on Feb. 12, Dreswick threw a career-high 11 strikeouts - a feat she matched when she struck out 11 batters again versus CCSU on Feb. 25.
Dreswick leads the team with a 2.33 ERA and holds a record of 4-3 so far on the season.
Entering the fourth week of the season, senior Chloe Sharabba leads the team with 11 runs and 17 hits, including four doubles and one home run. She also picked up three RBIs and drew seven walks, resulting in a .462 on base percentage.
Sharabba started the 2018 season on a 16-game hitting streak, dating back to last season. The senior has collected a hit in 12 of the 14 games so far this season and has reached base safely in 13 games.
Sharabba is 10th in the ACC with a .378 batting average and is tied for sixth in the league with 11 runs scored. She is also seventh in stolen bases with six and tied for eighth with four doubles.
Redshirt junior Allyson Frei threw a total of 405 pitches over 24.1 innings pitched against FIU in the FIU Classic. She is seventh in the ACC in innings pitched (45.2) and eighth in strikeouts with 44 Ks.

QUOTES FROM COACH OBREST
On the pitching performances of Jessica Dreswick and Allyson Frei at the FIU Classic
"I thought Dres and Ally had a really good weekend. Dres had a really good showing on Sunday and tied her career record with 11 strikeouts and was close to 12. I thought Ally Frei, this was the best I've seen her throw over the weekend. She had two heart breaking losses against FIU. It was a strong performance. We just need to do a better job with the bats. But I'm proud of her. She threw a lot of innings. Her speeds were still up going into the 13^th and 14^th inning. So it was a really good showing by our pitchers."
On the freshmen stepping up
"I think Emme Martinez and CC Cook have definitely had a huge impact on the lineup. They are buying into everything we're doing and they get into the box with a plan and they're attacking good pitchers and going hard. I think Cami has also been a great addition to the lineup."
On preparing for the spring break trip
"Spring break is a long trip so they are going to get off a couple days this week just to get caught up on sleep and take care of their bodies. Then it's back to the regular schedule starting Wednesday to get ready for some tough opponents over spring break."