Eagles Drop Game One to Notre Dame, 8-4

Friday, April 20

Brighton, Mass.

6:00 PM

Boston College

23-18, 9-6

Notre Dame

29-16, 12-6

Notre Dame

Boston College

Photo by: John Quackenbos

April 20, 2018 | Softball

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BC recorded a season-high five stolen bases as a team on the night

By: Athletic Communications

BRIGHTON, Mass. – Despite a season-high five stolen bases as a team, the Boston College softball team dropped the first game of a three-game series to Notre Dame, 8-4, at the Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields on Friday night.

Notre Dame jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first inning when Abby Sweet reached on a hit by pitch and Katie Marino drew a walk to give Notre Dame runners on first and second with only one out. A wild pitch, sacrifice fly and a double allowed four runs to cross.

BC would scratch across a run in the following inning behind two stolen bases by junior Lexi DiEmmanuele and a sacrifice fly by senior Jordan Chimento. The Irish took control of the game in the sixth inning though when Alexis Holloway led off with a double and Alexis Bazos reached on an infield single. A sacrifice fly followed by a double and a single allowed Notre Dame to take a 7-1 advantage. The Eagles added three runs in the sixth and seventh innings but it would not be enough to overcome the Irish.

Senior Jessica Dreswick, who came into the game with two outs in the first inning, pitched 6.1 innings, allowing four runs.

BC returns to ACC action when it hosts Notre Dame for game two of the three game series at the Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields on Saturday, April 21 at 1 p.m.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Notre Dame 8, Boston College 4
Records: Boston College (23-18, 9-6 ACC), Notre Dame (29-16, 12-6 ACC)
Location: Brighton, Mass. (Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields)
Time of Game: 2:16
Weather: 51 degrees, cloudy, NW 15 mph

Inside the Boxscore:

The Eagles stole a season-high five bases in the game. DiEmmanuele stole two bags, solidifying her position as second on the all-time list with 71 career stolen bases.
BC now has an 8-28 all-time record against the Irish. Notre Dame has won 12 of the last 13 meetings between the two teams. The Irish have outscored the Maroon and Gold 71-36 in the last eight match-ups.
Historically, the Eagles are 3-10 at home against the Irish.
With a double in the seventh inning, senior Annie Murphy extended her hitting streak to 13 games. She has now reached base safely in 17 straight games and hit three doubles in the past two games. She is second on the team with eight doubles this season. With 38 career doubles, Murphy is in second place in BC history in doubles, just one double shy of the all-time record.
Freshman Emme Martinez has reached base safely in 13 consecutive games. She hit her seventh double of the season. Out of her 21 hits, eight have been for extra bases.
Chimento collected her third multi-RBI game of the season with two RBIs on the night.
In her last two pinch hitting appearances, junior Allyson Moore has picked up a base hit.

Turning Point:.
Notre Dame took a 4-0 lead in the first inning and it would lead for the remainder of the game. BC added one run in the second and threatened in the sixth by adding two runs but the Irish scored another three to start the inning to take a commanding 7-1 lead.

How it Happened:

Notre Dame scored first in the first inning when Sweet reached on a hit by pitch and Marino drew a walk to put runners on first and second with one out. Both runners advanced a bag on a wild pitch. Cait Brooks hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Sweet. Morgan Reed hit a double down the left field line to score Marino. Melissa Rochford hit a triple to plate Reed. Rochford scored on a passed ball, putting the Irish up 4-0.
BC added a run in the second inning when DiEmmanuele reached on an infield single to the shortstop. She quickly stole second and third to put a runner in scoring position for BC with one out. Chimento hit a sacrifice fly to right field, allowing DiEmmanuele to score and pulling BC within three.
The Eagles posed a threat in the fifth inning when Moore came in to pinch hit and reached on an infield single to the shortstop. Sophomore Olivia Markopoulos entered the game as a pinch runner and quickly stole second. Senior Chloe Sharabba drew a walk to put a runner on first and second for BC with two out but a strikeout by Murphy ended the inning.
Alexis Holloway led off the sixth inning with a double to right center. Alexis Bazos reached on an infield single and Halloway moved to third on a throwing error by Sharabba. Ail Wester hit a sacrifice fly to left field to score Halloway. Marino hit a double to right center, plating Bazos. A single up the middle by Brooks allowed Marino to score, putting Notre Dame 7-1.
Freshman CC Cook reached base in the bottom of the inning on an error by the left fielder. Martinez blasted a double to right center to score Cook, making the score 7-2. Sophomore Delaney Belinskas came in to pinch run for Martinez. Chimento singled to the shortstop to plate Belinskas, making the score 7-3.
Notre Dame added a run in the seventh inning when Alexis Holloway singled to center field and scored on a ground out to second by Bazos.
Freshman Cami Sellers led off the seventh inning with a single through the left side and she advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Markopoulos. Murphy doubled to right field to score Sellers. BC was unable to score again though, making the final score 8-4.

Up Next:
BC will play the second game of the series against Notre Dame tomorrow, April 21, at the Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields at 1 p.m.