Murphy and DiEmmanuele Power BC Past Notre Dame

Saturday, April 21

Brighton, Mass.

1:00 PM

Boston College

24-18, 10-6

Notre Dame

29-17, 12-7

Notre Dame

Boston College

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Murphy and DiEmmanuele Power BC Past Notre Dame

April 21, 2018 | Softball

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The Eagles earned their first home victory over the Irish since 2000

By: Athletic Communications

BRIGHTON, Mass. – The Boston College softball team defeated Notre Dame, 6-4, at the Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields on Saturday afternoon, earning its first victory over the Irish at home since 2000. The Eagles were led by three hits each by senior Annie Murphy and junior Lexi DiEmmanuele.

Notre Dame struck first in the game in the second inning off of a home run by MK Bonamy. BC responded with three runs in the third off of a walk by junior Allyson Moore, a triple by classmate Lexi DiEmmanuele and three singles in a row off the bats of seniors Chloe Sharabba and Annie Murphy and freshman CC Cook. The Eagles carried a 6-3 lead into the seventh inning, but Notre Dame threatened by loading the bases with two outs, putting the game-winning run at the plate. One run scored on a hit by pitch, but senior Jessica Dreswick forced a ground out to third base to end the game with the Eagles up 6-4.

Redshirt junior Allyson Frei threw six innings for BC in the game, allowing only two earned runs, while striking out four batters. Dreswick entered the game in the seventh and did not allow a hit or a run to score.

BC returns to ACC action when it hosts Notre Dame for the rubber game of the series at the Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields on Sunday, April 22 at noon.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 6, Notre Dame 4
Records: Boston College (24-18, 10-6 ACC), Notre Dame (29-17, 12-7 ACC)
Location: Brighton, Mass. (Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields)
Time of Game: 1:55
Weather: 53 degrees, sunny

Inside the Boxscore:

The last time BC defeated Notre Dame at home was April 15, 2000. The Eagles snapped a three-game losing streak against the Irish.
BC is now 5-9 against Notre Dame at home and 9-28 all-time. Head coach Ashley Obrest earned her second career victory against the Irish.
The Eagles have now won 15 of their last 18 contests.
Today's game is the first time since 1998 that the Eagles defeated the Irish by two runs or more.
BC handed the Irish only their fourth road loss of the year.
As a team, BC recorded 10 hits on the day, making today's game as the ninth time this season the Eagles have collected at least 10 hits.
With three hits on the day, Murphy extended her hitting streak to 14 games. She has reached base safely in 18 straight games. The senior now has 15 multi-hit games on the season. This is the fifth-time this season that Murphy has recorded three hits in a single game. With 204 hits, she is just three hits shy of Megan Cooley 16' on the all-time list.
DiEmmanuele finished with three hits on the day, including one triple. The junior has now hit a team-leading four triples this season and is second on the all-time list with seven career triples. DiEmmanuele has seven multi-hit games this season and has collected three hits in a game twice in the 2018 campaign.
Cook and freshman Cami Sellers both extended their hitting streaks to three games with one hit each on the day.

Turning Point:.
With the score tied at three at the end of the third inning, BC scored three runs in the fourth off back-to-back singles by Sellers and junior Allyson Moore. The Eagles capitalized on a throwing error by the Notre Dame pitcher with DiEmmanuele at the plate, scoring two runs. A single by Murphy allowed DiEmmanuele to score, putting BC up 6-3. Notre Dame would threaten in the seventh inning by loading the bases, but Dreswick allowed only one run to cross, securing the victory for BC.

How it Happened:

Bonamy opened the scoring in the second inning when she hit a home run over the left field wall.
Boston College responded in the third inning when Moore led off with a walk. Sophomore Olivia Markopoulos hit a sacrifice bunt to advance Moore to second. DiEmmanuele blasted a triple to center field, plating Moore. With the safety squeeze on, Sharabba reached base on a bunt single to the pitcher, allowing DiEmmanuele to score. Freshman CC Cook hit a single to left field, plating Sharabba and putting BC up 3-1.
Bonamy led off the fourth inning with a single to right field. Two batters later, Alexis Bazos reached on a fielder's choice. Bonamy scored on a throwing error by junior Carly Severini at third base, also allowing Bazos to advance to third. Abby Sweet reached on a hit by pitch, putting runners on the corners for Notre Dame. Ali Wester singled through the right side, scoring Bazos and tying the score at three.
BC re-took the lead in the bottom of the inning as Sellers hit a one-out single down the left field line. Moore followed suit with a single to left. Markopoulos laid down a sacrifice bunt that allowed both runners to advance to second and third. DiEmmanuele hit the ball back to the pitcher, who threw it over the head of the Irish first base-man, allowing Sellers and Moore to score and DiEmmanuele to advance to third. With two outs, Murphy singled to the shortstop, plating DiEmmanuele and putting the Eagles up 6-3.
Notre Dame threatened in the seventh inning when it loaded the bases on a single by Morgan Reed, a hit by pitch by Madison Heide and a walk by Bazos. With two outs, Abby Sweet stepped up to the plate as the winning run. She reached on a hit by pitch, forcing home one run and pulling the Irish within two. With the bases still loaded, Dreswick forced Ali Wester to ground out to third, making the final score 6-4.

Up Next:
BC will play the third game of the series against Notre Dame tomorrow, April 22, at the Harrington Athletics Village at Brighton Fields at noon.