Cook and Martinez Log Multi-Hit Games in Loss to Louisville

Saturday, April 28

Louisville, Ky. (Ulmer Stadium)

1:00 PM

Boston College

26-20, 0

Louisville

30-17, 0

Boston College

Louisville

Photo by: John Quackenbos

Cook and Martinez Log Multi-Hit Games in Loss to Louisville

April 28, 2018 | Softball

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Dreswick threw her 15th complete game of the season

By: Athletic Communications

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Boston College softball team fell to Louisville, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon at Ulmer Stadium despite a complete game performance by senior pitcher Jessica Dreswick.

Louisville jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning when Megan Hensley reached on a fielder's choice and scored on an error by freshman Cami Sellers that allowed Jenna Jordan to reach base. BC took the lead in the fifth when junior Lexi DiEmmanuele reached on a fielding error, stole second and scored on a single by senior Annie Murphy. A single by Cook to left plated Murphy, making it 2-1. The Cardinals responded in the bottom of the inning with a bases-clearing, two RBI single to left field by Hensley that gave Louisville a 3-2 advantage.

Dreswick threw six innings, allowing one earned run, eight hits, and recording two strikeouts.

BC will play the third game of the series against the Cardinals tomorrow, April 29 at noon at Ulmer Stadium.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Louisville 3, Boston College 2
Records: Boston College (26-20, 11-8 ACC), Louisville (30-17, 9-10 ACC)
Location: Louisville, Ky. (Ulmer Stadium)
Time of Game: 1:32
Weather: Sunny, 60 degrees

Inside the Boxscore:

BC is 3-5 all-time versus Louisville and 1-4 on the Cardinals home turf.
Louisville has outscored BC 7-4 over the past two games.
This is the third ACC series loss of the season for the Eagles.
BC is 4-10 in one-run games this season.
DiEmmanuele stole her team-leading 23rd base of the season. She is in second place on the BC all-time list with 77 career stolen bases. DiEmmanuele has now reached base safely in seven straight games. The junior also scored one run for the Eagles and is second on the team with 31 runs scored. She has scored three of BC's four runs over the past two games.
Dreswick recorded her 15^th complete game of the season and the 43^rd of her career. She is on fifth place in the BC record books with 43 career complete games.
Freshmen Emme Martinez and CC Cook each picked up two hits in the game. Martinez has eight multi-hit games this season and Cook has picked up nine multi-hit games.
Murphy has reached base in 22 straight games as the senior picked up a single in the fifth inning.
With a walk in the seventh inning of the game, senior Chloe Sharabba has reached base safely in seven straight games.

Turning Point:.
A two-RBI single by Megan Hensley in the fifth inning cleared the bases and allowed Louisville to re-take a lead that it would hold for the reminder of the game.

How it Happened:

Sidney Melton led off the first inning with a single up the middle and quickly stole second. Maddy Newman hit a single and advanced to second on the throw and moved to third on a throwing error by Martinez. Melton advanced to third on the play but was out at home as Dreswick threw the ball to Martinez who made the tag out. Hensley reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on the play as Newman was caught in a run-down at third but was ultimately tagged out by Sharabba. Jordan reached on an error that allowed Hensley to score, giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
BC posed its biggest threat of the game yet when Martinez and junior Allyson Moore each picked up a hit on the other side of a pop out by Cook. A sacrifice bunt by senior Jordan Chimento allowed both runners to advance a base, but a ground out by junior Carly Severini ended the inning.
With one out in the fifth inning, DiEmmanuele reached on a fielding error by the pitcher and she quickly stole second. Murphy hit a single to right center field, plating DiEmmanuele. Martinez singled to right to put runners on the corners for BC. Cook roped a single to left field, scoring Murphy and giving the Eagles a 2-1 advantage.
In the bottom of the inning, Melton singled to third base and stole second. Newman hit a single to left field to put runners on the corners for the Cardinals. Hensley hit a bases-clearing single to left field to put Louisville up 3-2.

Up Next:
BC will play Louisville in the third and final game of the series tomorrow, April 29 at noon at Ulmer Stadium.