
Eagles Open Up ACC Play at UNC
March 14, 2019 | Softball
Three game series vs. the Tar Heels starts on Friday at 1
THE FACTS
MATCHUP:Â Boston College (7-11, 0-0 ACC) at North Carolina (12-9, 2-1 ACC)
WHERE:Â Anderson Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
WHEN:Â Fri., March 15, 1 p.m | Sat., March 16 at 1 p.m. | Sun., March 17 at 1 p.m.
VIEW: ACCNE
LIVE STATS
 IN THE ACC
- This is BC's first conference series this season.
-Â The first game originally scheduled for 6 p.m. has been moved to a 1 p.m. first pitch due to weather conditions.
- The Eagles joined the ACC in the 2006 season. The overall record in the ACC is 90-187.
- BC's first home ACC series will be on March 22-24, when the Eagles host Syracuse.
ABOUT UNC
- North Carolina is 2-1 in the ACC. The Tar Heels picked up two wins last week in a three-game series with Duke.
- UNC leads the overall series against BC, 3-33.
- The Tar Heels are coming off a 3-1 in win over No. 8 Georgia on Wednesday.Â
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BABY EAGLES
-The Boston College softball team has nine freshman on the roster. All nine have played with eight earning at least one start.
- The Eagles have two first-year pitchers – Susannah Anderson and Camryn Dolby – who have combined for 17 starts this season. Anderson has an ERA of 3.13 with 62.2 innings pitched, while Dolby has a 4-6 record with 43 innings pitched and a team-high 47 strikeouts.
- Freshman catcher Gianna Boccagno leads BC with 11 RBI and five home runs. She has started all 19 games.
- Madison Hamilton, who has 19 starts, is hitting .267 with 12 hits, while Carlie Sanders has 16 starts and has eight RBI.
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SPEED DEMON
- Junior Lexi DiEmmanuele set the new program record for career steals when she stole two bases vs. Central Michigan on March 2.
-The Eagles outfielder now has 89 career steals, which broke the record held by Megan Cooley '16 with 86.
- DiEmmanuele is second for most stolen bases in a single season when she posted 30 steals in 2017. She had 27 in 2018. Cooley has the record with 31 in 2013.
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UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home for a nine game home stand after the series in North Carolina this weekend. The home stand will begin on Tuesday, March 19 when BC hosts Quinnipiac at the Harrington Athletics Village (5 p.m.). BC will then host Providence on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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MATCHUP:Â Boston College (7-11, 0-0 ACC) at North Carolina (12-9, 2-1 ACC)
WHERE:Â Anderson Stadium, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
WHEN:Â Fri., March 15, 1 p.m | Sat., March 16 at 1 p.m. | Sun., March 17 at 1 p.m.
VIEW: ACCNE
LIVE STATS
 IN THE ACC
- This is BC's first conference series this season.
-Â The first game originally scheduled for 6 p.m. has been moved to a 1 p.m. first pitch due to weather conditions.
- The Eagles joined the ACC in the 2006 season. The overall record in the ACC is 90-187.
- BC's first home ACC series will be on March 22-24, when the Eagles host Syracuse.
ABOUT UNC
- North Carolina is 2-1 in the ACC. The Tar Heels picked up two wins last week in a three-game series with Duke.
- UNC leads the overall series against BC, 3-33.
- The Tar Heels are coming off a 3-1 in win over No. 8 Georgia on Wednesday.Â
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BABY EAGLES
-The Boston College softball team has nine freshman on the roster. All nine have played with eight earning at least one start.
- The Eagles have two first-year pitchers – Susannah Anderson and Camryn Dolby – who have combined for 17 starts this season. Anderson has an ERA of 3.13 with 62.2 innings pitched, while Dolby has a 4-6 record with 43 innings pitched and a team-high 47 strikeouts.
- Freshman catcher Gianna Boccagno leads BC with 11 RBI and five home runs. She has started all 19 games.
- Madison Hamilton, who has 19 starts, is hitting .267 with 12 hits, while Carlie Sanders has 16 starts and has eight RBI.
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SPEED DEMON
- Junior Lexi DiEmmanuele set the new program record for career steals when she stole two bases vs. Central Michigan on March 2.
-The Eagles outfielder now has 89 career steals, which broke the record held by Megan Cooley '16 with 86.
- DiEmmanuele is second for most stolen bases in a single season when she posted 30 steals in 2017. She had 27 in 2018. Cooley has the record with 31 in 2013.
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UP NEXT
The Eagles will return home for a nine game home stand after the series in North Carolina this weekend. The home stand will begin on Tuesday, March 19 when BC hosts Quinnipiac at the Harrington Athletics Village (5 p.m.). BC will then host Providence on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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