PREVIEW: Eagles Host NC State

MATCHUP: NC State at Boston College
RECORDS: Wolfpack (17-14, 0-6 ACC) | Eagles (10-17, 2-4 ACC)
WHERE: Harrington Athletics Complex
WHEN: Friday, March 29 (6 p.m.), Sat., March 30 (1 p.m.) & Sun., March 31 (Noon)

About BC
- Boston College is now 10-17 overall and 2-4 in the ACC.
- The Eagles lost the lone midweek game to UMass, 8-3.
- Last weekend sophomore Emme Martinez went 8-for-10 with six RBI in the series against Syracuse. In the final game on Sunday, Martinez went 4-for-4 with three RBI at the plate. The sophomore earned Eagle of the Week honors for her performance.
- Freshman Ellie Mataya tallied her third multi-hit game vs. UMass on Wednesday. She also stole two bases and scored two runs.
- Boston College is 34^th in the country in double plays and No. 1 in the ACC (0.46 a game).

About NC State
- NC State is currently 17-14 and 0-6 in the ACC.
- The Wolfpack lost three to Virginia Tech and three at Florida State.
- NC State is coming off a 3-2 victory over UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday. Sydney Nester and Devin Wallace combined for 14 strikeouts in the win.
- The Wolfpack are led by Bridgette Nordberg with a .360 average, 13 HR, 36 RBI and 32 hits. Logan Morris is hitting .292 with seven HR, 15 RBI and 26 hits.
- Sydney Nester is 8-3 on the season with a 2.13 ERA, while Devin Wallace is 8-9 with a 2.74 ERA.

BC vs. NC State
- BC is 15-22 against NC State.
- The two teams first played in the 2006 season when BC joined the ACC.
- BC's first win over NC State came in the ACC Tournament in 2007. After losing all three games during the regular season to NC State, the Eagles defeated the Wolfpack, 2-0, behind a two-run single by Renee Ramos in the first inning. Britney Thompson earned the win, while the catcher in the game was current BC HC Ashley Obrest.
- The Eagles have won the last four meetings.
- Last year BC swept all three games in Raleigh. BC won the first game 6-2. The second game the Eagles defeated the Wolfpack, 12-2, in five innings. The final game went nine innings as the Eagles earned a 5-3 win. Senior Chloe Sharabba went 3-for-4 with 3 RBI in the win.

UP NEXT
- The Eagles will host NC State this coming weekend. All three games are scheduled to air on the ACC Network Extra. First pitch on Friday is at 6 p.m. Saturday the two teams will take the field for a 1 p.m. Sunday's game is set to start at noon.
- Boston College will open the month of April on Wednesday at Boston University (4 p.m.).

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Players Mentioned

Emme Martinez

Ellie Mataya

Chloe Sharabba