BC Opens Season With Win vs. LIU, Loss vs. FGCU

FORT MYERS, Fla. – The Boston College softball team split a pair of games to open the FGCU Kickoff Classic in Fort Myers, Florida, defeating LIU, 2-1, and falling to Florida Gulf Coast, 4-3 (8 innings).

Game 1 vs. LIU
In the first game of the day, BC defeated LIU, 2-1 behind stellar pitching from sophomore Susannah Anderson and the bat of sophomore Jenna Ergle.

Anderson threw 113 pitches on her way to a complete game, where she gave up four hits with seven strikeouts for her first win of the year.

LIU got off to a fast start, scoring in the first inning on a bases-loaded one-out fielder's choice.

Then in the bottom of the second with freshman Kristen Giery on second, Ergle took LIU pitcher Elena Valenzuela deep to left field on the first pitch of her at-bat.

In the seventh inning, junior Emme Martinez made a stellar read, as the LIU lead runner at second was caught on an island and thrown out for the second out of inning. LIU's next batter then lined out to secure the 2-1 win.

Game 2 vs. FGCU
BC lost a heartbreaker in extra innings against Florida Gulf Coast, 4-3.

Djhane Valido starting things off for the Eagles in the second inning, hitting a pitch off the right field wall and scoring pinch-runner Gianna Sarlo from first.

Then in the top of the fourth, Valido again drives a pitch to right-center field for a double. Ergle, who was on first, would come all the way around to score on an error by the FGCU catcher. Then on the next pitch, Valido would advance home to score on a wild pitch to extend BC's lead to 3-0.

Florida Gulf Coast got on the board in the bottom of the fourth on a bases-loaded two RBI double to center to cut the lead to one. Then in the fifth, FGCU tied it with a double off the wall, scoring a runner.

Peyton Schnackenberg entered in relief of CC Cook in the fifth inning and came in to pitch 2.2 innings. She went 1-2-3 in the sixth and allowed one hit and one run with one strikeout in the loss.

What's Next
BC is back tomorrow for a pair of games. The first against UConn at 11:15 a.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m. against Delaware.

BC Opens Season With Win vs. LIU, Loss vs. FGCU

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Team Stats

Ellie Mataya

Kristin Giery

Gianna Boccagno

Jenna Ergle

Players Mentioned

Susannah Anderson

CC Cook

Jenna Ergle

Emme Martinez

Gianna Sarlo

Peyton Schnackenberg

Djhane Valido

Players Mentioned

Susannah Anderson

CC Cook

Jenna Ergle

Emme Martinez

Gianna Sarlo

Peyton Schnackenberg

Djhane Valido