BC Looks to Rebound This Weekend vs. Syracuse

ACC Play Resumes vs. Syracuse
• Boston College returns to ACC action this weekend as the Eagles welcome Syracuse to Harrington Athletics Village for a four-game series.
• ACC Network Extra has coverage of the entire series, beginning with the opener Friday at 3 p.m.
• Friday's game will be the team's annual ALS Awareness Game in the memory of Pete Frates '07.
• BC's student-athletes will wear a helmet decal and strikeout ALS shirts for pre-game.
• Frates was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) at age 27, and was a leader in the fight for a cure since 2012, most notably through his role as the inspiration for the Ice Bucket Challenge campaign in 2014.
• The Eagles enter Friday's game after dropping a tough 7-6 game to Rhode Island on Wednesday. The Rams scored three unearned runs in the sixth to earn the comeback victory.
• Syracuse is 13-9 overall and 6-6 in the ACC coming into Friday's series opener. The Orange swept Buffalo on Tuesday 6-2 and 9-1 in their last time out.

Team 38
• This is the 38th season of Boston College softball. All-time, BC is 872-847-3.
• The Eagles have three NCAA appearances in program history.
• In ACC play, BC is 332-427 since joining the conference in the 2005-06 academic year.

Inside the Syracuse Series
• Boston College and Syracuse meet for the 25th time on the diamond Friday at Harrington Athletics Village. BC leads the series 14-10 against the Orange.
• BC has won nine of the last 10 in the series dating back to 2016.
• Friday's game marks the first game against the Orange since 2019 in Brighton. The Eagles took two of three from Syracuse to win the series the last time the two teams met.

Thou Shall Not Run on GB
• Junior catcher Gianna Boccagno has one of the strongest arms behind the plate in the country. The Florida native leads the ACC with 13 runners caught stealing in 2021.
• In all, opponents are just 13-of-23 in stolen base attempts against Boccagno this season. Maddy Carpe is holding opponents to just one stolen base in two attempts behind the dish for the Eagles also.
• BC leads the ACC with 15 runners caught stealing.

ACC Team Leaders Caught Stealing
1. Boston College                                                          15
2. Notre Dame                                                               11
3. Syracuse                                                                  10
Pittsburgh                                                                   10

The Ace
• Junior pitcher Susannah Anderson is among the ACC leaders in several categories this season. The ace of the BC pitching staff, Anderson is 4-10 with a 2.42 ERA in 15 appearances in 2021.
• She leads all ACC pitchers with 6.36 innings pitched per game.
• The Virginia native is fourth in the conference in shutouts (3) and complete games (10).
• Anderson is fourth in the ACC with 95.1 innings pitched.
• She is third in the ACC in strikeouts looking (26) and ninth overall in strikeouts (65).
• Her 14 games started rank fifth among all ACC players.
• She is 14th in the ACC in ERA (2.42) and 14th in opposing batting average (.219).

Another No-No for No. 1
• Susannah Anderson tossed her second career no-hitter to lead the Eagles to a 10-0 victory over Massachusetts in five innings on March 12. Anderson struck out six and allowed just two base runners (two hit batters).
• Anderson moved into sole possession of third place in Boston College history with her 10th career shutout.
• The Eagles got out to an early 3-0 lead in the first inning after back-to-back walks set the table. Kristin Giery drove in a run with an RBI single, followed by a two-run double from Emme Martinez into right center field.
• BC extended its lead to 4-0 after two innings of play as Giery notched her second RBI of the afternoon via a walk.
• The Eagles plated three more in the third as CC Cook drove two runs with a double and Ellie Mataya extended the lead to 7-0 with a RBI double.
• BC plated three more to make it 10-0 after four innings. The frame was highlighted by a two-RBI single by Nicole Giery.
• The Giery sisters highlighted the BC offense, as they were 4-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI combined.
• BC finished the game with a season-high seven doubles.
• Anderson got a first inning lead and never looked back, as she cruised to the complete game, no-hitter. She retired the last 10 batters she faced.

More Notes on No. 1
• In BC's final game of the FGCU Kickoff Classic last season, Susannah Anderson pitched a gem for the Eagles. She threw her first-career complete-game no-hitter in BC's 1-0 win, totaling 10 strikeouts on no walks and two HBP.
• The no-hitter capped a 2-1 weekend for the Alexandria, Virginia native, who threw 21 total innings while striking out 25 batters.

Incoming Recruiting Class Ranked 21st Nationally
• Boston College softball head coach Amy Kvilhaug announced in November that five student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to play softball for the Eagles beginning in the fall of 2021. The five-member recruiting class has two players from Illinois, along with Rhode Island, Florida and California.
• Joining the program include OF Kali Case of Palos Heights, Ill., RHP Abby Dunning from Burr Ridge, Ill., OF/1B Darien McDonough of Lincoln, R.I., C/OF Hannah Slike from Chula Vista, Calif. and MIF/UTL Zoe Hines of DeBary, Fla.
• "With our incoming class, we've certainly added athleticism, speed, and really good pitching to the program," said Kvilhaug." We are looking for immediate contributions from the entire class. Throughout the pandemic, we haven't had a chance to see them in over a year, however we have kept close tabs virtually and have watched each one grow and improve. The work ethic of this crew is unmatched. This group is super determined to come in, get to work, and really elevate the level for BC Softball. We can't wait for their arrival to BC."
• The recruiting class is ranked 21st nationally according to Extra Inning Softball.

Back on the Dirt
• BC returned to the diamond for the first time since March 8, 2020 with four games in Jacksonville against Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida.
• BC opened the season with a 4-0 loss at JU before picking up the first win of the year at UNF. Susannah Anderson was dominant in the circle for the Eagles, going the distance with a two-hit shutout in the 2-0 win over the Ospreys.
• UNF captured a 3-1 doubleheader split before the Eagles came up just short, losing 3-2 to JU. BC stranded 14 runners in the loss to the Dolphins.

Getting Started on the Right Note
• Sophomore shortstop Djhane Valido had a big weekend with the bat against Jacksonville and North Florida.
• Valido led BC with a .333 batting average, totaling three hits on the weekend, including a double and one RBI. She had a career-high three hits against UNF.

Leading Things Off
• Junior center fielder Ellie Mataya has led off for BC in all 25 games this year. She leads BC in batting at .381 this season. She ranks first on the team in total bases (43), doubles (7), RBI (14), slugging percentage (.512), triples (2) and on-base percentage (.429). She is 8-for-8 in stolen base attempts this season to lead the Eagles.
• Mataya's 10 multi-hit games rank first for BC in 2021. She had the longest hitting streak of any Eagle in 2021 over six games.

All-ACC Emme
• Emme Martinez, who was an All-ACC Freshman team honoree in 2018, finished her sophomore campaign with a .321 average, along with 50 hits and a team-high 24 RBI en route to All-ACC second team honors in 2019.
• A native of Hemet, California, Martinez had 12 multiple-hit games and seven multiple-RBI games in 2019.
• For her career, Martinez is the active leader on the team in hits, doubles and RBI. She is second on the team this season with four multi-hit games and tied for the team lead with two multi-RBI games.

Giery Connection
• The Giery sisters - Kristin and Nicole - have been two mainstays in the BC lineup this season. Nicole has started all 25 games she has played in her freshman season, mostly playing at second base. She is hitting .224 with four doubles and six RBI on the season. Kristin has played in 22 games with 17 starts - the majority of them right next to her sister at first base. Kristin is hitting .191 with one homer and seven RBI.

BC Looks to Rebound This Weekend vs. Syracuse

Players Mentioned

Susannah Anderson

Gianna Boccagno

Maddy Carpe

CC Cook

Kristin Giery

Nicole Giery

Emme Martinez

Ellie Mataya

Djhane Valido

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