Boston College Athletics
Boston College
10-19, 2-3
University of Pittsburgh
16-12, 3-5
Powerful Sixth Inning Lifts Eagles Over Pitt to Tie Series
March 21, 2026 | Softball
Pittsburgh, Pa. - The Boston College softball team (10-19, 2-3 ACC) used a powerful sixth inning to tie up the series against the University of Pittsburgh (16-12, 3-5 ACC) in a 6-3 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Both teams were quiet till the fourth inning when Emma Knight opened up with a home run over the center field fence, her second of the weekend and eighth of the season. The Panthers tied it up in the bottom of the fourth 1-1.
The Eagles loaded up the bases in the top of the sixth putting pressure on the Pitt defense. Adriana Martinez cleared the bases with a home run to right to take a 5-1 lead. But BC wasn't done there, Nicole Riddell also added a home run of her own, extending the lead to 6-1.
Even though Pitt added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth, BC held on 6-3.
Bailey Kendziorski pitched all seven innings for her second complete game and first win of the season. The sophomore recorded four strikeouts with only one earned run.
GAME NOTES
- Adriana Martinez hit the third grand slam of the season for the Eagles
- Bailey Kendziorski recorded a season-high four strikeouts
- Emma Knight and Adriana Martinez have each had a hit in the last three games
UP NEXT
BC finishes the series against Pitt at a new time of 12 p.m. tomorrow.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kendziorski, Bailey (1-5)
L: Lukaszewicz, Allie (0-1)
Batting:
HR: Riddell, Nicole 1 ; Knight, Emma 1 ; Martinez, Adriana 1
RBI: Riddell, Nicole 1 ; Knight, Emma 1 ; Martinez, Adriana 4
Base Running:
RUNS: Riddell, Nicole 1 ; Knight, Emma 2 ; Espinoza, Janis 1 ; Kendziorski, Bailey 1 ; Martinez, Adriana 1
SB: Borders, Tavye 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Reese, Mackenzie 1 ; Henne, Calle 1 ; Harris, Payton 1
SB: Reese, Mackenzie 1 ; Vaughn, Tieley 1 ; Braden, Ahmari 2 ; Esparza, KK 1 ; Murphy, Camryn 1
