BRIGHTON, Mass. – Georgia Tech softball (27-11, 8-9 ACC) peppered Boston College (15-19, 2-12 ACC) with a season-high 16 hits for a 14-2, mercy-rule victory to clinch the series on Saturday at Harrington Athletics Village.
Junior catcher Emma Kauf led the Jackets at the dish to their second highest run total of the season, going 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and two runs scored. Four more Jackets behind Kauf had a multi-hit day as seven donning the White and Gold batted .500 or better. In the circle, junior hurler Chandler Dennis tossed all five innings, giving up just two runs on five hits with three strikeouts.
The Eagles struck first in the bottom half of the opening frame, taking a 1-0 lead on an RBI double. The Jackets fired back in the top of the second, using a two-out rally to leap in front with four runs. Tech first loaded up the bases with a pair of singles and a walk, setting up a base-clearing double off the bat of freshman center fielder Ella Edgmon. Sophomore third baseman Mallorie Black followed with an RBI single to right center, moving the Jackets in front, 4-0.
Tech’s bats erupted in the top of the third, driving in seven more runs. Freshman right fielder Grace Connelly opened the scoring with an RBI single before a wild pitch allowed sophomore designated player Sara Beth Allen to slip home and put the Jackets up, 6-0. Three more singles came to follow as freshman left fielder Auburn Dupree drove one run home before Kauf and Allen each sent in a pair as the Jackets batted around out to an 11-1 lead.
Boston College got a run back in the bottom of the third with a solo shot, but after a scoreless fourth, the White and Gold added three insurance runs in the top of the fifth. The Jackets led off the inning with three straight doubles from the top of the order (Black, Kauf and graduate first baseman Tricia Awald), scoring the first two runs before sophomore pinch hitter Sandra Beth Pritchett stepped in and drove in Tech’s final run. Dennis then closed things out in the bottom half to secure the 14-2, mercy-rule victory through five innings.
Game Notes
- Georgia Tech laced a season-high 16 hits on the day.
- The Jackets picked up their eighth mercy rule victory of the season.
- The White and Gold’s 14 runs marked the second highest tally of the season, trailing just a 17-run outing against Louisville.
- Five Jackets picked up multiple hits on the day.
- Seven donning the White and Gold batted .500 or better through the contest.
- Dennis earned her 10th win in the circle this season.
- Tech clinched its third ACC series victory of the season.
- The Yellow Jackets have claimed four of the last five meetings with the Eagles.
Up Next
Georgia Tech will play for the series sweep over Boston College on Sunday at noon at Harrington Athletics Village in Brighton, Mass. The game will be broadcast live on ACC Network Extra.
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🥎𝐆𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐘🥎
🆚: Boston College
⏰: 5⃣ p.m.
📍: Brighton, Mass.
🏟️: Harrington Athletics Village
📺: ACC Network Extra
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Ready for Round ✌️
Tune in on ACC Network Extra
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SCOU-TING RE-PORT 👏-👏-👏👏👏@EmmaKauf guns down yet another runner attempting to swipe a bag 🤠#BeGold /// #404Institute pic.twitter.com/351NGamG6G
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
Not your average 9⃣ hole 😉
Somebody tell @ella_edgmon freshmen aren't supposed to step in with ✌️ down and the bases loaded and clear them with a 🚀
Tune in on ACC Network Extra
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Just what the 👩⚕️ ordered
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— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
I mean… thanks❔🤷♀️
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— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
A wild pitch lets @sballen99 slip 🏠
Jackets lead 6⃣-1⃣ in the third❕#BeGold /// #404Institute pic.twitter.com/BTHVBg66YA
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
Yep, that's another run✔️
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— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
Why not add ✌️ more❔ ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Thanks, @EmmaKauf 😁
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— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
So we've batted around here in the 3⃣rd… #BeGold /// #404Institute pic.twitter.com/yp1a3x97va
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
That 5⃣ hole just looks so good today 😋
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— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
BACK-✌️-BACK-✌️-BACK
That's 3⃣ straight doubles for a pair of runs to lead off the inning by @mallorieblack1, @EmmaKauf and @TriciaAwald22 🔥🔥🔥@sb_pritchett's RBI single soon after extends the lead to 1⃣4⃣-2⃣ going into the bottom of the fifth 👏#BeGold /// #404Institute pic.twitter.com/XEKaAQI5wD
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
Brought the bats today 💥#BeGold /// #404Institute pic.twitter.com/loHlVWZQ9P
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 9, 2022
Catch @EmmaKauf on the 🎙 after leading Tech’s explosive day at the dish#BeGold /// #404Institute pic.twitter.com/WSmi7sXN0c
— Georgia Tech Softball 🥇🥇🥇🥇🥇 (@GaTechSoftball) April 10, 2022
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