Boston College held Liberty to two hits in a 3-0 victory over the Lady Flames on Saturday at Carolina Softball Stadium at Beckham Field.

With the win, BC improves to 4-7 on the season, including 1-1 at the Gamecock Invitational. The Lady Flames (1-11) fell for the seventh straight game, as Liberty lost a close 1-0 decision to No. 6 Michigan yesterday to begin this weekend's tournament.  

This was Liberty's 12th straight game against a Power 5 opponent to start the 2020 season, and Boston College was the team's first unranked opponent since taking on Mississippi State on Feb. 8.  

Scoring Summary
BC – 3rd INNING – Ergle homers, 1-0

BC – 7th INNING – Alatorre doubles, Sarlo and Carpe score, 3-0

Notable Numbers
- Boston College outhit Liberty 5-2, while each teak recorded one error. BC left seven on base, while the Lady Flames stranded four.

- Susannah Anderson (4-4) went the distance, allowing just two hits while striking out six.

- Karlie Keeney (1-4) drew the loss, allowing three runs on five hits, striking out five and walking four in 6 2/3 innings. Kastin Belogorska pitched 1/3 inning of relief.

- Djhane Valido went 2-for-4 for the Eagles, while Jenna Ergle batted 1-for-3 with a homer, one RBI and one run scored. AJ Alatorre went 1-for-3 with a two-run double.  

- For Liberty, Savannah Channell and Blake Gibson both went 1-for-1 and Autumn Bishop was hit by a pitch.

Turning Point
- A pitchers' duel to be certain, Ergle's third-inning homer proved to be the only scoring until BC added two runs in the seventh.

- Neither team managed a baserunner in the fourth, fifth or sixth innings, as Anderson set down 14 consecutive batters, starting in the third inning and ending on Blake Gibson's two-out pinch-hit single in the seventh. Keeney retired 10 straight batters before giving up two runs on two hits during the seventh inning.

Beyond the Box Score
- Liberty now leads the all-time series against Boston College 2-1, as the Lady Flames won the previous two meetings. Most recently, the Lady Flames defeated the Eagles 6-5 in eight innings on March 7, 2007.

- The Lady Flames are now 14-7 against ACC opponents since the start of the 2017 season.

- Liberty is in the midst of a stretch of 13 straight games against Power 5 opponents to start the 2020 campaign. That is the longest stretch of consecutive Power 5 opponents on any team's schedule to start this season, with Michigan State's eight being second-longest.

- Keeney, a freshman, has allowed exactly five hits in each of Liberty's last two games, including yesterday's contest against No. 6 Michigan.

Up Next
Liberty closes out its time in Columbia with two games tomorrow, taking on Michigan at 10 a.m. before finishing out the tournament at 3 p.m. against Elon.