This Past Week
Over the weekend, BC faced off against North Carolina down in Chapel Hill. UNC is ranked the #6 team in the nation and is a top-3 team in the ACC. The Eagles managed to claim victory over the Tarheels in their game on Thursday thanks to a stellar pitching performance from AJ Colarusso, who went 6 innings and gave up just 5 hits and 1 run. On offense, BC chipped away at UNC starter Ryan Lynch for 3 runs before he was subbed out. That was all they needed to win the game, but it didn’t
stop them from piling on the scores in the 8th and 9th innings to make it a 6-1 victory.
The final two games in Chapel Hill did not go as well. UNC got out to a hot start in Game 2 when Gavin Gallaher solo homered in the first inning, and then a Jake Schaffner triple drove in another two runs in the 2nd inning. From there the two teams were able to score a run every couple of innings, but the initial deficit was too much to overcome. In Game 3, BC collapsed. The Eagles racked up a 6-run fifth inning thanks to a base-clearing double by Ty Mainolfi, followed by RBIs by Jack Toomey and Luke Gallo, then finally a wild pitch that brought Carter Hendrickson home. But the Tarheels came right back in the 6th and 7th innings, shelling starter Brady Miller and reliever Kyle Kipp. BC’s offense went quiet in the final innings and lost 8-7.
On Tuesday, those BC bats roared back to life. They hosted UMass in Brighton for the Baseball Beanpot and shellacked them for an 11-1 win in 8 innings. The Eagles were up 5-1 by the end of the 1st inning thanks to a series of hits and wild pitches. BC reliever Jacob Burnham emerged with the win after pitching 4 scoreless innings to close the game. Following that victory, BC secured another blowout victory over Dartmouth on Wednesday, 13-3.
Coming Up
This weekend, BC will host the Virginia Tech Hokies for a weekend series, including a game at Fenway Park on Saturday April 11th. Virginia Tech is near the bottom of the ACC standings with a 6-9 conference record. They are one of the worst teams in all of Division 1 when it comes to pitching, giving up an average of 7.68 earned runs per game, which is last in the ACC. If Boston College can continue to hit like they have done against UMass and Dartmouth this week, they should be able to handle the Hokies with relative ease.
On Tuesday, the Eagles will play host to the Northeastern Huskies for the Baseball Beanpot championship. The Huskies are 17-14 this season and lost to BC on March 24th, 3-2. The local rival is always a tough out and, although BC has been the better team this season, they will not go down easy. After the Beanpot, BC will host the UConn Huskies in Brighton on Wednesday afternoon.
