Baseball's Rally Falls Short to No. 13 Louisville

Saturday, March 14

Louisville, Ky.

1:00 PM

Boston College

5-10, 0-4

Louisville

12-6, 3-1

Boston College

Louisville

MIchael Strem hit his ninth double of the season in the ninth.

Baseball's Rally Falls Short to No. 13 Louisville

March 14, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

March 14, 2015

Box Score | Postgame Interviews

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Louisville 5, Boston College 4 (10 innings)
Records: Boston College (5-10, 0-4), Louisville (12-6, 3-1)
Series Record: Louisville leads the series, 1-0
Location: Jim Patterson Stadium in Louisville, Ky.
Weather: 58 degrees, cloudy with some rain, 4 mph winds
Time of Game: 3:05

BC Starting Lineup:
1. Jake Palomaki - 3B
2. Blake Butera - 2B
3. Chris Shaw - RF
4. Michael Strem - CF
5. Joe Cronin - 1B
6. Donovan Casey- DH
7. Logan Hoggarth - LF
8. Nick Sciortino - C
9. Johnny Adams - SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Jeff Burke

Louisville Starting Lineup:
1. Sutton Whiting - SS
2. Nick Solak - RF
3. Corey Ray - CF
4. Zach Lucas - 3B
5. Brendan McKay - DH
6. Will Smith - C
7. Danny Rosenbaum - 1B
8. Devin Hairston - 2B
9. Ryan Summers - LF
Starting Pitcher: RHP Kyle Funkhouser

BC HIGHLIGHTS
·Redshirt junior RHP Geoffrey Murphy pitched 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, tying a career high with two Ks. He allowed just one hit and no walks. It was his longest outing since pitching 5.1 innings against Duke on May 18, 2012.
· Sophomore Johnny Adams hit his first career triple in the sixth inning to plate BC's first run of the game.
·Sophomore Michael Strem hit his ninth double of the season. Nine of his 19 hits are two-baggers and he entered the game tied for second in the ACC.

KEY PLAYS
· The Eagles trailed by two going into the ninth, but timely hitting and patience at the plate allowed BC to tie the game. Murphy came through with a 123 ninth to force the game into extras.
· Junior LHP Jesse Adams put one on with a walk in the 10^th and with two down, gave up back-to-back single to surrender the walk-off win.

HOW IT HAPPENED
·The Cardinals were the first to score, putting up one in the first. On the 10^th pitch of his at bat, Sutton Whiting laced one just inside the first-base line to the corner in right for a triple. He scored on a hard-hit grounder to second.
·Louisville added two more in the third. After sophomore Nick Sciortino caught Whiting stealing for the second out, Nick Solak drew a walk and stole second. With two outs, Zach Lucas doubled to left to score a run and Lucas advanced to third when junior left fielder Logan Hoggarth bobbled the ball. Brendan McKay followed it up with a single to right to make it 3-0.
·The Eagles got two back in the sixth to cut the Cardinals' lead to one. Sciortino walked to lead off the inning and Adams came through with a triple to right center to score BC's first run. Freshman Jake Palomaki singled to short to plate Adams for the second run before advancing to third on two groundouts. Funkhouser got Strem on a popup before the Eagles could tie the game.
·Ryan Summers put Louisville back up two with a two-out solo shot over the left-field fence after senior LHP Nick Poore retired the first two he faced by way of the K. After a walk, junior Chris Shaw ended the inning with a running grab in right.
·The Eagles tied the game in the ninth. With RHP Lincoln Henzman on the mound and one down, Strem doubled to right center and moved to third on a wild pitch. Junior Joe Cronin brought him home with a single up the middle to make it a one-run game. The Cardinals went to LHP Drew Harrington, who walked freshman Donovan Casey and Hoggarth to load the bases. Sciortino drew a walk to bring in the tying run. Louisville went back to the pen for RHP Zack Burdi, who struck out recorded two quick outs to end the inning.
·Murphy shut down the Cardinals in the bottom of the ninth, but BC went in order in the top of the 10^th. Jesse Adams came in to pitch and immediately got a fly out before walking McKay. After recording another fly ball, pinch runner Mike White came in to pinch run for McKay and landed on second on a single by Danny Rosenbaum. Devin Hairston, who was 0-for-4 on the afternoon, singled to right field. Shaw's throw to the plate was close, but White beat it to win the game for Louisville.

OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Burdi (1-0): 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Losing Pitcher: Adams (1-1): 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 1, Palomaki (1-for-4), Strem (1-for-5, 2B), Cronin (1-for-4), Casey (1-for-2), Adams (1-for-3, 3B)
Runs: 1, Strem, Cronin, Sciortino, Adams
RBIs: 1, Palomaki, Cronin, Sciortino, Adams
Strikeouts: 4, Burke

Louisville
Hits: 3, Whiting (3-for-4, 3B)
Runs: 1, Whiting, Solak, Lucas, White, Summers
RBIs: 1, Solak, Lucas, McKay, Hairston, Summers
Stolen Bases: 3, Solak
Strikeouts:

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
·The game marked the first extra-inning game of the year for the Eagles.
·Junior Chris Shaw did not reach base for the first time in 35 games. He came into the weekend leading the nation with the longest on-base streak.
·Junior right-handed starter Jeff Burke went five innings, allowed six hits, three runs - all earned - three walks and struck out four.
·Louisville's Burdi came in in the ninth and retired all five BC batters he faced.