Boston College Athletics
Boston College
7-13
Northeastern
7-13
Baseball Defeats Northeastern In Stellar Offensive Show
March 24, 2015 | Baseball
March 24, 2015
Box Score | Postgame Interviews
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 22, Northeastern 1
Records: Boston College (7-13), Northeastern (7-13)
Location: Friedman Diamond in Brookline, Mass.
Weather: 32 degrees, partly cloudy, 8 mph winds
Time of Game: 2:46
BC Starting Lineup:
1. Jake Palomaki - 3B
2. Blake Butera - 2B
3. Michael Strem - CF
4. Chris Shaw - RF
5. Joe Cronin - 1B
6. Donovan Casey - DH
7. Logan Hoggarth - LF
8. Stephen Sauter - C
9. Johnny Adams - SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP John Gorman
Northeastern Starting Lineup:
1. Josh Treff - C
2. Michael Foster - SS
3. Rob Fonseca - 1B
4. Pat Madigan - RF
5. Cam Hanley - DH
6. Gabe Levanti - LF
7. Nolan Lang - 3B
8. Mason Koppens - CF
9. Maxwell Burt - 2B
Starting Pitcher: LHP Isaac Lippert
BC HIGHLIGHTS
· SeniorBlake Buteradrew a walk in the game, bringing his career total to 100, which broke BC's all-time record. He surpassed Jeff Waldron (1996-99), who drew 99 walks in his BC career.
·Junior Chris Shaw hit two two-run home runs in his first two at bats and finished the day going 4-for-5 with a double, three runs and five RBIs. He tied career highs for hits and RBIs.
·Sophomore Johnny Adams recorded career highs for hits, runs and RBIs on a 4-for-5 afternoon, hitting three doubles, scoring four times and driving in four runs.
· Freshman Anthony Maselli's first career hit was a pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth.
· Sophomore Michael Strem went 2-for-4 with a double. He tied a career high with five RBIs on the day. Now, 10 of his 25 hits are doubles.
· The pitching combination of senior RHP John Gorman, redshirt junior RHP Geoffrey Murphy, sophomore RHP Bobby Skogsbergh and freshman RHP Trevor Massey allowed just one run, did not walk a batter all game and did not give up an extra-base hit.
KEY PLAYS
·The Eagles took an early 2-0 lead off a home run by Shaw did not look back, scoring in every inning but the second and sixth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
·The Eagles got on the board early after freshman Jake Palomaki drew a lead-off walk to start the game. Shaw drove an 0-2 pitch over the left-center wall with two down to give BC a 2-0 lead.
·BC added four to its lead in the third. Adams led off with a double to center and Palomaki moved him to third on a sac bunt. After Buterawalked, Strem plated Adams with a sac fly to center. Shaw then launched his second home into the right-center bleachers to make it 5-0. Junior Joe Cronin followed with a double, chasing starter Isaac Lippert from the game. Freshman Donovan Casey came through with an RBI base hit to right to score Cronin off right-hander Nick Cubarney.
· Northeastern got one back in the bottom of the inning. With a man on second and two down, Josh Treff singled through the left side to plate a run before Gorman ended the inning with his second strikeout.
· BC added three more in the fourth, loading the bases when junior Stephen Sauter walked, Adams singled and Palomaki laid down a bunt that stayed just fair down the third-base line. With one down, Strem came through with his second sac fly to center before Adams scored on a wild pitch. With a runner on second, Shaw notched his fifth RBI of the game with a double to left to make it 9-1.
· The Eagles added a run in the fifth off righty Nick Borges. With two down, Sauter drew his second walk and Adams came through with his second double of the afternoon. Palomaki grounded one to third, but Nolan Lang's throw was low, allowing Sauter to score the Eagles' 10th run.
· BC scored two more in the seventh. After Adams notched his third double of the game, freshman Mitch Bigras knocked a one-out double to the deepest part of the field, off the centerfield wall, 415 feet out. Strem brought Bigras home on a single up the middle.
· The Eagles racked up nine runs on seven hits and an error in the eighth. With RHP Keegan Taylor on the mound and runners on the second and third, Sauter plated one with a single to center. BC reloaded the bases and Palomaki hit a sacrifice fly. With two outs and the bases still loaded, Strem doubled to knock two in. Shaw was hit to reload the bases and Maselli launched one to right center for a grand slam, giving the Eagles a 20-1 lead. Taylor was lifted for lefty Kevin Martinis, who gave up a hit to freshman Scott Braren and a double to junior Logan Hoggarth. And error at third allowed BC's 21st run to score.
· BC capped off the day with one run in the ninth. With the bases loaded and one out, Masselli hit a grounder to score the 22nd run of the day and drive in his fifth of the game.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Gorman (2-2): 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Losing Pitcher: Lippert (0-3): 2.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 1 K
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 4, Shaw (4-for-5, 2B, 2 HR), Adams (4-for-5, 3 2B)
Runs: 4, Adams
RBIs: 5, Strem, Shaw, Maselli
Stolen Bases: 1, Butera
Strikeouts: 2, Gorman
Northeastern
Hits: 3, Lang (3-for-4)
Runs: 1, Koppens
RBIs: 1, Treff
Strikeouts: 2, Borges
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
·The last time the Eagles recorded 20 or more runs was on April 15, 2003, when they beat Harvard, 24-6.
·The last time BC recorded at least 20 hits was in the 13-10 victory over Quinnipiac on April 28, 2009, when the Eagles tallied 20.
· With his two home runs on the day, Shaw was also the last BC player to hit two homers in a game, launching a solo shot and a three-run bomb at Connecticut on April 2, 2013.
·Adams is the second BC player to tally three doubles in a game. Strem did so in the 12-2 victory against North Dakota State on Feb. 28.
·This is the first win against the Huskies in the last five meetings. The last time BC beat Northeastern was on May 1, 2012 when the Eagles beat the Huskies, 12-6, at Friedman Diamond.
· Murphy has not allowed a run or walk in his last 13.0 innings of work, dating back to May 12, 2012. He did not pitch in 2013 or 2014 but has come back strong after Tommy John surgery. He has allowed just nine hits and struck out six in that span (five appearances).
·Maselli is the second Eagle to hit a grand slam this season after Shaw hit one against Villanova on March 2.
· 11 of the 13 BC players who had at least one at bat in the game recorded a hit, including eight of BC's nine starters. Seven different player recorded at least one RBI.
UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Northborough, Mass., on Wednesday, March 24 to take on Holy Cross at 3:30 p.m. at the New England Baseball Complex.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Gorman, John (2-2)
L: Lippert (0-3)
Batting:
2B: Bigras, Mitch 1 ; Strem, Michael 1 ; Shaw, Chris 1 ; Cronin, Joe 1 ; Hoggarth, Logan 1 ; Adams, Johnny 3
HR: Shaw, Chris 2 ; Maselli, Anthony 1
RBI: Palomaki, Jake 2 ; Bigras, Mitch 1 ; Strem, Michael 5 ; Shaw, Chris 5 ; Maselli, Anthony 5 ; Casey, Donovan 1 ; Sauter, Stephen 1
SH: Palomaki, Jake 1
SF: Palomaki, Jake 1 ; Strem, Michael 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Palomaki, Jake 3 ; Butera, Blake 1 ; Bigras, Mitch 2 ; Strem, Michael 1 ; Shaw, Chris 3 ; Cronin, Joe 2 ; Maselli, Anthony 1 ; Casey, Donovan 1 ; Braren, Scott 1 ; Sauter, Stephen 3 ; Adams, Johnny 4
SB: Butera, Blake 1
CS: Hoggarth, Logan 1
HBP: Bigras, Mitch 1 ; Shaw, Chris 1
Batting:
RBI: Treff 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Koppens 1
HBP: Fonseca 1 ; Madigan 1 ; Burt 1
