Baseball Takes Game One vs. Duke

Friday, March 27

Newark, Del.

1:00 PM

Boston College

9-13, 2-7

Duke

19-7, 4-6

Duke

Boston College

Burke threw five scoreless in his second win.

March 27, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

March 27, 2015

Box Score | Postgame Interviews

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 6, Duke 1
Records: Boston College (9-13, 2-7 ACC), Duke (19-7, 4-6 ACC)
Location: Bob Hannah Stadium in Newark, Del.
Weather: 46 degrees, cloudy, 11 mph winds
Attendance: 314
Time of Game: 3:09

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

DukeStarting Lineup:
1. Andy Perez - 2B
2. Michael Smiciklas - CF
3. Mike Rosenfeld - C
4. Justin Bellinger - 1B
5. Cris Perez - DH
6.Jack Labosky - 3B
7. Jalen Phillips - LF
8. Kenny Koplove - SS
9. Peter Zyla - RF
Starting Pitcher:RHP Michael Matuella

BC HIGHLIGHTS
·Junior RHP Jeff Burke tallied his second win, throwing five scoreless innings and allowing just three hits. He struck out four and walked three.
·Sophomore RHP Justin Dunn finished the game, earning his second save. In four inning, he gave up two hits, one run, one walk and struck out four.
·Sophomore Nick Sciortino blew the game open with a three-run double in the sixth, setting a career high with three RBIs in a single game.
·Junior Joe Cronin went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI double, extending his on-base streak to nine games. He has also had a hit in the last four games.

KEY PLAYS
·The Eagles opened the game with a five-run sixth, highlighted by Sciortino's two-out, three-run double off reliever RHP Ryan Day.

HOW IT HAPPENED
·The Eagles got on the board in the first, scoring one after Burke tallied a 123 first. Sophomore Michael Strem drew a two-out walk and stole second to move into scoring position. Junior Chris Shaw came through with a liner to third, which third baseman Jack Labosky could not handle, allowing Strem to score.
·BC came back and scored five more in the fifth to take a 6-0 lead and chase starter Matuella from the game. With one down, freshman Jake Palomaki drew a walk and stole second. Cronin plated him with a double to right. Strem walked and Shaw hit a blooper to left to load the bases. Freshman Donovan Casey chopped one back to the mound and Matuella bobbled the ball, allowing Cronin to score. Duke went to the pen for Day and Sciortino came through with a bases-clearing double to right center to give the Eagles a six-run lead.

·The only run Duke mustered was in the top of the ninth on a lead-off home run by Cris Perez. Dunn settled in and got the next three batters out on a strikeout and two fly balls.

OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Burke (2-3): 5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 4 K
Save: Dunn (2): 4 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K
Losing Pitcher: Matuella (1-1): 4.2 IP, 5 H, 6 R, 2 ER, 5 BB, 6 K

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 2, Cronin (2-for-4, 2B), Shaw (2-for-3), Hoggarth (2-for-3)
Runs: 2, Strem
RBIs: 3, Sciortino
Stolen Bases: 1, Palomaki, Strem
Strikeouts: 4, Burke, Dunn

Duke
Hits: 2, Zyla (2-for-3, 2B)
Runs: 1, C. Perez
RBIs: 1, C. Perez
Strikeouts: 6, Matuella

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
·This was the second time in Burke's career he did not allow a run to score in a five-inning outing. The last time was in a 5-3 victory over Binghamton when he threw five innings, allowed four hits, one walk and struck out three.
·In the last four games, Shaw has tallied eight RBIs, nine hits, including three doubles and two home runs, and sox runs. He has nine multiple-RBI games this season.
·Duke starter Matuella came into the game allowing just 15 hits and two runs over 20.1 innings this season. The Eagles scored six runs and tallied five hits off the righty.
·The Eagles won their first game against the Blue Devils since 2012, when they took the series finale in Chestnut Hill on the final day of the season. Duke swept BC in 2013 and the two teams did not face off last year.

UP NEXT
The Eagles and Blue Devils return for game two at 1 p.m. on Saturday.