Baseball Drops ACC Opener to No. 22 Florida State

Friday, March 6

Tallahassee, Fla.

6:00 PM

Boston College

5-7, 0-1

Florida State

11-3, 1-0

Boston College

Florida State

Butera had one of the Eagles' two hits in the game.

Baseball Drops ACC Opener to No. 22 Florida State

March 06, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

March 6, 2015

Box Score | Postgame Interviews

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Florida State 7, Boston College 0
Records: Boston College (5-7, 0-1), Florida State (11-3, 1-0)
Series Record: Florida State leads the series, 1-0
Location: Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla.
Weather: 48 degrees, cloudy, 11-18 mph winds
Attendance: 3,777
Time of Game: 2:27

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

Florida State Starting Lineup:
1. Taylor Walls - SS
2. Darren Miller - 1B
3. DJ Stewart - LF
4. John Sansone - 2B
5. Gage West - DH
6. Dylan Busby - 3B
7. Josh Delph - RF
8. Ben DeLuzio - CF
9. Danny De La Calle - C
Starting Pitcher: RHP Mike Compton

BC HIGHLIGHTS
·Junior Chris Shaw extended his on-base streak to 33 games with a walk in the second inning.
·Senior Blake Butera singled in the third to reach base safely in the last 17 games.
·Butera and sophomore Nick Sciortino recorded the only BC hits in the game.
·Junior LHP Jesse Adams pitched 3.1 innings of relief and tied a career high with eight strikeouts. He has completed the feat three times, but did so against the Noles in his shortest outing.

KEY PLAYS
· Florida State scored two runs in the third and only added to its lead. Starter Mike Compton retired 13 BC batters in a row once the Seminoles had the lead to keep his team on top.

HOW IT HAPPENED
·The Noles scored two in the third to take an early lead. Danny De La Calle led off with the first hit of the game for FSU - a double down the left-field line. Taylor Walls plated him with a double to right. After a dropped fly ball in center, the Seminoles had runners at first and third and DJ Stewart grounded out to score the second run. Junior RHP starter Jeff Burke ended the inning with a fly ball and grounder.
·Florida State added four runs in the fifth to take a 6-0 lead. Burke put two on by allowing a single and a walk but got the next two batters out. Adams came into the game and walked John Sansone to load the bases. He gave up a single to pinch hitter Qincy Nieporte to score two and Dylan Busby doubled to right to score Sansone and Nieporte before the lefty ended the inning with a strikeout.
· The Noles scored their final run in the sixth. Ben DeLuzio doubled to lead off and moved to third on a grounder back to Adams on the mound. Walls hit one to sophomore shortstop Johnny Adams, who threw home to try to get DeLuzio, but the throw was late.

OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Compton (1-0): 9 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 7 K
Losing Pitcher: Burke (0-3): 4.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 1, Butera (1-for-4), Sciortino (1-for-3)
Strikeouts: 8, Adams

Florida State
Hits: 2, De La Calle (2-for-4, 2B)
Runs: 2, Walls, De La Calle
RBIs: 2, Walls, Nieporte, Busby
Strikeouts: 7, Compton

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
· Butera has a hit in the last six games.
· It was the first time the Eagles were shutout since April 12, 2014 in a 7-0 loss at Notre Dame.
·It marked Compton's second career complete-game shutout.

UP NEXT
The Eagles and Seminoles return for the second game of the series on Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m.