Boston College Athletics
Boston College
12-14
Massachusetts
4-8
Baseball Launches Four Homers in UMass Win
April 01, 2015 | Baseball
Box Score | Postgame Interviews
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 11, Massachusetts 1
Records: Boston College (12-14), Massachusetts (4-8)
Location: New England Baseball Complex in Northborough, Mass.
Weather: 43 degrees, partly cloudy, 13-23 mph winds
Time of Game: 3:09
BC Starting Lineup:
1. Gabriel Hernandez -- CF
2. Blake Butera -- 2B
3. Michael Strem -- CF
4. Chris Shaw -- DH
5. Donovan Casey -- LF
6. Joe Cronin -- 3B
7. Nick Sciortino -- C
8. Scott Braren -- RF
9. Johnny Adams -- SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Eric Stone
Massachusetts Starting Lineup:
1. Bryce Maher -- 2B
2. Kyle Adie -- CF
3. Rob McLam -- DH
4. Adam Picard -- RF
5. Dylan Morris -- LF
6. Brandon Walsh -- 1B
7. Paul Yanakopulos -- 3B
8. Matt Bare -- C
9. Vinny Scifo -- SS
Starting Pitcher: RHP Tim Cassidy
BC HIGHLIGHTS
· Senior right-handed starter Eric Stone tallied a career-high six strikeouts over five innings. He allowed just two hits, a first-inning run, and one walk in a no-decision.
·Freshman RHP Brian Rapp picked up his first career win, throwing two innings of relief and allowing just one hit and one walk while striking out one.
· Sophomore Michael Strem led the Eagles with a career-high four hits in five at bats, tallying three extra-base hits, including a triple and two doubles. Thirteen of his 34 hits are doubles.
·Freshmen Scott Braren and Jake Palomaki launched their first career home runs as part of a four home run performance by the Eagles. It was the first career start for Braren.
· Junior Joe Cronin was 1-for-4 with a run and an RBI, extending his on-base streak to 13 games.
KEY PLAYS
· The Minutemen led, 1-0, midway through the sixth, but the Eagles stormed back, scoring seven in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. BC did not look back, tacking on four more in the eighth for the win.
· The Eagles pitching staff combined to allow just four hits and two walks in the victory, throwing eight scoreless innings. Stone, Rapp, redshirt junior LHP Tyler Hinchliffe and freshman RHP Trevor Massey combined for 11 strikeouts.
HOW IT HAPPENED
· The Minutemen scored one in the first to take an early lead. Stone hit Bryce Maher, the first batter of the game. He moved to second on a sac bunt and third on a wild pitch. Rob McLam drove him in with a groundout to third.
·The Eagles took the lead in the sixth with two outs, scoring five runs on five hits and three walks. With the sixth UMass pitcher on the mound, RHP Bailey Train, senior Blake Butera led off with a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Train retired the next two batters he faced before surrendering a four-pitch walk to freshman Donovan Casey. Cronin singled through the left side to plate Butera and tie the game at one. A pitch off the plate scored Casey to put the Eagles on top and Cronin moved all the way to third. Sophomore Nick Sciortino doubled to right center to score Cronin before Braren blasted one over the right-field. After sophomore Johnny Adams drew a walk and stole second, Palomaki launched one of his own over the left-center fence to put BC up, 7-1. Butera came back up to hit and singled, but was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double to end the inning.
· The Eagles added four more in the eighth on two more two-run bombs. With a man on and LHP Evan Mackintosh on the hill, Butera launched his first of the season over the left-field fence to put BC up, 9-1. After Strem tallied his fourth hit, a single to left, junior Chris Shaw blasted a no-doubter to right, his eighth of the season.
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Rapp (1-1): 2.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
Losing Pitcher: Train (0-1): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 3 BB, 1 K
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 4, Strem (4-for-5, 2 2B, 3B)
Runs: 2, Butera, Adams
RBIs: 2, Palomaki, Butera, Shaw, Braren
Stolen Bases: 1, Casey, Adams
Strikeouts: 6, Stone
Massachusetts
Hits: 1, Adie (1-for-3), McLam (1-for-4, 2B), Picard (1-for-3), Scifo (1-for-2)
Runs: 1, Maher
RBIs: 1, McLam
Strikeouts: 2, Panunizo
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
· The Eagles tallied eight extra-base hits in the win over the Minutemen: the four home runs, three doubles and a triple.
·Last time BC hit four home runs was in a 15-7 victory over Georgia Tech on March 23, 2012. John Hennessy, Spenser Payne, Anthony Melchionda and Tom Bourdon each launched a home run.
·Shaw was 1-for-4 with his eighth home run, a walk and his 33rd and 34th RBIs of the season. In the last eight games, Shaw has tallied 14 RBIs, 13 hits, including four doubles and four home runs, and 10 runs. He has 11 multiple-RBI games this season.
· Butera was 2-for-4 with two runs and his first home run of the season. He now has 12 RBIs on the season.
· With his double in the sixth, Sciortino has hit five doubles in last six games.
· For the second straight game, the Eagles did not allow a stolen base.
UP NEXT
The Eagles travel to Wake Forest for a three-game set with the Demon Deacons beginning on Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Rapp, Brian (1-1)
L: Train, Bailey (0-1)
Batting:
2B: McLam, Rob 1
RBI: McLam, Rob 1
SH: Adie, Kyle 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Maher, Bryce 1
HBP: Maher, Bryce 1 ; Picard, Adam 1
Batting:
2B: Strem, Michael 2 ; Sciortino, Nick 1
3B: Strem, Michael 1
HR: Palomaki, Jake 1 ; Butera, Blake 1 ; Shaw, Chris 1 ; Braren, Scott 1
RBI: Palomaki, Jake 2 ; Butera, Blake 2 ; Shaw, Chris 2 ; Cronin, Joe 1 ; Sciortino, Nick 1 ; Braren, Scott 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Palomaki, Jake 1 ; Butera, Blake 2 ; Strem, Michael 1 ; Shaw, Chris 1 ; Casey, Donovan 1 ; Cronin, Joe 1 ; Sciortino, Nick 1 ; Braren, Scott 1 ; Adams, Johnny 2
SB: Casey, Donovan 1 ; Adams, Johnny 1
