Baseball Completes Sweep of No. 24 Georgia Tech

Sunday, April 19

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

1:00 PM

Boston College

21-18, 9-11

Georgia Tech

24-15, 9-12

Georgia Tech

Boston College

Johnny Adams was 2-for-4 with a RBI triple.

Baseball Completes Sweep of No. 24 Georgia Tech

April 19, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

April 19, 2015

Box Score | Postgame Interviews

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 4, No. 24 Georgia Tech 0
Records: Boston College (21-18, 9-11 ACC), Georgia Tech (24-15, 9-12 ACC)
Series: Boston College sweeps the series, 3-0
Location: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Weather: 51 degrees, sunny, 9 mph winds
Attendance: 517
Time of Game: 2:24

BC Starting Lineup:

Jake Palomaki -- 3B
Blake Butera -- 2B
Joe Cronin -- 1B
Michael Strem -- CF
Nick Sciortino -- C
Donovan Casey -- RF
Logan Hoggarth - LF
Gabriel Hernandez -- DH
Johnny Adams -- SS

Starting Pitcher: LHP Jesse Adams

Georgia Tech Starting Lineup:

Daniel Spingola -- CF
Wade Bailey -- 2B
Matt Gonzalez -- 3B
Kel Johnson -- DH
A.J. Murray -- C
Connor Justus -- SS
Thomas Smith -- 1B
Keenan Innis -- LF
Ryan Reurifoy -- RF

Starting Pitcher: RHP Brandon Gold

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Junior LHP Jesse Adams retired the first 20 batters he faced, giving up just one hit in his seventh with two outs. On the day, that was the only baserunner to reach and Adams ended his outing with his seventh K.
Junior RHP John Nicklas and sophomore RHP Justin Dunn completed the shutout, each pitching an inning and allowing just one hit and striking out one.
Sophomore Johnny Adams went 2-for-4 with a run and an RBI triple. He went 5-for-10 in the three-game series with the Yellow Jackets, scoring two runs and driving in three. He has tallied a hit in the last five games.
Freshman Jake Palomaki was 1-for-3 with a run and an RBI. He extended his on-base streak to 22 games.

KEY PLAYS

The Eagles got an early run in the first, which turned out to be all they needed, as Adams was dominant on the mound, retiring the first 20 batters he faced. Nicklas and Dunn finished the job, allowing just one baserunner between the two.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Eagles scored the first run for the third time in the series, getting on the board in the first. Palomaki and senior Blake Butera led off with back-to-back base hits and took off on a double steal to move into scoring position with one out. Sophomore Michael Strem was intentionally walked to load the bases and sophomore Nick Sciortino came through with a chopper to plate Palomaki.
BC got two more in the seventh. Junior Logan Hoggarth led off with a single through the left side and moved to second on a wild pitch. With one down, Adams hit a triple, his second of the season, to center, driving in Hoggarth. Palomaki laid down a suicide squeeze with Adams coming home. The throw from pitcher Brandon Gold was late, giving BC a 3-0 lead.
Adams gave up his only hit of the game in the seventh. After forcing two fly balls, Matt Gonzalez laced one down the left-field line for a double. Adams came back with a strikeout swinging to end the inning.
BC took a four-run lead in the eighth with RHP Zac Ryan on the mound. Two errors cost Georgia Tech as Sciortino grounded to third base and Gonzalez's throw went wide, allowing Sciortino to land on second. Freshman Donovan Casey bunted one back to the mound and Ryan threw to third to get the lead runner, but his throw was also errant, allowing Sciortino to score.

OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Adams (2-2): 7.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 7 K
Losing Pitcher: Gold (5-2): 6.1 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 2, Hoggarth (2-for-4), Adams (2-for-4, 3B)
Runs: 1, Palomaki, Sciortino, Hoggarth, Adams
RBIs: 1, Palomaki, Sciortino, Adams
Stolen Bases: 2, Palomaki, Butera
Strikeouts: 7, Adams

Georgia Tech
Hits: 1, Gonzalez (1-for-3, 2B), Smith (1-for-3)
Strikeouts: 4, Gold

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

Not only did the BC pitching staff surrender just one run to Georgia Tech in the entirety of the three-game series, the Eagles did not walk a single batter in the three games. The Jackets came into the weekend as the fourth-best offense in the ACC and averaged 6.70 runs per game and 4.53 walks per game.
The sweep was the first for the Eagles against the ranked ACC team since joining the league in 2006. It was also the first time in the all-time series between the Eagles and Jackets.
The series win was the third for BC against Georgia Tech in the series history. The three wins also improved BC's home record to 8-7 against the Ramblin' Wreck and the all-time record to 16-10.
For the second time in the series and the third time this season, the Eagles tallied a shutout.
BC recorded five lead-off hits in the game, scoring in two of the innings.

UP NEXT
BC will play Massachusetts in the championship game of the Beanpot on Wednesday, April 22 at Fenway Park. The consolation game between Harvard-Northeastern will start at 3 p.m. and the championship game will be 45 minutes after its conclusion. Tickets are $10 for general admission to both games and all proceeds benefit the Pete Frates No. 3 Fund. Visit www.redsox.com/beanpot for more information.
 