Baseball Falls to Hartford

Sunday, May 10

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

12:00 PM

Boston College

25-25

Hartford

19-27

Hartford

Boston College

Butera has reached base 337 times in his career - second all-time at BC.

May 10, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

May 10, 2015

Box Score | Postgame Interviews

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Hartford 5, Boston College 2
Records: Boston College (25-25), Hartford (19-27)
Series: The Eagles and Hawks split the series, 1-1
Location: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Weather: 77 degrees, sunny, 17 mph winds
Attendance: 321
Time of Game: 2:46

BC Starting Lineup:
Jake Palomaki-- 3B
Blake Butera-- 2B
Michael Strem-- 1B
Chris Shaw -- LF
Donovan Casey -- CF
Johnny Adams-- SS
Stephen Sauter-- C
Logan Hoggarth -- LF
Scott Braren -- DH
Starting Pitcher: LHP Jesse Adams

Hartford Starting Lineup:
Trey Stover -- SS
Chris Del Debbio -- CF
David MacKinnon -- 1B
Ryan Lukach -- RF
Nick Campana -- LF
Erik Ostberg -- DH
TJ Ward -- 3B
Joe Roberti -- C
Aaron Wilson -- 2B
Starting Pitcher: RHP Brian Murphy

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Freshman Jake Palomaki doubled in the sixth, extending his on-base streak to 33 games. He also extended his career-long hit streak to seven games.
Sophomore Michael Strem drove in two with a double in the fifth to bring his doubles season total to 19, which is tied for seventh in BC record books with Tony Sanchez (2007-09).
Senior Blake Butera went went 2-for-4, bringing his career hits total to 199, which is 10^th in BC record books. He has also reached base 337 times, which is second all time.
Junior Logan Hoggarth was 1-for-4. He has had a hit in the last four games and 13 of the last 17.

KEY PLAYS
With the Eagles leading 2-1 in the eighth, the Hawks scored four runs off junior RHP John Nicklas to take the lead. Pitchers John LaRoss and Jacob Mellin threw a scoreless eighth and ninth, respectively, to give Hartford the win.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Hawks struck first, scoring a run in the third. Junior left-handed starter Jesse Adams retired the first seven batters he faced before allowing a double to left center to Joe Roberti. Roberti moved to third on a fly ball to center and scored on an RBI single by Trey Stover.
The Eagles took the lead in the fifth, scoring two to go up, 2-1. Freshman Scott Braren drew a one-out walk and senior Nick Colucci came in to pinch run for him at first. Palomaki followed with a double to left center to put Eagles on second and third. Butera drew a walk to load the bases and the Hawks went the pen for righty Jeremy Charles. Strem laced a double down the left-field line to plate Colucci and Palomaki.
Hartford scored four runs off Nicklas to go on top, 5-2. Aaron Wilson led off with a double to center. Freshman centerfielder Donovan Casey made a diving attempt, but could not come up with the ball. Stover tallied an infield single to put two on before a sacrifice moved both into scoring position. David MacKinnon knocked one up the middle to score both runners. Ryan Lukach followed with a single to right to plate MacKinnon before Nicklas got a popup for the second out. Erik Ostberg doubled to center to make it a 5-2 game. Nicklas forced another popup to get out of the inning.

OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Jeremy Charles (4-2): 2.2 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K
Save: Mellin (1): 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Losing Pitcher: Nicklas (1-1): 1.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 0 K

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

Hartford
Hits: 2, Stover (2-for-4), MacKinnon (2-for-4)
Runs: 1, Stover, MacKinnon, Lukach, Roberti, Wilson
RBIs: 3, MacKinnon
Strikeouts: 4, Murphy

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The loss marked only the fourth home loss and the third at Pellagrini Diamond. It also is only the first non-conference home loss of the season.
Relievers redshirt juniors LHP Tyler Hinchliffe and RHP Geoffrey Murphy and senior RHP Travis Ferrick each threw a scoreless inning. Ferrick tied a career high with two strikeouts
Starter Adams went five innings and allowed just three hits, one run, two walks and struck out three.
The loss marked the third time in 2015 the Eagles were up after seven inning and did not win the game.
The Eagles are 3-11 when scoring two runs or less.

UP NEXT
The Eagles host Maine on Tuesday, May 12 at 3 p.m. at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond before wrapping up the regular season with a three-game set against Notre Dame.