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Baseball Downs Stonehill 9-4
March 15, 2000 | Baseball
March 15, 2000
Easton, Mass. - - Freshman pitcher Matt Lederhos (Westwood, Mass.) threw five solid innings, allowing just one run in his first collegiate start to lead Boston College (10-4) past Stonehill College 9-4 Wednesday in Easton.
Lederhos threw 60 pitches in five innings. Forty-one of those pitches were strikes. The freshman ace scattered two hits, walked two and struck out two.
Sophomore catcher Jeff Mackor (Salem, N.H.) went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a double to top all Eagle batters. Six other BC players had two hits on the day, including Mike Quirk (Paxton, Mass.), Jarett Mendoza (North Dighton, Mass.) and Joe Kealty (Framingham, Mass.). Eric Olson (Oakland, Calif.), Mike Gambino (Garrison, N.Y.) and Brian Durkin (Lowell, Mass.), who entered in the seventh inning, also contributed a pair of hits to the Eagles' 17-hit cause.
Lederhos did not allow another hit after surrendering two consecutive singles by the Chieftains' No. 1 and 2 batters in the first inning. Stonehill's Erik Todd eventually scored after advancing on a single, fielder's choice and error to give the hosts a 1-0 advantage. Kealty tied it up for the Eagles with a sacrifice fly to drive in Mendoza in the second inning.
BC broke the game open with two outs in the third inning when Neal McCarthy (Warwick, R.I.), who extended his hitting streak to four games, hit a three-run, double. The Eagles added two more runs in that inning, making the score 7-1.
The Chieftains rallied in the bottom of the ninth, knocking in a couple runs to close the gap at 9-4.
Stonehill batters totaled five hits in the game. Each team recorded three errors while the Eagle defense retired the side in four of nine innings.
BC hosts BIG EAST foe Connecticut for a doubleheader Saturday (March 18). Game time is noon.
