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Baseball Splits Doubleheader with St. John's
April 07, 2001 | Baseball
April 7, 2001
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - - Boston College tallied eight runs in its last at bat to defeat host St. John's University 10-6 in game one then fell 6-3 in the second contest of a twinbill April 7 in Jamaica, N.Y. BC improved to 13-14-0 overall and 2-7 in the conference.
The Red Storm had a 5-2 lead entering the seventh but Jeff Mackor (Salem, N.H.), who went 2-for-4 in the first game, was one of 12 BC batters to total eight runs on five hits, three walks and a hit by pitch to get the BIG EAST victory. Mackor's three-run double to left center brought home Brian Durkin (Lowell, Mass.) who was hit by a pitch, and Brian Macchi (Milford, Mass.) and Chris Rosado (Stamford, Conn.), who each reached base on singles. Rosado's single actually scored two runs. Joe Kealty (Framingham, Mass.) drove in another run in that frame, and Ryan Leahy's (Salem, Mass.) walk also pushed across one more BC run.
Macchi's solo home run to left field in the second inning marked his third home run in two games. The junior went 3-for-4 in that game.
Chris Gannon (Arlington, Mass.) notched his third victory of the season (3-2), scattering nine hits for six runs - three earned - in 7.0 innings of work. Greg Holmes took the loss for St. John's.
Down 6-0 in the top of the ninth, BC staged another comeback in the second game. Two runs scored on Leahy's single to right field that was aided by a miscue on the right fielder. Joe Kealty singled to left field to drive in one more run before Rosado grounded out to end the inning.
St. John's scored five runs in 3.0 innings off BC reliever Erik Olson (Reading, Mass.). BC got a strong start from Jed Rogers, who allowed one run on four hits through 5.0 innings.
Mike Hubbard (Braintree, Mass.), Jarett Mendoza (North Dighton, Mass.) and Leahy each contributed a pair of hits in that game.
BC plays at St. John's for the third and final game of the series Sunday April 8. Game time is noon.
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