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Baseball Defeats Maryland, 6-3, on Senior Day
May 07, 2006 | Baseball
May 7, 2006
Chestnut Hill, Mass. - Shawn McGill scored the game-winning run in his final home game as Boston College took the rubber match of a three-game series against Maryland, 6-3.
In the eighth, McGill shot a single thorough the shortstop-third base hole with one out and Ryan Hutchinson followed with his second infield hit of the game. Freshman Eric Campbell then delivered a double to left, scoring both runners and giving the Eagles a 5-3 lead. Jett Ruiz tacked on an insurance run with his team-leading 17th double off the wall to center for the 6-3 final.
For the third time in the series, the Eagles jumped ahead early. Johnny Ayers led off the bottom of the first with a sharp single to center and abruptly stole second. Pete Frates moved Ayers to third via a single to left, and with runners at the corners, BC pulled off a double steal for a 1-0 lead. After Jared McGuire reached on an error, Dave Preziosi moved the runners to second and third on a groundout. McGill plated Frates on a groundout of his own for a 2-0 lead after one inning.
Senior Nate Jeanesstarted the game and pitched 5.1 innings, allowing only two earned runs. Both of those runs came in the fifth when Steve Braun singled to center and Nick Jowers clubbed a two-run homer to left to tie the game at 2-2. In the following inning, Jowers struck again, giving Maryland a 3-2 lead on a single to center.
In the BC sixth, Hutchinson singled and reached second on a stolen base. He advanced to third on a Campbell sacrifice fly and scored on a Ruiz double, to tie the score at 3-3.
Matt Meyer tossed 2.2 solid innings of relief, while Kevin Boggan pitched the ninth for his seventh save of the season and give BC its third series win of the season.
Prior to the game, Boston College honored the four departing Eagle seniors, Jeanes, McGill, Preziosi and Robert Dittrich.
BC will finish the season with a three-game series at North Carolina beginning Thursdsay, May 18th in Chapel Hill, N.C.
