Boston College Athletics
Baseball Hosts Le Moyne Saturday and Sunday
May 08, 2009 | Baseball
May 8, 2009
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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The Boston College baseball team returns to the diamond after five days off to host Le Moyne for a pair of games on Saturday and Sunday at Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field.
The Eagles and Dolphins will take the field at 4 p.m. on Saturday before wrapping up the series with a noon tilt on Sunday.
Boston College took the week off from mid-week games due to final exams. The Eagles will also host UConn on Tuesday before welcoming No. 1 North Carolina next weekend for three games in the last regular season series of the season.
Le Moyne enters the weekend with a 21-21 record and has won six of its last eight games. BC stands at 29-19 and 12-13 in the ACC which puts the Eagles in third in the Atlantic Division. With a victory this weekend, Boston College will have reached the 30-win mark for the sixth time in school history.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCH UPS (BC listed first)
Saturday: RHP JB MacDonald (4-6, 3.98) vs. RHP Jeff Tardif (5-2, 3.04 ERA)
Sunday: LHP Pat Dean (5-3, 3.42) vs. LHP Cory Nelson (5-4, 3.81 ERA)
WEEKEND WEATHER FORECAST
Saturday: A chance of showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a west wind between 21 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
