Baseball Drops Series Finale to Clemson

Sunday, April 12

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

12:00 PM

Boston College

16-18, 6-11

Clemson

18-18, 9-9

Clemson

Boston College

Michael Strem was 1-for-3 and has reached base in the last 18 games.

April 12, 2015 | Baseball

Box Score

April 12, 2015

Box Score | Postgame Interviews

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Clemson 6, Boston College 3
Records: Boston College (16-18, 6-11 ACC), Clemson (18-18, 9-9 ACC)
Series: Clemson wins the series, 2-1
Location: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Weather: 53 degrees, sunny, 5 mph winds
Attendance: 654
Time of Game: 3:09

BC Starting Lineup:

Starting Pitcher: LHP Nick Poore

Clemson Starting Lineup:

Eli White -- SS
Steven Duggar -- RF
Tyler Krieger -- DH
Reed Rohlman -- LF
Chris Okey -- C
Chase Pinder -- 2B
Tyler Slanton -- CF
Glenn Batson -- 3B
Andrew Cox -- 1B

Starting Pitcher: RHP Brody Koerner

BC HIGHLIGHTS

Junior Logan Hoggarth led the Eagles with a 2-for-4 day, recording an RBI. He was 7-for-10 against the Tigers in the three-game set, scoring two runs, hitting two doubles and driving in two.
Freshman Jake Palomaki tallied two hits, including a double, to extend his on-base streak to 17 games. He tallied at least one hit inall three games of the Clemson series.
Sophomore Michael Strem was 1-for-3 and was hit by a pitch in Sunday's action. He has reached base safely in the last 18 games.

KEY PLAYS

The Eagles led, 3-1, heading to the fifth, but surrendered three runs to give up the lead.
In the seventh, the Tigers tacked on two more on two BC errors.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Clemson was the first to get on the board, scoring a run in the third, but BC came right back to answer in the bottom of the inning. Glenn Batson was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning and moved to second on a sacrifice. He scored on a throwing error to first by third baseman Palomaki.
The Eagles evened the game in the bottom of the inning. Junior Gabriel Hernandez drew a lead-off walk and sophomore Johnny Adams bunted him over. He moved to third on a wild pitch and Palomaki grounded to second to plate the first BC run.
The Eagles took the lead in the fourth, scoring two runs on two hits. Junior Joe Cronin led off with a single to center and Strem was hit to put two on. Sophomore Nick Sciortino loaded the bases with a single up the middle. With one down, Hoggarth grounded to short, allowing Cronin to score. Shortstop Eli White overthrew the second-base bag, allowing Strem to score and give BC a 3-1 lead.
Clemson took the lead in the fifth, scoring three runs. Senior left-handed starter Nick Poore put the first two on with a single and walk. Redshirt junior RHP Geoffrey Murphy came on in relief and walked the first batter he faced to load the bases. A groundout to second made it a one-run game. Reed Rohlman singled to score two and give the Tigers the 4-3 lead.
The Tigers added two in the seventh with redshirt sophomore RHP Luke Fernandes on the hill. Rohlman started the inning with a walk and advanced to third when Palomaki could not come up with a grounder hit by Chris Okey, who landed on second. Chase Pinder hit one to third and Palomaki threw to the plate with Rohlman running, but the ball hit the runner, allowing him to score. Tyler Slaton laced one down the first-base line, which Cronin grabbed, but his throw to second also hit the runner, allowing another run to cross the plate. Junior LHP Jesse Adams entered the game and got a grounder to second. Senior Blake Butera threw home to get the out at the plate, keeping a CU run off the board. After allowing a walk, Adams settled in and finished the inning with two strikeouts.
The Eagles threatening in the eighth as junior Stephen Sauter drew a two-out walk and Hoggarth doubled to put both runners in scoring position, but a fly out ended BC's chances.

OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Koerner (4-4): 7.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 9 K
Save: Krall (1): 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Losing Pitcher: Murphy (0-2): 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 0 K

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 2, Palomaki (2-for-5, 2B), Butera (2-for-5, 2B), Hoggarth (2-for-4, 2B)
Runs: 1, Cronin, Strem, Hernandez
RBIs: 1, Palomaki, Hoggarth
Stolen Bases: 1, Palomaki
Strikeouts: 3, Poore, Adams

Clemson
Hits: 3, Okey (3-for-5)
Runs: 1, White, Duggar, Rohlman, Okey, Batson, Cox
RBIs: 2, Rohlman
Stolen Bases: 1, Krieger
Strikeouts: 9, Koerner

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The Eagles pitching staff did not allow an extra-base hit on the day. This is the second time this season the BC pitchers have completed the feat; the first was in the 22-1 victory at Northeastern on March 24.
BC committed three errors for only the third time this season. The Eagles committed three at LSU on Feb. 20 and four against Nebraska-Omaha on Feb. 27. BC has not won a game when committing three or more errors.
This marked the fourth time the Eagles lost when they outhit their opponent.
Adams did not allow a run to score in his three appearances this week, throwing 4.2 innings and allowing just one hit, walking six and striking out six.
Starter Poore went four innings, allowed four hits, three runs -- two earned -- walked two and struck out three.

UP NEXT
The Eagles host Rhode Island on Tuesday, April 14 at 3 p.m. at Pellagrini Diamond. It will be the first time associate head coach Jim Foster will face his former team.