Baseball Falls in Game One to No. 24 Notre Dame

Friday, May 15

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

12:00 PM

Boston College

26-27, 9-19

Notre Dame

35-18, 17-12

Notre Dame

Boston College

Palomaki went 3-for-4 and extended his hit streak to 10 games.

Baseball Falls in Game One to No. 24 Notre Dame

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GAME INFORMATION
Score: Notre Dame 5, Boston College 2
Records: Boston College (26-27, 9-19 ACC), No. 24 Notre Dame (35-18, 17-12 ACC)
Series: Notre Dame leads the series, 2-0
Location: Eddie Pellagrini Diamond at Commander Shea Field in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Weather: 69 degrees, mostly cloudy, 9 mph winds
Attendance: 412
Time of Game: 2:46

BC Starting Lineup:

Jake Palomaki-- 3B
Blake Butera-- 2B
Michael Strem-- CF
Chris Shaw -- LF
Joe Cronin -- 1B
Logan Hoggarth -- DH
Donovan Casey -- RF
Johnny Adams-- SS
Nick Sciortino-- C

Starting Pitcher: RHP John Gorman

Notre Dame Starting Lineup:

Cavan Biggio -- 2B
Kyle Fiala -- 3B
Ryan Bull -- LF
Ryan Lidge -- C
Robert Youngdahl -- RF
Lane Richards -- SS
Zak Kutsulis -- 1B
Jake Shepski -- DH
Mac Hudgins -- CF

Starting Pitcher: RHP Ryan Smoyer

BC HIGHLIGHTS

In his final start in an Eagles uniform, senior RHP John Gorman threw six innings, allowed five hits, one run, two walks and struck out six. He finished his BC career tied for fifth in BC record books with 207 career Ks and fifth all-time with 237.0 innings pitched. His 71 career appearances rank eighth and his 32 career starts is tied for eighth. He ended 2015 with 77 strikeouts, which is tied for 10^th on the school's single-season list.
Senior Blake Butera drove in a run in the eighth on a single, his 204^th career hit, which is tied for seventh in BC record books.
Sophomore Michael Strem tallied his 21^st double of the year, which is tied for fifth in BC record book and now leads the ACC.
Freshman Jake Palomaki started the game with a single and went 3-for-4, extending his on-base streak to 36 games and his career-long hit streak to 10 games.
Junior Logan Hoggarth doubled for the second straight game, tying a career-long hit streak at seven games. He has at least one hit in 16 of the last 20 games.

KEY PLAYS
The Eagles and Irish were knotted at one until the eighth when sophomore RHP Justin Dunn gave up four runs to push ahead. BC managed to get one back in the bottom of the inning, but a double play stranded two.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Eagles were the first to score, tallying a run in the third. Sophomore Nick Sciortino and Palomaki tallied back-to-back singles to left and Butera tried to move them up with a sacrifice bunt, but Irish starter Smoyer went to third to get Sciortino. With runners on first and second, Smoyer tried to pick off Butera at first and his throw went wide and first baseman Zak Kutsulis bobbled the ball, allowing Palomaki to score the first run of the game.
The Irish answered in the fourth as Kyle Fiala drew a lead-off walk and moved to third on a double by Ryan Bull. Ryan Lidge chopped one up the middle to score a run. Second baseman Butera made a good play on the ball for the first out and Gorman got a strikeout and groundout to strand a runner at third.
BC got out of a jam in the seventh to keep the game knotted at one. A walk and single put runners on the corners with no outs. Dunn entered the game and got the first out swinging. Mac Hudgins tried to score a run on a bunt, but first baseman Strem charged in and caught the ball in the air for the second out. Dunn ended the inning with another strikeout, stranding two Irish runners on base.
Notre Dame scored four in the eighth off Dunn to break the tie. He allowed two singles with two strikeouts in between but gave up a base hit to Lane Richards. Junior leftfielder Chris Shaw made a diving attempt but could not come up with the ball, allowing the go-ahead run to cross the plate. Richards moved to second on the throw and Kutsulis followed with a single to score two more. Another base hit plated him to make it 5-1.
BC got one back in the bottom of the inning as Palomaki doubled with one down and Butera drove him in with a single to right center. Strem drew a walk to put two on, and Shaw battled in an eight-pitch at bat, but he grounded one to second for a double play that ended the inning.

OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Smoyer (8-0): 7.0 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K
Save: Guenther (5): 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K
Losing Pitcher: Dunn (4-4): 3.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 0 BB, 4 K

TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 3, Palomaki (3-for-4, 2B)
Runs: 2, Palomaki
RBIs: 1, Butera
Strikeouts: 6, Gorman

Notre Dame
Hits: 2, Fiala (2-for-4), Bull (2-for-4, 2B), Lidge (2-for-5), Kutsulis (2-for-4)
Runs: 2, Fiala
RBIs: 2, Kutsulis
Stolen Bases: 1, Fiala
Strikeouts: 2, Smoyer

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE

The Irish won the series for the 10^th time in the series history. The Eagles have never taken a series from Notre Dame.
This is the 19^th time this season the Eagles registered at least 10 hits and the ninth time they have lost when doing so.
The Eagles did not make an error for the 22^nd time this season.