Saturday, February 20
Glendale, Ariz. (Camelback Ranch)
2:00 PM EST
Boston College
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Northern Illinois
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Eagles Tally Shutout Behind Adams’ Pitching Performance
February 20, 2016 | Baseball
Hoggarth, Casey kept career-long hit streak alive
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 5, Northern Illinois 0
Records: Boston College (2-0) vs. Northern Illinois (0-2)
Series: BC leads the series, 2-0
Location: Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
KEY PLAY
HOW IT HAPPENED
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
Score: Boston College 5, Northern Illinois 0
Records: Boston College (2-0) vs. Northern Illinois (0-2)
Series: BC leads the series, 2-0
Location: Camelback Ranch in Glendale, Ariz.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior left-handed starter Jesse Adams allowed just four hits and two walks while striking out five over six scoreless innings.
- Sophomore Donovan Casey went 2-for-4 with a double and a run, extending his career-long hit streak to eight games.
- Senior Logan Hoggarth kept his career-long, nine-game hit streak alive from the 2015 season with a 1-for-2 day.
- Sophomore Jake Palomaki and senior Joe Cronin led the way with two RBIs apiece for the Eagles.
KEY PLAY
- The Eagles scored one in the second on Cronin's RBI double and didn't look back, adding two in the fifth and two in the eighth.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles struck first for the second consecutive game, tallying a run in the second. Casey double down the first-base line and Cronin drove him with a double to left.
- BC added two more with two down in the fifth. Freshman Gian Martellini led off with a walk and junior Nick Sciortino knocked a one-out double to right center. After a grounder to first, Palomaki drove in both BC runners with a single to center.
- The Eagles made it a 5-0 game in the eighth. Junior Michael Strem reached on a throwing error by shortstop Brian Sisler and moved around to third on single up the middle by Casey. Cronin plated Strem on a grounder to short. Martellini was hit by a pitch before sophomore Mitch Bigras drove in the fifth run with a double to center.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Freshman righty John Witkowski saw his first collegiate work, pitching the seventh. He struck out the side, allowing a double.
- Right-handers senior John Nicklas and junior Justin Dunn finished off the shutout victory, throwing the eighth and ninth, respectively. Nicklas gave up a walk and struck out one and Dunn tallied two Ks with one double.
- Junior Chris Balogh saw his first action in a BC uniform, pinch hitting in the seventh. He grounded out, but moved the runner over to third.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Adams, Jesse (1-0)
L: ANDERSON, William (0-1)
Batting:
2B: WOOD, Brad 1 ; HOOK, Tommy 1 ; LETZ, Stephen 1
Base Running:
CS: FLETCHER, Justin 1
Batting:
2B: Casey, Donovan 1 ; Cronin, Joe 1 ; Bigras, Mitch 1 ; Sciortino, Nick 1
RBI: Palomaki, Jake 2 ; Cronin, Joe 2 ; Bigras, Mitch 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Strem, Michael 1 ; Casey, Donovan 1 ; Cronin, Joe 1 ; Martellini, Gian 1 ; Sciortino, Nick 1
CS: Adams, Johnny 1
HBP: Martellini, Gian 1
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