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Photo by: Jim Pierce
King Leads Eagles to Shutout vs. No. 8 NC State to Open Series
March 11, 2016 | Baseball
Cronin leads the way with three RBIs and fifth career triple
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 7, No. 8 NC State 0
Records: Boston College (11-2, 1-0 ACC) at NC State (12-3, 0-1 ACC)
Series Record: BC leads the series, 1-0
Location: Doak Field at Dali Park in Raleigh, N.C.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
KEY PLAYS
HOW IT HAPPENED
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Wolfpack return to Doak Field at Dali Park for another 3 p.m. game on Saturday, March 12. The game will be available to watch online at gopack.com
Score: Boston College 7, No. 8 NC State 0
Records: Boston College (11-2, 1-0 ACC) at NC State (12-3, 0-1 ACC)
Series Record: BC leads the series, 1-0
Location: Doak Field at Dali Park in Raleigh, N.C.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Joe Cronin drove in three runs on a 2-for-3 day, drew two walks and extended his on-base streak to 13 games. With his second triple of the season, he is now tied for fifth in BC record book with five career triples and ranks eighth with 89 career walks.
- Junior right-handed starter Mike King (3-0) earned his third win, throwing seven scoreless, allowing just six hits without walking a batter. He hit two and struck out four. For the second time this season, he did not give up a walk or run in a start.
- Redshirt sophomore righty Bobby Skogsbergh threw the final two innings, tying a career high with four strikeouts. He allowed just two hits and one walk without giving up a run.
- Junior Michael Strem extended his hit streak to eight games with a single in the eighth. He scored and drove in one run.
- Junior Nick Sciortino recorded three hits and the first RBI of the game.
KEY PLAYS
- The Eagles got on the board in the fourth, scoring two runs and added three in the fifth and two more in the sixth.
- King and Skogsbergh dominated in the mound to keep the Wolfpack off the board for the Eagles' third shutout of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Eagles broke the scoreless tie in the fourth by plating two runs to take an early lead. Strem reached on an error and sophomore Donovan Casey followed with a single to left to put two on. Sciortino lined one right back at State pitcher Joe O'Donnell, which bounced off his hip into the outfield, allowing Strem to score the first run of the game. Sophomore Mitch Bigras laced one up the middle but shortstop Joe Dunand made a diving stop and started the 643 double play, which allowed Casey to cross the plate, giving BC a 2-0 lead.
- BC plated three more in the fifth to take a 5-0 lead. The Eagles loaded the bases on two Wolfpack fielding errors and a bunt single by senior Gabriel Hernandez. Cronin plated the first run of the inning with a single to center and Strem plated the next with a grounder to short that the Pack could not turn into a double play. Casey finished off the inning with a bunt single down the third-base line to drive in sophomore Jake Palomaki.
- The Eagles added two more in the sixth to take a seven-run lead. Freshman Gian Martellini led off with a single up the middle and with two down, Palomaki drew a walk. Cronin tripled to right center to clear the bases and give BC the 7-0 lead.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- The last time Boston College beat a top-10 team was on April 15, 2012, when BC defeated No. 1 Florida State, 17-6, in Chestnut Hill, Mass.
- The Eagles snapped NC State's nine-game win streak.
- BC earned its 10th win over NC State, improve to 10-21 in the all-time series. The Eagles have won four of the last six games against the Wolfpack and three of the last four in Raleigh.
- Cronin has notched at least one hit in last six games, tallying 11 hits, four runs and 10 RBIs in that span.
- The Eagles recorded at least 10 hits for the sixth time in 2016.
- The Eagles did not make an error for the seventh time in 2016.
- The win marked the first for BC not played on neutral territory.
- The victory also marked the first time the Eagles' won their first ACC game of the season (always on the road) since 2010 when they beat Miami, 3-0.
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Wolfpack return to Doak Field at Dali Park for another 3 p.m. game on Saturday, March 12. The game will be available to watch online at gopack.com
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: King, Mike (3-0)
L: O'Donnell (2-1)
Batting:
2B: Bigras, Mitch 1
3B: Cronin, Joe 1
RBI: Cronin, Joe 3 ; Strem, Michael 1 ; Casey, Donovan 1 ; Sciortino, Nick 1
SH: Palomaki, Jake 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Palomaki, Jake 2 ; Strem, Michael 1 ; Casey, Donovan 1 ; Martellini, Gian 1 ; Adams, Johnny 1 ; Hernandez, Gabriel 1
CS: Palomaki, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Palmeiro 1 ; Knizner 1
Base Running:
HBP: Palmeiro 1 ; Shepard, S. 1
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