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Photo by: Damon Tarver
Martellini Launches Homer in Loss to No. 22 NC State
March 10, 2018 | Baseball
The junior catcher recorded season-high three RBIs
RALEIGH, N.C. – The Boston College baseball team lost a 13-7 contest to No. 22 NC State to drop the series to the Wolfpack (13-2, 2-0 ACC). It was the first time the Eagles (5-8, 0-2 ACC) lost the series to State since 2013.
Junior Gian Martellini launched his first home run of the season to lead off the eighth inning. He also tallied a season-high three RBIs in the game. Senior Jake Palomaki went 2-for-4 with two runs, a double, an RBI, a stolen base and a walk.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 22 NC State 13, Boston College 7
Records: Boston College (5-8, 0-2 ACC) at NC State (13-2, 2-0 ACC)
Series: NC State wins the series, 2-1.
Location: Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh, N.C.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
KEY PLAY
HOW IT HAPPENED
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
Junior Gian Martellini launched his first home run of the season to lead off the eighth inning. He also tallied a season-high three RBIs in the game. Senior Jake Palomaki went 2-for-4 with two runs, a double, an RBI, a stolen base and a walk.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 22 NC State 13, Boston College 7
Records: Boston College (5-8, 0-2 ACC) at NC State (13-2, 2-0 ACC)
Series: NC State wins the series, 2-1.
Location: Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh, N.C.
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Senior Jake Palomaki extended his hit streak to seven games on a 2-for-4 day. He scored twice, doubled, stole his fourth base of the season and drew a walk.
- Freshman Chris Galland was 2-for-5 with his first career triple, an RBI and two stolen bases. He is one of the ACC's leaders with nine swipes on the season.
- Junior Gian Martellini launched his first home run of the season to lead off the eighth. He logged three RBIs in the game.
- Redshirt junior Scott Braren was 1-for-3 with a run, RBI, double and two walks.
KEY PLAY
- NC State tied the game at four in the third and scored four in the fourth to take an 8-4 lead.
- While BC came within two in the sixth, State added two in the seventh and three in the eighth to take the series win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- BC scored twice in its first at bat of the game. Palomaki drew a four-pitch walk and sophomore Dante Baldelli followed with a double to right. Martellini and Braren scored both runners with consecutive groundouts.
- The Eagles added a run in the second and chased starter RHP Johnny Piedmonte from the game. With two outs, they loaded the bases on a fielder's choice, walk and infield single by Palomaki. Right-hander Mathieu Gauthier came into the game and got Baldelli to chop one to shortstop Will Wilson, who flipped it to second. Palomaki was called out, but head coach Mike Gambino appealed under the new video replay rules and the ruling was overturned, allowing the run in to count.
- Shane Shepard got the Wolfpack within one in the second on a one out, two-run home run.
- The Eagles added a run in the third as Braren led off with a double to the corner in left and scored on a two-out triple by Galland.
- NC State tied the game in the bottom of the frame. Three straight singles made it 4-3 and Brock Deatherage bunted his way onto first. Junior starter LHP Dan Metzdorf's throw went wide, allowing the tying run to come home from third. Metzdorf settled in and got three quick outs to keep it a 4-4 game.
- The Pack took the lead the following inning. A double down the line and single to center plated the go-ahead run. Redshirt freshman LHP Joey Walsh came into the game and gave up two hits to make it 6-4. Dillon Cooper hit a two-out single clear the bases and give the Pack an 8-4 lead. Walsh ended the inning with his second K.
- The Eagles scored two in the sixth to make it a two-run game. With one down, sophomore Brian Dempsey reached on a fielding error and moved to second on a wild pitch. Palomaki doubled down the third-base line to score a BC run. Baldelli singled to right and moved up on the throw to put Eagles on second and third. With RHP Nolan Clenney on the hill, Martellini hit a sac fly to deep center to bring home Palomaki. BC loaded the bases on two walks but Clenney got a strikeout looking to get out of the jam.
- State scored two in the seventh to take a 10-6 advantage. Walsh gave up back-to-back singles before getting the first out swinging. Junior RHP Sean Hughes allowed a single to load the bases before getting the second out looking. He walked the next batter and hit one to bring in two runs before ending the frame with a fly ball.
- Martellini made it a three-run game in the eighth with a solo shot over the center-field wall.
- The Pack scored three in the eighth to take the 13-7 lead. With two on and two out, junior RHP John Witkowski came into the game. He gave up a two-run double and an RBI single to plate three more State runs.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- NC State holds the all-time series advantage, 25-14, and won the series for the first time since 2013.
- Walsh threw a career-high 3.1 innings in a relief appearance, striking out four.
- Sophomore Jack Cunningham's career-long, seven-game hit streak came to an end, tying for the longest of the season for the Eagles.
- In his career, Palomaki has 11 hits off Pack pitching, which leads all active Eagles.
- For the seventh time this season, the Eagles logged at least 10 hits in a game.
- BC is 1-5 when recording at least two errors in a game in 2018.
- The 20 NC State hits were the most allowed by BC this season.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Swiney (2-0)
L: Metzdorf, Dan (0-2)
S: Klyman (2)
Batting:
2B: Palomaki, Jake 1 ; Baldelli, Dante 1 ; Braren, Scott 1 ; Yish, Jacob 1
3B: Galland, Chris 1
HR: Martellini, Gian 1
RBI: Palomaki, Jake 1 ; Baldelli, Dante 1 ; Martellini, Gian 3 ; Braren, Scott 1 ; Galland, Chris 1
SF: Martellini, Gian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Palomaki, Jake 2 ; Baldelli, Dante 1 ; Martellini, Gian 1 ; Braren, Scott 1 ; Cunningham, Jack 1 ; Dempsey, Brian 1
SB: Palomaki, Jake 1 ; Baldelli, Dante 1 ; Galland, Chris 2
HBP: Palomaki, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: McLain 1 ; Wilson, W. 1
HR: Shepard, S. 1
RBI: Kinneman 1 ; Wilson, W. 2 ; Debo 2 ; Bailey 2 ; Deatherage 1 ; Cooper 2 ; Shepard, S. 2
Base Running:
RUNS: McLain 2 ; Kinneman 1 ; Wilson, W. 3 ; Debo 2 ; Cooper 1 ; Shepard, S. 1 ; McArthur 1 ; Jarrett 2
SB: Debo 1 ; Cooper 1
HBP: Deatherage 1
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