Weekly Roundup: March 28, 2018

Despite having to switch venues, and again being unable to open their new home turf at the Brighton Athletic Fields, the softball team made the most of temporary digs at Martone-Mejail Field in North Andover, where they swept their three-game set against Virginia over the weekend.

Jess Dreswick set the tone, firing the first perfect game of her career in game one of a Friday doubleheader, helping the Eagles to their first ACC win of the season, an 8-0 victory, in the process.

The senior ace struck out seven and needed just 57 pitchers in her five spotless innings, then after the team claimed victory in the second game on Friday (10-6), she toed the rubber again on Saturday and allowed only three hits over seven innings to record a 3-0 shutout.

Freshman C.C. Cook went 7-for-7 in the series with three triples, three walks, six runs, two RBIs and a stolen base, earning her in the process ACC Player of the Week honors.

With the sweep the Eagles (12-15), who head to Syracuse for three this weekend, improved to 3-3 in the ACC.

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Baseball did get the opportunity to hit the Brighton Athletic Fields last weekend for its first full series of games, welcoming Virginia Tech to the mint facilities.

A four-run seventh inning on Friday pushed them over the top in the opener, 7-4, behind a 2-for-4, four-RBI effort from right fielder Jack Cunningham.

In the first game of a Saturday doubleheader, the Eagles allowed the Hokies to tie the game at 2-2 in the top of the ninth before sophomore Dante Baldelli belted his first career home run for Boston College, a walk-off grand slam.

"His development has been awesome, it's fun to watch," said head coach Mike Gambino. "As great as he's been playing, I think he's just getting going."

Junior Dan Metzdorf struck out a career-high 13 batters, and allowed only two hits over eight innings, in the 6-2 victory, earning him ACC Co-Pitcher of the Week honors.

The Eagles (9-13, 4-5 ACC), who dropped the finale of the series, 5-2 and then dropped a mid-week game to UConn, 4-0, will head to Clemson for three this weekend.

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Adding to the enjoyment of last weekend was the No. 2 ranked lacrosse team, which took down fifth-ranked North Carolina, 17-11, in a highly anticipated clash of ACC powerhouses at the 2018 Red Bandana Game.

Sam Apuzzo scored four goals and added five assists to the cause, and Kaileen Hart, Emma Schurr and Taylor Walker all notched hat tricks.

It was the first time Boston College (12-0, 3-0 ACC) had defeated the Tar Heels since 2015.

"It was a really awesome team win," said head coach Acaica Walker. "From the defense all the way up top to the offense. It was such a fun game to coach."

The Eagles ran their program-best winning streak to 12 to start the season, and their unblemished record stands as the best in the country.

"It was a great weekend all around," said baseball coach Mike Gambino. "Jess Dreswick throws a perfect game which unbelievable and to have lacrosse continue to do what they do and win ball games and beat Carolina at home. It was a fun weekend around The Heights."

The lacrosse team will face off with 10th-ranked Virginia in Charlottesville on Saturday.

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The rowing team was finally able to dip its toes in the water of its new season, opening with Saturday meets versus St. Joseph's and Temple in Philadelphia, following by the Cooper Sprints in New Jersey the following day.

On Saturday morning the Eagles won all events versus St. Joe's, and grabbed wins in the third varsity eight and varsity four versus Temple in the afternoon.

The varsity four scored the highest finish of the day for the Eagles at the Coopers Sprints, placing second behind Drexel in the Grand Final, while the third varsity eight finish third in their race.

"For the past couple of weeks, the weather has made our on-the-water preparation challenging," said head coach Steve Fiske. "So, it was great to have a weekend packed full of races that the team could take a lot of strokes and focus on improvement from one race to the next."

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The men's track & field team had a strong showing its first meet of the outdoor season, seeing seven top-10 finishes at the UNF Spring Break Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida, last weekend.

Freshman Michael Hains (1:54.61) and sophomore Stephen Valvano (1:55.99) finished 8th and 9th, respectively, in the 800 meters, while junior Ian Ritchie recorded a sixth place finish in the 1500, and sophomore Avery McKenzie (45-05.25) had the highest finish of the day for the Eagles, placing third in the triple jump.

The men's team heads to the Stanford Invitational this weekend while the women's track & field team kicks off its outdoor season at the Raleigh Relays in North Carolina.

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The men's golf team finished sixth out of 14 teams at the Seahawk Invitational in Wilmington, North Carolina last weekend.

Graduate student Tyler Kertson fired a 3-under 69 in his final round to finish fourth overall in the 79-man field with a 215 overall, and sophomore Christian Cavaliere finished in 18th place (222).

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