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Eighth-Inning Homer Lifts Pack Over Eagles
March 09, 2018 | Baseball
Stevens strikes outs eight in career-high eight-inning performance
Raleigh, N.C. – The Boston College baseball team fell, 2-1, to No. 22 NC State on Friday to open Atlantic Coast Conference play at Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh, N.C. The Eagles (5-7, 0-1 ACC) were leading after an RBI, ground-rule double by sophomore Brian Dempsey in the fifth, but Will Wilson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the eighth to lift the Wolfpack (12-2, 1-0 ACC) to the win.
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Junior RHP Jacob Stevens (2-2) threw a career-high eight innings in the loss. He allowed just five hits and two walks while striking out eight in a 107-pitch performance. The home run was the first allowed by the righty in 2018.
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The Eagles and Wolfpack will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 10 beginning at 1 p.m.
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 22 NC State 2, Boston College 1
Records: Boston College (5-7, 0-1 ACC) at NC State (12-2, 1-0 ACC)
Series: NC State leads the series, 1-0
Location: Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh, N.C.
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
KEY PLAY
HOW IT HAPPENED
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Wolfpack return on Saturday to finish the series with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.
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Junior RHP Jacob Stevens (2-2) threw a career-high eight innings in the loss. He allowed just five hits and two walks while striking out eight in a 107-pitch performance. The home run was the first allowed by the righty in 2018.
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The Eagles and Wolfpack will play a doubleheader on Saturday, March 10 beginning at 1 p.m.
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GAME INFORMATION
Score: No. 22 NC State 2, Boston College 1
Records: Boston College (5-7, 0-1 ACC) at NC State (12-2, 1-0 ACC)
Series: NC State leads the series, 1-0
Location: Doak Field at Dail Park in Raleigh, N.C.
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Junior RHP Jacob Stevens threw a career-high eight innings, allowing just five hits, two runs and two walks. He struck out eight on the day.
- Sophomore Brian Dempsey tallied his first extra-base hit on the season in the form of a ground-rule double in the fifth. He has a hit in 10 of the Eagles' 12 games this season and one in 24 of the last 32 games played, dating back to last season.
- Sophomore Jack Cunningham extended his hit streak to career-long seven games with a lead-off single in the eighth. It ties for the longest hit streak of the season for BC.
- Senior Jake Palomaki was the other BC batter to record a hit, extending his hit streak to six games.
KEY PLAY
- With two outs in the eighth, Will Wilson launched the first pitch he saw from Stevens over the left-field wall to lift the Pack, 2-1, over the Eagles.
- LHP Kent Klyman threw a 123 ninth to preserve the NC Steve victory.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Dempsey broke the scoreless tie in the fifth. Freshman Chris Galland reached on an error and stole second to move into scoring position. After Cunningham drew a walk, Dempsey knocked one to the corner in left. It bounced into foul ground to score Galland.
- The Eagles threatened again in the eighth as Cunningham led off with a single to right and Dempsey moved him up with a sac bunt. Dempsey reached on a fielding error and both runners advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Palomaki. NC State brought in RHP Reid Johnston, who got an infield popup and line out to get out of the jam.
- NC State took the lead in the bottom of the inning. With one out, Josh McLain hit a double off the wall in left. Stevens got the next batter swinging but Will Wilson launched the first pitch he saw over the left center field fence to give the Pack a 2-1 lead.
- Klyman pitched a 123 ninth to hold onto the one-run advantage.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- The NC State victory broke a four-game, regular-season win streak for the Eagles. BC has won four of the last seven games in Raleigh and eight of the last 12 played.
- NC State holds the all-time series advantage, 24-14.
- Galland's career-long seven-game hit streak came to an end on a 0-for-3 day. It tied for the longest of the season for the Eagles. He scored BC's only run and added a team-leading eighth stolen base to his season stat line.
- For the seventh time in 2018, the Eagles did not commit an error.
- In his career, Palomaki has nine hits off Pack pitching, which leads all active Eagles.
UP NEXT
The Eagles and Wolfpack return on Saturday to finish the series with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed on the ACC Network Extra.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Reid Johnston (1-0)
L: Stevens, Jacob (2-2)
S: Kent Klyman (1)
Batting:
2B: Dempsey, Brian 1
RBI: Dempsey, Brian 1
SH: Palomaki, Jake 1 ; Dempsey, Brian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Galland, Chris 1
SB: Galland, Chris 1
HBP: Palomaki, Jake 1
PO: Palomaki, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Josh McLain 1 ; Brad Debo 1
HR: Will Wilson 1
RBI: Will Wilson 2
SH: J.T. Jarrett 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Josh McLain 1 ; Will Wilson 1
SB: Josh McLain 1 ; Brett Kinneman 1
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