Weekend Preview: Eagles Host No. 17 Florida State

THE FACTS

MATCHUP: No. 17 Florida State (26-16, 8-9 ACC) at Boston College (13-23, 5-13 ACC)
WHERE: Harrington Athletics Village in Brighton, Mass. | Fenway Park (Saturday)
WHEN: Friday, April 20 at 6 p.m. | Saturday, April 21 at 3 p.m. | Sunday, April 22 at 1 p.m.
RECORD vs. Florida State: The Seminoles lead the all-time series, 31-5

HOW TO FOLLOW
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THE MATCHUP

Pitching Matchups
FRIDAY: RHP Jacob Stevens (3-5, 4.28 ERA) vs. LHP Drew Parrish (2-0, 2.82 ERA)
SATURDAY: LHP Dan Metzdorf (0-5, 4.70 ERA) vs. RHP C.J. Van Eyk (1-0, 2.63 ERA)
SUNDAY: RHP Brian Rapp (3-4, 3.55 ERA) vs. RHP Andrew Karp (6-3, 2.89 ERA)

Scouting the Seminoles

No. 17 Florida State comes into the series on a two-game win streak, beating Stetson in two midweek contests. The Seminoles lost two games to No. 12 Duke at home, including a 6-5, 11-inning defeat. The final game was cancelled.
The Noles enter with an 8-9 conference record, taking series from Louisville, Notre Dame and at North Carolina. They lost series at Georgia Tech and at Wake Forest, but picked up a conference victory in each.
FSU is 5-6 on the road in 2018. The Seminoles are ninth in the ACC with a .260 batting average, eighth with a 4.23 team ERA and rank sixth with a .974 fielding percentage.
Drew Mendoza leads the team with a .333 batting average, 47 hits, 11 doubles and a .511 slugging percentage. Cal Raleigh is first on the Noles with 33 RBIs.
Friday starter LHP Drew Parrish is seventh in the ACC with a 2.82 ERA. In nine starts, he is 2-0 24 walks and 61 strikeouts. In his last outing he threw seven against the Blue Devils, allowed six hits, four runs, two walks and struck out seven in a no decision.
RHP C.J. Van Eyk will throw on Saturday. He has made 10 appearances for the Noles, but just one start in 2018. In 27.1 innings, he has allowed 14 hits, eight runs – all earned – 13 walks and has struck out 29. He threw four innings of scoreless relief against Stetson on Tuesday, striking out five without allowing a hit or walk.
Sunday's starter is RHP Andrew Karp, who is ninth in the conference with a 2.89 ERA. In nine starts, he is 6-3 with 65 strikeouts and just nine walks. The righty threw five scoreless on Tuesday against Stetson, allowing just one hit with nine Ks.
FSU head coach Mike Martin is in his 39^th season at the helm of the Seminoles program. He is currently six wins away from breaking the all-time wins record, currently held by Augie Garrido (1,975).

THE SERIES

The Eagles host 17th-ranked Florida State in a three-game set beginning on Friday.
The second game of the series will be played at America's oldest ballpark - Fenway Park - on Saturday as the Eagles' Seventh Annual ALS Awareness Game in honor of former captain Pete Frates (2004-07). The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
It will be the 38th time BC plays at the iconic venue. The Eagles hold a 27-10-1 record on the hallowed grounds.
The contest marks the second ACC game at Fenway Park after last year's ALS Awareness Game against NC State was the first. BC collected an 8-3 victory and went on to sweep the series.
The Seminoles hold a 31-5 all-time series advantage over the Eagles and have won 12 of the 14 games played on BC's home turf.
The Noles have also earned series wins in every meeting since 2006, when Boston College joined the ACC.
Every time the two squads have met, Florida State has been ranked, including the top spot in the nation four times.
Last year, the Eagles started conference play with a victory over No. 2 FSU in Tallahassee, but the Noles earned a doubleheader victory to take the series.
The last time BC earned a victory over FSU was in 2012 with a 17-6 Sunday victory when the Noles were the No. 1 ranked team.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE EAGLES

The Boston College baseball team collected a victory on Wednesday with an 8-3 win over Dartmouth, snapping a four-game skid after falling to Rhode Island, 3-1, on Tuesday and dropping three games to Wake Forest over the weekend.
The Eagles are second in the ACC and eighth in the nation with 70 stolen bases on the season. Three players – freshman Chris Galland (26), sophomore Dante Baldelli (16) and senior Jake Palomaki (14) - have double-digit swipes.
Junior LHP Dan Metzdorf shouldered the loss in the second game of the doubleheader on Friday after allowing just two first-inning runs. He struck out nine in his seven-inning start. In his last four starts – 27.2 innings – he has recorded 39 Ks.
Galland was caught stealing for the first time on Tuesday after stealing 26 bases. He is 26-for-27 on the year, which is second in the country and first in the ACC. He is currently tied for second on BC's single-season record list. He is ninth in the ACC with a .331 batting average and has reached base safely in the last 11 games
Senior RHP Brian Rapp has struck out 14 in his last two starts - 12.2 innings - including six on Saturday vs. Wake.
Starting on Friday, junior RHP Jacob Stevens will own the top spot in BC record books with 40 career starts. His 196 career strikeouts rank seventh.
Palomaki tallied three of BC's six extra-base hits in the Eagles' win over Dartmouth on Wednesday with two doubles and his third career triple. He has reached base in 32 of the 36 games this season with a hit in 24 of them.
Junior RHP Thomas Lane has inherited 26 runners in his team-leading 21 appearances out of the bullpen. Just three have scored and all were in the last week.
Junior Gian Martellini is tied for first in the ACC with 13 runners caught stealing.
Sophomore Brian Dempsey has reached base safely in the 32 of the 36 games this season. He is tied for second in the conference with seven sacrifice hits.
Sophomore Jake Goodreau made his first career start behind the plate on April 4 against Harvard. He tallied a career-high four RBIs in the win over UMass on April 10 and a career-high three hits, including two doubles, in the win over Dartmouth on April 18.
Sophomore Joe Suozzi made his first career start on April 7 against Pittsburgh and recorded his first career hit and RBI. In eight starts in right, he has logged seven hits, five runs, two RBIs and two doubles. He tallied a career-high three hits in the win over Dartmouth on April 18.

Weekend Preview: Eagles Host No. 17 Florida State

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Players Mentioned

Dante Baldelli

Brian Dempsey

Chris Galland

Jake Goodreau

Thomas Lane

Gian Martellini

Dan Metzdorf

Jake Palomaki

Brian Rapp

Jacob Stevens

Joe Suozzi

Weekend Preview: Eagles Host No. 17 Florida State

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Players Mentioned

Dante Baldelli

Brian Dempsey

Chris Galland

Jake Goodreau

Thomas Lane

Gian Martellini

Dan Metzdorf

Jake Palomaki

Brian Rapp

Jacob Stevens

Joe Suozzi

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