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Eight-Run Seventh Swings Nightcap for Eagles
March 02, 2019 | Baseball
BC Baseball splits Saturday doubleheader in Kentucky.
RICHMOND, Ky. – The Boston College baseball team split its doubleheader action for the second day in a row at Earle Combs Stadium with a 4-3 loss to Evansville and an 13-2 victory over host Eastern Kentucky on Saturday. The Eagles moved their record to 6-4 on the season after winning the nightcap behind an eight-run eighth inning.
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All eight runs came with two outs in what was a 1-1 ballgame through six innings. A bases-loaded walk to freshman catcher Peter Burns (Reading, Mass.) put BC, which had briefly led 1-0 in the fifth, back in front. Senior third baseman Jake Alu (Hamilton, N.J.) then cleared the bases with a double to center before the Eagles put four more runs on the board in the frame.
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Freshman RHP Mason Pelio (San Diego, Calif.) pitched six innings of one-run ball and was cruising on just 86 pitches before his offense erupted in the seventh or a 28-minute top half of the inning that saw 12 BC batters head to the plate. Pelio (1-0) returned to the hill for the seventh and sat EKU down in order; striking out the last two. He allowed just one run on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in his second start of the season.
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Lefty Brennan Kelly (2-1) lasted 6.2 innings for the Colonels (7-5). He took the loss by surrendering six runs, five earned, on five hits and two walks.
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Freshman second baseman Cody Morissette (Exeter, N.H.) capped the scoring the Boston College in the ninth with a two-out grand slam to right-center. It marked his second home run of the year and the seventh of the season for the Eagles.
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Trailing 4-1 after sixth inning of game one against Evansville, BC put together a two-out rally in the top of the seventh. Freshman designated hitter Lucas Stalman (Bedford Hills, N.Y.) got the bats going with a single and Alu followed with a single of his own. Junior center fielder Dante Baldelli (Cumberland, R.I.) then drew a 10-pitch walk to load the bases. Two more walks cut the deficit to one run.
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Evansville (5-5) left-handed starter Nathan Croner (2-1) was pushed to 102 pitches after facing Baldelli in the seventh. He pitched 6.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts.
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Boston College twice got the tying run to third base in the final two frames. Junior first baseman Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.) lined a leadoff-double to the gap in left-center and reached third on a groundout to the right side. In the ninth, sophomore left fielder Chris Galland (Sudbury, Mass.) punched a two-out triple into the right field corner, but both runners were left 90 feet short of home plate.
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Senior lefty Zach Stromberg (Lafayette, Calif.) lasted just 2.2 innings in the start. Stromberg (0-1) surrendered two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
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DETAILS
Scores: Evansville 4, Boston College 3; Boston College 13, Eastern Kentucky 2
Records: Boston College (6-4), Eastern Kentucky (7-5), Evansville (5-5)
Location: Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Ballpark (Richmond, Ky.)
Attendance: 55
BC HIGHLIGHTS
Boston College is scheduled for a Wednesday midweek match-up at Kentucky at 6 p.m. The game will air on SEC Network-Plus.
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All eight runs came with two outs in what was a 1-1 ballgame through six innings. A bases-loaded walk to freshman catcher Peter Burns (Reading, Mass.) put BC, which had briefly led 1-0 in the fifth, back in front. Senior third baseman Jake Alu (Hamilton, N.J.) then cleared the bases with a double to center before the Eagles put four more runs on the board in the frame.
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Freshman RHP Mason Pelio (San Diego, Calif.) pitched six innings of one-run ball and was cruising on just 86 pitches before his offense erupted in the seventh or a 28-minute top half of the inning that saw 12 BC batters head to the plate. Pelio (1-0) returned to the hill for the seventh and sat EKU down in order; striking out the last two. He allowed just one run on five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in his second start of the season.
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Lefty Brennan Kelly (2-1) lasted 6.2 innings for the Colonels (7-5). He took the loss by surrendering six runs, five earned, on five hits and two walks.
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Freshman second baseman Cody Morissette (Exeter, N.H.) capped the scoring the Boston College in the ninth with a two-out grand slam to right-center. It marked his second home run of the year and the seventh of the season for the Eagles.
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Trailing 4-1 after sixth inning of game one against Evansville, BC put together a two-out rally in the top of the seventh. Freshman designated hitter Lucas Stalman (Bedford Hills, N.Y.) got the bats going with a single and Alu followed with a single of his own. Junior center fielder Dante Baldelli (Cumberland, R.I.) then drew a 10-pitch walk to load the bases. Two more walks cut the deficit to one run.
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Evansville (5-5) left-handed starter Nathan Croner (2-1) was pushed to 102 pitches after facing Baldelli in the seventh. He pitched 6.2 innings and allowed three runs on four hits and one walk with four strikeouts.
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Boston College twice got the tying run to third base in the final two frames. Junior first baseman Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.) lined a leadoff-double to the gap in left-center and reached third on a groundout to the right side. In the ninth, sophomore left fielder Chris Galland (Sudbury, Mass.) punched a two-out triple into the right field corner, but both runners were left 90 feet short of home plate.
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Senior lefty Zach Stromberg (Lafayette, Calif.) lasted just 2.2 innings in the start. Stromberg (0-1) surrendered two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts.
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DETAILS
Scores: Evansville 4, Boston College 3; Boston College 13, Eastern Kentucky 2
Records: Boston College (6-4), Eastern Kentucky (7-5), Evansville (5-5)
Location: Turkey Hughes Field at Earle Combs Ballpark (Richmond, Ky.)
Attendance: 55
BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Gian Martellini grabbed the first hit of game two in the fifth and Baldelli followed by driving in the first run of the game with a two-out single to center.
- In the sixth, Baldelli crashed into the wall, tracking down a deep fly ball to the track in right-center.
- Brian Dempsey and Cunningham set the table in the Eagles' eight-run seventh with back-to-back singles.
- Baldelli was intentionally walked to load the bases in the seventh to get to Burns, who watched four straight pitches out of the zone to drive in the go-ahead run.
- Alu, who homered in Friday's win over EKU, picked up his 13th career multi-RBI game with the 20th double of his career.
- A walk, hit-by-pitch and an infield-single loaded the bases for Morissette's grand slam in the ninth.
- Stalman made his first career start as an Eagle; becoming the fifth BC freshman to start in the batting order this season.
- Michael Marzonie set career-highs in innings (3.0) and strikeouts (4).
- In game one, BC was held without a stolen base or a stolen base attempt for the first time this season.
- The Eagles struck out a season-high 10 vs. Evansville.
- Sal Frelick's season-long, eight-game hit streak came to an end with a 0-for-4 game one.
- Pelio became the third BC pitcher to throw seven or more innings in a start.
- Pelio was the first Eagle freshman to throw seven innings in a start since Matt Gill vs. Villanova (2/25/17) in Norman, Okla. and first freshman with seven innings and one run or fewer since Jacob Stevens vs. Louisville (4/22/16).
- Dempsey and Cunningham each picked up two hits in the seventh inning of game two; marking the first time a BC player collected two hits in an inning since Jake Palomaki vs. Wofford (3/7/18).
- For Dempsey, it was his third multi-hit game of the season, 22nd of his career and sixth career three-hit game, while it was Cunningham's second of the season and 13th of his career.
- Morissette hit his first career grand slam, second home run of the season and the first grand slam by an Eagle since Martellini at Notre Dame (4/27/18).
Boston College is scheduled for a Wednesday midweek match-up at Kentucky at 6 p.m. The game will air on SEC Network-Plus.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Croner (2-1)
L: Stromberg, Zach (0-1)
S: Allinger (2)
Batting:
2B: Cunningham, Jack 1
3B: Galland, Chris 1
RBI: Galland, Chris 1 ; Frelick, Sal 1 ; Dempsey, Brian 1
SF: Dempsey, Brian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Galland, Chris 1 ; Stalman, Lucas 1 ; Alu, Jake 1
Batting:
2B: Komonosky 1 ; Jones 1
RBI: Craig 1 ; Shepherd 1 ; Komonosky 1
SF: Komonosky 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Craig 1 ; Shepherd 2 ; Jones 1
CS: Reeder, N 1
HBP: Beilsmith 1
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