BC Set for First Visit to UConn Since 2013

PITCHING MATCH-UP

Wednesday, 3 p.m.: RHP-Joe Mancini (2-2, 4.76) vs. TBA

BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES

Record: 12-11 (3-6 ACC)
Coach: Mike Gambino
Career Record/Years: 189-259/9
Rank: NR

CONNECTICUT HUSKIES

Record: 14-8 (2-1 AAC)
Coach: Jim Penders
Career Record/Years: 539-375-5/16
Rank: NR

The Boston College baseball team visits former Big East rival Connecticut on Wednesday, March 27 for its first visit to J.O. Christian Field since 2013. First pitch is set for 3 p.m.

ABOUT THE EAGLES

Boston College is 12-11 overall after winning its series finale against No. 20 Clemson on Sunday. The Eagles are 3-1 in midweek action and 1-1 against teams from New England. Freshman outfielder Sal Frelick is BC's top hitter; leading the team in batting average (.395), RBI (19), slugging percentage (.593), walks (11), on-base percentage (.471) and stolen bases (13). Senior third baseman Jake Alu, who has spent time in seven different spots in the lineup, is hitting .341 with six doubles, three home runs and RBI. Freshman second baseman Cody Morissette is the third Eagle with a .300-or-better average at .326. He has a team-high seven doubles with 17 runs scored and 14 driven in. On the mound against the Huskies, Boston College hands the ball to freshman right-hander Joe Mancini, who is 2-2 with a 4.76 earned run average in 22.2 innings.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES

Connecticut entered the week at 13-8 overall and plays Hartford in its home opener on Tuesday. The Huskies picked up a road series win at Houston last weekend with a 9-3 win on Sunday. Center fielder Michael Woodworth is hitting a team-high .378 with four home runs and 21 runs scored. Shortstop Anthony Prato is hitting .329 with a team-high 10 doubles. Left fielder John Toppa is tied with Prato for second on the team with a .329 average. He has driven in and scored 18 runs. RHP Jacob Wallace has six saves in nine appearances with a 1-0 record, 0.60 ERA and 19 strikeouts in 15 innings.

ALL-TIME VS. UCONN

Boston College trails the all-time series against Connecticut, 61-41. The Eagles are 15-24 in Storrs and last played there in 2013; a 7-4 win behind a three-run home run by freshman Chris Shaw in the top of the ninth inning to snap a 15-game losing streak. Shaw's go-ahead home run was on a two-strike pitch out to right and his second of the day. The two sides have played to an even 7-7 record since the Eagles joined the ACC ahead of the 2006 season. As Big East opponents, UConn held a 41-30 advantage from 1985-2005. BC won the first league match-up in 1985, 6-2.

LAST TIME THEY MET

Connecticut shut out Boston College, 4-0, in its first trip to the Harrington Athletics Village on March 27, 2018. The game was scoreless through five innings, but the Huskies put up two runs in the sixth and two more in the ninth. Matt Gill tossed four-shutout innings in the start for the Eagles. Jeff Kersten got the win in 8.2 innings of work with only two hits allowed before P.J. Poulin got a one-out save.

SPEEDING EAGLES

The Eagles lead the ACC with 55 stolen bases, which ranks eighth in the country. Sal Frelick is third in the ACC with 13 and Chris Galland ranks fourth with 10. As a team, Boston College swiped 92 bags in 2018. The Eagles ranked second in the ACC behind Louisville and 21st in the nation. BC averaged 1.88 per game; good enough for second in the league and 12th in the NCAA. Three Eagles tallied 19 stolen bases or more as Galland led the way with 28. He ranked 20th in the nation and 2nd in the ACC in overall steals and 12th in the country and first in the league with 0.58 per game.

UP NEXT

Boston College heads back out on the road to take on Florida State this weekend. All three games will be streamed on ACC Network Extra beginning Friday, March 29 at 6 p.m.