Tuesday Baseball Moved Up to 3 P.M. First Pitch

MIDWEEK PITCHING MATCH-UPS

Tuesday, 3 p.m. vs. Rhode Island: LHP-Joey Walsh (0-3, 8.34) vs. RHP-Vitaly Jangols (1-2, 8.88)
Wednesday, 4 p.m. vs. Quinnipiac: TBA vs. RHP-Blake DeCarr (0-0, 3.86)

BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES

Record: 15-17 (5-7 ACC)
Coach: Mike Gambino
Career Record/Years: 192-265/9
Rank: NR RPI: 75

RHODE ISLAND RAMS

Record: 14-14 (7-2 A-10)
Coach: Raphael Cerrato
Career Record/Years: 257-212-1/10
Rank: NR RPI: 82

QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS

Record: 12-16 (7-2 MAAC)
Coach: John Delaney
Career Record/Years: 106-136/5
Rank: NR RPI: 213

The back half of a 10-game homestand for the Boston College baseball team begins with back-to-back midweek games against Rhode Island and Quinnipiac. The Eagles host the Rams Tuesday at 3 p.m. and the Bobcats Wednesday at 4 p.m.

ABOUT THE EAGLES

Boston College snapped a four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over No. 1 North Carolina State on Sunday to improve to 15-17 on the season. Four batters in the Eagle lineup are hitting above .300 with freshman outfielder Sal Frelick hitting a team-high .358 with 23 RBI and 15 stolen bases. Senior third baseman Jake Alu is second on the team at .339 with a team-high 27 runs and tied for the team lead in doubles at 10. Junior first baseman Jack Cunningham posted three multi-hit games over the weekend to lift his record to .304. He slugged his team-leading fifth home run of the season against No. 1 NC State (4/6). Junior shortstop Brian Dempsey is a .302 hitter with a team-leading 25 RBI and eight stolen bases. BC is hitting .286 as a team, which ranks fifth in the ACC and has stolen a league-leading 64 bases.

SCOUTING THE RAMS

Rhode Island swept Richmond on conference play this past weekend to even its overall record to 14-14 and improve to 7-2 in the A-10. Center fielder Austin White is hitting .326 with 21 runs scored. First baseman Xavier Vargas has driven in a team-high 17 runs on a .274 average.

SCOUTING THE BOBCATS

Quinnipiac, which faces Hartford Tuesday, is 12-16 on the season after taking one of three vs. Canisius. Designated hitter Andrea Marrero is the Bobcats' top hitter at .330 with five home runs and 22 RBI. RHP Blake DeCarr gets his third start of the season. He holds a 3.86 earned run average in 16.1 innings with 14 strikeouts.

ALL-TIME VS. RHODE ISLAND

The Eagles host an 18-14 advantage in the series with the Rams. BC is 9-10 at home after a 3-1 loss to URI at the Harrington Athletics Village a year ago, which snapped a six-game win streak for Boston College in the series.

FRESHMAN IMPACT

The five BC freshman hitters have combined to hit .306 (111-for-363) with 58 runs scored and 49 driven in. Five freshman pitchers have accounted for 100.1 (36.0%) of BC's 278.1 innings pitched. RHP Mason Pelio (4-1, 1.64) tossed seven innings of one-run ball at EKU (3/2) to become the first BC freshman to pitch seven or more and allow one run or less since Jacob Stevens vs. Louisville (4/22/16).

UP NEXT

BC hosts No. 17 Georgia Tech for three game beginning Friday, April 13 at 6 p.m. Saturday is Military Appreciation Day at the ballpark beginning at 2 p.m. followed by First Responders Day on Sunday at 1 p.m.