Boston College Shuts Out URI, 4-0

BRIGHTON, Mass. – The Boston College baseball team shutout Rhode Island, 4-0, at the Harrington Athletics Village on Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles, who have won back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game win streak from March 10-15, improved to 16-17 on the season. The Rams dropped to 14-15 overall.

Redshirt-sophomore left-hander Joey Walsh (Plymouth, Mass.) made his first career start and lasted four-shutout innings. Walsh (1-3) got the win on a scheduled short start with 66 pitches thrown. He allowed three hits, one walk and struck out two.

BC backed Walsh early; claiming the lead in the second on a RBI-single up the middle by freshman second baseman Cody Morissette (Exeter, N.H.). Junior right fielder Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.) led off the inning with a bunt-single. He stole second and advanced on the play as the throw from behind the plate went into center field.

The Eagles added single runs in each of the middle three innings; all on sacrifice-flies by senior catcher Gian Martellini (Johnston, R.I.), junior shortstop Brian Dempsey (Potomac, Md.) and Morissette.

DETAILS
Score: Boston College 4, Rhode Island 0
Records: Boston College (16-17), Rhode Island (14-15)
Location: Harrington Athletics Village (Brighton, Mass.)
Attendance: 75

BC HIGHLIGHTS

BC denied URI the first run of the day when Alu fielded a groundball at third and elected to throw home and nab the lead runner on a tag play at the plate.
Cunningham dropped down a bunt-single to lead off the second, stole second and advanced on an error before scoring the first run of the day on a Morissette single up the middle.
Alu singled with one away in the fourth and went first-to-third on a throwing error by the URI third baseman. He scored to double the BC leader on a line-drive sacrifice-fly to left off the bat of Martellini.
BC added its third run of the day on a bases-loaded sacrifice-fly from Dempsey in the fifth.
The Eagles turned double plays on the infield with two runners aboard to end both the third and sixth innings.
Playing in shallow right, Morissette made a diving, backhand stop to take away a hit and throw out the batter in the eighth.

GAME NOTES

BC won back-to-back games for the first time since a three-game win streak from March 10-15.
The Eagles posted their second shutout of the season and first since an 8-0 win at No. 19 Florida State (3/31).
Walsh made his first career start in his 35^th career appearance.
Walsh tossed a season-high four innings, which matched his career-high set two other times and most recently against Pittsburgh (4/7/18).
Cunningham extended his reached base streak to 13 game sand matched his career-best hitting streak at seven for the third time and second this season.
Martellini drove in his 96^th career run.
Morissette tallied his fourth multi-RBI game of the season.

UP NEXT
Boston College welcomes Quinnipiac to the Harrington Athletics Village on Wednesday at 4 p.m.

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Team Stats

Chris Galland

Jake Alu

Jack Cunningham

Cody Morissette

Players Mentioned

Jack Cunningham

Brian Dempsey

Gian Martellini

Cody Morissette

Joey Walsh

Players Mentioned

Jack Cunningham

Brian Dempsey

Gian Martellini

Cody Morissette

Joey Walsh