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Photo by: Andy Mead
Eagles Run at the ACC Championship Ends in the Semifinals
May 25, 2019 | Baseball
Boston College fell to UNC in its first ACC semifinal appearance.
DURHAM, N.C. – The Boston College baseball team was eliminated from the ACC Championship with a 13-5 decision to No. 17 North Carolina in the program's first trip to the semifinals at Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday. The Eagles fell to 31-27 on the season, while the Tar Heels improved to 41-17 and move on to Sunday's championship game.
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The first two Carolina batters of the game walked and scored in the bottom of the first and the Tar Heels went on to lead the whole way. UNC built a 7-1 lead after the fifth and thwarted a BC comeback by answering the Eagles' four-run top of the sixth with three in the home half.
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Junior right fielder Joe Suozzi (Glen Cove, N.Y.) led Boston College with a 3-for-4 day at the plate. Junior first baseman Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.) reached base three times, including a solo home run. Senior catcher Gian Martellini (Johnston, R.I.) added a 2-for-4 game.
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Senior right-hander John Witkowski (Melrose, Mass.) made his third start of the season. Witkowski (1-1) allowed four runs in two-plus innings; leaving the game with two on and nobody out in the third.
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DETAILS
Score: No. 17 North Carolina 13, Boston College 5
Records: North Carolina (41-17), Boston College (31-27)
Location: Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.)
Attendance: TBA
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
The 2019 NCAA baseball tournament field will be revealed at noon ET on Monday, May 27. You can watch the 64-team bracket release on ESPNU or WatchESPN.
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The first two Carolina batters of the game walked and scored in the bottom of the first and the Tar Heels went on to lead the whole way. UNC built a 7-1 lead after the fifth and thwarted a BC comeback by answering the Eagles' four-run top of the sixth with three in the home half.
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Junior right fielder Joe Suozzi (Glen Cove, N.Y.) led Boston College with a 3-for-4 day at the plate. Junior first baseman Jack Cunningham (South Riding, Va.) reached base three times, including a solo home run. Senior catcher Gian Martellini (Johnston, R.I.) added a 2-for-4 game.
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Senior right-hander John Witkowski (Melrose, Mass.) made his third start of the season. Witkowski (1-1) allowed four runs in two-plus innings; leaving the game with two on and nobody out in the third.
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DETAILS
Score: No. 17 North Carolina 13, Boston College 5
Records: North Carolina (41-17), Boston College (31-27)
Location: Durham Bulls Athletic Park (Durham, N.C.)
Attendance: TBA
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BC HIGHLIGHTS
- Trailing 7-1 after five, Cunningham got the BC offense going with a solo home run in the top of the sixth.
- BC scored three more times in the sixth; including back-to-back two-out singles by Baldelli and Alu.
- Burns registered his first multi-RBI game of the season.
- Cunningham stole his seventh base of the season and 15th of his career.
- Cunningham hit his ninth home run of the season.
- Martellini hit his 12th double of the season and 38th of his career.
- Martellini picked up his 20th multi-hit game of the season and 50th of his career.
- Suozzi recorded his 11th multi-hit game of the season, third of the tournament and 15th of his career.
- BC is 5-7 all-time in the ACC Championship.
- BC is 11-22 when the opponent scores first.
- BC is 8-15 against ranked opponents this season.Â
The 2019 NCAA baseball tournament field will be revealed at noon ET on Monday, May 27. You can watch the 64-team bracket release on ESPNU or WatchESPN.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Butler (3-0)
L: Witkowski, John (1-1)
Batting:
2B: Martellini, Gian 1
HR: Cunningham, Jack 1
RBI: Alu, Jake 1 ; Cunningham, Jack 1 ; Burns, Peter 2 ; Baldelli, Dante 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cunningham, Jack 2 ; Martellini, Gian 1 ; Suozzi, Joe 1 ; Galland, Chris 1
SB: Cunningham, Jack 1
HBP: Cunningham, Jack 1 ; Galland, Chris 1
Batting:
2B: Busch 1
3B: Serretti 1
HR: Busch 1
RBI: Harris 1 ; Busch 2 ; Serretti 3 ; Freeman 2 ; McGee 1 ; Tessar 2
SH: Enwiller 1
SF: McGee 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harris 2 ; Busch 4 ; Sabato 2 ; Serretti 1 ; Freeman 1 ; McGee 1 ; Martorano 1 ; Enwiller 1
HBP: Sabato 1
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