Friday, February 28
Greensboro, N.C.
3:00 PM
Boston College
at
North Carolina A&T
Birds Set for Four Games in Greensboro
February 27, 2020 | Baseball
Eagles open the weekend Friday afternoon at North Carolina A&T.
WEEKEND PITCHING MATCH-UPS
Friday, 3 p.m. at N.C. A&T: RHP-Mason Pelio (1-1, 6.00) vs. RHP-Michael Johnson (0-2, 1.50)Saturday, 1 p.m. vs. Fairfield: RHP-Joe Mancini (0-1, 5.00) vs. RHP-Trey McLaughlin (0-0, 0.00)
Sunday, 1 p.m. vs. Fairfield: RHP-Emmet Sheehan (0-1, 21.60) vs. RHP-John Signore (0-1, 4.50)
Monday, 4 p.m. at N.C. A&T: TBD vs. RHP-Cole Parks (0-1, 7.20)
BOSTON COLLEGE EAGLES
Record: 3-4 (0-0 ACC)Coach: Mike Gambino
Career Record/Years: 211-279/10
Rank: NR
NORTH CAROLINA A&T AGGIES
Record: 2-6 (0-0 MEAC)Coach: Ben Hall
Career Record/Years: 114-157/6
Rank: NR
FAIRFIELD STAGS
Record: 0-3 (0-0 MAAC)Coach: Bill Currier
Career Record/Years: 699-705-2/31
Rank: NR
Boston College is back on the road this weekend for four games in Greensboro, N.C. The Eagles take on host North Carolina A&T on Friday and Monday with a pair of games against Fairfield on Saturday and Sunday.
ABOUT THE EAGLES
BC was swept at No. 8 Arizona State last weekend to drop its record to 3-4. The Eagles are hitting .289 as a team, including .396 (53-for-134) by the 1-5 hitters. Seniors Jack Cunningham and Joe Suozzi are each hitting .462 (12-for-26). Sophomore right fielder Sal Frelick is hitting .370 (10-for-27) and slugging .556 with 10 runs scored and four stolen bases. On the mound, sophomore right-hander Mason Pelio has started the Friday night game each week. He is 1-1 with a 6.00 earned run average and 10 strikeouts in nine innings. Redshirt-junior lefty Joey Walsh made a start opening weekend and two relief appearances at ASU. He is 0-1 with a 4.76 ERA with a .231 batting average against in a team-high 11.1 innings of work.SCOUTING THE AGGIES
North Carolina A&T is 2-6 following a shutout at North Carolina on Tuesday. First Baseman Alex Bibb leads the Aggies with a .417 (10-for-24) average. Right fielder Camden Williamson is hitting .281 (9-for-32) with a home run, while shortstop Dustin Baber is batting .265 (9-for-34) with a team-high eight RBI.SCOUTING THE STAGS
Fairfield opened the season with a sweep to UNC Greensboro. The Stags were outscored 10-3 and outhit 23-13. Right fielder Mike Handal went 3-for-10 on the weekend. Second baseman Justin Guerrera homered and was 2-for-11 at the plate. Saturday's game marks the first contest between BC and Fairfield since 1982.AGAINST THE RANKED
BC's series at Arizona State was the first opportunity against a ranked opponent this season as the Sun Devils picked up the sweep. The Eagles went 8-15 against ranked opponents last season having defeated, including a series win at No. 19 Florida State and against NCBWA No. 1 NC State. The series win at FSU marked the first for the Eagles against a ranked opponent at home or on the road since taking two of three at No. 22 Georgia Tech (2016). Boston College picked up just two wins vs. ranked teams in 2017 and 2018 and went 10-9 vs. the ranked in 2016.BIG LEAGUE SPRING TRAINING
While in the desert last week, BC was surrounded by former Birdballers competing for Major League jobs at big league spring training in the Cactus League. Seattle RHP Justin Dunn (2016, 1st Round), San Francisco OF Chris Shaw (2015, 1st) and Oakland 1B Eric Campbell (2008, 8th) all have MLB experience and are in big league camps. Over in Florida's Grapefruit League, Yankees RHP Mike King (2016, 12th), who debuted after a September call-up last year, and Minnesota IF Joe Cronin (2016, 34th) also received early invites to spring training.UP NEXT
Boston College plays its first midweek game of the season at South Carolina on Wednesday, March 4. It marks the second straight year the Eagles will visit a SEC opponent on its spring break trip. The game will be broadcast on SEC Network-Plus.
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